Shiner Hefeweizen

Brewed by Spoetzl Brewery (Gambrinus Company)
Style: Wheat Ale
Shiner, Texas USA

Serve in Shaker, Weizen

Not THAT bad; it’s a bit flat for the style, the flavors are subtle and a bit underdeveloped, but it hints at some nice complex flavors. Enjoyable.

12oz bottle. Aroma: Wheat and pepper, yeast and a slight citrus note. Appearance: Medium gold in color and cloudy. White head was huge and foamy with good retention. Fair lacing. Flavor: Light and grainy malt, peppery spiciness, some mild lemon flavor and yeast. The wheat sourness in this beer just overpowers everything else. A slight medicinal flavor in the finish. Palate: Medium-light bodied and watery. Medium-high carbonation. Overall: Not a terrible beer, but one I’ll never seek out again. Flavors were muddled and the sourness was just weird.

Bottle. Pours the typical cloudy gold, a little darker than some. Nice creamy head that lasts and gives good lace. Aroma is bitter, acidic yeast with some citrus and white bread. Flavor is dry bitter yeast and citrus on the front, with more wheat and sweeter citrus notes in the finish. Palate is dry-bitter and still somehow smooth. This is just another average American wheat; palate and appearance are the only above average marks. I gotta remember to stick to the German or Belgian style wheats and everything will be just fine.

This American Wheat beer is a hundred times better than Widmer or Pyramid. It has a subtle sweet wheat aroma. It pours a lighter hazy yellow than the others, and it it tastes a million times better too. It is subtle, but it is smooth. I get the obvious wheat malt, but I get a little vanilla as well. It is very smooth and thirst quenching. Not overly carbonated or filling. Probably my favorite Amberican Wheat.

UPDATED: JUL 23, 2007 Cloudy apricot color with a thin, quickly diminishing white head. Highly carbonated, slightly too much in my opinion, and a coppery, yeasty smell along with spices. Standard spiced hefeweizen taste, but nothing too outstanding. I prefer Shiner bock to this beer, and thought this was nothing special. On the positive side, I didn’t find an overpowering clove taste which I don’t like in some hefeweizens.

The second beer was better than the first. It took some getting used to. The pour was good, with a nice head and cloudy yellow color. The taste was where this beer was lacking. Way too much citrus, it tasted more like a soda pop than a beer. But after a few bottles, I settled in and was able to pick out the hops. I love hefe’s, but this one was a little too fruity.

I was not a big fan of this beer. It seemed to have off flavors and an odd nose. The moutfeel showed some of the wheat but the finish worked it out.

Too much of a lemon taste in this one. Did not care forthis one at all. Kind of sour tasting.