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Shiner Bock
Spoetzl Brewery
- From:
- Spoetzl Brewery
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- Bock
Ranked #97 - ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 74
Ranked #27,624 - Avg:
- 3.22 | pDev: 19.57%
- Reviews:
- 1,236
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 21, 2024
- Added:
- Oct 03, 1999
- Wants:
- 112
- Gots:
- 1,369
Tip back a bock. Brewed with rich roasted barley malt and German specialty hops, this lightly hopped American-styled dark lager always goes down easy. Originally a seasonal beer, fans have demanded it year-round since 1973.
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Reviewed by CBlack85 from South Carolina
3.52/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a pint glass
The beer pours a clear copper color with about two fingers worth of foamy off white head that recedes quickly leaving behind virtually no lacing.
The aroma is toasted bread, toffee, and caramel.
The flavor is similar to the nose; toasted bread, toffee, caramel. Maybe just a slight metallic twang. Medium/light bodied and moderately carbonated
Overall, this is a nice easy drinking beer, though it is not really a Bock, it's more of an American Amber Lager. That being said, I find it to be very enjoyable, and a at a favorable price point
Mar 13, 2024The beer pours a clear copper color with about two fingers worth of foamy off white head that recedes quickly leaving behind virtually no lacing.
The aroma is toasted bread, toffee, and caramel.
The flavor is similar to the nose; toasted bread, toffee, caramel. Maybe just a slight metallic twang. Medium/light bodied and moderately carbonated
Overall, this is a nice easy drinking beer, though it is not really a Bock, it's more of an American Amber Lager. That being said, I find it to be very enjoyable, and a at a favorable price point
Reviewed by BloodSoakedAleMug from New York
2.65/5 rDev -17.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
2.65/5 rDev -17.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
Look:
Pours an amber brown color with a one finger khaki head of foam.
Aroma:
Brown sugar and bread. That's it.
Taste:
Roasted nuts. Red apples. Cheap metallic aftertaste half way through. Pretzel kind of sourdough flavor to it after a while.
Feel:
Watery and thin. Very light at 4.5% abv especially for a "bock"
Overall:
Meh. . . it's alright. . . I don't know why anyone would drink this; it really isn't strong enough to be considered a true bock and the flavor it does have is kind of metallic and one dimensional.
Mar 06, 2024Pours an amber brown color with a one finger khaki head of foam.
Aroma:
Brown sugar and bread. That's it.
Taste:
Roasted nuts. Red apples. Cheap metallic aftertaste half way through. Pretzel kind of sourdough flavor to it after a while.
Feel:
Watery and thin. Very light at 4.5% abv especially for a "bock"
Overall:
Meh. . . it's alright. . . I don't know why anyone would drink this; it really isn't strong enough to be considered a true bock and the flavor it does have is kind of metallic and one dimensional.
Reviewed by AZgman from Arizona
4/5 rDev +24.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +24.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A good example of a Vienna style (brown) lager. Normally, everything is bigger in Texas, but this beer is subtle. I would rate it equal to Modello Negra.
Mar 04, 2024Rated by Beerdrinkingman2023 from Missouri
4.43/5 rDev +37.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.75
4.43/5 rDev +37.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.75
Just a good refreshing beer! It's my PBR....I always have a six pack handy.
Dec 30, 2023Reviewed by RPO from Minnesota
3.22/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.22/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Pours dark with receding head.
Smells of tasted malts, bread, toffee.
Not smooth to drink, malt and bread flavors are present but not complex. flavors are overshadowed by a slight acidic taste. Probably wouldn't purchase again.
Dec 06, 2023Smells of tasted malts, bread, toffee.
Not smooth to drink, malt and bread flavors are present but not complex. flavors are overshadowed by a slight acidic taste. Probably wouldn't purchase again.
Reviewed by TheBricenator from Oregon
3.8/5 rDev +18%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev +18%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Look: Pours an amber-brown out of the can – yes, the can – and quickly forms a silky pillow that slowly recedes, leaving a coating of lacing behind
Aroma: Freshly baked brown bread, toffee, melanoidin, toasted bread crust, and light earthy hops
Taste: Bread and melanoidin come out swinging and immediately develop depth as layers of bready goodness pile on. A little toffee rounds out the malt and earthy hops dance around in the background before closing with more bready malt
Mouthfeel: Decently full but light, clean, medium-high carbonation, and clean on the finish
Overall: I dig it. This is a classic beer and a solid Bock that is tasty and refreshing in its feel even for how much malt presence it has given the style. Nothing mind blowing but a no-nonsense malty iteration of a beer I could crush several of and a great change-of-pace sub 5% ABV lager, which are more often lighter fares
Nov 26, 2023Aroma: Freshly baked brown bread, toffee, melanoidin, toasted bread crust, and light earthy hops
Taste: Bread and melanoidin come out swinging and immediately develop depth as layers of bready goodness pile on. A little toffee rounds out the malt and earthy hops dance around in the background before closing with more bready malt
Mouthfeel: Decently full but light, clean, medium-high carbonation, and clean on the finish
Overall: I dig it. This is a classic beer and a solid Bock that is tasty and refreshing in its feel even for how much malt presence it has given the style. Nothing mind blowing but a no-nonsense malty iteration of a beer I could crush several of and a great change-of-pace sub 5% ABV lager, which are more often lighter fares
Reviewed by CamdenTX
4.22/5 rDev +31.1%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
4.22/5 rDev +31.1%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
This is my favorite beer, I think it is a great beer that checks all boxes. It isn’t too bitter and isn’t too light either. It technically isn’t a true bock but it’s a true Texas beer
Oct 08, 2023
Shiner Bock from Spoetzl Brewery
Beer rating:
74 out of
100 with
4570 ratings
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