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!)
[This message has been edited by Dennis (edited March 09, 2000).]