Wild Donkey Brewing

Have been here several times. Unlike the warehouse atmosphere of Escape and Ritual, Wild Donkey is more like a bar. No food and no games. The beer is very good. Try it out.

The unique flavor of the vanilla blonde keeps me coming back. However, the redlands summer ale and most importantly, the For Monkey’s only reminds me of the Hula Hef found only in Hawaii through Kona Brewing.
The addition of the $ 10 growlers on the last Sunday of the month is awesome.

Loved this place. Stopped by with my fiancée and dad and we had a great time. Loved the Vanilla flavored Beer. Thanks to the bartender, I did’nt get his name he was very courteous to us.

I bought a Groupon and went to try it out with my boyfriend. Neither one of us liked ANY of the samples and had great difficulty choosing one we wanted the «16 oz» beers that were part of the promotional coupon I paid for. (These ended up being 12 oz glasses…) Worse part of all was the service. The man initially was pleasant, but the woman was not at all friendly, and the man didn’t even bother to ask if we liked the product. They both ignored us completely. I will never return, even if there was free beer involved. The only thing that impressed me at all was the sign that advertised «all organic and local» products. Great… if the product was good and the service decent. I would excuse even poor product if the service was good. Plenty of other breweries around with both great product and excellent service!

This brewery is great. They have a small tasting room with a tv. They do great seasonal beers. In the summer their watermelon wheat and vanilla blonde are amazing. I just had their Root Beir. An alcoholic beer that tastes like a vanilla root beer. I was actually pretty doubtful that they would come any where close to getting it to taste like root beer, but I ended up buying a growler and walking out with that beer.
My one constructive complaint is that because their beer is fresh and seasonal, they don’t have any that you can get year round. I’m sure there are a few of their beers that it would be easy to get the ingredients year round.
The staff there is great too. They are helpful and knowledgeable about beer. Plus they love talking about beer.

Beer is ok, used to be real good. Tastes bitter now. Customer service has gone down hill, they seemed like they doing you a favor. I used to like the place. I came in last night after not coming in for 6 months. Now I remember why I haven’t been back. Too bad, maybe Tony and his wife are burnt out. They should hire happy people to serve the customers.

Never coming back. If you like beer. Don’t bother.
My favorite of the four samples (read only drinkable one) was the wild sour ale — there was no beer taste just slightly fermented cranberry juice.
Husband’s favorite: root beer, as actual beer, with 5%.

They do beer really well, especially for those that prefer a bit of the more unique flavor combinations than your traditional brews. My personal favorite was the orange vanilla blossom — it was understated and the flavors mixed well. The watermelon wheat was surprisingly drinkable (unlike other fruity beers).
The atmosphere is what needs to be updated. It is a small dingy space, almost completely black inside. Looks like it should be a biker bar and not a brewery. You could see the big open space through the back door where they brew the beer and how sunny it was. Open that up and renovate for a much better vibe.

I’m not taking into account that ritual is tight down. The place is small but nothing wrong with that, the beer yum. The only reason they lost a star is because the staff wasn’t very friendly. It’s our first time here, yes we’re gonna take our time to read the menu and see our options. You would think after you told them it’s your first time here they’d make u feel welcomed.

You can create your own flight!
I enjoy the brews here. I have to admit that Wild Donkey is a little different than most Southern Californian brews where I feel like it is all about the hops. I enjoy hops when I expect the beer to be hoppy, but I’m not a big fan when I find things like blondes, lagers, and pilsners to be hoppy. Anyways, I enjoyed the flight I got here. My favorite was the Red Ale; although it reminded me more of an amber ale. All the beers I tasted were refreshing and flavorful.
Service was fine. Although we pretty much came in when it was last call, the two ladies that were working that night were very kind and helped us with our selection. The ambiance was chill and quiet, and great for smaller groups.
I can see myself coming back when I am visiting the area. Like I said, this probably isn’t a great place for someone who only drinks hops.

Love this place. It’s soo chill and the beer Is good. There is no food but that’s ok. The beer is well worth it :) I 100% endorse this place and thing you should come down to have some beers

Blacked out windows, no big sign, can’t see it easily from the road like Ritual, the larger brewery across the street. Ample, free parking. Inside is very dark: black and dark red painted walls and dark carpet with high black tables. Only track lighting. Couldn’t see well inside. Chalkboard tap list gives 10 – 15 house beers on draught. Sampler platter had all the beers served in plastic cups. Some tasted like they were accident batches that should’ve been dumped or given away for free –_​_​– A lot of the uniquely named beers tasted like they were just variations on a handful of base beers. Wasn’t too impressed with the beers or ambience. I’m glad they changed the name from Donkey Punch though.

The best beer in all the IE, delicious beer here. the watermelon beer is the bomb Tony your the master!

Great beer today and always It looks like the Watermelon Wheat is coming soon! The people are wonderful! Hand Crafted Beers. One of the best stops in the Redlands area.

The man is serious about his craft and it shows! An honestly good beer. My choice is the vanilla blonde.
Do yourself a favor and check it out…

Tony’s Redlands Summer Ale is on tap !
From the light Vanilla Blonde to the Porters and Stouts, Wild Donkey has it all.
Watermelon Wheat release is not far away, the first Saturday of Summer.

To quote George Takei — «Oohhhh Myyyyyy»
So, by now anyone who has read any or my Unilocal for awhile knows that I’m a Craft Beer guy. I love a good micro-​brewed ale or lager. Redlands is becoming quite the place for these, what with 4 breweries in town. Wild Donkey was one of the older ones in town, and the only one I hadn’t tried. On a whim, the wife and I decided to stop by and give ‘em a taste.
Yeeeeaaaa… no. Kinda sorry we did.
The place is located in an industrial park down the way from Kaiser and kitty-​corner from Ritual Brewing. They are known for their fruit-​infused beers so the wife was kinda looking forward to sampling. The tasting room itself is cozy but not too cramped — though I could see things getting a bit stuffy on a busy evening.
Things didn’t bode well when we were told that there were out of all of their lighter signature beers (like the Orange and the Vanilla Blonde), so that pretty much killed my wife’s interest. She ordered a root beer and I ordered a tasting sampler.
So let me be honest here. The root beer was flat, and warm. The beers themselves were nothing of note, at all. Anemic tasting is the best way of putting it. The IPA tasted a tad soapy and even their darkest, strongest pale-​ale style brew had only a mild taste.
Needless to say, we were happy that the disappointment only tallied up to $ 9 in total.
I’m not a beer snob by any means — but I know what’s good and what’s not. Wild Donkey is… not. Mayne they were just having a bad day, or maybe the brewer needs to go back to school. I dunno, but either way… with all the options for Craft Beer in the I.E., I don’t think Wild Donkey will be one of them for us.

They are always rotating experimental brews here, which is part of my draw to this place. I like that they are always willing to take suggestions, and if you come up with a good mixture they will name it on the wall. I personally just finished up the last drop of the Peanut Butter & Jelly Stout. My apologies, Not.

Overall the beer was good and pricing was appropriate for a microbrew. The environment was nice and good seating. The owner-​brewer is a nice guy. He took the time to explain the differences in his beer. You do have to be a little self serving; but I don’t mind that. In fact I prefer it — I’m not big on having a waitress hovering over me while trying to enjoy time with my husband. But the minute you ask for service you get it. This is brewery not a restaurant… so I feel the service is appropriate.
I would recommend the brewery. Yes, you can go to Hanger 24– but really this is a cool little place and again beer is full of flavor. Worth giving it a try.

Beer is super good and full of flavor!
If you get the groupon deal, be sure to have it pop up on your app or print it out, otherwise the staff will look at you with a blank stare, even though they can redeem it online.
The staff here seemed like they don’t really care, the shorter Mexican lady especially, and the guy with long hair will look at you while you sit and wait for a bartender, but don’t hold your breath, just walk up.
Other than that the beer is great but customer service sucks a fat one.
If it wasn’t for the beer this place would have gotten a 1 star review, luckily hangar 24 is a few blocks away :-)