Shiner Bock | Spoetzl Brewery / Shiner
Brewed by:
Spoetzl Brewery / Shiner
Texas, United States
shiner.com
Style: Bock
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 4.40%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
No notes at this time.
Added by BeerAdvocate on 10-03-1999
Ratings: 4,037 | Reviews: 1,091
2.89/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
3.45/5 rDev +13.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Very good tasting beer and consistently good as well.
I was impressed by the nice yellow label, awesome!!
The cap was circular. wow. You just dont see that in beers.
The glass bottle was brown, a good start, given all the worthless green bottles being used today.
Thanks Shiner, you make Texas, Austria and your ancestors very proud.
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look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Very good tasting beer and consistently good as well.
I was impressed by the nice yellow label, awesome!!
The cap was circular. wow. You just dont see that in beers.
The glass bottle was brown, a good start, given all the worthless green bottles being used today.
Thanks Shiner, you make Texas, Austria and your ancestors very proud.
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3.3/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.51/5 rDev +15.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
This isn't the greatest bock I've ever had, but it is nostalgic and I love it. I used to seem to always have a six pack of Shiner in my fridge when I lived stateside.
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look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
This isn't the greatest bock I've ever had, but it is nostalgic and I love it. I used to seem to always have a six pack of Shiner in my fridge when I lived stateside.
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3.7/5 rDev +21.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
2.54/5 rDev -16.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
Pours an amber/dark brown into a fifteen ounce glass mug the same temperature as the beer. Two finger off white head that settles to a steady rime. Some spotty lacing which I find surprising.
The nose is sweet lightly toasted malt. No hops discernible. Brown sugar. Molasses.
Taste follows the nose with a brown sugar (caramel) flavor with a heavy dose of molasses. No hop bitterness at all. Buttery. Slight carbonation bite.
Medium mouthfeel with lots of carbonation.
A poor stab at the bock style. Entirely too sweet and throughly unbalanced. No second try on this one.
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look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
Pours an amber/dark brown into a fifteen ounce glass mug the same temperature as the beer. Two finger off white head that settles to a steady rime. Some spotty lacing which I find surprising.
The nose is sweet lightly toasted malt. No hops discernible. Brown sugar. Molasses.
Taste follows the nose with a brown sugar (caramel) flavor with a heavy dose of molasses. No hop bitterness at all. Buttery. Slight carbonation bite.
Medium mouthfeel with lots of carbonation.
A poor stab at the bock style. Entirely too sweet and throughly unbalanced. No second try on this one.
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3.33/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.59/5 rDev +17.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.19/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Deep red amber color,medium carbonation. I really don't know what to say,it's not awful but has a bland cheap beer taste. I have had some really awful beer and I don't feel comfortable putting this in that league but my suspicion is this won't impress most craft beer enthusiasts.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Deep red amber color,medium carbonation. I really don't know what to say,it's not awful but has a bland cheap beer taste. I have had some really awful beer and I don't feel comfortable putting this in that league but my suspicion is this won't impress most craft beer enthusiasts.
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3.62/5 rDev +18.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.4/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I've had more Shiner than I care to admit, and it's not bad at all. It's fairly cheap, not too strongly flavored, and a hell of a lot better than some other beer you're gonna get at a dive bar. For what it is, it's awesome. Just don't go into it expecting a complex, flavorful craft beer.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I've had more Shiner than I care to admit, and it's not bad at all. It's fairly cheap, not too strongly flavored, and a hell of a lot better than some other beer you're gonna get at a dive bar. For what it is, it's awesome. Just don't go into it expecting a complex, flavorful craft beer.
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3.58/5 rDev +17.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.25/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
2.75/5 rDev -9.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
3.76/5 rDev +23.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Great and underrated beer. Dark and rich but light tasting. I love this beer, great for grill time and overindulging
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look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Great and underrated beer. Dark and rich but light tasting. I love this beer, great for grill time and overindulging
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3.62/5 rDev +18.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.04/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
A clear brownish gold. Smells of malt and sweetness. Tastes slightly sweet, with malt, and wheat. Taste follows the nose. Medium body with medium carbonation.
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look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
A clear brownish gold. Smells of malt and sweetness. Tastes slightly sweet, with malt, and wheat. Taste follows the nose. Medium body with medium carbonation.
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3.21/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
2.46/5 rDev -19.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
3.53/5 rDev +15.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev +17.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Shiner Bock from Spoetzl Brewery / Shiner
3.05
out of 5
based on 4,037 ratings.
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75