Shiner Bock
Spoetzl Brewery

Shiner BockShiner Bock
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From:
Spoetzl Brewery
 
Texas, United States
Style:
Bock
Ranked #97
ABV:
4.5%
Score:
74
Ranked #27,646
Avg:
3.22 | pDev: 19.57%
Reviews:
1,237
Ratings:
4,569
Status:
Active
Rated:
Wednesday at 07:12 PM
Added:
Oct 03, 1999
Wants:
  111
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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Ratings by MacdaddyDI:
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Reviewed by MacdaddyDI from Colorado

1.06/5  rDev -67.1%
look: 2 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Texans cannot brew beer yuck, yet they act like Shiner is gods gift to the earth. The beer is obviously dyed. Shiner beer doesn't stack up to even your most common domestic beer. Save yourself the trouble don't buy shiner, unless you like beer that tastes like syrup mixed with stale bud light.
Jul 05, 2014
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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
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
Wednesday at 07:12 PM
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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
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, 2024
 
Rated: 2.85 by hankboris from Texas

Mar 05, 2024
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Reviewed by AZgman from Arizona

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, 2024
 
Rated: 3.52 by QuintusHorace from California

Feb 20, 2024
 
Rated: 3.45 by muswellbeerbelly from Illinois

Feb 04, 2024
 
Rated: 3.25 by CoasterGuy from Pennsylvania

Feb 02, 2024
 
Rated: 3.75 by Elemgiem from North Carolina

Jan 28, 2024
 
Rated: 4.15 by x0rd_

Jan 26, 2024
 
Rated: 4.1 by CarlC from New York

Jan 20, 2024
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Rated by Beerdrinkingman2023 from Missouri

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, 2023
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Reviewed by RPO from Minnesota

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, 2023
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Reviewed by TheBricenator from Oregon

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, 2023
 
Rated: 4.75 by Dylan184183 from Idaho

Nov 02, 2023
 
Rated: 3.61 by LunchMoney from Minnesota

Oct 26, 2023
 
Rated: 3 by BrisLoganite from Australia

Oct 15, 2023
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Reviewed by CamdenTX

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
 
Rated: 3.2 by AJB46

Oct 06, 2023
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Rated by Brandonwright1981 from Illinois

4.1/5  rDev +27.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
One of my all time favorite beers! Just an all around good time. It’s nothing too wild or fancy. Great session beer. Cheers!
Sep 27, 2023
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