Real Ale Brewing Review

Went on 10/10/15! Did the brewery tour. It was worth it. Very informative. Hit the Tap room. Cat was awesome! Recommended some good brews. Did like the Mysterium Verum Volume XVII.

Great Wild Fermented Scotch Ale. Called something like Mysterium Verum. Austin is the new Brussels! Great beer fermented with Brett, Aceto, and Lacto.

Great location, friendly staff, great beer AND whiskey!

Beyond amazing beer selection, lovely, helpful staff, loved the whole experience. Whole lot of beer

I went there last week w my brother on our way across country to Florida. Thanks to Brad we got the red carpet treatment w an awesome tour of the brewery. This place is absolutely amazing. Great beer, better Gin and Whiskey!! We will definitely be back.

We were not sure what we would find here but we are very pleased with the facilities once we arrived. They have some nice outside seating on ground level in some trees but it is a bit far from the bar, which is located on the second floor. They do have a nice patio right up the stairs just outside the bar area. They could use a few more tables but it is a great place to enjoy the beers and the spirits. The staff were friendly and the tour looked to be good.

They have a wide selection of beer that would suit any craft beer lover. I grabbed a flight and each one was better than the last. A must do if your heading north on 281.

Nice brewery bar but I think the price of a beer is a little expense... I usually get my Firemans for $3.25 at my bar;)

Cool place but don't go when food trucks aren't there.

One of the best brewery tours I've been on. Super informative.

I arrived on a busy Friday, there were over 15 different brews available on tap and additional for sale out of the bottle. The staff and patrons were both helpful and friendly.

Nice tap room with a dozen beers available, and their home distilled whiskey & gin. Great spot to hang out and try different beers like the just released Grapefruit Gose.

Glad to have gotten to check this brewery out. The tasting room is large and has games to play as you enjoy their beverages. Tried their whiskey and was not pleased. They should stick to beer making

We visited for their Annual Anniversary Party, and it was everything (and more!) we d hoped for!! Huge crowds, but well organized, and minimal lines. Food trucks were out for the event, and sooo good too!! Definitely looking forward to making the trip back out very soon!!

One of the best breweries in Texas! Great spot to stop by and have some delicious craft beer in the Texas Hill Country. Great taproom with handcrafted spirits made to order. Great staff and atmosphere.

My favorite brewery in Texas! Place is awesome and the beers on tap here are delicious. If you can do a brew tour please do so as it's one of the best I've had. There's really nothing bad to say about this place except I don't live by it. If our anywhere near the area, please go here and make sure you try their gin. Arguably one of the best gin's.

Cool brewery tour. Great beers and spirits. Yes, you heard right, Real Distilling whiskey and gin. They're branching out and it's a product worthy of their name.

Sitting in the tasting room, there is a lovely treetop view as the clouds roll by. Real Ale is not just a brewery, but home also to a distillery for gin and whiskey. We enjoyed our visit even though they had zero porters or stouts on tap... not even the Coffee Porter that is becoming fairly well known. I had a "Real Heavy" which is quite sweet compared to my usual choice of stouts and porters... still, very friendly service and large selection if you like IPAs and lighter colored beers.

Out of all the breweries I have visited in South Texas, this one seems to have the largest brewing capacity (but is also the LOUDEST).

One thing I didn t realize is that they also distill their own gin and whiskey via the Real Spirits Distilling Co. You can purchase the gin and whiskey here, or you can order a specially crafted house cocktail if you aren t into beer.

This place is clean, up to date, and has friendly bar staff. BUT, it is loud AF, and PACKED. I stood at the bar for my first beer, and although I wanted to try a second beer, I just couldn t get over the loudness, and the bar scene. I d pick a quiet spot at the bar and then other customers would swarm to my area to place their order or mill about and hang out within my personal bubble. I just don t dig that if there s plenty of other open spaces at the bar. So, I fled after finishing my first beer. There are a few outdoor covered seating areas if you want a more relaxed vibe, but it was HAWT!!!

Most of Real Ale s beers can be found in a lot of grocery stores and liquor stores around South Texas, and they have a good variety of beers for each palette, so I suggest skipping the drive out to this brewery and just getting your fix at a local store or pub.

Parking is in a gravel lot and can be confusing. There s a no entrance sign before you drive into the parking lot, but I think it s supposed to be facing the other side street coming into the lot. Looks like it might have been turned around.

There s a collection of pictures of the character Rerun from an old sitcom named What s Happening? behind the far left side of the bar. Ask your server the story behind that.

Fantastic brews especially the Brewhouse Brown Ale.

Awesome beer, great people and the view ain't bad either!

I love this place. Seriously. Maybe the 10th time we have been here. Beer is always great and the cocktails are superb.

Not what I expected the pub room was crowded with limited seating indoors. The Texas heat and beer surely is not a mix the beers were good didn't get a chance to try a mixed drink overall I just might make the trip again.

Great place to enjoy some great beer. Just completed installation of new brewing equipment and tap room for sampling and enjoying various brews and enjoying dominoes and other table games. I'm ready to go back!

Rode in the Real Ale Ride May 19th in Blanco with two of my sons. It was a good ride & Real Ale was one of the sponsors & we had a choice of 4 beers as part of our ride registration. They allowed 4 different food trucks along with CLIF as part of the after ride celebration. All in all it was a fun experience. Hope to take a tour of the brewery next year.

Not your typical "Bud" tour. Super chill and technical. If your are a beer nerd or biology enthusiast, or have a tongue then you will enjoy your time here. Check tour times online and give yourself some time to sample a couple brews and then take your fave on the tour with you. Get a Flight of what you find interesting then do the tour. This is a true Texas gem. Beer is 5 stars and the tour is 5 stars. Venue is 5 stars. Experience was 5 stars.

Real nice tasting room and distillery. We liked the single barrel select best.

The parking lot was under construction so it was slightly confusing and we hadn't tasted any whiskey yet!

Great beer ( of course!) And friendly service. Beautiful place to hang out with your friends and your dogs.

I've been in dressing rooms bigger than the tasting room here. Friends and I could barely get to the counter to get a sippy cup of beer. The beers I tasted were decent, but not great, yet I found a few to keep my liver busy. The good thing here is that, because of a really stupid Texas law, Real Ale can't sell you beer on premises, which means you can sample as much as you want. SCORE! The tour is painfully long, but fairly interesting. If you have the attention span of a gnat, bring a puzzle book. No matter what disorder you have, wear comfortable shoes... You're gonna be there a while.

This rating isn't of the brewery or even the beer,. wnich I would give a 4 for the
IPAs, but of the weak plastic for the six pack of cans, from which they fall out very easily. In the long row of Texas beers at Total Wine, this is the only one that still does that. Seriously, why? Is there somebody that likes this?

Very cool place. Worth the visit if you re ever in the Blanco area.

Great quality and variety. I've enjoyed it from their first year.

Never been to the brewery...but will. Love Devil's Backbone! Almost like drinking beer in Germany like I did for years there in the Army!! Word!! Keep it up folks!!

Fun beer destination with 15 beers on tap and now whiskey and gin. For adventure, try one of the Mysterium Verum series - always wonderfully unique.

Stopped by on a Friday afternoon for a brewery tour. At the specified time they rolled back the doors and exposed most of the ground floor. People strolled in, they started serving and the party was on.

Friendly people, great products and a Central Texas vibe made this a five star event.

Really enjoy the beer this brewery puts out. Love their Phoenixx even though it went to bombers vs. 12 oz bottle six packs. I am disappointed with Real Ale distribution. We were very limited in the Cypress (NW Houston) market with many of the large liquor stores not getting any bottles this year. Last year there was a much better availability. Again, very disappointed.

Hoppiness in a bottle! We had a great time on the 2016 Real Ale Ride cycling through the hills around Blanco and Kendalia. All you need is a bike, a trusted friend or two with whom to ride, a desire to climb, and a hankering for good beer!

The only reason why I'm giving this place a 2 is because of one of the bartender's. It's the shorter one who wears the glasses and has dark brown hair. She was very dismissive, unhelpful and rude. I'm not understanding why people work in customer service but have crappy attitudes towards patrons. The other two bartenders (tall female with that's & the male with curly hair) who were on staff today were excellent! They executed top-notch customer service with a smile. Thank you.

Great place to get away and visit! Tasty beer selection and friendly people. What more could you ask for???

Home of Axis IPA and some dam good whiskey you can only buy here.

Server was not as friendly as she could have been. Small crowd on a beautiful day with lots of potential. When one of my beers on my purchased flight tasted terrible, she just said, "Yeah, sorry about that. A bad one gets through sometimes." Yes, they do.

Excellent variety of beers, friendly staff in a modern & new taproom. Had a wonderful guided tour of the brewery, very informative and interesting. Definitely recommend.

Great beer. Nice place. Hope to go back many times.

Fantastic place and the owners and people that work there are fantastic

The current seasonals are good, 15th Anniversary and Coffee Porter, and I always enjoy the Firemans 4!

I learned so much about brewing, and got to try beers I didn't know about. Really good time with a group of friends.

Great beer and clean place! I would have given 5 stars but the customer service could use some help. The employees don't speak much and just hand you a piece of paper for you to write down the beers you want. Being friendly and outgoing should not be that difficult.

Fantastic experience. Great views. Great beer. Very clean. Happy staff and knowledgeable tour guide. My favorite microbrewery

Excellent brews and atmosphere. I stop whenever I m in the neighborhood.

They sponsor the Real ale bike ride and it's a blast!

If you want real, go to Real Ale baby. YEAAAAAAAAAA BOY!!!!!! WWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

Best place to grab a drink and relax the atmosphere is so nice the music they play is great and the drinks are delicious

Added one star for the employee drinking at the bar that was cool enough to answer our questions, but the bartender (blonde female) that walked away TWICE while asking about ordering another drink to serve employees - WRONG ANSWER. Only serving males and ignoring my wife - WORSE. Was going to buy a bottle of whiskey as well, but she did a good job of killing that desire. To the owners: either get a second tender on staff for a weekday (seriously?) or make different staffing decisions. You cost yourself money today.
I'm still at the bar waiting for my bill while she chats up guy employees - should I just leave?

Having an amazing time at their Scots Gone Wild launch party.

Was at a local bar one night a few weeks ago and they were doing a promotion for the Real Ale Coffee Porter. After falling in love with it we took a drive out to the brewery to see what else they had. Nice selection of beer and super friendly staff who helped with our choices. We choice some beer flights and ended up getting a few six packs to the home. Lots of variety and plenty of indoor and outdoor space. Dog friendly!

Very bad service, girl totally ignored us, then was helped by other person that walked in from warehouse, asked for dark beer selection, didn't have any so was given a couple of lighter beer samples but was then ignored when other customers came in. Had just purchased their Brown Ale at store the night before and was looking forward to trying it out fresh. What a disappointment and waste of time to drive out there. Will not do that again.

Worth the trip from Austin to see the area's most impressive brewery. Good events, and an impressive tour compared to most. Collectors love the Mysterium Verum series of eclectic beers, but the mainstays are also solid. Good place to get a taster.

Bought the mixed case... It was akin to drinking college beer with a microbrew price. I truly appreciate a microbrew so decided to give this a try (I'm a Vermonter, so my standard is pretty high, to be fair). The finish is super bitey, skunky even. I didn't notice any real difference in taste outside of the IPA, which was just okay. My wife has commandeered the 9 non-IPAs to be used for cooking, and I'm drinking the IPAs. Try one at a time, they come with a price tag, before weighing judgement for yourself.

Beautiful place with tasty beers. We were able to get the old stand bys as well as tasty special brews. Also they allow *well behaved* dogs inside and out so that's always a plus

Neat place and good beer. Didnt have time for the tour this time but we'll be back

Omg, freaking awesome brewery. You have to try their stuff!

And then another American says they won't make good beer. Very good American beer. And I have to say it as a german ... Bier as I like it. Good Beer and very friendly stuff !!!!!!!

Love Real Ale! This place is one of the best breweries in South Texas, we live in San Antonio and will go out if our way to go here! The Moonwalk (Brute IPA) and Side Kick (Hazy IPA) are my personal favorites. Check their website for events and specials.

I love going to breweries, and this one in specific has a special place in my heart. First of all the room in air conditioned so you can drink very comfortably in a sunny and hot air, they close a little early but believe me their beer is high in ABV so you really don't need to spend too much time there. The flavors are amazing and they have flights to try them all!

This place is legit. Hospitality at its finest. Amazing beers as well. Made an out of the way visit here on my way back to Colorado and couldn't be happier.