Shock Top Beers
Commercial Brewery
in St. Louis,
Missouri,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
Tilray Brands
Established in 2006
Contact
1200 Lynch St, St. Louis, MO, 63118, United States
Description
Shock Top is a traditional Belgian-Style wheat ale. It was originally created in 2006 as a seasonal brew under the name Spring Heat Spiced Wheat. After collecting gold in ’06 and bronze in ’07 in the Belgian White category at the North American Beer Awards, we decided to brew year-round and switch the name to Shock Top. We couldn’t be happier with our decision. And the best decision you can make is to try some Shock Top for yourself.
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 5/6/2017. Pours lightly hazy pale golden yellow color with a 2 finger dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of lightly tart lemonade, orange zest, coriander, pear, apple, light banana, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of lemonade, spices, fruity yeast, and moderate pale malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of lightly tart lemonade, orange zest, coriander, pear, apple, light banana, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Very mild herbal/grassy bitterness and lemonade tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemonade, orange zest, coriander, pear, apple, light banana, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice robustness and balance of lemonade, spices, fruity yeast, and moderate pale malt flavors; with a good malt/bitter/tartness balance; and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Slightly increasing dryness from bitter/tartness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and slightly acidic/sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.2%. Overall this is a good Shandy style. All around good robustness and balance of lemonade, spices, fruity yeast, and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink. Nicely flavorful for the low ABV; with great balance between lemonade and normal base Shock Top flavors. A bit more body and less lemonade acidity than others in the style I've had; but the flavor impact really isn't there. A nicely enjoyable offering, and good example of the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2017
at 18:26
3.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
Bottle at 7th Hill, 8-12-17
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2017
at 22:19
6/10
Tried
on 01 Oct 2017
at 20:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 8/26/2017. Pours lightly hazy medium orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big blood orange, grapefruit, orange juice, lemon zest, orange peel, coriander, light pepper/clove, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice aromas with good balance of citrus fruit/peels, coriander, pale malt, and light earthy/spicy yeast notes; with good strength. Taste of big blood orange, grapefruit, orange juice, lemon zest, orange peel, coriander, light pepper/clove, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal/grassy bitterness, yeast spiciness, and slight citrus tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of blood orange, grapefruit, orange juice, lemon zest, orange peel, coriander, light pepper/clove, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice robustness and balance of citrus fruit/peels, coriander, pale malt, and light earthy/spicy yeast flavors; with a nice malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from tart/bitter/spiciness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky/acidic mouthfeel that is good. A bit thin, but not watery feeling. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.5%. Overall this is a nice fruited witbier style. All around good robustness and balance of citrus fruit/peels, coriander, pale malt, and light earthy/spicy yeast flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink with the mildly tart/bitter/spicy finish. Really well balance between the fruit/peels, coriander, and pale/wheat malts. Very flavorful for the ABV. Would have liked more yeast presence, but it had a solid amount. A nicely enjoyable offering, and good style example for a fruited version.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2017
at 19:19
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Dégustée à l'été 2016 (De mes notes). .
Tried
on 23 Aug 2017
at 22:36
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Golden with a white head - Wheat malt aroma - Malt body with a wheat flavour and some spicy notes from yeasts as well - The malt and wheat flavours goes into the finish - This was ok
Tried
on 17 Aug 2017
at 14:51
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft at Stewart Airport. Cloudy golden with a moderate white head. Very little aroma, taste is... almost nothing! A little malt, a little citrus, a little spice but really not much of anything. Although neither was it terrible
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jul 2017
at 01:55
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 3
Bottle from Harris Teeter, Barracks Road. Hazy pale golden with some floaters, tiny white head. Smells like a citrus Faygo or Shasta that I had as a young child. Flavor is candy-like grapefruit... this is sugar water. Almost like if you took koolade and added some carbonation. Awful.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2017
at 17:31
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
355ml can. (2.4% ABV) Pours a cloudy straw yellow with a small, foamy, long lasting, white head that laces. Sweet aroma of grapefruit. Sweet flavour of grapefruit, sugar and light wheat with a crisp, tart, dry finish. Light body with a sticky, watery texture and lively carbonation. A thirst quenching radler for summer.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jun 2017
at 22:23
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
355ml can. Pours a cloudy pale yellow with a medium, fizzy, short lived, white head that leaves spotty lacing. Sweet aroma of green apple, sugar and grainy wheat. Sweet flavour of green apple, sugar and wheat malt with a tart, dry, crisp, slightly bitter finish. Light body with a sticky texture and fizzy carbonation. Somewhere between a cider and an alcopop, not for me.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Jun 2017
at 23:35