Shiner Smokehaus

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

Appearance: Pours out a clear, orange-yellow body with a modestly-sized, white head. Smell: No need to expect anything akin to Schlenkerla here. Soft pale malts with a touch of sweet-scented grain with the modest aroma of smoked mesquite. Taste: Mildly sweet, grainy, light pale maltiness infused with a pleasant smoked mesquite wood character. Lightly spicy hops and altogether little bitterness - one may assume they wanted to keep the IBUs low to allow the smoke to shine through, but, then again, I’ve never found any of the Shiner brews to be hop bombs. The finish is drying and delicately smokey. Mouthfeel: Light-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: Might work as a training-wheels smoke beer for smoke beer beginners. Would pair rather well with a handful of Lay’s Mesquite BBQ Potato Chips! No, I’m seriously, Lay’s is food too!

smells of sweet and smoke with some grass on the nose. Pours a very hazy Yellow with some head. Very nice carbonation with a smooth finish a light to medium body. Flavor was subtle on the smoke which is why it was so good.. It was refreshing with a nice smokey twist. I really LIkes this beer.. Was it the smokiest Rauchbier I have ever had.... no.. but it was rather good for a different summer brew

Pours a golden copper almost apple juice in color. Smokey almost bbq mesquite in aroma. Tastes like smoke from the bbq. Normally I enjoy all Shiner Brewery beers but not this one.

Pours a golden transparent color with a small white head. Aroma is smoked meat and malt. Flavor is light smoke, mesquite, a little meat, touch of hops, peat. Interesting smoked, very light for the style.

12 oz. Clear golden with a small head that flits away. Nice bacon and apple smells. Flavor is smoke, sourish grass and apple, light caramel. Light body is tingly and dry.

First impression is very positive as it is quite a nice pour. The liquid is a bit yellow, light gold with a nice thick white head and crazy carbonation. Scent is smoke over some light hops. Don’t see why this one has gotten ranked so poorly ...yet. The taste isn’t great but I do think it is probably hovering a bit higher than the score would lead you to believe here. A smoky, mossy, and slightly sweet brew. Refreshing. I quite like this beer. Palate is suitably thick but perhaps a bit over carbonated.

Nice yellow color, average sized white head. It smells like burned wood, blech. The taste is also smoky mesquite and a medicinal aftertaste. I knew this beer was smoked before I bought it but I didn’t think it would be so prominent. I really did not enjoy this beer. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 08-04-2009 00:46:17

Dry dark straw color with a taller wispy vanilla tinged, wispy, white head. Hints of smoke rest upon a light unassuming lager (pale malt with grain and corn). I do seem to smell roasted corn. Some iodine and peat also in the scent. LIght start in the flavors. A hint of caramel followed by a peat and light smoke taste. Finish is dry and lightly smokey. A decent mesquite flavor, but not enough malt goodness to back it up. A simple smoke pale lager. I really need to get to Bamberg again.