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Shiner 96 Marzen

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932.86/5.02.85/5.0Special5.8%35.4Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein
Commercial Description:
Shiner 96,authentic Marzen-style brew,is handcrafted in small batches. Historically,Marzen(Marz is German for March) was a rich lager brewed in the spring and enjoyed during the autumn months. This style of beer was made famous in 1810, when served to celebrate a Bavarian royal wedding that prompted the firs "Oktoberfest" celebration.
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 carboloader (320), Houston, Texas, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/512/20
Dec 16, 2005  
From bottle (not far from brewery though). Pours transparent amber with carbonation bubbles. Decent white foamy head that lasts a bit. Aroma is corn and some citrus. Tastes metallic. Some yeast and sweetness -- crisp finish due to slight carbonation. Otherwise seems pretty plain to me. Decent buzz though.


 BeerandBlues2 (3223), Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 13, 2005  
12-oz. bottle. Pours brass with loads of tiny fast-rising bubbles and a small diminishing off-white head; some falling lined lacing. Light caramel malt (meal, cereal) and cardboard yeast (horse blanket) aroma and faint fruit (apple) hops. Light roasted caramel malt sweet yeast flavor with apple hops and a sour to bitter finish. Light to medium bodied and smooth, very drinkable palate.


 beerinmarch (2810), Washington, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 13, 2005  
Pours a clear amber with a small white head. Sweet up front with a balanced hop finish. Malts start with a light hint of caramel and light toast, then dry out and finishes with a grassy hop finish. My only complaint was this beer felt very thin on the palate, really felt watery, but other than that not a bad beer.


 Scubatrip (388), Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 12, 2005  
From the bottle, pours a clear golden amber with a quickly disappearing thin white bubbly head. Aromas of malt extract and some caramel. Tastes like it smells. Some caramel, dark malts, and just a hint of citrus and fruits at the end. I like this one.


 Quixote18 (230), Johnson City, Tennessee, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/54/103/58/20
Dec 7, 2005  
Looks pretty, but appearances can be decieving, now can’t they? Smells almost like the malt extract syrup I use for homebrewing. Tastes that way too. Way too sweet and cloying, not balanced. After I rated it I finished the glass off with a plate of cheese and crackers. This isn’t as bad when you consume it with salty foods. I’m a sucker for a good Oktoberfest but this is just not very good.


 bourne (161), Suwon, South Korea
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/512/20
Dec 6, 2005  
This beer inmpressed me. pours a thick amber with an offwhite head. Sweet aroma of yams or sweet potatos. slightly yeasty with a good bit of malt. best shiner beer ive tried.


 jgentgesdo (564), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/513/20
Dec 5, 2005  
Pours orange with good off-white head that laces well. Sweet, almost candy-like flavor with pumpkinspice and good malt flavors. Rather cloying finish. OK Marzen.


 NYHarvey (2154), New York, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Dec 2, 2005  
Courtesy of AndrewM <P> Aroma of buttered yams. Light orange color capped by a massive fuffly, white head. Very nice sweet malty profile with a bit of a sweet buttery (again) vegtal mash finish. I rather liked this and am suprised byt he low rating. I think it is a very tasty and distinct Marzen.



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