Shiner Kölsch
Spoetzl Brewery

Shiner KölschShiner Kölsch
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From:
Spoetzl Brewery
 
Texas, United States
Style:
Kölsch
Ranked #236
ABV:
4.9%
Score:
79
Ranked #26,625
Avg:
3.45 | pDev: 13.33%
Reviews:
82
Ratings:
206
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 25, 2023
Added:
Apr 28, 2002
Wants:
  12
Gots:
  36
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Ratings by Pegasus:
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Reviewed by Pegasus from Texas

3.48/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Clear medium golden color, with a large, persistent white head, adundant carbonation, and thick, broken lacing.

Aroma: Malty aroma with prominent grass and hay notes, a slight honey-like sweetness, bready malt, and a rather faint spiciness.

Taste: Opens with a coarse malt flavor, with little or no sweetness, midway throught the taste, metallic and herbal hop notes appear, these carry the taste to its end.

Mouth feel: Crisp and quite dry, and a bit thin, the carbonation is a touch harsh.

Drinkability/notes: A well-made summer beer, and of the type I consider to be a "gateway beer". That is, it would not prove intimidating to someone accustomed to macro beers. Pleasant and refreshing, although not outstanding.

Presentation: Packaged in a twelve ounce brown glass longneck with a twist-off crown, served in a standard pint tap glass.
Jan 01, 2006
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by cyclonece09 from Wisconsin

3.78/5  rDev +9.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass. Pours orange yellow with a fluffy white head. Smells of bright grain, and slight grain. Tastes of wheat and other sweet grain with bright fruit. Beer is light bodied and easy drinking, good carbonation. Overall, a good beer.
Dec 25, 2023
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Rated by donspublic from Texas

3.85/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Reviewing next day, no details, thought it was an acceptable Kolsch, very drinkable

Advent 2023-13
Dec 17, 2023
 
Rated: 3.94 by charger88 from Texas

Nov 24, 2023
 
Rated: 3.38 by farmboy21 from Illinois

Nov 21, 2023
 
Rated: 3.65 by LXIXME from New Mexico

Nov 20, 2023
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Reviewed by RonaldTheriot from Louisiana

4.85/5  rDev +40.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Shiner Kölsch has a thick, slightly off-white head, and a bubbly, clear, burnished-gold appearance, with a descending, gray cloud, following the "swish & pour". The aroma is of white bread. The flavor is of spiced white bread, with some bitterness and sweetness. Shiner Kölsch has a medium body and a dry finish.

RJT
Nov 11, 2023
 
Rated: 3.5 by Andyman22 from Texas

Apr 28, 2023
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Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri

3.37/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
12oz can. Poured out a clear, golden yellow color with a small, white head of bubbly foam. It left some subtle lacing on the glass. It smelled of butterscotch, caramel and some floral aromas. Sweet tasting with caramel, butterscotch and a mild bitterness.
Oct 11, 2022
 
Rated: 4.06 by Rollmeaway2loadout from Illinois

Jun 20, 2022
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Rated by Captain69 from Illinois

4.04/5  rDev +17.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
refreshing kolsch style beer lightly hopped smooth beer to drink
Jun 18, 2022
 
Rated: 3.53 by Zylod from West Virginia

Jun 12, 2022
 
Rated: 3.58 by blissfulNemo from Michigan

May 15, 2022
 
Rated: 3.4 by imnodoctorbut from Texas

Apr 10, 2020
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Rated by omar from Texas

4.3/5  rDev +24.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Going by memory here, I was at the Shiner Brewery many years ago, tasting the samples and this stood out. It was just delicious.
Dec 04, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by csfcmitchell from Texas

May 29, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by Kuges from Texas

May 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4.5 by sgtbash from New York

Jan 08, 2017
 
Rated: 3.43 by Squire from Mississippi

May 24, 2016
 
Rated: 3.23 by Kvanwhy

Jan 23, 2016
Shiner Kölsch from Spoetzl Brewery
Beer rating: 79 out of 100 with 206 ratings