Kölsch
Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner) in Shiner, Texas, United States 🇺🇸
Kölsch Summer|
Score
5.57
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Effervescent, this summer brew is fashioned after the Kolsch biers that originated in Cologne, Germany, in the 1800s. Hallertau, Magnum, and Mount Hood hops combine for an especially clean, crisp finish.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Clear, Deep Gold Yellow Color, Medium-Sized White Head, Lively Fizz, Dissipates Quickly, Thin Runny Ring Leaves Few Spots of Lacing. Sweet Malt, Light Hop Aroma. Sweet, Bready Malt, Moderate Hop Bitter. Sweet Bready Malt, Moderate Hop Bitter Aftertaste. Easy Going. Good. Worth A Try...
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2025
at 16:31
7.2/10
7
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2024
at 17:09
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours a crystal clear deep straw color with a decent sized white head that quickly recedes. Aromas of bready pilsner with hints of sugary and fruity sweetness and a very faint floral hop scent. The flavor is mildly sweet with a honey sugary fruitiness that mixes fairly well with the doughy bready malts. Crisp spicy hop bitterness and a touch of carbonic bite balance this fairly well. Light to medium body with a moderate to high level of carbonation. Nice summer brew.
Tried
on 28 Jun 2014
at 18:28
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
12 ounce bottle. Pours a clear golden amber with a medium sized creamy tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of grain, raw malt, mild grass, tart citrus. The taste is raw grain, caramel, citrus and grassy hops, a bit of apple. Thin-medium bodied. Not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2014
at 13:41
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Overall Impression: Actually enjoy this one, it’s not a great beer, but for a summer style Kolsch (which was their goal!) it works pretty well, higher up for it’s style then many of the other Shiner beers.
Tried
on 14 May 2009
at 15:36
2.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 1
Texture 2
Overall 2
Super clear coloured golden body with a decent white head that fades too fast. Aroma of water, metal, blood and a tiny bit of lemons followed by a very light maltiness. Medium-bodied; Very funky cardboard and off flavours up front with some alcohol, grapes, sour, bitterness and metal flavours all coming in big time. Aftertaste has more horrible tastes - this one tastes like it spent 11 months in a barrel with loose change. Overall, a horrible tasting beer and one that didn’t have too much hope from the sight and smell either. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Spirit Shop in Oklahoma City (Norman), Oklahoma on 10-May-2007.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2007
at 23:39
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
bottle. pours a golden color with medium head that diminishes very quickly. aroma very malty and some wheat. has a medium body with a crisp finish. not my favorite shiner.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2007
at 22:57
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
bottle - Pours clear gold with a thin head. The aroma was mild hops. The flavor was light malts with fairly well balanced mild hop tones. Smooth and light bodied, it goes down easy but just doesn’t have enough there to be good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2007
at 22:16
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle - sweet corn/barley malt aroma. Golden yellow with small head and mild effervescense. Lightly sweet malt flavor - very much like a German Koelsch. One of the better American Koelschs I’ve tried.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2006
at 20:36
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a bright golden color with a medium sized white head. The aroma is macroish sour malts. The flavor is sweetish and yeasty with a vague hint of fruit. The macro tang tends to overpower the other flavors.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2006
at 22:28