Shiner Bock

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

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Shaker

12oz bottle poured into a pint glass. Pours a clear copper with a half finger light tan head that is quick to fade. No lacing. Smells very much like BMC oddly enough. Some corn and cooked vegetables with maybe a touch of caramel. The taste is sweet with the smallest hint of caramel and bread. A light bitterness is noticeable at the finish. Really not a whole lot of flavor at all. I haven’t had one of these in a long time and I always remembered it being better than this. Not sure if this is one I will seek out again as there are better beers available for a similar price.

Bottle. Amber with quickly diminishing head. Aroma is lime, caramel malts and corn. Taste is balanced but negligeable. This would go well with chips and salsa. Forgettable.

bottle - amber body with a tiny off white head - light malt nose - medium malt flavour with light hoppy notes - expected more off this one, lovely colour but almost no taste...bock??

UPDATED: JAN 3, 2012 Beautiful amber color, no head. Very light aroma of caramel. A hint of hops but overall not much going on. At best: a better option over a Bud.

Very light toasty malt aroma. Just a hint of noble hops. Appearance is a nice clear brown/orange however head is fizzy and short-lived. Flavor is slightly swett with just a lightly toasted bread note. Very little hop character. Spritzy carbonation with thin body. Limited finish. OK but nothing exciting.

Dark copper colored beer with an almost non-existent, off-white head. Weak aromas of corn, and caramel. The taste is of muted caramel, some skunkiness, toasty malts, and some weak hops. Lightly bitter finish, with some caramel/nuttiness. Bland, forgettable, but drinkable.

Situation: a typical Thursday garding and laughing (at TV)... Glassware: Celebrator doppelbock.... Appearance: mellow brown with a thinning head--not much to look at at first glance.... Aroma: light and malty, with low hops and an easy-drinking introduction... Palate: smooth, medium-bodied--clearly a presence, a bock headbutt.... Taste: the malitness is like a ramped-up, amped down version of our beloved Yuengling Lager--a reverential comparison from a Northeastern Pennsylvanian... Overall: an odd review, paradoxical in its "what you see/smell is NOT what you get!" variety--and that’s quite alright--when a bock is NOT judged by its cover, or as a bock! When it’s limited by the state of Texas in its alcohol content--clearly a win for us all...

Well balanced beer, would like a little more mouth feel for the look and taste it offers.