Shiner Old-Time Alt - Spoetzl Brewery

smakawhat

Maryland

3.85/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from the bottle into a Gaffel Kolsch stange glass.

A very large bubbled head is made off white and faint tan in color. Sitting on a nice copper amber brown body, crystal clear with lots of cola sized bubbles on the glass. Head manages some retention and there is also some tiny rising carbonation in the middle.

Nose is a light bread malt, small touch of honey. Fairly simple but good and solid.

Taste is fairly interesting. At first mid palate doesn't present much malt tones, and it's slightly wet and watery. Sweetness comes out with a little brown sugar, but then a real nice baked bread as well. Slightly spicy too.

Kind of an interesting Alt, almost "refreshing", in a sense. This one's pretty good from this brewery considering the rest of their lineup. I'd probably choose a different altbier though if I had the choice.

Serving type: bottle

11-22-2011 23:48:55 | More by smakawhat

Rdc67

Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

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Hooligans

Illinois

4/5  rDev +9.3%

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Duvel

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

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California

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

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ranger7

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +16.1%

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mwar

Kentucky

2.5/5  rDev -31.7%

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JoeyDante

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

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cfalovo97

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -18%

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jbaezner

Texas

4/5  rDev +9.3%

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Prestonlegal

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

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Texas

4.25/5  rDev +16.1%

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Texas

4.5/5  rDev +23%

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ToMakeEndsMeet

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +29.8%

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lauran24

4/5  rDev +9.3%

08-20-2012 20:00:01 | More by lauran24

Optifron

Illinois

4/5  rDev +9.3%

08-16-2012 23:46:46 | More by Optifron

dustyonbass

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

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nitter

Ohio

4/5  rDev +9.3%

07-23-2012 22:03:33 | More by nitter

kobeer

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

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Jeffy5050

4/5  rDev +9.3%

06-26-2012 19:51:39 | More by Jeffy5050

MouthfulOfchris

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +23%

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JerseyDevilMike

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +9.3%

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dlin0sbb

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

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ChrisKuhns

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

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dacrza1

New Jersey

3.35/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Aroma: interesting marriage of roasted malts and flowering yeasts; almost perfumy esters are released at the pour... Appearance: thin off-white head that sits on a burnt orange body; tracings are negligable.... Palate: edium-bodieed; a bit crunchy as an ale would present, but also finishes at the throat... Taste: more hops than malts, but the malts show up late--not a big-tasting ale at all... Overall: Alts are always an odd tweener--thee hybrid linebacker of the beer world--and this one is representative, with an Oktoberfest/Munchen flavor and a freshness that throws some ale weight into it....

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2012 02:44:31 | More by dacrza1