Visting Real Ale Brewery
Last Friday I set off to Blanco, TX to tour the Real Ale brewery. The town of Blanco is about 50 miles south-west of Austin, but seeing the brewery is well worth the hour drive in my opinion. When I first got there I was kind of surprised to see about 20 people already sampling beers and waiting for the first tour to begin. Below are some of the photos I took while at the brewery, and for a review of some of these beers check out Bill’s Real Ale post.
This tank was the first sign that I had arrived.
These were the beers being sampled that day. My favorite was the Oktoberfest.
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Head Brewer Erik Ogershok in tour mode.
The Real Ale brewery has recently expanded their operation. This is some of their new brewing equipment.
Erik demonstrating a mechanical arm used to move kegs after they have been filled.
These oak barrels are used to age beer and create unique flavors.
Austin Brew 
November 20, 2009 at 3:19 pm
Great photos! Sounds like a really fun and educational time
November 20, 2009 at 5:44 pm
Yea it was cool. You should really try and go some time.
November 20, 2009 at 8:24 pm
Oh man, these were some sweet photos! I want to go there sooooo bad now.
November 22, 2009 at 6:38 pm
Dedication to the blog! It looks like you had a great trip. What was your favorite sample?
November 22, 2009 at 11:43 pm
I’d have to say my favorite was the Oktoberfest. Very smooth!
November 22, 2009 at 10:10 pm
Awesome post! You guys are definitely dedicated to quality beer consumption and it shows in your posts. Sort of jealous
November 22, 2009 at 10:45 pm
I’m seething with jealousy as I debate between cracking open a Firemans or Coffee Porter. Real Ale is definitely the best Texas beer has to offer in my opinion (sorry St. Arnolds). Glad to see you have such good taste in beer to go with your photographer’s eye and writer’s touch.
November 22, 2009 at 11:44 pm
Thanks! Yea real ale has some good stuff. Keep an eye out for some of their seasonal brews.