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Rio Blanco Pale Ale
Real Ale Brewing Company
- From:
- Real Ale Brewing Company
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 78
- Avg:
- 3.41 | pDev: 14.37%
- Reviews:
- 258
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 10, 2020
- Added:
- Dec 17, 2001
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 59
No description / notes.
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Ratings by JohnGalt1:
Reviewed by JohnGalt1 from Idaho
3.31/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.31/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Surprising 12oz received in trade from Wasatch.. very nice.. Thanks a bunch John... Poured into my shaped SA glass.. Relaxing and listening to Digweed's Transitions 3.
2 finger head was very nice.. meringue.. foamy and pretty nice lace .. the brew is slightly hazed deep golden honey.
The nose is dominated by bready pale malts.. no caramel.. just doughy malts.. spicy hops are there and add a great compliment but more are needed... quite a bit of yeasty fruits.. apricot.. but not fresh apricot.. sorta smells stewed..
The flavor is better.. there is a honey essence that moves from front to back.. the same bready maltiness is there but lesser.. spicy and grassy hops flavors are present. but again.. more are needed to ramp this one up.. the yeasty esters are too much.. apricot and yellow peach with a weird honeydew melon quality... the finish is short lived with minor spicy hoppiness and again. the yeasts.
body is fairly nice.. I am liking a sorta thicker mouthfeel and the carbonation is on the light side for the style.. really.. this is a pretty good brew. but it needs some work.. drinkability is fairly high..
Thanks John.. this is one I've wanted but probably never would have traded for..
Edit: my review was pretty shitty.. the brew is much better, it just should not be in the APA category.. I'm not sure what else.. just definitely not an APA.. and the exclamation of Saaz on the label should be screaming move me somewhere else.
Jan 09, 20092 finger head was very nice.. meringue.. foamy and pretty nice lace .. the brew is slightly hazed deep golden honey.
The nose is dominated by bready pale malts.. no caramel.. just doughy malts.. spicy hops are there and add a great compliment but more are needed... quite a bit of yeasty fruits.. apricot.. but not fresh apricot.. sorta smells stewed..
The flavor is better.. there is a honey essence that moves from front to back.. the same bready maltiness is there but lesser.. spicy and grassy hops flavors are present. but again.. more are needed to ramp this one up.. the yeasty esters are too much.. apricot and yellow peach with a weird honeydew melon quality... the finish is short lived with minor spicy hoppiness and again. the yeasts.
body is fairly nice.. I am liking a sorta thicker mouthfeel and the carbonation is on the light side for the style.. really.. this is a pretty good brew. but it needs some work.. drinkability is fairly high..
Thanks John.. this is one I've wanted but probably never would have traded for..
Edit: my review was pretty shitty.. the brew is much better, it just should not be in the APA category.. I'm not sure what else.. just definitely not an APA.. and the exclamation of Saaz on the label should be screaming move me somewhere else.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by tracycramer from Texas
3.85/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
3.85/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Nothing extraordinary, but Real Ale brews fine brews, and even their non extraordinary beers are better than a lot of what is out there. Enjoyed December 2019.
Dec 31, 2019Reviewed by CodyBasden from Texas
2.99/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
2.99/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Perfect amber color finger width off white fluffy head leaves lacing, very yeasty smell with light roast, bitter hot with a metallic after taste that lingers, medium body small carbonation
Nov 07, 2019Rated by MittyDON from Texas
3.36/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.36/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Was not as good as their dry hopped Pale Ale--you could say it pales in comparison
Jun 06, 2019Reviewed by puck1225 from Texas
3.92/5 rDev +15%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +15%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Not sure I understand the low score for this beer.
I had it on tap in a shaker pint. It had a nice head and good lacing atop an amber color body. The smell and taste was floral and slightly sweet, very pleasant.
I had it with pizza after a nice evening event for my wife, maybe this helped it, but I really did enjoy this beer and would get it again.
Oct 21, 2018I had it on tap in a shaker pint. It had a nice head and good lacing atop an amber color body. The smell and taste was floral and slightly sweet, very pleasant.
I had it with pizza after a nice evening event for my wife, maybe this helped it, but I really did enjoy this beer and would get it again.
Reviewed by brew-Ed from Texas
4/5 rDev +17.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +17.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look:
Light copper color, little to no head. Lacing quickly disappeared
Smell:
Smell of citrus and hops.
Taste:
Bitter and hoppy.
Feel:
Medium body, well carbonated
Overall:
Good flavor, refreshing
Mar 10, 2018Light copper color, little to no head. Lacing quickly disappeared
Smell:
Smell of citrus and hops.
Taste:
Bitter and hoppy.
Feel:
Medium body, well carbonated
Overall:
Good flavor, refreshing
Reviewed by abethegreat from Texas
3.87/5 rDev +13.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.87/5 rDev +13.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Look: Copper color with a small head (1 finger) that dissipates into lacing
Smell: A little bit of pine, some citrus, faint hints of banana
Taste: A little weak on the taste, more spice than what I smelled, but not too much spice
Feel: Thin, kinda watery. Not necessarily a bad thing though, the spice helps it from being too thin and watery
Overall: 80/100
I first drank this last Labor Day weekend while cooking out with my father-in-law. It was the first pale ale I ever had and I really enjoyed it while being out in the Texas heat over the grill. My father-in-law who is not a craft beer drinker (if he drinks beer he'll be happy with any macro, but not a big drinker at all) had a few with me and was not offended. Honestly, not my favorite in the style, but it was the first I had, and it's not half bad. It is a refreshing brew that is easy sipping on a hot Texas day. I would give this to someone new to craft beer to ease them into pale ales and IPAs.
Aug 30, 2017Smell: A little bit of pine, some citrus, faint hints of banana
Taste: A little weak on the taste, more spice than what I smelled, but not too much spice
Feel: Thin, kinda watery. Not necessarily a bad thing though, the spice helps it from being too thin and watery
Overall: 80/100
I first drank this last Labor Day weekend while cooking out with my father-in-law. It was the first pale ale I ever had and I really enjoyed it while being out in the Texas heat over the grill. My father-in-law who is not a craft beer drinker (if he drinks beer he'll be happy with any macro, but not a big drinker at all) had a few with me and was not offended. Honestly, not my favorite in the style, but it was the first I had, and it's not half bad. It is a refreshing brew that is easy sipping on a hot Texas day. I would give this to someone new to craft beer to ease them into pale ales and IPAs.
Reviewed by MusaJames from Texas
3.73/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours well with very little head. Color is a dark amber with the cloudiness of an unfiltered beer. Smells pretty powerful for a nose like mine doesn't do well I can smell this beer. Tastes well, full bodied lots of good hops with a little bitterness at the end. I haven't given this Brewing company the time of day and I feel like I want to try more from this brewery. Definitely worth a shot.
Jun 15, 2016
Rio Blanco Pale Ale from Real Ale Brewing Company
Beer rating:
78 out of
100 with
530 ratings
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