Shock Top Belgian White - Anheuser-Busch

jhp40219

Kentucky

2.55/5  rDev -15.3%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

12oz. bottle poured into standard pint glass.

A - Pours with a nice white head that disappears immediately. Leaves a slight lacing on the glass as you drink which slides down the side and vanishes into the drink within seconds. Appearance is that of a cloudy dull orange color. Definitely not much to admire.

S - What smell? I can't smell much of anything. I even let this warm up to room temp hoping to get something out of it. Faintly orangy with a bit of malt is all I am getting.

T - Again, not much here. A bit malty at first is all I taste which disappears quickly behind a slight orange and a biscuity taste. Nothing strong until I got to the last couple of drinks, then the sediments came through. The sediments were just an amplified taste of malt and biscuit. Not bad, just nothing spectacular.

M - Thin and bubbly. Carbonation stings the tongue a bit. Little bit of orange taste comes through, but not much else.

D - As a fan of craft beer, this is definitely not something I would pay to drink again. Flavor is weak and boring. I guess if you don't normally drink anything outside of Bud or Bud Lite, this would probably be bursting with flavor and very drinkable. A step up from Anheuser-Busch's typical macro fare, but not much. And a step down from Michelob's line.

The fact that they even mention this as being a "Belgian Style" is a slap in the face to every decent Belgian beer out there. Without a doubt the bottom of the line in any Witbier I have ever had.

Serving type: bottle

06-01-2010 01:51:32 | More by jhp40219

Srive009

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +24.6%

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foxyaardvark27

Washington

3/5  rDev -0.3%

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Dave7500kl

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +24.6%

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Nolen12

Kentucky

3/5  rDev -0.3%

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thebigredone

Wisconsin

3.73/5  rDev +23.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Some buddies ordered a pitcher of this after a soccer game. I was going to keep drinking Spotted Cow until one of them said, "There's something wrong with this, this beer is sour." I have no idea how a macro product gets soured, but sure enough, the beer definitely had a pleasant sour aspect to it. Review is based on this soured batch.

Appearance, very hazy light gold/yellow color.

The aroma was sort of wheaty, with a moderate sour aroma.

The flavor followed the nose, with the moderately sour aspect dominating whatever light wheat flavor was in the beer. Certainly not how the beer was intended to taste, but I'm positive it tastes better this way than whatever it was supposed to taste like.

On the whole, I actually really enjoyed this. It tasted like a nice entry level lacto-based sour. For $10 a pitcher, I'll drink a decent sour all night.

Serving type: on-tap

05-16-2013 12:42:52 | More by thebigredone

JoshFrierson86

Arkansas

4/5  rDev +32.9%

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NickThePyro

Washington

3/5  rDev -0.3%

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ajtorres311

Florida

2.5/5  rDev -16.9%

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Matt73

New York

2.75/5  rDev -8.6%

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Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +16.3%

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flux702

Nevada

3/5  rDev -0.3%

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lucasj82

Indiana

2.75/5  rDev -8.6%

05-15-2013 01:29:28 | More by lucasj82

crewfan1952

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev +16.3%

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KerryCummins1977

Kentucky

3.25/5  rDev +8%

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spencek91

New York

2.25/5  rDev -25.2%

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ziggyzoggy

Ohio

3/5  rDev -0.3%

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bconsidine

Maryland

3/5  rDev -0.3%

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rainfairy

California

3/5  rDev -0.3%

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aty11b

Texas

2.75/5  rDev -8.6%

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aLenwell

Florida

2.75/5  rDev -8.6%

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EyeBeeFameUs

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +57.8%

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HinghamRick

Massachusetts

2.25/5  rDev -25.2%

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pin

Australia

2/5  rDev -33.6%

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xip

Indiana

3/5  rDev -0.3%

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