3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
02.02.09 I thought it was very good. Great taste with body and the perfect aftertaste. Made me want to come back to ratebeer so I could rate it.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Originally reviewed: 8/7/09. Poured this bottle into my pilsner glass. Pours a ruby-tinted tawny brown. Good-sized off-white head on top. Pretty good retention, but little lacing. Smells like caramel, bread, and hints of butterscotch.
The mouth is a little thin and slick. Carbonation level seems to be on the low side. Kind of weak. The flavor is pretty average. Plenty of caramel sweetness and bready malts are there, but it’s just not that bold. I think the drinkability level is pretty high for this beer. As it is not offensive in any way, I could see myself having a few of these at a time. I enjoyed this much more than the regular Bock from these guys.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Shiner’s best beer but that is not saying a lot. I can’t be too hard on them since shiner bock is what got me into beer tasting
2.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Well done for Shiner and a little more "umph" than most their other beers. Good amount of hops and a deep dark color.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
12oz bottle...Taste is caramel, bready,malts, roasty..Nose is caramel, roast, wheat, earth, grassy..Palate is light with some caramel lingering.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
From notes. 12oz bottle from Pick’s poured into a shaker. Pours a dark amber with white head. Sweet malty caramel aroma. Taste is about the same. Light bodied and thin textured. Not bad, probably one of the best Shiners I’ve had but thats not saying much.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Has an attempt at an interesting aroma (and I mean that sincerely). Just too faint to pick up with non-dog noses.
Pretty color, but without real spark of luminesnce. Mouthfeel is not bad once the beer is warmed up, but strangely has burn even though ABV is low. Not completely balanced between hops and malt. However, Not a bad beer at all, found my hand reaching for the glass often. Just tends to feel slightly 2D and seems to lack some needed complexity that would push it over the 4 point threshold.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Leicht herber, vorwiegend aber süßmalziger Antrunk, platt wirkend. Weiter süß-malzig mit herben Einflüssen, minimal schokoladig. Zum Ende etwas würziger. Schneller Ausklang. Nichts Besonderes. 6/8/8/9/7/8
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: MAR 10, 2011 Kinda has the fullness of a doppelbock, the maltiness of it too, but not quite. Tastes like a really big American Dark Lager, although it did have some of the malt fire that good doppelbocks do. Not bad seeing how easy it (was) to find.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
One of the better Shiner anniversary brews, but still doesn’t begin to hold a candle to some of the great Doppelbocks out there. Not very drinkable despite the low ABV.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Poured into a pils glass.
3.5 A: Clear dark amber brown color. Two fingers of frothy head with average retention and very little lacing.
3.5 S: Graininess with a tab bit of funk. Dark malts, caramel, and a bit of pungency.
3.5 T: Plum and raisin come out real big, which is surprising considering I didn’t detect any in the nose. Sweetness maltiness to it, but overall well balanced.
3.5 M: Medium body. Good carbonation, smooth, a bit creamy. Nothing spectacular and nothing deficient.
4.0 D: I wouldn’t mind having another.
I’m surprised as hell. This is a solid offering. I’ll give credit to Shiner for showing me they can make a good brew.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 04-12-2009 03:11:38
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