Shiner Bock - Spoetzl Brewery

Tucquan

Pennsylvania

3.13/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Had this on 2013-01-06 in Nashville, TM at Legends Corner Bar

A - Served in the dark bottle. Couldn't tell the appearance.

S - Didn't smell like much other than an adjunct lager out of the bottle.

T - Tasted better than I expected with bread, fruit and a bit of herbal. Lightly hopped.

M - Light body and medium carbonation. Average for the style.

O - Decent enough but $5 / bottle was way too much for what it is!

Serving type: bottle

01-11-2013 00:48:28 | More by Tucquan

mick303

Ontario (Canada)

3.08/5  rDev -1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Pours a deep copper, couple fingers of white head with some retention, decent lacing, slow carbonation.

Smell is some floral honey, tangy malt notes. Some citrus hops and a fair bit of fruitiness.

Taste has got quite a bit of sweetness initially and a fruity dryness, more grapefruit candy-like notes. Lots of juicy fruitiness, but bitterness could be more assertive. Finish is a bit dry and mineraly.

Mouthfeel is a light body, plenty of carbonation, mostly refreshing and drinkable but feels a tough watery, doesn't help the fact it tastes a bit like fruit juice. Session able, but could be more pleasant.

Meh.

Serving type: bottle

01-04-2013 21:18:14 | More by mick303

garuda

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Deep copper, white head has little retention and some lacing. Tastes and smell are of sweet bread and caramel, some grains. Minimal hop bitterness, stays on the sweet side with a touch of metallic astringency. Feels light, decent carbonation, finishes with a bit of residual sweetness. Not bad, fairly straightforward and simple, drinkable.

Serving type: on-tap

12-21-2012 17:08:35 | More by garuda

patric

Illinois

3.43/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Well, I have to say "this little Shiner bock, was...different."

I really didn't expect the brandy, watered down grape juice color. I thought for a moment i was pouring a kind of wine... The smallish head of foam that initially got me wondering, faded quick, and it almost looked as if my beer had gone flat.

I swirled it around after a few drinks and it seemed to be laying small oil runs on my glass.

I was drinking from a Stella Artois chalice, so that may have played into the drama... but after thinking about it, i think it was the beer itself that had me freaking out.

So...the beer--
Taste-the beer has a decent taste, and would probably would be paired well with fish, or chicken. It's very light and has a juice kind of feel to it.

Looks---cool color. a brunt amber, chestnut, morning glow kind of thing.

The Buzz-A light feel, more in my head than my body. no heaviness at all. good for a Sunday when you have to get up at 4:45.

this is a work in progress.

Serving type: bottle

12-10-2012 01:11:33 | More by patric

acelin

Kansas

2.9/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured from a bottle into a snifter. I know I know... but it's what I had at my desk and didn't care to get anything else.

Poured a dark brown, with a slightly reddish tint. Has a small white head with minimal or no lacing.

In the nose is a sweet malt smell, nothing much else.

The taste is very simple. It's very clear, very much a lager. It's simple, in that the malts are very one dimensional. Very little hop taste.

This beer is clearly just a dark lager, almost BMC but without the off tastes. It's well made, consistent, and good quality. A great beer to get people into craft beer, and a great session beer.

Serving type: bottle

12-08-2012 05:26:23 | More by acelin

Murrhey

Montana

2.55/5  rDev -18%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured from a 12oz bottle into a pint glass at Beach Pit BBQ in Orange, Calif. Reviewed from notes.

A- Half a finger white head. Very little retention. Heavy carbonation. Light brown color with nice clarity.

S- Caramel malts, some darker hops. Sweet smells.

T- Light hops and darker malts. Not much else here.

M- Smooth, lighter bodied and wet.

O- Decent beer, high drinkability. Not anything to write home about.

Serving type: bottle

12-02-2012 01:51:46 | More by Murrhey

PorterLambic

Florida

1.65/5  rDev -46.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.5

Pours the color of cola with a very short-lived tan head, just like a Pepsi. Won't be any lace here either.
Smell is odd with notes of malt, some caramel, metal and a serious and overriding mustiness. Not quite skunky but skunk adjacent.
Taste is malt, artificial caramel and metal. Pathetic.
Medium bodied at best, somewhat drying, sharp effervescence up front fades fast. This one is for the drain. Not alcohol abuse, it's palate protection.

Serving type: bottle

10-23-2012 02:38:08 | More by PorterLambic

Darkmagus82

Montana

2.93/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Poured from bottle into pint glass

Appearance – Pours an amber-brown color with a tiny white head. The head fades within seconds to leave no lacing.

Smell –The aroma is a mix of caramel and some lighter fruit smells. The fruit has a good presence of an apple aroma as well as a lighter showing of some grape. With these sweeter aromas are some lighter bready smells as well, which while they round out the smell some, can’t quite balance the sweeter smells.

Taste – The taste begins with some bready flavors as well as some of the fruit that was detected in the nose. Fruit flavors of grape along with a lighter caramel sweetness complement the bready flavors. The fruit fades as more caramel and some light roasted flavors come to the tongue. In the end a light herbal flavor and a drying out of the sweetness creates a crisper flavor on the tongue.

Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is on the thinner side with the carbonation level being about average. While the carbonation is good for the drinkability of the beer the thin body does not do a nice job of highlighting the flavors and is too thin for the style.

Overall – While the flavors are decent, the look, feel and aroma are not the greatest. Just alright.

Serving type: bottle

10-19-2012 00:25:30 | More by Darkmagus82

GMB

Japan

1.6/5  rDev -48.6%
look: 2 | smell: 1 | taste: 2 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5

Shiner Bock pours a nice reddish brown body, but yields no head to speak of. Large, unappealing bubbles cling to the sides of the glass before floating up to the surface, where they rest a while before bursting.

The beer smells mostly of tin, though if one focuses intensely one can pick up notes of roasted malt.

The taste follows suit, offering little else to recommend itself. Aluminum foil conceals faint flavors of toasted malt. The more the palate grows accustomed to the tinny taste, the more perceptible becomes the toasted malt. Bock beer should be rich and full-bodied. Shiner Bock feels watery on the tongue and fails to froth.

Shiner Bock often appears on menus in small restaurants as the only alternative to standard American macro lagers (e.g., Budweiser, Miller, and Coors). If you find yourself seated in such a restaurant and must have a beer, do yourself a favor and order a Miller Lite.

Serving type: bottle

10-05-2012 17:47:43 | More by GMB

Jadjunk

Georgia

3.05/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Got a bottle of this in the 2012 Shiner Family Reunion. This is a Re-review of one of my first reviewed beers. According to the label, "Bock Beer combines old world Bavarian heritage with American handcraft brewing for a smooth, delightfully drinkable dark beer. Prosit!" Naturally, Shiner bock is brewed in the Bock Lager style. No date on bottle or label, I would hope this is a recent release.

Poured from a 12 oz. bottle to a Shiner pint glass. Served at 40º Fahrenheit.

(Appearance) Beer pours a deep champagne bronze with a very thin fizzy light brown head that recedes rapidly and leaves no surface cover nor lacing to boot. Body color has a very pinkish hue shy of a deep bronze brown much like the average bock. The beer itself is crystal clear. Carbonation is low and relaxed. This beer in general does not have an exciting appearance and doesn't have impressive head quality nor a solid body. 2

(Smell) Light biscuity malts, some faint caramel, some medium fruit reminiscent of cherry grenadine. There is a mild husky profile that add a slight bit of dimension and grit to the aroma, but the overall concoction smells slightly sweet and clean. Interesting character compared to the remainder of available bock beers. The cherry aroma is mild but pairs decently with the aroma. The smell is basic and potency is medium at best, although the end result is inviting enough for simple tastes to try. 3

(Taste) Mostly grainy, dry malts with a mild husky bitterness to pair. Caramel from the nose is mild but not confrontational with the palate. Finishes clean with a limited aftertaste. The cherry notes I picked up in the nose did not carry over to here. Taste is thin but it misses being too watery by a small margin. Ultimately, there is not a lot of complexity or body to the brew, although the end result is a decent, drinkable Bock beer. I'd choose this over macro options but would not likely seek it out, especially amongst more complex and fuller bodied bock options. 3

(Mouthfeel) Quite thin, although not too much. A little carbonation on the roof of the mouth. Body is light for Bock Beers and light overall. Alcohol presence is light. It finishes very clean and is slightly sweet. The texture is a decent fit amongst general Bock beers, lightly carbonated. 4

(Overall) Not as terrible second time around. With a clean finish amongst the thin mild caramel backbone, there isn't a lot of character or excitement in the beer, but although the flavor profile is mild, it makes for a drinkable bock and an easy session lager option. I'd choose it over BMC options, but I'm convinced that better bock choices are around. 3

Spoetzl Brewery's
Shiner Bock
3.05/5.00

Serving type: bottle

09-26-2012 02:34:40 | More by Jadjunk

raznug

Ohio

3.6/5  rDev +15.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: It pours a light brown color and is topped ¾” with light tan colored head.
Smell: The aroma is all bock smell, it has a maltly base and there is almost a nutty aroma that I think I like.
Taste: The taste is a tasty malt backbone that is complimented by a yeast flavor and a semi sweet finish.
Mouthfeel: This medium bodied beer is easy drinking like it should be and that semi sweet finish.

Serving type: bottle

09-22-2012 13:03:20 | More by raznug

Josephclark

4.4/5  rDev +41.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

If you are hating on this beer, let me say you are a jive ass mother fucker who doesn't know the first thing about ethanol. I am a scotch connoisseur. The only wine I can stand is Chianti. I may be a bit close minded about alcoholic beverages, but let me say Shiner is one of the finest beers in America.

Shiner has a caramel malted and nutty flavor. Very light barley and hop flavor, it reminds me of a Bavarian beer with a lesser prominent hop flavor.

It is like a German lager had a baby with a Scottish ale.

Not much to the smell, just sweet and corny.

The finish is the best part. It is incredible, one of the best finishes of any beer I have tried. It compares to Glenfiddich in terms of feel. I have always heard the brewery used to sell this beer for less, so possibly it could be more competitively priced.

It is good, and the best buy at a gas station. The only two beers I enjoy better are Belhaven and Yeungling(which it's strangely similar too).

Serving type: bottle

09-11-2012 07:08:37 | More by Josephclark

VelvetExtract

Massachusetts

2.98/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A-Pours an odd amber-ish color. Sandy head dies off very quickly. Light, light lacing.

S-Very bland and one sided. Light grains and sweet caramel. Corny and brown sugar. No hop presence.

T-Nothing offensive…oh wait, here comes a wave of tinny metallic sadness. Aside from the coppery taste, the beer really is boring. Sweet and Bock-like but with no power or complexity. Bleh.

M-Very light and once you get acclimated to the metal, it does go down very quickly. Peppy carbonation.

O/D-Oh so boring.

Serving type: bottle

09-10-2012 01:22:09 | More by VelvetExtract

Ford

Texas

3.6/5  rDev +15.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Coastal Crossing Grill in Alvin, Texas on tap.

When there is only Bud and Miller around, this is a much better option. Smooth and easy to drink. Doesn't sit to heavy. No bitterness to be found. Just a good beer. Not great and certainly doesn't carry the cool factor now that there are so many Craft breweries out there, but I'm always satisfied after drinking it.

Serving type: on-tap

09-08-2012 03:17:10 | More by Ford

gatorguy

Virginia

2.88/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A - Ruby brown hued beer with small fizzy white head that quickly vanishes. Leaves little tracing.

S - Corn husk, some toasted malts.

T - Follows the noes; Corn husk, some toasted caramel malts, and light hops. Nothing special at all. Seems like an adjunct mixed with a bock.

M - Thin, with good carbonation.

O - Not that good for a bock. It's rather weak and suspiciously adjunct like. As a dark lager this would fare well. I wouldn't seek this out at the price it goes for.

Serving type: bottle

09-04-2012 01:26:35 | More by gatorguy

Hawk345

2.98/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3

Texans love it. So do folks from surrounding states. God knows why cos it tastes of next to nothing at all. I think they order it to look cool, as its not a Coors Lite. Tastes the same (of nothing) but looks like one of them craft beers those Europeans drink. You know them. They like weird beer and i am a crazy guy.
No, you are not.
Go but some Saint Arnold Endeavour you sad, pathetic loser.
Oh, and for the last time, slip on shoes with tassels are not good in any way.
That is all.

Serving type: on-tap

08-30-2012 23:32:17 | More by Hawk345

Keith8

3.45/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

From Texas by Texans this is what I would call a great fishing beer.

Not too strong and great for a hot day of fishing. Actually the can is better than the bottle.

I feel the can is better than the bottle because the taste is more subdued when compared to the bottle.

Overall not the best, but still pretty good compared to other high price ambers.

Serving type: can

08-30-2012 02:00:25 | More by Keith8

SickGnar

Pennsylvania

3.18/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

A: Light tawny amber, bright & clear with legions of rising bubbles, but medium size off white head that vanishes pretty quick. Sounds like soda fizzing away. No lace.

S: Bread crust malts & toasty grain. Light sweetness with just a hint of caramel. Whisper of background generic hops. Reasonable scent, but a bit thin & could be stronger.

T: Fair bit of bread crust & melanoidans layered on a base of toasty grain with a touch of sweetness & a hint of caramel. Leafy sort of tea-like hops with rather mild bittering.

M: Just under medium body with CO2 over-matched. Wet & fizzy with just a bit of texture. Hint of drying way late in the finish.

D: Doesn't really achieve the richness & robustness of a true bock. More a still easy to quaff brew with a decent bit of bock-esque flavor.

Serving type: bottle

08-24-2012 13:26:08 | More by SickGnar

bundy462

Pennsylvania

3.1/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A: Crisp and clear, an inch or so of head.

S: Really clean, slight alcohol, slight caramel malt.

T: Caramel malt dominates. Somewhat lacking in taste for a bock. Crisp and refreshing, easy drinker.

M: Goes down smooth, medium bodied.

O: Decent brew, not sure if I'd call it a bock.

Serving type: bottle

08-20-2012 01:12:15 | More by bundy462

Cooldill

Illinois

1.98/5  rDev -36.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

Served from a glass mug, should have just sipped from the bottle.

A- Medium dark brown. Clear, with red highlights when viewed in front of a light source. Pitiful half-finger head even with an aggresive pour. Dies down to absolutely nothing in seconds. I've seen cokes with more robust heads than this, even worse than a BMC in the head department. Zero lacing. Well carbonated as well. Looks like 4 parts coke, one part water.

S- intitial light candyish sweetness. Faint hops and floral notes. Slightly stale and very weak nose. Not distinguishing at all, though not particularly offensive.

T- Like a Budweiser with a bit of Newcastle Brown Ale dribbled in. Weak malts, very light caramel, not much hops. No floral taste like on the nose. Somewhat stale and bitter, not the good kind of bitter either. Not very tasty. At least Budweiser doesn't try to pretend it's somethint it isn't if ya catch my drift.

M- Painfully watery. Moderate carbonation. Not as drinkable as many BMC beers even.

O- Completely forgetable. Nice packaging, but poor product. Something about this beer is off putting. I just don't like it and will never look for it again. Made the mistake of getting two six packs of this stuff.

Serving type: bottle

08-16-2012 19:41:04 | More by Cooldill

OregonDuckinTexas

2.33/5  rDev -25.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Easily one of the most overrated beers in Texas. Maybe because it's made here. Maybe it's because Texans greatly prefer light beers to anything else (it's hot here, guys!). I don't know, but Shiner has a panache somewhat the same as Rainier used to have up in Seattle. Nevertheless, Shiner Bock is not much of a bock beer. It's sort of like a lager on a dash of steroids. Plain, almost flat lager-type flavor, this beer reminds me of what we served at my fraternity house the morning after a party. Kinda non-descript vehicle for delivering alcohol to the system. Not as smooth as Bud. Not as flavorful as any other bock beer I've had (I've had a couple.)Past that, I kind of worry about folks who really think this is great stuff.
Cheers

Serving type: bottle

08-06-2012 17:33:12 | More by OregonDuckinTexas

Mdog

Minnesota

3.1/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Appearance: Brown-amber, ok head but fades out quickly.

Smell: Toast, a bit of fruit.

Taste: Slightly sweet bread, a bit of fruit.

I used to have this occasionally in Missouri, it is not too common up here in Minnesota. A decent lawnmower beer if you want something different tasting than a pale lager. Not too strong, so you can have a few of them in a sitting. Nothing too special here.

Serving type: bottle

08-01-2012 00:08:11 | More by Mdog

Tiperrachi

4.38/5  rDev +40.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Shiner Bock is a great going-out beer. In a pool-hall with the buds, or a strip club....whatever the setting. It's a great beer to grill with, both to marinade and to drink while you cook. Shiner is the beer of Texas, and not without good reason. Grab a 6er and try it out next time you throw a grill on, and see what I mean.

Serving type: bottle

07-31-2012 04:34:49 | More by Tiperrachi

tfp4268

Kentucky

1.13/5  rDev -63.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

Very disappointing beer.

It loks nice, a lovely brown with a finger of tan head. The head goes right away and leaves no lace, tho.

It smells like...absolutely nothing.

It tastes like near nothing. Maybe a little metal. Just bitter. Quite horrible, really.

Feels like water.

I'd alway heard good things about this beer, but I didn't like it at all.

Serving type: bottle

07-27-2012 02:05:05 | More by tfp4268

JamesHenjum

Florida

2.58/5  rDev -17%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

A: Very very dark gold. Nice looking beer.

S: Very hoppy with some malts.

T: Starts off sweet and bready and finishes with a very strong hop flavor that I find offensive. After tast and finish ruin this almost Yuengling -like sweetness you get at first.

M: Wet. Decently fizzy. Smooth but strong.

O: It was not bad, but I would not drink it again. I dont like the strong finish at all.

Serving type: bottle

07-20-2012 20:12:26 | More by JamesHenjum