Thursday, January 15, 2009

Thirsty Thursday #18



Shiner 100 - Commemorator
by Spoetzl Brewery, Shiner, TX
Style: Dopplebock
ABV: 6.7%

I got five left. Anyone wanna trade?

Shiner is 100! To celebrate their anniversary they’ve released this stark bier, or dopplebock. It looks good, smells ok, but the flavor just ain’t there. I say go ahead and try it. I mean come on 100 years, that is pretty cool. Just don’t expect it to touch Ayinger’s Celebrator.

4 comments:

assurbanipaul said...

Shiner 100 = What Shiner Bock *should* taste like. Good beer but falls short of D-bock.

Machuca said...

True.

Lee said...

I disagree. I like it. It's kind of a "light dopplebock." While I love a good hearty db, sometimes the malts can be so heavy that it just overwhelms me. I had no such problem with 100. (It has "drinkability"?)

Lee said...

Hey Machuca: E-mail me your Capitol contact info. Maybe we can get together for a pint after work this spring.