RealTail II, with Real Ale and Freetail

From ABG. Although, you probably already knew about it:




WHAT: FreeTail II - A collaboration event with Real Ale and Freetail

WHEN: August 27, 2011. Doors open at 11:30am.

WHERE: Freetail Brewing Co., 4035 N Loop 1604 W. Suite 105. San Antonio

Intense. Sounds like a good time. Tons of good beer. Bring yr wallet. Don't worry, surely it's worth it (not to mention they will also have sample sizes for sale). I really want to try that Collaboration Beer (“untraditional double wit using locally sourced nopalitos (cactus pads), a mélange of four spices and agave nectar”). Good news for GABFers though:

If you can’t make it to the festival but will be headed to GABF this year, we’ll have the Collaboration Beer available at the Texas Craft Brewers Guild booth.

Real Ale 15th Anniversary Party

15 years! Head out to Blanco and celebrate with the folks at Real Ale. Happening June 25th, 12pm-5pm. Their parties are always fun. And hot. So get there early to grab a shady spot.

Real Ale Stuff

From Real Ale:

We've been putting the final touches on the plans for our upcoming expansion project. If all goes according to plan, in the next few months we'll proceed with the construction of a new warehouse and a new packaging hall.

We are also pleased to announce that we'll be working with award winning Lake/Flato architects out of San Antonio on our new tasting room and events center. We're big fans of their work and can't wait to see what they come up with.

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15th Anniversary Ale - it's official and it's in the tank, this year our Anniversary Ale is a formidable Russian Imperial Stout. We brewed it last week and all indications are that it will more than live up to its reputation - dark, powerful, complex, mysterious. A truly majestic ale for this momentous occasion.

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Here's the latest word on the Mysterium Verum program straight from the cellar:

- Erik is fairly certain that our first bourbon barrel aged offering is almost ready. This yet to be named Porter (no coffee) has really developed some nice qualities from the bourbon barrel.

- There is Highlander and Kraken currently aging in barrels but it is still too soon to know when those will be ready for release.

- Now that the Lost Gold IPA is brewed all year there will be more Empire (barrel-aged IPA) available in the near and far future.

- We have a Mysterium Verum in a steel tank for the first time and it's doing some interesting things. More info as soon as we know more.

- Still no official word yet on when MV will be in bottles. We are definitely exploring all of our format options.

Read the entire newsletter here.

Real Ale Ride

Fix them flats, it's time to ride.

Real Ale Lost Gold IPA Packaging

Cool.

Weedwacker and Lost Gold IPA to be bottled

I had heard this was happening. Good news.



And who doesn't like Lost Gold. Liquid gold, that stuff.

Real Ale Oktoberfest

Some nice photos and video of the Oktoberfest bottling going on at Real Ale. I love Oktoberfest beers, but you know that already.


While I am on the subject of Real Ale. And new beer. And lagers:



Have you had the Han's Pils? What, you haven't? What are you waiting for? It is pretty good stuff.

Real Ale Oktoberfest Label

Is it September yet?

h/t: whoneeds8

Mom-Dancing at Real Ale

I did not make it to the Real Ale 14th Anniversary party. But it was rocking:



h/t: George West

This weekend

People get ready, there's a train a-comin...


This.



And this.

Real Ale 14th Anniversary

From their facebook page:



From their website:

Wow, Another Website Update

This one is for Real Ale. It is about time. That old one they had was close to terrible. The new one is much better, witch much more info on their beers. I like that.

h/t: TEXAS BEER

Real Ale Stuff

News and bits from Real Ale's newsletter (emphasis mostly mine):

Mysterium Verum - as our barrel aging program continues to expand and evolve you will see more of these special offerings over the next several months. So far, very limited quantities of "The Highlander" (barrel-aged Real Heavy), "The Devil's Share" (barrel-aged Devil's Backbone), "The Kraken" (barrel-aged Sisyphus '08), "Empire" (barrel-aged IPA), "Vol.13" (barrel-aged 13th anniversary ale) and a barrel-aged Coffee Porter have been made available. Currently draft only, we are looking forward to bottling these concoctions in 750 mL bottles in the very near future so they can be enjoyed by more folks! We'll keep you posted...

Summer Seasonals on the horizon - our very unique Vol. 14 anniversary ale, the Lost Gold IPA, and a new draft only seasonal that cannot be disclosed at this time.

Events:

BLANCO & HILL COUNTRY


May 22
The 2010 Real Ale Ride will be here sooner than you think. Hope you've been training for those hills! This year's ride will benefit the Ronald McDonald House and the local Blanco community. You can get more info. about the ride and register online here. Contact Red Licorice Events if you are interested in volunteering to work the event.

June 26
The date is set for our 14th Anniversary Party! More details soon...