Kate McKeon reviews Shiner Bock Beer and wishes she hadn't...

Shiner Bock beer review
Submitted by Kate McKeon

Shh, I have a secret to tell... are you ready? Close the door. You can't tell anyone.

I really, really, really dislike Shiner beer.

Gasp! Yes, I know, it is hard to accept, but quite frankly it is a headache in a bottle. I drink a good many beers without trouble the next day, but Shiner ALWAYS sets off a chain reaction of allergies and a massive headache.

Shiner Bock beer

Probably not the best beer in the world...

Mind you, I can polish off a BOTTLE of Champagne by myself without fear for the next day, but one bottle of Shiner Bock makes me cry like a baby.

A fellow compatriot said this about Shiner: "Shiner is nothing marvelous in my book. It always tastes a bit muddy to me, like it has too many ingredients or something."

Yes, exactly. Shiner tries too hard to be the uber-Amber but falls far short. That said, it is extraordinarily popular.

It is considered an IMPORT anywhere other than Shiner, TX and the immediate area, so way up here in Dallas we pay fancy bottle prices for a beer I could get for $45/KEG in college 1996-1998 prices.

Shiner Bock Beer is not named after a drunk-punch fight, remarkably enough. But it will make you feel like you've been in one.