About
The Spoetzl Brewery - named after its original brewmaster Kosmos Spoetzl, was founded in Shiner, Texas in 1909; hence their brand name for their beers - Shiner. Spoetzl is the oldest independent brewery in the State of Texas that began its storied history by brewing beer with old-world traditions and recipes for the many German and Czech settlers in the state. Since then, the brewery has grown to be one of the leading independent brewers in the country. The brewery is 100% family-owned and is a certified craft brewery by the Brewer’s Association. Every drop of Shiner is proudly brewed in Shiner.
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
$1.49 for a 12-oz single bottle. Cloudy yellow with a large white head. Smells like "beer." Bitter, funkiness in the mouth. Does not taste like a hefeweizen or even an American wheat to me. Blah
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2005
at 22:19
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle. Sweet wheat malt aroma. Golden yellow color wiht small head and slight efferverscence. Sweet corn flake malt flavor. Smooth but the corn flake flavor isn’t something I like much.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2005
at 18:34
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Orange rind, banana, clove aroma. Light golden yellow and orange color - cloudy with small head. Spicy clove and orange flavor. Decent body for a wheat. Nice beer for an American wheat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2005
at 22:29
4.8/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
This is an ok beer with very good palate. It is smooth and easy to drink, but unremarkable in any other way. Yellow, no head. Light hop flavor. Better as it warms.
Tried
on 07 Jul 2005
at 14:36
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
By far the best Shiner product I’ve tried to date. Pours a nice light and dusty gold with a massive foamy head (that disipates rather quickly.) Aroma is weak... of sweet malt, maybe some grassy scents, with minimal lemon. Lemon comes through stronger in taste (although is never too pronounced). Other flavors that intermingle include sweet malt and hay. The sweet flavors compliment the understated lemon rather well, making this one a rather fine (cheap) refreshing summer brew.
Tried
on 14 Jun 2005
at 00:10
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pour is a cloudy yellow with a big white head. Aroma is wheat with a touch of lemon. Flavor is decent. Lots of yeast and lemon zestyness to make this a good rep of the style. The best brew from this brewer by far!
Tried
on 29 Apr 2005
at 22:23
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Not very good. I was expecting something very bock-ish, only to be disappointed with a rather watery imposter. It isn’t disgusting or anything, but it doesn’t go anywhere either. Aroma and appearance are definitely this one’s strong points.
Tried
on 15 Mar 2005
at 22:50
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle Pours a very light slightly hazy golden color with a dense thick white head. Aroma is definatelty a wheat beer but has a distinctive German/Belgian yeasty note. Flavor is light and a bit swet. Very mild grain flavors and pleasant but not much of a backbone. Very littel bittering hops and a soft carbonation. Slight bready aftertaste. Simple and fairly tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2005
at 21:48
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. Upon the first few sips of this, it seems to be quite good, with honey, wheat, a touch of sourness and light citrus all coming together to be quite refreshing. However, the refreshment wears off, and the beer warms considerably. Now, it seems to be an overly sweet, extract-tasting mess of wheat, sharp/soured notes and a strange, lightly stale finish. Fairly watery consistency, moderate carbonation. Aroma is not much to speak of, just light lemon, honey and perhaps some hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2005
at 16:19
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Not a whole lot to describe. Looks very thin out of the bottle, extremely pale and transparent. Nice carbonation builds into a white head that quickly dissipates. Aroma is weak... Taste is more like you would expect from a mass produced macrobrew like Bud or Miller. Directionless and rather weak. Fortunately it was on sale for a mere $5.00 which might still be a little high. Could be worse.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2005
at 22:50