jkwalking05 (1485), Arlington, Texas, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 | Mar 17, 2008 Reddish amber with a mediocre cream colored head. Wheat and caramel aromas. Flavors of grain, a little fruit and caramel. Cletus (5057), Connecticut, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Feb 28, 2008 Pours rose red with a thin tan head. Smells earthy. Tastes sweet and spicy with a fair amount of earthiness. Decent. BMan1113VR (2894), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 | Feb 13, 2008 Moderate malts and wheat in thee aroma. Frothy, brown head. Some very marginal lacing and fair retention for a Shiner. Redish-brown in color. Taste is malty with a salty finish and a lot of copper-metallicyness in the finish. Not sure what that is from, but it is in the bottle as well as my glass, so it isn’t a contaminent I added. Otherwise the texture is dryish with, as usual, a bit too much fizzyness in the carbonation. So-so, although it is very sippable. barefooter64 (1), USA does not count | 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 | Feb 11, 2008 Tea brown with typical Spoetzl carbonation. Head is a finger or so and slowly fades. Nice malty flavor with a clean finish. Less "Spoetzl"ly than most of their other brews. Easy to drink, not much if any complexity in the finish. Haslinger (649), Syracuse, New York, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Feb 10, 2008 Updated: Mar 3, 2008very good refreshing winter ale. I liked what was happening with this I feel that it could be better with some refinement. This is probably my favorite Shiner though. Wouldn’t buy again at present hopdog (5604), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Feb 2, 2008 12oz bottle acquired in trade with lb4lb (thanks!). Poured a deeper orange color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of burnt grains, caramel, and wheat. Tastes of chocolate, wheat, caramel, and roasty. Noticeably missing where any traces of bananas and cloves/spices. thehinge (245), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Jan 20, 2008 Brownish-ruby colored pour. Has a small, cream colored head. Aroma has hints of roasting. Taste has strong hints of roasted malts. Finish left me a little disappointed....perhaps a little metallic.
mmmbeer (762), Austin, Texas, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Dec 27, 2007 12 oz. bottle poured into the trusty stein- poured semi transparent, off white head quickly went away, mild carbonation. Aroma of very light caramel and roasted malt. Hits the mouth with a medium body, defined malt, smooth and mild finish of hops. Very pleasing, and good for the price.
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