Shiner 97 Bohemian Black Lager

Brewed by Spoetzl Brewery (Gambrinus Company)
Style: Schwarzbier
Shiner, Texas USA

bottle. has a bit of a metallic aroma with a bit of coffee. pours black with a decent tan head. overwhelming taste of licking an ashtray. with a coffee finish.

Black, with reddish hi-lites, like some sort of goth chick or something. And a pale white head, also like some sort of goth chick or something. Tar and coffee aroma, better than that sounds. Flavor is roasty. mildly fruity. Some buttery notes. OK, Iguess.

Black-ruby. Small tan head. Aroma: Roasted malt, hops, caramel. Flavor: The same but sweeter. Nice. Clean finish.

Good dark solid and promising appearance. Little flavor — best described as slow start, no finish.

Flavor did not match the dark color. I expected amore heavy taste that was not there. After taste was somewhat metallic.

Bottle. Pours a clear reddish dark brown with a 2 finger eggshell head and minimal lacing. Nose is sweet malt and light chocolate. Taste is caramel, a touch of cocoa and some mild coffee with a bit of a sour finish. Light mouth feel. Drinkable, not great, but drinkable.

consumed at room temperature from a bottle. i’ve had shiner black chilled and on tap, but this room temp bottle is the best serving i have tasted yet. tar baby black, this beer looks like the gateway dress code to inner Purgatory. no light. no strings of promising reds or autumnal browns. here one only finds sins, sins, and more sins burned and sweetened in glass pitted pockets. strong aromas of dirty coffee and stringent anise waft from a bubbly and quickly dissipated sandy head. chimney heavy sip dust coats the brickwalled columns of the throat - all the way down. shiner black approaches bold and daunting, but calms on a wash of nutty brown ale goodness. complexity is the stage name for this beer. room temperature great is his middle name. one of shiner’s finest. as a texan, i sing this beer’s praises high above his shiner brother ales.

Funky light ashy aroma, a bit smokey with a hint of whisky. A beautiful dark clear reddish black with a thin fine beige head. Its a nice flavor, but very light. Light smokey peat, light creamy dark roast. Medium body with lively carbonation.