Shiner Blonde - Spoetzl Brewery

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590 Ratings

rAvg: 2.96
pDev: 18.58%
Reviews: 276
Hads: 314

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Spoetzl Brewery

Texas, United States

Style | ABV
American Pale Lager | 4.40% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (268), can (4), on-tap (4).

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Reviews by lanechaffin:

lanechaffin

Texas

3.1/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

I notice a lot of people selecting this brew, but I can't really understand why..it does nothing for me. The finish is starkly brisk and it doesn't taste like much. I was expecting much better. This is easily the worst beer in a case of Shiner family reunion- including the lights. I'd probably reach for an Old Milwaukee before this. It's not undrinkable though, but it damn sure isn't my favorite.

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2009 21:25:37 | More by lanechaffin

More User Reviews:

chuckgfk

Alaska

3/5 rDev +1.4%

06-18-2013 23:39:35 | More by chuckgfk

lucasj82

Indiana

3/5 rDev +1.4%

06-18-2013 01:32:57 | More by lucasj82

Satsuma

Florida

3/5 rDev +1.4%

06-16-2013 03:44:12 | More by Satsuma

MandaLeigh

Nebraska

3.25/5 rDev +9.8%

06-12-2013 21:02:34 | More by MandaLeigh

Oldkentman

Ohio

3/5 rDev +1.4%

06-11-2013 15:02:23 | More by Oldkentman

jngrizzaffi

Texas

3.25/5 rDev +9.8%

06-07-2013 04:19:39 | More by jngrizzaffi

blastoderm55

Texas

2.5/5 rDev -15.5%

06-07-2013 02:45:39 | More by blastoderm55

amandapants

Washington

3.25/5 rDev +9.8%

06-04-2013 18:04:00 | More by amandapants

ThisWangsChung

Maryland

2.1/5 rDev -29.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

12 oz bottle into a pint glass.

A: Pours a light straw color. The head is a typical-looking one finger white shade. It seems to retain itself more strongly than others in the style, which isn't saying much.

S: Unfortunately, it's not far off (at all) from a typical adjunct lager here. Notes of corn and cooked veggies emanate from the aroma. These notes aren't as strong as they are in, say, Bud; if they had a healthy backing of hops behind them I could easily view this as a pre-pro pils and be done with it - alas, it's not the case. Meh.

T: Flavors are as straightforward as they can be - some sweet cream and a touch of corn. No cooked veggies from the aroma are here, thankfully. If this does anything right, it's the fact that the adjunct notes here aren't as off-putting like they'd be in a typical BMC product. Actually, my main problem here stems back to what I said about the aroma: where are the hops? The malt backbone is perfectly acceptable for the style, but without any balancing hops, it's simply too sweet.

M: Typical of a lager, it's light and easy to drink. But it finishes too sweetly, and as such, isn't as quaffable as it could be.

O: This seriously needs more hoppiness to it. What's sad is that this missing feature is all that stands between Shiner Blonde being just another crappy AAL (which it is) and a wholly solid pre-pro pils. A shame, really.

Serving type: bottle

06-03-2013 20:10:06 | More by ThisWangsChung

GreyJake

Texas

4/5 rDev +35.1%

06-03-2013 04:00:23 | More by GreyJake

plaid75

New York

3.25/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Poured a medium straw hue with a one finger foamy white head. There was decent retention and lacing.

The smell and taste featured light adjuncts atop a soft pale malt with a grassy hop.

The mouthfeel was typical of the style with a clean, dry finish.

Overall an uneventful adjunct lager. Quaffable however.

Serving type: bottle

06-03-2013 00:39:39 | More by plaid75