"I love bocks, I drink shiner all the time" is starting to piss me off.

[SlickTX]

It's been a while since I had a Shiner Bock, but my recollection was that it was kinda similar to Yuengling

You can't throw a dead cat around here without hitting a Shiner Bock sign or bottle. I will drink one from time to time but I would prefer Yuengling (I wish they sold it around here). Shiner Bock tastes metallic to me and it is a bit offputing.

 

[wyoast]

I drink Shiner bock on occasion too.. what would a good representative of a bock style beer that I could get my hands on here in Texas?? I have had a homebrewed dopplebock that was absolutely fantastic!! but commercially, what are some suggestions??

Thanks,

 

[Hopinista]

I drink Shiner bock on occasion too.. what would a good representative of a bock style beer that I could get my hands on here in Texas?? I have had a homebrewed dopplebock that was absolutely fantastic!! but commercially, what are some suggestions??

Thanks,

Spaten Optimator

 

[TheZymurgist]

Spaten optimater

That's an amazing beer. I'm not sure whether you can get Bell's in Texas, but their Consecrator is excellent as well. If you have your pick, go for Spaten on draft, and Consecrator in the bottle. I prefer Spaten to Consecrator overall, but they use green bottles, and every six pack I've had has been ever so slightly skunked. Not to the point it was bad, but just so you could notice a difference.

 

[drainbamage]

I drink Shiner bock on occasion too.. what would a good representative of a bock style beer that I could get my hands on here in Texas?? I have had a homebrewed dopplebock that was absolutely fantastic!! but commercially, what are some suggestions??

Thanks,

I don't know if it shows up in Texas, but Ayinger Celebrator is an excellent doppelbock that is fairly common.

 

[Yuri_Rage]

What came first, Shiner Bock, or BJCP style guidelines? Just curious as to why a beer that's been around a while would change it's name to fit into a style?

5 centuries of tradition preceded the BJCP: http://www.germanbeerinstitute.com/bockbier.html

However, the name isn't going to change. It shouldn't. It's the brewery's flagship beer, and people know it well. Damaging sales to appease a handful of angry beer nerds would be silly.

Again, RDWHAHB.

 

[mr_coffee]

If we're talking doppelbocks, I feel obliged to mention Paulaner Salvatore. Mmmm, might have to put a doppelbock on the to-do list!

-m

 

[garcia]

If we're talking doppelbocks, I feel obliged to mention Paulaner Salvatore. Mmmm, might have to put a doppelbock on the to-do list!

-m

I made a killer!!!! Doppelbock not to long ago. I should remake it!

 

[bberg]

this forum made me buy a sixer variety pack... woops.

 

[jhoneycutt]

this forum made me buy a sixer variety pack... woops.

Good or bad?

 

[mr_coffee]

I made a killer!!!! Doppelbock not to long ago. I should remake it!

<threadjack>You should remake it! And you should post the recipe! Partial grain would work, since I'm not set up for all-grain yet...</threadjack>

-m

 

[bberg]

Good or bad?

no regrets. I've had 3 of the 6 and have enjoyed them all.

 

[b-boy]

I'm from Nova Scotia. Alexander Keith's is practically a religion out East. Everybody out there drinks Keith's India Pale Ale. Ever watch someone who's only ever drank Keith's when you offer them a real IPA?

Him: "What're ya drinkin' there?"
Me: "It's an IPA I made, it's a clone of Stone Ruination. Want a glass?"
Him: "Sure, I love IPA's, been drinkin' Keith's since high school."

Hilarity ensued.

I had some of that when I was camping in Algonquin a few years ago. I was expecting a nice hoppy IPA. Wrong! I was pissed because I traded some Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald for the Alexander Keiths. I think I got the short end of that deal.

As far as Shiner Bock goes, I picked up a six pack last summer when I was down south. I only drank one. The rest got dumped. Nasty!

 

[Zuljin]

Years of crack smoking has ruined some of yalls taste buds. :cross:

 

[user 30639]

I've said this before, here's the good thing about Shiner Bock. I can be at any bar or restaurant in Texas and get one, it doesn't matter if everything else they have is BMC products, you can still get Shiner. From a fancy Dallas steakhouse to something that resembles Bob's Country Bunker out in East Texas.

And, if I'm out on the patio grilling and listening to Red Dirt music, a can of Shiner Bock pairs well with those activities.