Shiner Bock

Brewed by Spoetzl Brewery (Gambrinus Company)
Style: American Dark Lager
Shiner, Texas USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Shaker

I was pleasantly surprised as I was expecting a thin, flavorless lager - but the brew actually has something to it. Pours a clear brown with red highlights and thin head. Some malt, a little bready, a little caramel. Not bad.

Pours a dark amber with a nice white head that persists for about 2 minutes. Smooth taste. Tastes of nuts and roasty cereals. Aroma is also slightly nutty.

Pleasant enough to taste, but watery, light body. Seems more like a bock flavored beer than an actual bock I will use more as a marinade than to drink.

Foams up nicely on pouring, reddish color with a nice look. aroma is subtle, nice beer smell but nothing outstanding This is my default beer, so I really do care for the mix of malt and caramel mix. Nothing stupendous, but sooooo much better then any of the bud/coors/miller etc versions out there. nice light enjoyable sweetness with little aftertaste. Very drinkable and very repeatable during a session of cards or talking.

Bottle. Poured a clear brown with an amber hue and minimal head. Aroma was a bit weak with some dark grain notes and hay. Flavor was malty through out with a notes of toast and hay.

Pint at local bar. My first Texan beer. Didn’t care for it too much, just a tick and a state off my list. Medium brown in color, no head to speak of. Smell definitely leaves something to be desired for... as does the taste. Very watery and almost flavorless. Nothing I’d buy again.

Caramel and sulphery aromas. Pours an amber brown color. Caramel malts with clean lager flavors. Smooth and caramelly with nutty notes. A very nice session beer.

Spoetzl Brewery--Shiner Bock. 4.41% ABV-- 14 IBU’s. 2004 12 oz. Bottle. (3.75 / 5.0) Mild lace head. Clear thin dark bronze color. Tangy mild hop front. Thin dry sweet CO2 infused tangy mild toasted caramel body. Mild creamy earthy biscuit notes. Smooth clean mild hop end. Light. Sampled 7/5/2004. 2004 24 oz. Bottle. (4.0 / 5.0) Clear dark amber color. Lacy rich head. Mild toasted malt spice hop front. Smooth mild creamy tangy toasted caramel citrus doughy sweet body. Mild spice citrus hop end. Tasty mild Bock. Light EtOH. Sampled 3/15/2004. 2005 12 oz. Bottle. (3.75 / 5.0) Amber Lager? Lacy head. Clear dark amber color. Malty mild toasted mild hop front. Smooth clean mildly toasted smoke hint caramel fruit mild sweet body. Tangy hint in mild clean hop end. Tasty refreshing nice easy brew. Sampled 6/25/2005. 2006 24 oz. Bottle. (3.75 / 5.0) Amber Lager? Foamy mild lace head. Clear bright dark amber color. Crisp toasted mild hop front. Refreshing dry sweet toasted caramel mild toffee fruit refreshing body. Dry lingering toasted light hop end. Tasty & mild. Sampled 4/3/2006. Shiner Bock Beer--Here’s To A Century Of Independent Brewing--2009 12 oz. Bottle. (4.1 / 5.0) Off white lacy foamy medium rich head. Clear thin bright fizzy amber bronze color. Mild toasted caramel toffee hint front. Smooth toasted caramel dry mild sweet thin tasty Amber Bock body. Tangy clean mild hop CO2 zest refreshing end. Well made flavorful light Bock. Sampled 3/11/2009. 6-Pack $6.79. Shiner Bock Beer--Here’s To A Century Of Independent Brewing--Every Drop Of Shiner Is Brewed In Shiner--2009 24 oz. Bottle. (3.75 / 5.0) Mild lace off white thin head. Clear bright thin dark copper color. Toasted malt mild hop front. Smooth malty thin toasted slightly burnt caramel dry sweet no fruit body. Refreshing thin mild hop malt spice end. Delicate slightly bland well made Amber Lager. Sampled 8/9/2009. 2 @ $2.49 Each.