Shiner Bock

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

The price is always right for Shiner’s Bock so I pick up 6-pak bottles about 3 times a year including recently. I wouldn’t call it decent. I feel sorry for it. It’ s like the little beer that couldn’t. There’s the very faint nose of fullness and richness, but it’s not complete. It poured decent and dark but it must’ve be artificial coloring because the body is thin. Taste also has echoes of possible greatness but thin and watery on palate. Flavor is decent but far away. What I’m trying to say is this could easily, with some love and attention, be a great beer, but it’s mediocre and seems allright with it. If I had to tuneup my car I wouldn’t even buy this if it was 3.99, I’d buy modelo especial in cans.

Bottle. Very good ’anytime’ beer. I always keep a six pack of this on-hand for the times when I don’t want to drink anything fancy. Perfect for summer BBQs.

Tried it on a recent trip to San Antonio and was pleasantly surprised. Thought I’d be stuck drinking Lone Star, but the bartender offered this as the "local" beer, and it was more German (duh!) than it was Texan. Good aroma, medium-dark brown, and went very well with the BBQ I had for dinner that night.

Ugh...This smelled great...Unfortunately, went down hill from there...Had on tap at local rest./bar...Dark amber, small tan head...Taste was malty and sweet yeast, but mine had a nasty sour, skunky finish...Could have been the bar, for sure...I am sure the taps arent kept up to par....

I was introduced to this beer at a friend’s wedding last year and enjoyed it very much. I thought I was drinking a regionial microbrew. I felt so foolish when I discovered that it’s available at most CA Safeway stores.

This is a great failsafe beer. Don’t feel like anything exotic or expensive? I always go for a shiner bock if thats the case. Very drinkable beer.

Had this on draft and in bottle on a recent trip to Ft. Worth. I was pleasantly surprised by this beer. Mahogany appearance with small head. Aroma was mostly malts and grains. Flavor was big malt and caramel up front, with a dry and slightly bitter hop finish. Very thirst quenching. Draft was just slightly better than bottle.

When I was a teenager, this is the first beer I drank. While I’d recommend it to someone wanting to sample their first brew--my palate has gotten more demanding. The aroma is still my favorite part; sweet and yeasty.