Shiner Bock Beer

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Shiner Bock Beer

by Kate McKeon
(Beer Delegate, TX, USA)

Shiner Bock Beer: headache in a bottle? Your comments, please!

Shiner Bock Beer
Spoetzl Brewery, Shiner, TX, USA
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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.

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. Continues below

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.

Kate has ruffled plenty of feathers with this review in particular. If YOU have a comment to make about Shiner Bock, then please speak up! Ed.

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Jul 15, 2010
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Shiner Bock is a great beer
by: Lucky

I've consumed thousands of pints of Shiner Bock and never suffered a headache. It has a warm flavor but is still light enough to be refreshing. Definitely my first choice for readily available brew in Texas. Too bad it isn't available in Canada

May 16, 2010
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great beer
by: Anonymous

It has a good color and its a great beer.
WE went though 30 kegs at an art @ wine festival in May. Bought my first keg and everyone loves the beer.

May 16, 2010
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great beer
by: Anonymous

has a nice color and body a smooth beer

Apr 23, 2010
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The bock
by: Ed

I love the shiner bock. Today I bought my first keg for my home kegerator!! Anyone know what the proper psi setting is? I am guessing 10 to 12.

Apr 23, 2010
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The bock
by: Ed

I love the shiner bock. Today I bought my first keg for my home kegerator!! Anyone know what the proper psi setting is? I am guessing 10 to 12.

Mar 27, 2010
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Headache beer...can they advertize that?!
by: Blinger

Give me a break, folks! Shiner Bock is made with malted barley, corn, roasted malt, hops and yeast.... visit the brewery...which is free and (I think) informative! Most of their other beers do not have any corn, by the way, and no "chemicals" are added. As I recall, it is owned by a family in San Antonio, and not a 'foreign company' or another major brewer. Wish they would let you sample everything but they limit it to a few small glasses. Very clean facility and kid friendly. Great bar bq is 30 mins away in Lockhart.

Mar 08, 2010
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Great Beer
by: Greg Irwin

Hello,I live in Grandville MI. I think this is one of the best tasting beers i have ever had.If i get down to Texas im gona stop at Shiner and have a couple.

Feb 14, 2010
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Shiner also gives me a headache
by: Anonymous

I drink two or three beers on a daily basis. My preference is Saint Arnolds, Canadian beer, and German Beer. I bought a 12 pack of Shiner Boch and will be throwing it away due to the immediate headache half way through one beer. Folks, many American beers do not disclose ingredients, and I suspect this beer includes ingredients in addition to water, malted barley, yeast, and hops. I do not recommend this beer.

Feb 08, 2010
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dope
by: Anonymous

your headache is from dehydration and not Shiner bock.personally I love the stuff , On draught and in a frozen glass its simple unbeatable

Jan 28, 2010
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Interesting
by: Anonymous

My brow raised when I saw the headache comment. The last time I had a Shiner via draft it gave me a headache the next day. Happened again two weeks later. I figured it was a bad keg or something, but it forever changed my view of the Shiner Bock. Looks like I'm not the only one! But that was years ago. I've moved on to more enlightening beers like the Real Ales and Saint Arnolds. Shiner has recently put out a sampler pack that's not too bad, especially the Kosmos! Can't find it by itself though! Another smirk to Shiner? Sold out to a foreign company and word has it it doesn't use sugar, but High Fructose corn syrup. Yuck.

Oct 01, 2009
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Just a good Texas beer
by: Anonymous

This review gives me a headache but that does not make my comment a review.

Shiner Bock is a good solid bock beer that is very popular because it tastes good. It is not a heavily hopped beer. Shiner is a light amber with a very mild taste but it is not watery like a Bud, Coors etc. If you like that type of "beer" then you may get a headache from Shiner. But then, maybe you just don't like beer?

Aug 11, 2009
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Is this a review?
by: Snuff

Is this really a review? Seriously? It gives her a headache the next day so she doesn't like it. That's fine and dandy, but she says nothing of the beer itself. How's it taste? She relates to someone else's review for that, but doesn't give a reference to it. Epic Fail for a beer review in my opinion and a slap in the face to Shiner.