Shiner Kölsch | Spoetzl Brewery / Shiner

3.5/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

4.5/5  rDev +28.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

3.43/5  rDev -2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

3.23/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

3.29/5  rDev -6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

Pour is like red gold, with small, fine, delicate off-white head of surprising retention. Aromas are grainy, and faint berry-like esters. Biscuity, bready throughout, not as grainy as I expected, with vinous notes and excellent suggestions of pear, apple, and again, berry. Tiniest amount of fairly nondescript hops in the back. Light-bodied but plenty thick with effervescence. Crisp, cleaner finish, refreshing.

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3/5  rDev -14.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

3.59/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

3.35/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

3.25/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

3.04/5  rDev -13.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3

3.66/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

2.8/5  rDev -20%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3

3.21/5  rDev -8.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

3.25/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

3.44/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

3/5  rDev -14.3%

3/5  rDev -14.3%

3.48/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25

Pour from a 12oz bottle into a pokal... beer is a clear pale straw gold with a fizzy one-finger head that quickly disappears to nothing. No lacing.

Aroma is light, just a bare hint of hops and sweet malt.

Flavor is sweet up front, light white grape and pear notes, leading to a slightly dry green tea-like finish. Very mild and delicate.

Mouth feel is light, crisp, refreshing. Highly carbonated.

Overall, a nice beer in a rather uncommon style. Would have liked just a touch more hop presence.

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3.5/5  rDev 0%

2.56/5  rDev -26.9%

3/5  rDev -14.3%

2.92/5  rDev -16.6%

3.75/5  rDev +7.1%

4/5  rDev +14.3%

3/5  rDev -14.3%