Shiner 98 Bavarian Style Amber Lager

Formerly brewed at Spoetzl Brewery (Gambrinus Company)
Style: American Dark Lager
Shiner, Texas USA

8/9/07: Bottle.
Amber bodied. Mild aroma – wheat like. Lager flavor with a malty sweetness. Finish has a hoppy bitterness to it with a wheat bite.

I’m a Shiner fan and this beer almost ruins it for me with the initial aroma. The bitterness saves it for me and proud to continue my fandom with this beer.

12 oz bottle,poors clear copper w/ a nice pillowy head.malty spice nose.thin mouth feel,sweet slight hop presence finishes sclean.ok beer better than original shiner but nothing special.

light body, oily feel, lively, bitter. Pretty good beer. Not a metal flavor like original shiner.

Ummmmm...I really don’t see the difference between this and regular old Shiner. So see my review on Shiner if you were wondering...served as part of a sampler, The Flying Saucer, Houston.

Beer pours amber in color with a well retained off white head. Aroma is fairly benign, but there are some modest malty, caramel notes with a touch of dust. Flavor is pleasently sweet like sweet bread that is not overly sweet just the right amount of very light hop spiciness in the finish. This is an enjoyable lager beer.

Pours a deep copper with a whitish head. Aroma is malty with a hint of spicy hops. Flavor is sweet caramel with some burnt notes. Medium bodied. Bitterness does linger a bit. Remids me of a watered down maerzen.

In the bottle from Beertopia. Pours a dark golden to light amber color with a medium-sized slightly off-white head. Has a pleasant, but mild floral hop aroma with just a slight tinge of pepper. Medium thin in body, the beer mildly builds to a small, but present biting bitterness on the tongue at the very finish. Not a remarkable beer by my standards, but a better than average beer for a Shiner. has a clearly appreciable sweetness that makes this rather easy to drink, but not swilly enough for the masses.