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Shiner Dunkelweizen
Spoetzl Brewery
- From:
- Spoetzl Brewery
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- Dunkelweizen
Ranked #46 - ABV:
- 5.4%
- Score:
- 78
Ranked #27,009 - Avg:
- 3.36 | pDev: 13.99%
- Reviews:
- 81
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 14, 2023
- Added:
- Oct 29, 2005
- Wants:
- 14
- Gots:
- 12
Also known as Shiner Dark Hefeweizen
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Reviewed by donspublic from Texas
3.82/5 rDev +13.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.82/5 rDev +13.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Poured from bottle into tulip, good 2+ finger light tan creamy head, good retention and lacing. Hazy amberish gold in the glass. Baked bread, honey and dark fruit on the nose. Taste follows nose, getting bread notes and sweet malt on the front end, dark fruit (fig, raisin) come thru the middle with a finish a little on the sweet side. Strong carbonation tames it and keeps it in check. The dark fruit lingers on the finish.
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Dec 14, 2023Advent 2023-09
Reviewed by RonaldTheriot from Louisiana
4.77/5 rDev +42%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.77/5 rDev +42%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Shiner Dunkelweizen has a very thick, beige head and a cloudy, caramel appearance, with some splotchy lacing. The aroma is of rich, glutenous brown wheat bread. The flavor is of somewhat bitter, very spicy brown wheat bread. Shiner Dunkelweizen has a medium body and a dry finish.
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Oct 21, 2023RJT
Reviewed by wejohnsn from Texas
2.5/5 rDev -25.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.5/5 rDev -25.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
unimpressed with this wheat beer, maybe because its not light and fruity like weizen should be. I have to admit that being a Texan I have been disappointed by Shiner every time. for the price i expect better
Jul 07, 2018Reviewed by Lucular from Maryland
3.37/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.37/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Looks great but kind of citrusy and not a typical example of the style. No banana esters and little wheat flavor. Not a bad beer but not what I was expecting.
Apr 24, 2018Reviewed by BlackBeerPirate from Illinois
4.36/5 rDev +29.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.36/5 rDev +29.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Taste: deep earthy, spice bread, semi sweet dark wheat with an easy finish. Malty wheat bread, flour nose. Nice mahogany red hue, mostly clear, tall foamy head and lace on glass. Full body. smooth and close to style.
Apr 05, 2018Reviewed by Thomas_Wikman from Texas
3.57/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.57/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
I found Shiner's Dunkelweizen to be fairly good but a bit thin. I don't think it measures up to Weihenstephaners Dunkel but its good enough.
Look: amber brown with a very thick and fluffy off-white head
Aroma: yeast, toasted bread, caramel
Taste: Toasted wheat bread, some yeast, caramel, banana, a bit thin.
Feel: light body, a bit thin
Mar 19, 2018Look: amber brown with a very thick and fluffy off-white head
Aroma: yeast, toasted bread, caramel
Taste: Toasted wheat bread, some yeast, caramel, banana, a bit thin.
Feel: light body, a bit thin
Reviewed by puck1225 from Texas
3.37/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.37/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Poured from a bomber into a tulip glass. Clear brown color, brief white head and decent lacing. Sweet, slightly grassy smell. Taste is mostly toasted malt. Seems more of a swartz beer. Ok beer, kind of boring.
Feb 26, 2018Rated by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado
3.17/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.17/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
C+ / ABOVE AVERAGE
Jan 22, 2018Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina
4.06/5 rDev +20.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +20.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
24 ounce bottle into weizen glass, best before 4/26/2018. Pours slightly hazy reddish copper color with a 2 finger dense and rocky light khaki head with amazing retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts the whole glass. Thick soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Insane appearance. Aromas of big banana, bubblegum, clove, pepper, pear, apple, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread crust, and toasted biscuit; with light notes of nuttiness, roast, herbal, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, dark/bready malt, and light earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big banana, bubblegum, clove, pepper, pear, apple, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread crust, and toasted biscuit; with light notes of nuttiness, roast, herbal, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Mild herbal/grassy bitterness and yeast spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of banana, bubblegum, clove, pepper, pear, apple, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread crust, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, herbal, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, dark/bready malt, and light earthy hop flavors; with a nice malt/bitter/spiciness balance; and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from bitter/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 5.6%. Overall this is an excellent dunkelweizen style. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, dark/bready malt, and light earthy hop flavors; extremely smooth and pretty refreshing to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Likely to be a new recipe over the retired version. This is listed as Brewer's Pride #13, slightly higher ABV. Nicely rich Munich/Vienna malts, balancing weizen yeast, and mild noble hop complexity. A really enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Jan 13, 2018
Shiner Dunkelweizen from Spoetzl Brewery
Beer rating:
78 out of
100 with
116 ratings
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