100 Commemorator
Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner) in Shiner, Texas, United States 🇺🇸
Bock - Doppelbock Regular Out of Production|
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6.15
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One of the highlights of the Bavarian brewing year is the rollout of strong beer or starkbier, developed by monks as “liquid bread” to sustain them through the Lenten season. Commemorator is brewed in that Old-World tradition and embodies the German-Czech heritage Shiner has proudly stood for since 1909.
This 17 % original extract dark lager is a blend of two row Munich and Caramel 60 malt mildly spiced with Bavarian Hallertau Tradition and Spalter Select hops to allow the toasted caramel flavor to predominate.
Alcohol by Vol.: 6.7 % Original Gravity: 17.0 % Bitterness: 17 IBU Color: 30 SRM
Real Degree of Fermentation: 60.7 %
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Notes from May 2009 Separate bottles courtesy of Big Tex & Natalie. Thanks for the continued patronage. :) Poured into my DFH rounded glass. A rich, filtered, rusty maple brown, topped off with an inch of sandy cream head. Minimal lace. Smells of wheat bread, sticky toasted malt, newspaper ink, & a bit of fumey alcohol. Taste starts off with some really sharp malt, mild barky bitterness, followed by some burnt newspaper & toffee that sticks around till the end. Alcohol is solvent-like, but effectively warming. The yeast they're using is a little too clean for the style. Carbonation is strong, but the body is just a too thin for a bock. A little underwhelming for a big time commemorative, but as an affordable seasonal, pretty good. :)
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
From notes. 12oz bottle from Pick’s poured into a shaker. Pours a dark amber with white head. Sweet malty caramel aroma. Taste is about the same. Light bodied and thin textured. Not bad, probably one of the best Shiners I’ve had but thats not saying much.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Leicht herber, vorwiegend aber süßmalziger Antrunk, platt wirkend. Weiter süß-malzig mit herben Einflüssen, minimal schokoladig. Zum Ende etwas würziger. Schneller Ausklang. Nichts Besonderes. 6/8/8/9/7/8
Drake (22934) reviewed 100 Commemorator from Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner) 15 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
12 ounce bottle from Bestway in Greensboro, NC. Pours a slightly hazy brown-orange color with a medium offwhite head. Fair head retention and lacing. Aroma of toffeeish malts with subtle raisin notes. The taste is toffee, caramel, raisins and a faintly hoppy finish. Some faintly acrid nutty notes as well. Medium bodied. Decent beer.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
12 oz bottle a five pack gift from pantani (He bought a sixer and hated it). Nose of caramel with a hint of cocoa. Clear light brown with a medium beige head. Flavor is lots of molasses with minor sweetness. Too molassey for me to really like it. One dimensional!
Sledutah (12313) reviewed 100 Commemorator from Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner) 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
12oz bottle. Pours a dark copper color with a light tan head, no lace left in the glass. Aroma is strong malt and caramel. Taste is malt and cider, not much hops come through. Overall this is a pretty good doppelbock.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a bright red-brown color with a large brown head.The aroma was sour, tangy and very malty with a light vegetal undertone and a touch of vanilla. The flavor was very malty, rich and sweet with a nutty undertone adn light vegetal and fruity elements. the finish was long, tangy, fruity and malty. The body was full and somewhat creamy. Well done.
Dogbrick (24210) reviewed 100 Commemorator from Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner) 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Sample at the Texas Beer & Brats tasting 10/11/2009. The beer is a clear reddish-amber color with a medium fluffy off-white head that dissipates steadily. The aroma is malty with touches of caramel. Medium body with flavors of toasted malt and caramel as well as mild hops. The finish is short and malty. Just average overall.
bb (18428) reviewed 100 Commemorator from Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner) 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draft. Rich mahogony beer with a light tan head. Caramel and light earth aroma. Caramel and light earth flavor with sweet malt. Medium bodied. Caramel and rounded malts linger with light fruitiness.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed 100 Commemorator from Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner) 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle gratefully received from ericandersnavy. Pours a ruby/copper color with a tan head that didn’t last long. Fresh malt aroma with mild spicey notes. Fully bodied with mild carbonation that stings a bit! Flavor is well roasted malt with a bit of what seems to be noble hop/grassy. It’s sweet, but not overly so, and it’s a very clean, sturdy doppelbock. Not bitter in the finish, but not sticky either. Drinks very well.