Author Topic: Shiner beer (Read 2705 times)

roo_ster · « **on:** May 26, 2015, 09:16:14 PM »

Surprisingly meh.

Got the variety pack. All were meh except for the grapefruit beer which was undrinkable.

Better than budwieser. Not better than anything brewed by sam adams.

Will not buy again unless the other options are "no beer" or "bud swill."

mtnbkr · « **Reply #1 on:** May 26, 2015, 09:17:56 PM »

Yeah, I don't get the love for Shiner Beer either. The Bock is ok, but there are much better options anywhere that would have Shiner.

Chris

Andiron · « **Reply #2 on:** May 26, 2015, 09:29:15 PM »

Try the Christmas pecan flavored stuff. Yum.

K Frame · « **Reply #3 on:** May 26, 2015, 09:39:59 PM »

I like Shiner Bock.

I PREFER Steelhead Lager, but that it's generally hard as hell to find and just insanely expensive in Virginia.

Hum... Looks like it was Double India Pale Ale, not a Lager.

zahc · « **Reply #4 on:** May 26, 2015, 09:42:08 PM »

They had one beer I thought was good, and it wasn't the bock. The bock is not bad if you let it warm up a bit, but it's not cheap enough for what it is. In certain markets AB sells a knockoff called Ziegenbock or something and it's cheaper and just as good.

Balog · « **Reply #5 on:** May 26, 2015, 11:42:43 PM »

Had Shiner Bock on tap at my favorite local dive bar recently. It was terrible. However, I don't know if that's how it is supposed to taste or if it's just such a slow seller around here that it turned.

charby · « **Reply #6 on:** May 27, 2015, 12:13:20 AM »

Shiner Birthday Beer is awesome if you like Chocolate Stouts.

Brad Johnson · « **Reply #7 on:** May 27, 2015, 01:00:21 AM »

Ahhh... about time! We haven't had a good Bier Schnaab thread in ages.

Brad

mtnbkr · « **Reply #8 on:** May 27, 2015, 05:41:27 AM »

Quote from: charby on May 27, 2015, 12:13:20 AM

Shiner Birthday Beer is awesome if you like Chocolate Stouts.

Oh yeah, I forgot about that one. It's pretty decent. Hard to find though, I've only seen it once.

Quote from: Brad Johnson on May 27, 2015, 01:00:21 AM

Ahhh... about time! We haven't had a good Bier Schnaab thread in ages.

Brad

Yeah, it's snobbish to not like a particular beer. Next we'll find out we're all snobs for not liking Natty Lite or Beast.

Chris

RocketMan · « **Reply #9 on:** May 27, 2015, 06:20:29 AM »

I find Shiner to be okay. Not great, not horribly bad, just 'okay'. It's not on my list of beers to keep on hand.

charby · « **Reply #10 on:** May 27, 2015, 08:26:07 AM »

Quote from: RocketMan on May 27, 2015, 06:20:29 AM

I find Shiner to be okay. Not great, not horribly bad, just 'okay'. It's not on my list of beers to keep on hand.

If you can get it in your area, Schell Bock is way better than Shiner.

http://schellsbrewery.com/beer/bock/

brimic · « **Reply #11 on:** May 27, 2015, 08:52:46 AM »

I like Shiner Bock, when I can find it on tap.

Jamisjockey · « **Reply #12 on:** May 27, 2015, 09:09:24 AM »

You can all go to hell. I'll go to Texas.

I like the white wing, oktoberfest and the spring beer they have sometimes (FM 966 I think). The dark one too.

I don't normally do flavored beers.

Brad Johnson · « **Reply #13 on:** May 27, 2015, 09:24:55 AM »

Quote from: mtnbkr

Next we'll find out we're all snobs for not liking Natty Lite or Beast.

Chris

BLASPHEMER!

Brad

K Frame · « **Reply #14 on:** May 27, 2015, 09:32:10 AM »

Quote from: Balog on May 26, 2015, 11:42:43 PM

Had Shiner Bock on tap at my favorite local dive bar recently. It was terrible. However, I don't know if that's how it is supposed to taste or if it's just such a slow seller around here that it turned.

Or if your dive doesn't clean its lines and taps properly.

HankB · « **Reply #15 on:** May 27, 2015, 09:39:37 AM »

Shiner Bock and Black Lager are pretty good - their seasonal Chocolate Stout is OK for a change of pace. Strongly suggest avoiding their Prickly Pear beer.

Quote from: roo_ster on May 26, 2015, 09:16:14 PM

. . . Not better than anything brewed by sam adams.

That is so wrong - Sam Adams' Cherry Wheat and Cranberry Lambic beers are just plain nasty.

K Frame · « **Reply #16 on:** May 27, 2015, 09:40:56 AM »

I've never been a big fan of Sam Adams beer...

roo_ster · « **Reply #17 on:** May 27, 2015, 09:56:54 AM »

Quote from: Balog on May 26, 2015, 11:42:43 PM

Had Shiner Bock on tap at my favorite local dive bar recently. It was terrible. However, I don't know if that's how it is supposed to taste or if it's just such a slow seller around here that it turned.

I would not call Shiner terrible. I suspect funky / skunky draft beer complications.

Quote from: HankB on May 27, 2015, 09:39:37 AM

Shiner Bock and Black Lager are pretty good - their seasonal Chocolate Stout is OK for a change of pace. Strongly suggest avoiding their Prickly Pear beer.
That is so wrong - Sam Adams' Cherry Wheat and Cranberry Lambic beers are just plain nasty.

Have not had those and will take your word for it. I consider most the Sam Adams line of traditional beer variants to be roughly middling for each variant. Except the scotch ale, which I though better than average and worth picking up.

I am not a big fan of fruity beer, white beer, or wheat beer and avoid them.

Quote from: Mike Irwin on May 27, 2015, 09:40:56 AM

I've never been a big fan of Sam Adams beer...

Sam Adams has suffered from the surfeit of good American beers to come along the last 20 years. Twenty years ago or so, when it first hit the scene big, it was so much better than Busch/Miller/etc. it is hard to describe. Finding it on tap was a "woo-hoo" moment. Not so much anymore. Still OK IMO, but many more and better options are available.

mtnbkr · « **Reply #18 on:** May 27, 2015, 10:22:12 AM »

Quote from: HankB on May 27, 2015, 09:39:37 AM

That is so wrong - Sam Adams' Cherry Wheat and Cranberry Lambic beers are just plain nasty.

Lambics in general are nasty. Being Sam Adams makes it all the worse.

Quote from: Mike Irwin on May 27, 2015, 09:40:56 AM

I've never been a big fan of Sam Adams beer...

Me neither. SA uses some ingredient or yeast that gives all of their beers an odd taste to my palate. I don't like any of them as a result. I'd rather have a PBR or High Life.

Chris

Jamisjockey · « **Reply #19 on:** May 27, 2015, 10:24:59 AM »

Generally it's my go to beer. I don't go out of my way for craft beers.
Beer that I just can't drink....bud. Can't. It's just nasty to me. I'll drink other pilsners from time to time but bud just makes me

K Frame · « **Reply #20 on:** May 27, 2015, 10:45:19 AM »

Agreed. Bud is just awful.

PBR is OK if it's really cold, otherwise it's swill.

I really enjoy Coors, Coors Light, and Miller Light as general drinking beers.

Sierra Nevada and Old Dominion are nice, occasionally, as well.

Balog · « **Reply #21 on:** May 27, 2015, 11:58:37 AM »

Quote from: Mike Irwin on May 27, 2015, 09:32:10 AM

Or if your dive doesn't clean its lines and taps properly.

Also a possibility. The stuff they have that sells out quickly and gets rotated to a new style seems to taste clean though.

Balog · « **Reply #22 on:** May 27, 2015, 12:00:25 PM »

Quote from: mtnbkr on May 27, 2015, 10:22:12 AM

Lambics in general are nasty. Being Sam Adams makes it all the worse.
Me neither. SA uses some ingredient or yeast that gives all of their beers an odd taste to my palate. I don't like any of them as a result. I'd rather have a PBR or High Life.

Chris

Sam Adams house yeast has a pretty distinctive flavor and they use it in almost all of their beers.

K Frame · « **Reply #23 on:** May 27, 2015, 12:49:20 PM »

Quote from: Balog on May 27, 2015, 12:00:25 PM

Sam Adams house yeast has a pretty distinctive flavor and they use it in almost all of their beers.

Local culture left over from something scraped from the remnants of the Boston Molasses Flood...

mtnbkr · « **Reply #24 on:** May 27, 2015, 01:40:28 PM »

Quote from: Balog on May 27, 2015, 12:00:25 PM

Sam Adams house yeast has a pretty distinctive flavor and they use it in almost all of their beers.

That explains it.

Chris

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Author Topic: Shiner beer (Read 2705 times)