Jack Straw
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I just hate having that feeling that I am missing out on something good. Could someone please explain the references to Shiner Bock that keep showing up on TFL?
Jack
Jack
What's all this about Shiner Bock?
- Thread starter Jack Straw
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It's a Texas thang!
www.shiner.com
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www.shiner.com
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Bulldawg: NRA, GOA, TSRA, Shiner Bock Connoisseur.
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Glenn E. Meyer
New member
When I interviewed for my professor (ha ha)
job in TX, two guys in my department took
my out to their lease for a little shooting.
They asked what my hobbies were, trying to see if I was a stand up guy. After all, I was from NYC and OR. I said I dabbled in shooting and they tested my mettle. One of our more
citified colleagues fussed that they were going to shoot the candidate (me)and thought that I was going along to suck up for the job. HA HA HA.
I also after ditching the interview crew in the evening went down to the hotel bar to talk to the bartender about the town.
I asked for a local good beer. I was given a Shiner and was converted. Great stuff - although I have a passing yen for a Henry's from OR sometimes.
I still love Tillamook cheddar and miss the OR seafood.
A town has to have a good local beer to make it worthwhile to move to.
Now Shiner has great medicinal qualities.
Last year, I foolish tested a Winchester Pistol grip Defender by trying to use it's sights.
After removing the grip from my lip, I sat under a tree and treated my injury by doses of Shiner with some Tylenol.
Going off to the boonies again - see what happens.
job in TX, two guys in my department took
my out to their lease for a little shooting.
They asked what my hobbies were, trying to see if I was a stand up guy. After all, I was from NYC and OR. I said I dabbled in shooting and they tested my mettle. One of our more
citified colleagues fussed that they were going to shoot the candidate (me)and thought that I was going along to suck up for the job. HA HA HA.
I also after ditching the interview crew in the evening went down to the hotel bar to talk to the bartender about the town.
I asked for a local good beer. I was given a Shiner and was converted. Great stuff - although I have a passing yen for a Henry's from OR sometimes.
I still love Tillamook cheddar and miss the OR seafood.
A town has to have a good local beer to make it worthwhile to move to.
Now Shiner has great medicinal qualities.
Last year, I foolish tested a Winchester Pistol grip Defender by trying to use it's sights.
After removing the grip from my lip, I sat under a tree and treated my injury by doses of Shiner with some Tylenol.
Going off to the boonies again - see what happens.
This crew had talked so much about it, I finally went out and bought some. Actually documented my first sips here on some thread about Shiners.
I hate to change from my good European/Irish brews, but damn if it wasn't good.
I now buy it... in addition to my Harp, Guiness, Beck, Grolsch, Samuel Smith, etc., etc.
By the way, you can see if it's sold in your neck of the woods from their website: http://www.shiner.com/home.html
Roon
I hate to change from my good European/Irish brews, but damn if it wasn't good.
I now buy it... in addition to my Harp, Guiness, Beck, Grolsch, Samuel Smith, etc., etc.
By the way, you can see if it's sold in your neck of the woods from their website: http://www.shiner.com/home.html
Roon
I may have to take me a roadtrip south to Maryland, (unarmed of course) and buy me a case of that Shiner stuff and just see what we boys east of the Mississippi are missing 
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Christopher II
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Holy bagels, you can get Shiner in Maryland??
I've been living in MD for almost 22 years, and this is the first positive benefit I've come across!!
Later,
Chris
I've been living in MD for almost 22 years, and this is the first positive benefit I've come across!!
Later,
Chris
I could be a Shiner spokesman. Spoetzl also brews a couple of seasonal ales which go pretty well, a good lager (Shiner "blonde"), and a wheat beer, although I'm not a big fan of wheat brews.
When I first met my wife, the only beer she would drink was Pearl Light. I couldn't imagine....
When I first met my wife, the only beer she would drink was Pearl Light. I couldn't imagine....
cruiserman
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Gopher, The Lone Star restaurant here in Scottsdale stopped serving Shiner. I was told it wasn't popular 
. I spent a few years at TAMU and drank Shiner now and then. It was OK. I'm a stout person (Guinness, Murphy's, Caffree's, etc. Local brews in Phoenix are good, too: Sonoran Red Ale, and Kiltlifter.
. I spent a few years at TAMU and drank Shiner now and then. It was OK. I'm a stout person (Guinness, Murphy's, Caffree's, etc. Local brews in Phoenix are good, too: Sonoran Red Ale, and Kiltlifter.I was in Texas on business and visited the brewery in Shiner. It is very nice. The Bock reminds me of many of the beers from home, though I think it would be better if it were slightly more bitter. Last Friday several of my friends from work had a drink after work. They all had wine or rum or coke, but the bar had Shiner Bock. Wonderful!
Sorry Folks,
But I'm a home brewer, and there is one small problem with Shinner Bock - it's not a Bock. Bocks must have an Original Specific Gravity of 16.5 to 18.5, Shinner is only 11. Bocks are to have International Bittering Units of 20 to 30, Shinner is only 14. Bocks are to have Alcohol Content by Volume of 6 to 7.5%, Shinner is only 4.41%. If it's a Lager (Web site doesn't say), it fits nicely into the category of an American Style Dark Lager, which is a far cry from a real German Style Bock. Kind of like referring to my .357 Sigs as .357 Magnums.
But since good American Dark Lagers are hard to come by, I'm still considering a drive down to Maryland to try some.
But I'm a home brewer, and there is one small problem with Shinner Bock - it's not a Bock. Bocks must have an Original Specific Gravity of 16.5 to 18.5, Shinner is only 11. Bocks are to have International Bittering Units of 20 to 30, Shinner is only 14. Bocks are to have Alcohol Content by Volume of 6 to 7.5%, Shinner is only 4.41%. If it's a Lager (Web site doesn't say), it fits nicely into the category of an American Style Dark Lager, which is a far cry from a real German Style Bock. Kind of like referring to my .357 Sigs as .357 Magnums.
But since good American Dark Lagers are hard to come by, I'm still considering a drive down to Maryland to try some.
Karin,
I was at the Spoetzl brewery on a Sunday. They were closed. I guess I’ll
have to drink faster to get ‘em on a 7-day work week!
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Ottergal, you cute little dickens!
If you and your party give me enough lead-time when you escape from Granola Country and come to the home of the Texas Shrine, I will *personally* take y'all to the Alamo for about a six-hour tour. Then we'll mosey out back to a little ole bar where you can drink yore fill of Shiner Bock - on me!
Y'all come see us, hear?
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Gusgus,
I agree Shiner Bock does not match the IBUs of a traditional (especially
“German”) Bock Bier... er, beer. I’ve stated that myself. That’s why I call it
Shiner Bock (by brand name) but refer to it as a beer.
However, it IS a darned fine beer! (Or lager, if that's more precise.)
Where I was stationed in Germany (Lower Saxony) there were no “lite”
beers that I know of. Their regular beer (hell, I believe) was called their
light beer. And Shiner Bock tastes very much like the local (hell) beer - as
best I can recall.
Bottom line? I like Shiner Bock better than any other brew I’ve had in America. And it’s a local beer, brewed in a local brewery owned by a local family - not some corporate gun control so-and-so in New York City.
NEW YORK CITY? ... (Get a rope. )
Less than Bock level alcohol means I can enjoy more without alcohol-related
problems. (My wife drives!)
So the International Bittering Units, specific gravity, and alcohol level
matter less to me than the taste and satisfaction of knowing, "These guys
and their beer are the best."
Be a good person. Give a friend a Shiner!
PS. Please note I would feel privileged and happy as a sailor to try some of
your home brewed nectar of the Gods! (Nothin’ “stuck up” about Shiner
folks!)
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I was at the Spoetzl brewery on a Sunday. They were closed. I guess I’ll
have to drink faster to get ‘em on a 7-day work week!
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Ottergal, you cute little dickens!
If you and your party give me enough lead-time when you escape from Granola Country and come to the home of the Texas Shrine, I will *personally* take y'all to the Alamo for about a six-hour tour. Then we'll mosey out back to a little ole bar where you can drink yore fill of Shiner Bock - on me!
Y'all come see us, hear?
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Gusgus,
I agree Shiner Bock does not match the IBUs of a traditional (especially
“German”) Bock Bier... er, beer. I’ve stated that myself. That’s why I call it
Shiner Bock (by brand name) but refer to it as a beer.
However, it IS a darned fine beer! (Or lager, if that's more precise.)
Where I was stationed in Germany (Lower Saxony) there were no “lite”
beers that I know of. Their regular beer (hell, I believe) was called their
light beer. And Shiner Bock tastes very much like the local (hell) beer - as
best I can recall.
Bottom line? I like Shiner Bock better than any other brew I’ve had in America. And it’s a local beer, brewed in a local brewery owned by a local family - not some corporate gun control so-and-so in New York City.
NEW YORK CITY? ... (Get a rope.
)Less than Bock level alcohol means I can enjoy more without alcohol-related
problems. (My wife drives!)
So the International Bittering Units, specific gravity, and alcohol level
matter less to me than the taste and satisfaction of knowing, "These guys
and their beer are the best."
Be a good person. Give a friend a Shiner!
PS. Please note I would feel privileged and happy as a sailor to try some of
your home brewed nectar of the Gods!
(Nothin’ “stuck up” about Shinerfolks!)
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Daniel Watters
New member
I rarely drink alcoholic beverages, but when I do, my brew of choice is none other than Shiner Bock. Alas, I haven't had one since I left San Antonio in 1991.
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