Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling Reviews

Kleg	3.4 Ranger Creek Dog in the Hunt 12 oz. can from Total Wine, San Antonio, TX. Pours a crystal clear gold color with a small white head and fair retention. Zero lacing. Basic pale malt aroma. Basic pale malt flavor to match the nose. I'm not getting any caramel notes. Not much of an amber lager, but it's a good pale lager. Clean and crisp mouthfeel. More carbonation than I expected after the semi-flat pour. Medium-light body. Zero bitterness. Basic and good, but room for improvement. Tuesday, September 12, 2023
ttoadee	3 Ranger Creek Dog in the Hunt Medium gold pour, almost no head. Nose is malt and spice. Middle is roasted malt, herbal note, butterscotch, slightly spicy malt, wet barrel. Finish is malty but a little thin. Monday, April 24, 2023
Kleg	2.4 Ranger Creek Oatmeal Pale Ale 12 oz. can from Texas Cheer Liquor. Pours a cloudy gold-amber color with a small off-white head and decent retention. Decent lacing. Hops dominant aroma. Flavors of piney hops, subtle fruit undertones with a bitter finish. Pretty much like every other pale ale. Medium body with slightly below average carbonation. Drying bitter finish. I was hoping for something different with the oatmeal, but it's imperceptible. Saturday, February 4, 2023
Kleg	2.8 Ranger Creek San Antonio Salt & Lime Lager 19.2 oz. can from HEB in San Antonio, TX. Pours a semi-clear gold color with a white head and decent retention. No lacing. Very light lime aroma. Similar light lime flavor with a light salty finish, as advertised. Slick, kinda slimy mouthfeel. Light body. No bitterness. Not enough carbonation for a lager. Okay, but not as good as a regular lager. Monday, December 26, 2022
ttoadee	3.3 Ranger Creek Laguna Madre Gold pour, little haze, wisp of a head. Nose is wheaty, yeasty with a touch of spice. Middle shows wheat, orange zest, spice, light kilned malt. Finish has a light woody bite married to the spice. Saturday, August 6, 2022
kevinator	3.3 Ranger Creek Small Batch Series No. 13 Barrel Aged Sour with Cherries Decent fruity sour. Light weight with low carbonation. Tart and sour with notes of cherry. Some floral notes. Wednesday, April 6, 2022
chrisw41	4.1 Ranger Creek Texas Bourbon Barrel Wee Heavy Saturday, March 12, 2022
chrisw41	4 Ranger Creek Sunday Morning Coming Down Saturday, March 12, 2022
Kleg	3.6 Ranger Creek Oktoberfest 12 oz. can from Spec's - Boerne. Pours a clear orange-gold color with a white head and fair retention. Very few spots of lacing. Very light bready malt aroma. The flavor follows the aroma. Light bready malt flavor with no caramel notes. This is more of a German festbier than a marzen. It's a good clean beer, but very forgettable. Medium body and medium carbonation. No bitterness. Saturday, February 5, 2022
kevinator	3.3 Ranger Creek Sunday Morning Coming Down Above average English strong ale. Malty base with strong notes of coffee. Bittersweet finish. Monday, November 1, 2021
kevinator	3 Ranger Creek Purple Rhine This was an average fruity BW. Mild tartness with a hint of sweet. Floral nose. Decent. Saturday, June 19, 2021
rougeau13	2.9 Ranger Creek Purple Rhine Can. Hazy golden amber with an off-white head. Tart funky aroma. Fairly dull taste; just wheat with a touch of tart and fruit juice. Light bodied and dry. Monday, April 12, 2021
ZacM612	3.2 Ranger Creek Skytrooper IPA From can. Deep golden, hazy, with lacing head. Piney aroma. Some citrus, bitter bite in the finish. Monday, January 25, 2021
GregMooreNH	3.9 Ranger Creek Texas Bourbon Barrel Russian Imperial Stout Pours clear, dark mahogany with a thin, tan head. Aroma is bourbon, roast, molasses and dried fruit. Taste is brown sugar and raisin, moving to wood and roast. Finish is brown sugar, raisin, bourbon and roast. Tasty stout. Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Sammy	3.7 Ranger Creek Small Batch Series No. 6 strawberry and cherry notes. age took off the edge off the Flanders and turned it into a pleasant sipper. Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Sammy	3.4 Ranger Creek Small Batch Series No. 8 Very sweet, it's oxidized but it is the style. Quaffable but rather too sugary sweet. Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Sammy	3.4 Ranger Creek Small Batch Series No. 3 There is a bunch of funk and unintended brett in this one.It becomes a strong taste and interesting though its not the style.Lots of big bubbles from 8 years. Tuesday, November 10, 2020
cschnell	3 Ranger Creek Texas Bourbon Barrel Russian Imperial Stout Friday, November 6, 2020
chrisw41	4 Ranger Creek Russian Imperial Stout Thursday, October 15, 2020
chrisw41	2.5 Ranger Creek Strawberry Milk Stout Thursday, October 15, 2020
pj007	3 Ranger Creek Skytrooper IPA Saturday, September 19, 2020
Sammy	3.6 Ranger Creek Small Batch Series No. 4 An 8 year old smoke that is mellow and well integrated. Unassuming porter. Very good. Friday, August 21, 2020
Brigadier	3.3 Ranger Creek La Bestia Aimable 750 ml bottle Lurking in the back of the cellar, this bottle shows signs of having peaked a few years ago. Even so it offered a nice surprise that was worth trying rather than dumping. Maybe at some point I'll pick up a fresh bottle for comparison's sake if it is still produced. AROMA / APPEARANCE Faint chocolate and malt are backed by red wine. Oxidation has eaten away at the core leaving a hollow feel. The fluid brown base soaks the minimal head. FLAVOR / PALATE Bittersweet chocolate, coffee, and red wine tickle the tongue with a chewy mouthfeel. Oxidation nibbles at the edges indicating this beer's prime was a few years ago. Even so it manages to be surprisingly drinkable. Perhaps in the future I'll have to chance to revisit Ranger Creek while it is still fresh. Thursday, August 20, 2020
beer3000	1 Ranger Creek Love Struck Hefe The worst beer I have ever taken this year. Too bitter. Don’t like it Wednesday, June 3, 2020
jgb9348	3.3 Ranger Creek Love Struck Hefe Ever so slightly hazy golden coloured body with a very faint, single centimetre tall, pure white head that fades very quickly. Aroma of soft wheat, grass, coriander seed, yeast, lemons and a good deal of bubble gum and especially bananas - less strong on the spicey notes, but there is a dryness to this one and a light sweet aroma. Medium-bodied; Assertive yeastie and wheat flavour at first with a ton of bready notes along with some supportive sweetness and a hint of light coriander seed and allspice along with a touch of caramelised sugar and toffee notes. Aftertaste shows some robust nutty and earthy flavours with a decidedly yeastie bite that doesn't have any funk, but is a touch bitter and pungent with a good bread component, but no real sweetness. Overall, a rather deep and easy-ish drinking, but the relatively pungent flavours that are usually very muted and soft make this show more in terms of the flavour and light complexities and isn't as easy-drinking and simplistic as most for the style. A good and flavourful beer that shows about right for a german hef, but perhaps a bit stronger near the end, with a rather large malt and bready profile that still makes this nice in the summer, but still a touch strong. I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Total Wine [Forum] in Selma [San Antonio], Texas on 14-October-2019 for US$1,79 sampled at home in Washington on 16-May-2020, one of the first real hot days (over 80degF) here for the season. Sunday, May 17, 2020
ozzie299	4 Ranger Creek Skytrooper IPA Thursday, January 16, 2020
jgb9348	3.7 Ranger Creek Small Batch Series No. 8 Batch: 05 February 2014 Deep, super dark copper and bronzed coloured body with a thin, very faint tan head, a centimetre tall that fades fairly quickly. Aroma of pungent and very musty nuts, earth, grain, toffee, raisins and pitted fruits - quite strong alcohol and astringent pungency as well is noticeable in the nose. Medium to Full-bodied; Robust pitted fruit flavours dominate with prunes, raisins, figs, earth, grain and a good dose of rye is noticeable along with some alcohol, caramelised sugars and a touch of more peaty tobacco notes towards the end. Aftertaste shows the robust crisp malty flavours with the astringent alcohol, light metal and nutty finishes that showcase the pitted fruit and caramelised sugar sweetness at the very end with some raisins and figs for good measure. Overall, a balanced and relatively earthy barley wine that shows some good malt aspects and a smooth sweetness with the caramel the strongest, but also a lot of pitted fruits throughout. Good to sample and the age definitely helped with this one, since there was no punch from the alcohol, just a light warming quality and nothing too deep in flavours - quite mellow after a few years and definitely doesn't show anywhere close to 10,0% abv. I sampled this wax-sealed, 37,5 cL bottle purchased from Spec's Liqour in Dallas, Texas on 01-September-2015 for US$6,62 sampled at home in Washington, a bit more than 4 years later on Christmas Eve, 24-December-2019. Brewed: 05-Feb-2014 // Purchased: 01-September-2015 // Sampled: 24-December-2019 Wednesday, December 25, 2019
rennat42	4.3 Ranger Creek Texas Bourbon Barrel Wee Heavy Can. A- Oak, whisky, dark fruits. A- Dark brown color, dark liquid, minimal head. T- Whisky, dark cherry, mild caramel. P- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, slightly hot finish. O- Had this for 2 years and still no rates? People are missing out on this beer. Outstanding wee heavy. Even after 2 years of age, this has a tremendous whisky profile. Really lovely. Friday, December 6, 2019
BitterForever29	4.8 Ranger Creek Texas Bourbon Barrel Wee Heavy Monday, September 2, 2019
Dadsbeer	4.3 Ranger Creek Texas Bourbon Barrel Wee Heavy Admin converted to private rating Saturday, August 17, 2019
hauxe	3.4 Ranger Creek Texas Bourbon Barrel Series Wheat Wine Don’t know where I picked this up but it must have been one of the trips to Texas in ‘17. Pint bottle. Orange with a thin, frothy head. Mild banana bread and whiskey aroma. A bit of oak. Taste is sweet to bittersweet up front, ends dry and warm with a light bitterness and more banana. Body to the full side of medium. Missing a fruitiness that would give this one more depth. Not bad though Saturday, August 3, 2019
dlihcsnatas	3.2 Ranger Creek San Antonio Hatch Lager Got it in the CAN. Clear light gold brew with no head and the smell of peppers. Taste is up front hatch pepper with most all other flavor being muted by the pepper. Even though this is loaded with pepper it is not overly hot, so still very drinkable. I like peppers but there are some that take the heat a little too far for an enjoyable brew and this one did not cross that line. just the enough to be spicy but still very drinkable. Saturday, June 29, 2019
ttoadee	3.2 Ranger Creek Skytrooper IPA Medium gold, weak off white head. Nose is a bucket full of citrus. Middle comes in right away with the bitter pine, caramelized malt, more herbal a d citrus bitterness. Finish has an almost whiskeyish ring to it, still very bitter. Sunday, June 23, 2019
Kleg	3.6 Ranger Creek San Antonio Lager 12 oz. can bought at HEB Supermarket in Boerne, TX. Clear gold color with a small white head and good retention. Clean, lightly sweet and light bitterness too. Nice average beer. Sunday, June 9, 2019
ZacM612	3 Ranger Creek Small Batch Series No. 13 Barrel Aged Sour with Figs From bottle. Mine was flat, not sure if that’s normal. Acidic, dark fruit aroma. Some sweetness up front with a tart finish. Sunday, May 26, 2019
kevinator	3.3 Ranger Creek San Antonio Hatch Lager Average pale lager with a slightly spicy twist. Some roasted notes with a low heat after a while. Refreshing. Tuesday, April 23, 2019
kevinator	4.1 Ranger Creek Texas Bourbon Barrel Russian Imperial Stout Really good balanced RIS. Bourbon was not too heavy. Beautiful dark color with a solid tan head. Tuesday, April 23, 2019
crajun	3.5 Ranger Creek Love Struck Hefe Can to glass. wheaty cloudy pour. not much aroma - light citrus and clove. good palate. spicy finish with cloves. may try again when hot; will re-rate some hefe's as I seem lower on the style than most. Sunday, April 21, 2019
AmEricanbrew	3.4 Ranger Creek Russian Imperial Stout Can at winter crash pad tasting. Pours deep black with tan foam. Nice bourbon, dry wood, chocolate, coffee aromas. Smooth mouthfeel. Big spicy boozy bourbon flavors with coffee, smooth chocolate, dark fruits---nice warming tangy finish ___tasty fireside sipper Saturday, April 13, 2019
AmEricanbrew	3.2 Ranger Creek Sunday Morning Coming Down Can on a Sunday morning. Clear caramel color with white foam. Chocolate, coffee, vanilla, oatmeal aromas. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Sweet oatmeal, coffee, vanilla, sweet pale malt flavors---dries out to finish ___not bad Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Dadsbeer	3.3 Ranger Creek Texas Bourbon Barrel Series Wheat Wine Admin converted to private rating Saturday, March 30, 2019
nmongonia	3.5 Ranger Creek Love Struck Hefe Pours a cloudy Golden color. White creamy foam, about 1 inch think. The taste starts with a nice creamy banana flavor. Unfortunately, there’s a bit of a metallic finish. Not sure if that’s because of the can. It’s a relatively good, refreshing beer for the Texas summers. Saturday, March 23, 2019
dnstone	4.3 Ranger Creek Sour Peach South Texas Lager Lactic-tart, peach skin aroma reminiscent of cider. Pours a hazed pale golden with soft pure white head. Slight musty-malty aroma with a subdued tart edge; dry and a bit cider-like with a light malt breadiness. Light Peach/peach-skin taste; complex yet refreshing...the way lager should be. Notes: On tap, 1 year old Thursday, January 31, 2019
rumore	2.8 Ranger Creek San Antonio Lager Draft at Mad Dogs, San Antonio, TX, USA. Pours pale gold, transparent, limited foam. Aroma is sweet cereal. Bit is average, like carbonation. Taste is moderately bitter, fairly sweet. Finish is delicate and slightly bitter. Sunday, November 11, 2018
BuckeyeBoy	3.3 Ranger Creek Mesquite Smoked Porter 22oz bottle thanks to Eric pours out a dark brown almost black topped tan head. Nose is big smoke ash beef jerky and coffee. Taste is more of the nice big smoke meat notes a campfire all nice and warm. Wednesday, October 17, 2018
mj9999	5 Ranger Creek Russian Imperial Stout Saturday, October 6, 2018
ozzie299	4 Ranger Creek Small Batch Series No. 3 Friday, September 21, 2018
ozzie299	3 Ranger Creek Brett Barrel Mesquite Smoked Porter Friday, September 21, 2018
ozzie299	3 Ranger Creek Love Struck Hefe Friday, September 21, 2018
ozzie299	3.9 Ranger Creek San Antonio Lager Friday, September 21, 2018