Shiner Holiday Cheer

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

A more or less quality beer, just not my thing... big peach in the aroma and flavor. Pecan comes in the aftertaste/outbreath with that familiar nutty/dusty type taste you get when eating nuts. I just don’t like peach... so this is somewhat biased.

[Bottle] Pours a dark amber color with a small amount of beige head. Aroma of peach and light berry. Taste includes almond, vanilla and even some amaretto. Light hints of spice towards the finish. I actually liked this beer. It isn’t the typical holiday brew, which is appealing to me. The demand for this beer in Texas last Christmas was crazy (they sold out in many places).

I actually kinda enjoyed this .. but varied bottle to bottle... some were mild fruitiness with a bitter mouth, while some were basically just peach and nuts... . poured a dark copper color, generally good foam .. . a nice light xmas brew...

12oz I think from ericandersnavy, shared with my gf. Pours rich brown with a tan head. Nose is sweet with rich peach notes. Taste is sweet but also cloyingly bitter, the peach certainly comes through, but I can’t drink this.

This is a refreshing change from the normal spiced up holiday beers I am used to. The smell is dominant with peaches and citrus aromas. Initially there is a unique blend of peaches and pecans and a moderatly hoppy presence. It starts sweet but toward the end the peach flavor looses some appeal and gives way to a nutty malt aftertaste. Overall this is an interesting holiday beer that would go well with a fruity dessert dish or cake.

Overall Impression: Kind of a dull combination of lots of fruit flavors, if that makes any sense

(Thanks to Headbanger for this bottle) - Color is a deep amber with very good carbonation and a nice tight head. Aroma is light peach scent. Taste is easy, smooth and fruity. Starting with a lighter medium body it goes down smooth. Finish comes in with a nice peach taste then some bitterness and a hint of caramel. After taste has a faint nutty taste as the bitterness builds just a bit. This is a tasty little brew and an interesting take on a holiday brew.

dark ruby in color with a half-inch beige head. Soft, subtle malt aroma with a dash of fruity bubble gum. Taste is sweet and fruity, touches of apricot, and MORE than a little bubble gummy, with a dash of holiday spice. Dark, bitter aftertaste. Odd. Not bad per se, but certainly not great.