Shiner Holiday Cheer

	Score
49		84
	OVERALL	Style

Brewed by Spoetzl Brewery (Gambrinus Company)
Style: Fruit Beer
Shiner, Texas USA

Serve in Flute

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 279 WEIGHTED AVG: 3.05 SEASONAL: Winter EST. CALORIES: 162 ABV: 5.4%

COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
’Tis the Season for Cheer

Happy Holidays from the "Little Brewery" in Shiner, TX. We hope you enjoy your Shiner Cheer, an Old World Dunkelweizen brewed with Texas peaches and roasted pecans. The malty flavors of this dark wheat ale are enhanced through the use of malted barley and wheat. And Kräusening ensures a smoothnessthat makes the subtle peach and pecan flavors all the more satisfying. May your days be merry and bright and your Shiner be cold.

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2.8

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20

arminjewell (2435) - Parker, Colorado, USA - FEB 3, 2012

Pour on tap is clear red with off white head, aroma brings notes of pecan, some nice peach and caramel notes, some slight hints of caramel, biscuit notes. Taste is a nice sweet peach, some slight nuts, hints of pecan, nuts, hints of caramel, finishing fairly sweet.

3.9

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

Rustyham (1300) - Nashville, Tennessee, USA - JAN 27, 2012

Strong sweet aroma of birch beer and bubblegum. Flavor is the same, sweet Dr. Pepper root beer flavor, chewy sweet malt, with a little dry black pepper on the finish. Surprisingly good.

2.9

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20

Bif (525) - St. Louis, Missouri, USA - JAN 15, 2012

Bottle- Pours a dark amber color with a decent head that fades to some lacing. Aroma of citrus, fruit which is mostly peaches with some grain and nuts in the background. has a fruity sweet flavor dominated by peach with some grain and nuts. There is a nice bitterness in the background and a slightly sticky finish. Light body, smooth, but too sweet. Not what I enjoy in a holiday beer, but a good novelty beer for non-craft beer drinkers.

2.9

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20

WymanJ (50) - Minnesota, USA - JAN 12, 2012

Bottle. Pours a clear dark brown with a big creamy head. Apple is the note that comes through the most in the scent. The apple flavor carries through into the taste, along with strong hops/grapefruit notes. Also hints of caramel. Finishes with a hoppy caramel flavor. This is good!

4.2

AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20

ozarkspops (1) - - JAN 11, 2012 does not count

This beer is a Texas staple. Dark color with a relatively light feel. I would not clasify this as a fruit beer. I hate fruit beer, and the fruit flavors are secondary. The peach is definitely more noticable than the pecan, but the balance of all the flavors is an acheivment. I am amazed at the low score of this beer.

AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20

killjoy966 (503) - Washington, USA - JAN 10, 2012

This beer is so weird. The peach is definitely there, but only identifiable after the fact. Pecans, too? Don’t taste them but I’ll take their word for it. I drank three of these and I’m still not sure whether I like it or not. Do Texans really drink this for the holidays?

2.8

AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20

Slipstream (1463) - USA - JAN 7, 2012

Nice dark brown pour. Oddly off-base aroma of malt and stale herbs. The retro-cool label suggests good times. The bittersweet malty flavor does have pecans in it, along with a bit of peach bubble gum, and a touch of blue cheese. Slightly warming, spicy finish. Pretty good.

3.2

AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20

jake65 (2093) - Williston, North Dakota, USA - JAN 6, 2012

Bottle: Pours a translucent bronze color with very little head. Peches and pecans? Really? The aroma reminds me of dried apricots, sweet and sticky, but dry. Fruity taste and a mild grassey wheat finish. Fruitness really stays along the entire time, but I’d swear its apricots not peaches. Fun session brew.

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