Kosmos Reserve
Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner) in Shiner, Texas, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Premium Regular|
Score
5.38
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“Kosmos Spoetzl knew how to brew great beer. Born in Bavaria, Kosmos’ mastery of German brewing carried him as far as Egypt before he found his way to the small Texas town of Shiner. Our proud brewery still carries his name and commitment to excellence in brewing. This full-flavored, hop-jacked lager is every bit as unique as the man himself and our way of saluting the brewmaster who started it all.”
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5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
clear amber, small white head. aroma is mild malty, mild caramelly, hoppy balance, a lager with a little bit extra sweetness. flavor is malty, euro hoppy.
Tried
on 30 Nov 2012
at 08:45
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle 35,5 cl. Pours a clear deep golden with a small off-white head. Biscuity nose. Medium body, again these biscuity malts with a slightly metallic touch. A subtle bitterness. Has a little more than your typical Pale Lager. 301112
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2012
at 08:31
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle: Pale copper color with a small white head. A little floral and a little grass, but rather clean and refreshing. Nothing crazy here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2012
at 17:57
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
12 ounce bottle. Dark golden color topped by a small white head. Mildly nutty malt nose. Light bodied sweet caramel malt flavor. Metallic grainy midtaste. Some hops in finish. Average at best.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jul 2012
at 19:19
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Lager eh? This comes across like a very light pale ale, I’m guessing the idea is that it is strongly hopped, can’t say for sure what the hops are but there are hints of grapefruit rind and bitter herb, it feels Cascadey. I had a SNPA and Anchor Liberty earlier tonight and this is right in that same ballpark except for a slight floral element to the hops. All finishing hops come through more in the flavor than nose, which is restrained. Light, somewhat bready malts are barely worth noting. Hops are light bitter and a touch spicy at the finish. Slick mouthfeel. Its alright, not great, but I’d pick it over 99% of the beers classed as "premium lagers".
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jun 2012
at 19:32
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
12oz bottle poured into a shaker. Pours a clear gold with minimal head. Aroma of some grains and a little grassy hops. Taste is about the same. Light bodied with a thin texture. Lively carbonation and not much of a finish. Overall, not too bad. This is probably one of my favorite shiner beers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Mar 2012
at 19:08
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 4
A - Poured a quarter-finger head. Look of the brew is completely lager. Not much going on. Head is gone after about 10 seconds. S - Some honey, bockiness, wheat and some bread smells are coming through. None are too strong though. T - More honey and bock tastes are coming through. The malt itself is deep but the aftertaste is like a Miller High Life. It’s a very disappointing taste but starts out okay. M - Lots of carbonation while swishing but not much to speak of in general O - I’d take this beer fishing. IT’s not great but I feel it would be better if served in a can.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Feb 2012
at 13:22
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Harris Teeter, DC variety sixer ($7): Pours a slightly darker than pale lager colour with a white head. Aroma is of grain and a bit of hops. There isn’t much to say about this beer except that it is a rather sessionable, easy drinking lager. That being said, it is certainly better than most macro lagers on the market, even if it is not much more interesting.
Tried
on 20 Oct 2011
at 11:23
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12 oz bottle. Poured a clear copper/bronze color with a white head. Aroma was bready and sweet malts,. flavor was a bit grainy, with notes of lemon, citrus. Pretty much a forgettable beer, but very enjoyable. Lagered, typical, quite drinkable if it was around, but may as well get their standards.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2011
at 21:36
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
12 ounce bottle from harris Teeter Barracks Charlottesville, VA, opened 5/1/11. Pours a clear golden color with a medium sized frothy tan head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of floral and grassy hops. The taste is grassy, vegetal almost green hops. Some lightly toasted malts as well. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2011
at 22:33