Oktoberfest
Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner) in Shiner, Texas, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Märzen / Festbier Regular|
Score
5.80
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Here in Shiner, TX (pop. 2,070), we’re suckers for tradition. Which is why this classic Oktoberfest brew is made with the highest quality two-row barley, Munich and caramel malts, along with German grown Hallertau Tradition and Hersbrucker hops. It’s our way of honoring our ancestors and the beer they loved to celebrate with. So raise your stein to tradition and enjoy this utterly classic brew.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle: Drank out of the bottle like a man. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel. Taste was similar caramel, malty, rugged finish, light bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2021
at 17:38
4.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Pours clear amber with a bubbly white head. Aroma of acerbic malt. Taste is harsh, woody. Palate has some hops, acerbic. Not at all what I expected from the style.
Tried
on 21 Sep 2019
at 22:38
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle sent by Shiner for comment. I have to account for these samples having been in transit on a hot UPS truck on their way to me. So I get a hint of dimethyl sulfide in the nose, just enough to stay within the style, though, and which clears off once exposed to air, leaving a rich malt nose. The color is amber, with a large head on the pour. It's a nice example of why I'm a sucker for this style: Rich caramel malts, a noble hop load with just enough pepper to be noticed. And strong enough to make me sit for a spell.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2019
at 02:31
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 oz bottle pours out copper amber color topped with a sand head. Nose is caramel malts some leafy vegetables. Taste is more of the caramel malts some roast notes a little bit of sweetness and some spice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2018
at 21:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 oz bottle. Aroma is chalk, generic beer, caramel, hay, vague whiff of vomit. Pours clear copper with a one finger off-white head that falls into a skiff pretty quick; the skiff lasts, Bartholemew! Taste is sweet, toasty, grassy hop bitter. Not too bad, considering the bland/off-putting aroma.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2016
at 21:31
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
$1.99 bottle from Whole Foods Charlottesville. Pours medium golden with only a dusting of a head. Smells of autumn leaves, Apple, grass, metal. Flavor is all of the above minus the Apple. Finishes bitter metallic. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Oct 2016
at 18:30
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. Clear golden color, medium white head. Aroma of caramel. Taste is plain caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2015
at 07:46
8/10
Tried
on 26 Oct 2015
at 17:35
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Slightly hazy light copper color with a nice off-white head. Sweet nutty, malty aroma. The flavor is lightly sweet with a slight bitterness in the finish that shouldn’t be there. A bit thin.
Tried
on 15 Oct 2015
at 17:09
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12 ounce can. Pours a clear orange color with a small white head. A big sweet malty sweet nose. The flavor is sweet caramel, toast, fresh fruity noble hops. Smooth. Very sweet. OK.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Sep 2015
at 01:31