I have a case of their bock in the fridge for today's barbecue.

Looking forward to farky'ing more farkers into my "Shiner fan yellow." I know I'm missing a few.

I loves me some Shiner. Got a case in the fridge next to the steaks.

Er... almost a case. I'm on my second one.

palladiate: I have a case of their bock in the fridge for today's barbecue.

Looking forward to farky'ing more farkers into my "Shiner fan yellow." I know I'm missing a few.

Color me Shiner yellow. There are going to be two kinds of beer at the BBQ this afternoon: Shiner (Bock, Blonde, Smokehaus), and a batch of homebrew that I just bottled two weeks ago ;)

Color me Yellow as well pal. I am about to crack open another.

My skin is colored Shiner yellow. I pretty much lived on a 12-pack of Shiner Bock a night in college.

Now, the occasional Smokehaus or Blonde six-pack makes it's way into my fridge, then quickly into me.

Happy Birthday, Spoetzl Brewery. It's about time I go back for the tour again.

I have a 6-pack of both Shiner Bock and their current Commemorator. Having gone to college in San Marcos, it was really the stuff that got me through 4+ years there.

Shiner was better before Gambrinus bought it and started brewing it with corn.

Real Ale and Live Oak FTW.

I'll take St. Arnold's instead. Cool?

Damn, thanks for reminding me, need to get a six pack for the brats I'm grilling up later.

RagingLeonard: Shiner was better before Gambrinus bought it and started brewing it with corn.

That was why I eventually stopped drinking the Bock. Turned my stomach sour.

Real Ale and Live Oak FTW.

And 512.

I miss Celis White and Pecan Street.

since the first sentence of tfa made me curious...



damn, it really is in the middle of nowhere

I will crack open a cold Shiner Bock to celebrate..

You suck submitter, I read the first two words and thought it was going to be a death thread for Waters or Gilmour.

Had some Shiner Bock on a trip to visit my dad. Tasty stuff.

Their hefeweizen makes a kick ass summer brew.

I'll have a Shiner Black and another'n back thank you!

Happy Birthday and Prositz! Y'all.

see Texas isn't all bad....

I have no idea, but cheers to all of you!

I was going to say "y'all" but since I'm addressing Texans, I wasn't sure if I was allowed.

furiousxgeorge: Get off the lawn.

That is good too.... too bad we can't get it here.

furiousxgeorge: Get off the lawn.

THIS

/fark TX
//fark PA, for that matter

Megain: since the first sentence of tfa made me curious...



damn, it really is in the middle of nowhere

Go about 300 miles to the west and you are in the middle of nowhere. There are probably 5 or 6 million people within a couple of hours drive of Shiner.

shiner bock is some tasty brew. furiousxgeorge beat me to the yuengling post. that is also some tasty beverage. i feel bad for everyone not in the vicinity of the pottsville brewery, premium yuengs are probably my favorite right now. finally got some on tap last week, it was amazing.

Ugh, beer from Texas.

Nothing good comes from that redneck hellhole.

/fark Texas.

Before I read the last part of the headline, I thought the Celebrity Death March (TM?) had stopped at the residence of a Pink Floyd member.

/whew.

I submitted this with a worse headline.

+1

mmmm...need to go get some...

Love me the Shiner...

Shiner Bock
Shiner Blonde
Shiner Hef
Shiner 96
Shiner beer is nectar of the Texas Gods...

/Smithwicks is nectar of the Irish gods...

Pearl FTW!

/My favorite Texas beer
//under 7 bucks for a 12 pack
/// beer

sforce: You suck submitter, I read the first two words and thought it was going to be a death thread for Waters or Gilmour.



No no no no no no no no. Don't even say that. Don't even think it.

I am going to get drunk and give my wife a shiner. Does that count?

HaywoodJablonski: I'll take St. Arnold's instead. Cool?

A fellow follower of Saint Arnold huh? Do you know when they are moving to the new brewery?

You guys are obviously Yankee poseurs. Lone Star is the beer of Texas.

/gets a headstart on the lynch mob
//is totally kidding
///still running though

TemperedEdge: furiousxgeorge: Get off the lawn.

THIS

/fark TX
//fark PA, for that matter

Just enjoyed a Commemorator a little while ago.


///fark ironic misspellings, lostprophyt

Hefeweizen, not Bock. In this heat, three "sips" and another one's gone.

Coco LaFemme: sforce: You suck submitter, I read the first two words and thought it was going to be a death thread for Waters or Gilmour.



No no no no no no no no. Don't even say that. Don't even think it.

I don't wish it upon anyone but if I had to choose I'd rather Water's stick around longer than Gilmour. You know, the talent that wrote everything. You can always find another good guitarist - You can't replace the creative side though.

/threadjack probably not over

SoxSweepAgain: Ugh, beer from Texas.

Nothing good comes from that redneck hellhole.

/fark Texas.

....says the lonely sober fatass.

A damn fine brew from a small Texas town. I love me some bock, got a keg of it tapped at the house right now in my kegerator.

I always have a blonde or two after I finish cutting the yard...it's like my own little victory celebration.

The heff is good, but not my favorite heff. The black is badass, as is the (99)helles lagger. The 100 has also found its way into my heart, my beer fridge, and my stomach.

I'm still waiting to try the smokehaus. The little lady picked me up a couple of 6ers of that this morning for the pool lounging and grilling we are going to be doing after we both get out of work.

Happy birthday spoetzl brewery! I'll be returning for the tour again later this summer.

Megain: damn, it really is in the middle of nowhere

Not really. It's pretty close to Buc-ee's.

Have any of you tried the Shiner Kosmos? As much as I adore the Bock, the Kosmos is a damn fine beer.

SoxSweepAgain: Ugh, beer from Texas.

You're from Colorado- the home of Coors Light- and you're dissing Shiner? Fark the fark off, and tell Adolph Coors to brew something that doesn't taste like Satan's venereal urine.

A-B specifically makes ZEIGLERBOCK (which is the same as their Michelob Amber Bock) specifically for Texas, to try out-compete Shiner

One shiner yellow tag here as well. Sitting at my office with a few cold ones right now.

Gonz: Not really. It's pretty close to Buc-ee's.

Nice. I stop at that Buc-ee's everytime i am in the area.

Majik_Smoke: A damn fine brew from a small Texas town. I love me some bock, got a keg of it tapped at the house right now in my kegerator.

I always have a blonde or two after I finish cutting the yard...it's like my own little victory celebration.

The heff is good, but not my favorite heff. The black is badass, as is the (99)helles lagger. The 100 has also found its way into my heart, my beer fridge, and my stomach.

I'm still waiting to try the smokehaus. The little lady picked me up a couple of 6ers of that this morning for the pool lounging and grilling we are going to be doing after we both get out of work.

Happy birthday spoetzl brewery! I'll be returning for the tour again later this summer.

The smokehaus was dissapointing, it tasted like someone crushed bbq potato chips into my beer. while the combination sounds good it really isnt.

exi: Megain: since the first sentence of tfa made me curious...



damn, it really is in the middle of nowhere

Go about 300 miles to the west and you are in the middle of nowhere. There are probably 5 or 6 million people within a couple of hours drive of Shiner.

yeah, i was speaking in relative terms about being (very) roughly the same distance from the 3 major cities on the map. then again, that probably has some hellacious advantages

I used to drink it all the time because it was decent and cheaper than most any other beer around. The quality is still pretty good but they've raised the price so much that it is usually pricier than better imported beers like Grolsch, Pilsner Urquell, Becks... Why pay import prices for something brewed nearby that's not as good? I have no idea but people still buy it. In fact it's more popular than ever. But I only drink it anymore when I'm out someplace and the alternatives are Coors, Miller, Budweiser, and that sort of urine water.

God I miss the old days living in Gonzales, Texas. Weekends were either trips to Shiner, Port A, Villa Acuna or Canyon Lake.

And a personal question for Baka-San: You really bbq your kids? I keed.

palladiate: I have a case of their bock in the fridge for today's barbecue.

Looking forward to farky'ing more farkers into my "Shiner fan yellow." I know I'm missing a few.

Add me. My favorite beer of theirs is the Hefeweizen. The best brew for summertime and pizza time.

Happy 100th, Shiner!

/Prosit!

My friend used to drive down to Texas once a year (from NY). I had him pick up a few cases of Shiner for me. He typically loaded up his pickup after the people up here started getting a taste for it.

Gonz: Megain: damn, it really is in the middle of nowhere

Not really. It's pretty close to Buc-ee's.

Have any of you tried the Shiner Kosmos? As much as I adore the Bock, the Kosmos is a damn fine beer.

SoxSweepAgain: Ugh, beer from Texas.

You're from Colorado- the home of Coors Light- and you're dissing Shiner? Fark the fark off, and tell Adolph Coors to brew something that doesn't taste like Satan's venereal urine.

I tried the Kosmos last night for the first time ever with some home made tacos al pastor, and GODDAMN was it delicious.

Congratulations.

*dons flame retardant gear*

/still tastes like ass, though

Yuengling is goddamn kraut piss.

Shiner forever.

/found a bar that has 99 on tap, happiest day ever

Boy that brought back memories.

1987? or so...Took a road trip to Shiner from Austin with about 8 other people...in a big, white hearse that one of the guys won in a contest.

Took the brewery tour back when the 90+ year old guy who gave all the tours was still alive. Couldn't hear half of what he said. Had a great time.

Shiner fan myself. Draft is the best..Bottles are ok. If you're really jonesin' for some on the river...they got cans for that...

soseussme: I used to drink it all the time because it was decent and cheaper than most any other beer around. The quality is still pretty good but they've raised the price so much that it is usually pricier than better imported beers like Grolsch, Pilsner Urquell, Becks... Why pay import prices for something brewed nearby that's not as good? I have no idea but people still buy it. In fact it's more popular than ever. But I only drink it anymore when I'm out someplace and the alternatives are Coors, Miller, Budweiser, and that sort of urine water.

Are you shopping at HEB? Because at HEB, it's some of the cheapest stuff that's not a macrobrew.

/If you're not in Texas, it's an imported beer.

.





Happy birthday guys.

Eddie_Dean_NY: RagingLeonard: Shiner was better before Gambrinus bought it and started brewing it with corn.

That was why I eventually stopped drinking the Bock. Turned my stomach sour.

Real Ale and Live Oak FTW.

And 512.

I miss Celis White and Pecan Street.

Yeah, I've heard good things about 512, but I haven't tried it yet.
Celis White is still being made (by some Michigan brewery), but it is a shell of its former self.

Black was my favorite Shiner but the Commemorator grew on me. Wife really loves it. Shiner beers are not the finest beers in America but they are damn good. You can always count on it.

As a few people stated Live Oak. Good beer but all of them I have personally drank seemed to have the same taste.

/now where is our Texas tag?

Megain: since the first sentence of tfa made me curious...



damn, it really is in the middle of nowhere

My friend has a ranch about 30 minutes away from Shiner. Great Country!

Eddie_Dean_NY:

That was why I eventually stopped drinking the Bock. Turned my stomach sour.

Real Ale and Live Oak FTW.

And 512.

I miss Celis White and Pecan Street.

Real Ale FTW indeed sir. just ordered a keg of Devils Backbone and Lost Gold for the pub.

Shiner makes some great stuff but right now this is in season and taking up lots of room in my fridge




/it's better when it's served cold but this hot b/c I'm impatient

Shiner is a must-try beer, the closest thing you will get to an authentic Czech Pilsner in a bottle anywhere this far from Prague.

I am partial to their Bock, but the blond is the better of the two. It has a high, thin, delicate flavor not seen in modern mass-produced beers.

Shiner is best enjoyed in Luckenbach, on a hot summer afternoon.

dhaas: Shiner makes some great stuff but right now this is in season and taking up lots of room in my fridge

/it's better when it's served cold but this hot b/c I'm impatient

I don't know if I got a bad batch or what, but a rep brought in a few bottles of this breweries stuff and me and my boss couldnt even swallow it, it was wretched. But like I said could have been a bad batch, would be willing to try again.

Hollywood Cole: SoxSweepAgain: Ugh, beer from Texas.

Nothing good comes from that redneck hellhole.

/fark Texas.

....says the lonely sober fatass.

Wrong, wrong and wrong.

And not in Texas, so I have that going for me.

Shiner Bock is definitely good stuff, one of my favorite American beers, and being 10 miles or so from Mendocino County, it says something about Shiner that I'm willing to say this. :)

Oops, dropped a /b tag around here somewhere...

SoxSweepAgain: Ugh, beer from Texas.

Nothing good comes from that redneck hellhole.

/fark Texas.


Some of the hottest women on the planet are from Texas. But since you never leave the comfort of your Mom's basement, you'll never know.

Eyebleach: I loves me some Shiner. Got a case in the fridge next to the steaks.

Er... almost a case. I'm on my second one.

I dunno, seems like that's the best kind of a case.

SoxSweepAgain: Pic says 1000 words.

Did some Texan run you off the road with their SUV on the way to stealing your girlfriend at the ski resort?

Get over it already.

I'm enjoying some tasty Shiner right now before heading out to the Ballpark with the family tonight. Go Rangers!

This truly is excellent beer. Too bad I can't find it all of the time in my little bass-ackward town in Georgia.

SoxSweepAgain: Pic says 1000 words.

Actually that pic only says 2 words the are completely irrelevant.

Look honey, I built yew a french fry house

For an authentic hand-copied Joe Bob Briggs autograph and the last sip from my Shiner Bock bottle... Name the Movie.

Actually, there have been quite a few movies and TV shows that featured Shiner bock beer.

Color me Yellow cuz I like me some Shiner.
Yuengling is ok but nothing to get a hard on over.

Mmmmm.... we're having brisket, ribs, and Shiner today.

/live in WA

Frankiesuicide: Majik_Smoke: A damn fine brew from a small Texas town. I love me some bock, got a keg of it tapped at the house right now in my kegerator.

I always have a blonde or two after I finish cutting the yard...it's like my own little victory celebration.

The heff is good, but not my favorite heff. The black is badass, as is the (99)helles lagger. The 100 has also found its way into my heart, my beer fridge, and my stomach.

I'm still waiting to try the smokehaus. The little lady picked me up a couple of 6ers of that this morning for the pool lounging and grilling we are going to be doing after we both get out of work.

Happy birthday spoetzl brewery! I'll be returning for the tour again later this summer.

The smokehaus was dissapointing, it tasted like someone crushed bbq potato chips into my beer. while the combination sounds good it really isnt.


Smokehaus is inconsistent. One 6 pack I had a slightly roasted undertone and was okay, the next had none and was pretty much tasted like the Helles.

It's nowhere near as smoky as german rauchbier.

I'm not a big fan of the Bock, but I love Shiner Blonde.
Rahr sucks. Never had a Rahr beer I've liked, and I'm from Fort Worth.
My favorite "state" beer is still Lone Star.
Yuengling's great. You PA folks should tell your reps to start distributing the stuff west of the Mississippi.

/Texas only sucks because of the folks from the east & west coasts moving here and farking it up.
//Thanks for nothing.

I do my part to ensure job security for Shiner employees...
Their Bock is one tasty beverage.

TheDirtyNacho:

It's nowhere near as smoky as german rauchbier.

Agreed. Or even the Smoked porter from Stone.

yeah, beer.
wow.
I bet they make bacon there, too...


SLASHFLASH-Texas still sucks.

RagingLeonard: Celis White is still being made (by some Michigan brewery), but it is a shell of its former self.

It's a lot closer to what it used to be these days (several years ago it was not up to snuff). I also think people have clouded memories of the original and remember it being even better than it was, because Pierre Celis himself has been to the Michigan brewery and the beer met with his approval.

Shiner Bock isn't really a bock but it's a solid enough beer. Am interested to try the Smokehaus -- from reports from my beer folks, it's probably closest to the Schlenkerla Helles (which isn't actually smoked, it has the smoke flavor because the brewery has so much of the smoke ingrained in everything that it still has some light smoke flavor). At least interesting to have a larger distribution American brewery actually making a German-style rauch (as opposed to the various smoked porters out there).

Cool story. I think the secret to their success was their first brewmaster Kosmos and basically sticking to the recipe all these years.

SoxSweepAgain: Ugh, beer from Texas.

Nothing good comes from that redneck hellhole.

/fark Texas.

What is the deal with Coloradoans hating on Texas? It's like you guys have a geographic penis envy or something. I remember my second grade teacher going to Colorado and telling us how much y'all hated Texas. She said you guys brag about colorado gravel. ha ha Your gravel is quite lovely, so I understand the pride you have in it. Seriously though, you don't have to be jealous, you can move here too. We accept all kinds. Happy fourth!!

FlukeBoy: yeah, beer.
wow.
I bet they make bacon there, too...


SLASHFLASH-Texas still sucks.


LOL WUT?

Shiner Black is one of the things that makes living in Texas worthwhile.

Of the numbered beers, I like this year's 100. They saved the best recipe for last.

now off to grill!

/who needs a grill when you have the texas sun

Cool! Been drinking Shiner and Yuenling all day!

Blond is better than the Bock, both are drinkable. But not my favorite despite living only seventy miles from Shiner.

I still have yet to take the tour. But I have toured the nearby (to me) St Arnolds, and tried all their brews.

/Fancy Lawn mower, pretty good

This, in my not-so-humble opinion, is their best.

I agree on the so-so review of their new mesquite-smoked beer.
I was stationed in Bamberg, Germany, home of not one but two of the original rauchbiers - Schlenkerla and Spezial. MMMMmmmmmm, I miss me some rauchbier.

furiousxgeorge

Yuengling is crap.
Sorry, but it is.

It's one of those beers that people think is good only because it's limited geographic availability. But it's still crap.

Why not have two?

PERSONAL NOTE TO ALL YOU DICKHEADS WHO ARE DISSING TEXAS:

Please keep doing what you are doing, and more of the same would be appreciated.

Texas has been the favorite destination of wetbacks from the south and rust-belt refugees from the north, and to be perfectly honest about it, we are quite sick of seeing them. They are about as welcome as surprise weekend guests with a death in the family.

They come here seeking a better life, only to find 50,000 others just like them got here first, we do not want to hear your sad stories, and no we will not give you any free handouts, no we are not cheap or selfish, it is just a matter of too many.

We are overrun with immigrants, so I guess we must be doing something right.

Yes I am sorry life has dealt you a rotten hand, but that is just plain tough. Man up, Nancy-boy, or at least find another shoulder to cry on.

All you people who have never been here and never want to come---but persist in maintaining, Texas is a world-class hellhole, despite never having seen it---thank you ever so much! There are no words to express my gratitude.

For everyone else: If you can't come here with minimum standards of politeness---stay home!

Moved to Austin from Louisiana. Drank Abita and Shiner all through college at Tulane, haven't touched Abita since (more due to the fact that it's $3 more a 6-pack here) and only buy Shiner when there's nothing better at a bar/restaurant or they put out a new seasonal. Abita and Shiner both make a decent beer, but, when Live Oak, St. Arnolds, 512, and Real Ale are putting out better quality across the board, I don't see the point in settling for less.

That said, give Shiner credit where credit is due. They are making lagers in 105 degree heat, that's not exactly easy.

Impudent Domain: Blond is better than the Bock, both are drinkable. But not my favorite despite living only seventy miles from Shiner.

I still have yet to take the tour. But I have toured the nearby (to me) St Arnolds, and tried all their brews.

/Fancy Lawn mower, pretty good

Saint Arnold's in one of my fav brews also. I am partial to the Elisa IPA and Spring Bock (when in season). I can't wait for them to finally open the new brewery.

Happy 100th, Shiner!

I can attest that the Smokehaus is excellent with homemade mesquite barbequed ribs.

get off the lawn? no YOU get off the lawn

olddinosaur Quote 2009-07-04 06:18:08 PM
PERSONAL NOTE TO ALL YOU DICKHEADS WHO ARE DISSING TEXAS:

Please keep doing what you are doing, and more of the same would be appreciated.

Texas has been the favorite destination of wetbacks from the south and rust-belt refugees from the north, and to be perfectly honest about it, we are quite sick of seeing them. They are about as welcome as surprise weekend guests with a death in the family.

They come here seeking a better life, only to find 50,000 others just like them got here first, we do not want to hear your sad stories, and no we will not give you any free handouts, no we are not cheap or selfish, it is just a matter of too many.

We are overrun with immigrants, so I guess we must be doing something right.

Yes I am sorry life has dealt you a rotten hand, but that is just plain tough. Man up, Nancy-boy, or at least find another shoulder to cry on.

All you people who have never been here and never want to come---but persist in maintaining, Texas is a world-class hellhole, despite never having seen it---thank you ever so much! There are no words to express my gratitude.

For everyone else: If you can't come here with minimum standards of politeness---stay home!

Thank you sir, quite right, but you left out one other group that I have been seeing way too much of lately, Californicators.
Hey listen douchebags, just because you farked up your own state and cant pay your bills is no reason to come fark up our state.
Have a nice holiday and Fark you very much.

Slab_Squatthrust Quote 2009-07-04 06:43:28 PM
Happy 100th, Shiner!

I can attest that the Smokehaus is excellent with homemade mesquite barbequed ribs.

Yeah, but with good ribs everything taste good, including some LoneStar.

Impudent Domain: olddinosaur Quote 2009-07-04 06:18:08 PM
PERSONAL NOTE TO ALL YOU DICKHEADS WHO ARE DISSING TEXAS:

Please keep doing what you are doing, and more of the same would be appreciated.

Texas has been the favorite destination of wetbacks from the south and rust-belt refugees from the north, and to be perfectly honest about it, we are quite sick of seeing them. They are about as welcome as surprise weekend guests with a death in the family.

They come here seeking a better life, only to find 50,000 others just like them got here first, we do not want to hear your sad stories, and no we will not give you any free handouts, no we are not cheap or selfish, it is just a matter of too many.

We are overrun with immigrants, so I guess we must be doing something right.

Yes I am sorry life has dealt you a rotten hand, but that is just plain tough. Man up, Nancy-boy, or at least find another shoulder to cry on.

All you people who have never been here and never want to come---but persist in maintaining, Texas is a world-class hellhole, despite never having seen it---thank you ever so much! There are no words to express my gratitude.

For everyone else: If you can't come here with minimum standards of politeness---stay home!

Thank you sir, quite right, but you left out one other group that I have been seeing way too much of lately, Californicators.
Hey listen douchebags, just because you farked up your own state and cant pay your bills is no reason to come fark up our state.
Have a nice holiday and Fark you very much.

Not everyone that moves from California to Texas qualifies in that category. Some of us just wanted to escape the crazy.

"kyoryu" and "impudent domain:"

Thank you, gentlemen, you have made my day and done humanity a fine service.

BUT FOR EVERYONE ELSE: If you are coming to Texas looking to build a better life, we can probably accomidate you.

If you are coming in search of a free handout, you better stay home.

Texas was a refugee haven throughout Nixon's, Ford's, Carter's, Reagan's two, and Bush's recessions, and at some point in time, compassion fatigue sets in; you haqve to say, enough is enough. I am advised Michigan is just about at the point where the last person to leave must turn out all the lights; California is bankrupt, and let's not even start on Florida!

To the south the economy of Mexico is even worse, and now that poverty isn't enough incentive to leave, they are running around the streets shooting each other in record numbers. So that's one more invasion.

Texas remained an island of prosperity through so many recessions, the attitude evolved that anyone who didn't have a job---didn't really want one; Welfare and social services lag far behind the need for them, although to be honest we could probably cope with our own poor if it weren't for the constant influx of outsiders.

Right now, "Comrade Obamavich" is announcing a new round of socialist "reforms" which are sue to throw millions more out of work; we are already bracing for another invasion.

You better wake up and smell the coffee, if it is terrible where you come from, it won't be any better here.

i cant find Shiner Bock anywharz here in yuma....

*sniff sniff* i miss texas

olddinosaur

easy, tiger. thread's about Shiner, which is great and an hour from my house.

I wouldn't say we're overrun with anything except folks in general. Talk about Mexicans and other imports all you want, but it won't change the fact that a) people are alive and b) they're gonna move to the location that best suits their advancement, bringing their labor potential and need for goods and services with them.

To be honest, as long as they keep buying donuts it's not gonna bother me a bit.

I coulda done without the political overtones as well: you're lacking a certain something intellectually if you look to any politician or party to correct what can only be done with your two hands, in my opinion.

PERSONAL NOTE TO ALL TEXANS WITH A GERMAN BACKGROUND:

When I lived in Germany, I found many parallels between German foods, and "Texas" foods which were imported, but evolved over the years. That is hardly surprising, there are so many German colonies in Texas.

Chili con Carne is basically Bavarian Gulaschsuppe with beans and a lot more spices added. Texas sausage is essentially German sausage, made in a different place.

In Germany, "Frankfurters(as they call them in Vienna)" or "Wieners (as they call them in Frankfort; long story)" are a far cry from what passes for "hot dogs" in this country. They are plump and juicy, with a thick casing you have to chomp down hard to bite through.

Bread is a whole different deal, because it is baked under the strict controls of the original Reinheitsgebot, passed in 1518 and still in force. It mandates that bread, beer and other basic foodstuffs shall consist of nothing but pure ingredients, which explains why their foods are so wholesome and ours taste like industrial waste.

I think it would be a great deal to open a traditional sausage factory and old-fashioned hot-dog stand, right next to a brewery, or better yet, inside it; take a trip to Kloisterbrauerei Andechs to see what I mean.

In a worst-case scenario we would drink up all the profits, too much beer is a self-correcting problem.

SoxSweepAgain: Ugh, beer from Texas.

Nothing good comes from that redneck hellhole.

/fark Texas.

That's alright. Just make sure you have our ski slopes ready fatso.

I might get excommunicated from Texas to say this, but the best hot dog in America comes from a little hole-in-the-wall drive-through in Boston; it comes on a white-bread, split-top bun, which I have never seen anywhere else in the nation.

My father showed it to me in 1962; can't forget the hot dogs, but damned if I can remember the address!

If we could steal that recipe it would be gold, dude; pure gold!

I deeply loved the '99 (Helles) and its unavailability makes me a sad panda. The 100/Commemorator is pretty good, but obviously, very different.

Real Ale is bottling Fireman's #4 now. I used to actually spend all year looking forward to drinking that in Austin when I drove down for SXSW. But now I can drink it all day!

Still can't get Bootlegger Brown anywhere outside Austin, though.

/Opal Divine's Freehouse beer list FTW!
//Shiner Bock is still my regular go-to at restaurants

As much as I hated living in Texas (Houston), I did enjoy Shiner.

/and don't start with the "Houston isn't real Texas" crap.

Second time this week I've commented about Shiner Bock.

At $9 a case, leave the BudMillerCoors alone.



/Try the Bohemian Black if you can find it.

Shiner makes me happy. It's hard to come by out here in Southern NV/Southern UT. Thankfully, Lee's Liquors now carries Bock.

Related Sidenote: Did anyone else see The Hangover and notice the beer pyramid in the hotel room was Shiner?

Texas beer?

RagingLeonard: Shiner was better before Gambrinus bought it and started brewing it with corn.

Interesting. I always felt like the Bock recipe changed in the early 90's but I thought it was just that my beer snob palate was maturing and I outgrew the flavor.

Shiner's good, good beer. If you use it to marinade or boil brats, you'll never give it up.

And to all you non-Texans: Don't move to Texas. You'd really, really hate it here. Your life is better where you live and we only fake it when you drive through so you don't feel pity on us. It would suck here for you.

Schmegicky: Look honey, I built yew a french fry house

For an authentic hand-copied Joe Bob Briggs autograph and the last sip from my Shiner Bock bottle... Name the Movie.

Actually, there have been quite a few movies and TV shows that featured Shiner bock beer.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

/did you finish that beer yet?

olddinosaur: PERSONAL NOTE TO ALL YOU DICKHEADS WHO ARE DISSING TEXAS:

Please keep doing what you are doing, and more of the same would be appreciated.

Texas has been the favorite destination of wetbacks from the south and rust-belt refugees from the north, and to be perfectly honest about it, we are quite sick of seeing them. They are about as welcome as surprise weekend guests with a death in the family.

They come here seeking a better life, only to find 50,000 others just like them got here first, we do not want to hear your sad stories, and no we will not give you any free handouts, no we are not cheap or selfish, it is just a matter of too many.

We are overrun with immigrants, so I guess we must be doing something right.

Yes I am sorry life has dealt you a rotten hand, but that is just plain tough. Man up, Nancy-boy, or at least find another shoulder to cry on.

All you people who have never been here and never want to come---but persist in maintaining, Texas is a world-class hellhole, despite never having seen it---thank you ever so much! There are no words to express my gratitude.

For everyone else: If you can't come here with minimum standards of politeness---stay home!

Isn't that bolded part there how Texas was founded?

I'd kind of like to see Texas try to be its own country. I think it'd make a good HBO series. Might not last more than half a season but there's bound to be a comedy goldmine there.

Here in N. Carolina, I am fortunate enough to have free access to both Shiner and Yuengling in almost all their forms.

Yuengling's gotta be on draft. Shiner I can drink either way.

I Miss Mah Bucket: Their hefeweizen makes a kick ass summer brew.

Amen. I drank the last of mine today.

Lord how I miss my home state and its plentiful supply of Shiner. I can get Shiner Bock in Florida, but it's way more expensive... and just not the same.

HaywoodJablonski

I'll take St. Arnold's instead. Cool?

I'm with you on this one. St. Arnold's Amber is my favorite beer. Shiner is ok, but probably not in my top 10. Not that I'd ever turn one down...

Texas beer will never equal California beer.

Shiner Bock is just Miller Genuine Draft compared to flavorful CA brews like West Coast IPA, Sculpin IPA, and the Kronik copper ale.

Steers, queers, and shiat beers, IIRC...

olddinosaur

You lack the politeness that you require from others.

Impudent Domain

As a native Californian and also a 11 year resident of Houston, Texas, I have the ability to call you out on your BS. Your state is gruesome and unholy.

Consider this: Sam Houston was given the territory by Andrew Jackson after he resigned from the Tennessee Gubernatorial (right after his wife left him). He hooked up with a Cherokee woman and his name was, "The Big Drunk". After loosing to the Mexicans at the Alamo, he sent in a negro prostitute to seduce Santa Anna... Hence... "Catching him with his pants down". The battle site is where the Dome sits (Jacinto). Nice of your people to preserve a national landmark... farking perverts.

What is most interesting is that Andrew Jackson is well known for his slaughters of the Native Americans. However, this indiscretion by Houston was not an issue.

Don't even get me started on GWB... or the Bush family, for that matter.

This thread was about beer and you tried to hijack it.

Fark You

socodog - And to all you non-Texans: Don't move to Texas. You'd really, really hate it here. Your life is better where you live and we only fake it when you drive through so you don't feel pity on us. It would suck here for you.


So you enjoy your wetback infested shiat state? Glad at least some of you vermin do. Your beer sucks.

Shiner's Black Lager is their best. If I buy Shiner, I buy that (not that I would turn down any Shiner offered). The only other beer I buy consistently is St. Arnold--pretty much whatever is in season. I prefer their Christmas brew.

I can only give that troll a 4 out of 10 on form and substance. Please submit another entry.

MajorityWhip

As a native Californian and also a 11 year resident of Houston, Texas, I have the ability to call you out on your BS. Your state is gruesome and unholy.

Consider this: Sam Houston was given the territory by Andrew Jackson after he resigned from the Tennessee Gubernatorial (right after his wife left him). He hooked up with a Cherokee woman and his name was, "The Big Drunk". After loosing to the Mexicans at the Alamo, he sent in a negro prostitute to seduce Santa Anna... Hence... "Catching him with his pants down". The battle site is where the Dome sits (Jacinto). Nice of your people to preserve a national landmark... farking perverts.

What is most interesting is that Andrew Jackson is well known for his slaughters of the Native Americans. However, this indiscretion by Houston was not an issue.

Don't even get me started on GWB... or the Bush family, for that matter.

This thread was about beer and you tried to hijack it.

Fark You

Just because you type it on the intarwebs, doesn't make it true. Your trolling is weak; you repeat several historical tall-tales that have no basis in fact, and muddle it with a bizarre statement about "loosing" something, whatever the hell that means. You wrap it up with a hypocritical accusation of thread-jacking, which you spent the better part of your post in so doing. I can only hope you at least left Texas and went back to California.

Your BS call-out application has been denied. Feel free to re-apply.

I have a trunk full of Shiner Bock, and Lonestar. Getting a kick, etc.

WrathOfCaan: MajorityWhip

As a native Californian and also a 11 year resident of Houston, Texas, I have the ability to call you out on your BS. Your state is gruesome and unholy.

Consider this: Sam Houston was given the territory by Andrew Jackson after he resigned from the Tennessee Gubernatorial (right after his wife left him). He hooked up with a Cherokee woman and his name was, "The Big Drunk". After loosing to the Mexicans at the Alamo, he sent in a negro prostitute to seduce Santa Anna... Hence... "Catching him with his pants down". The battle site is where the Dome sits (Jacinto). Nice of your people to preserve a national landmark... farking perverts.

What is most interesting is that Andrew Jackson is well known for his slaughters of the Native Americans. However, this indiscretion by Houston was not an issue.

Don't even get me started on GWB... or the Bush family, for that matter.

This thread was about beer and you tried to hijack it.

Fark You

Just because you type it on the intarwebs, doesn't make it true. Your trolling is weak; you repeat several historical tall-tales that have no basis in fact, and muddle it with a bizarre statement about "loosing" something, whatever the hell that means. You wrap it up with a hypocritical accusation of thread-jacking, which you spent the better part of your post in so doing. I can only hope you at least left Texas and went back to California.

Your BS call-out application has been denied. Feel free to re-apply.

Go back to school, youngster.

Ok, here's my 2cents on all the Texas bashing:

Texas, like any other damn state, has it's stereotypes, tall-tales, cultural quirks, and weather that makes you wonder if mother nature is on the pipe.

BUT

As an Louisiana native-turned Texas resident, I wouldn't live anywhere else. Don't get me wrong, I have LSU stuff all over my apartment and miss the craziness of south-louisiana, but there's just something about Texas that makes you want to settle in and enjoy what's around you. The beer, the BBQ, the natural beauty, etc. There's something for damn near everyone here. SO yeah, bash Texas all you want, but you are the moron for doing so.

/Cracks open a Shiner
//Came to Texas loving Abita amber, but shiner bock stole my heart.
///I just wish they would keep their liquor stores open past 9!

MajorityWhip: Go back to school, youngster.

Just because they don't let you ride on the short bus anymore doesn't mean you graduated. The "Bush Family" as you put it is from Massachusetts and Connecticut, not Texas. Dubya's a carpetbagger who moved here solely to become gubner because the Texas governor basically has absolutely no power whatsoever.

And the monument is on the site where the wounded Sam Houston accepted Santa Ana's surrender.

Smartassshanna: ///I just wish they would keep their liquor stores open past 9!

No shiat. I'm in Austin after having grown up in Southeast Texas. The only thing I miss about it is whiskey in convenience stores 24/7. Oh, and the fact that you can't find decent gumbo west of Houston.

Cheers Shiner. Best beer in the world.

Abstruse: Smartassshanna: ///I just wish they would keep their liquor stores open past 9!

No shiat. I'm in Austin after having grown up in Southeast Texas. The only thing I miss about it is whiskey in convenience stores 24/7. Oh, and the fact that you can't find decent gumbo west of Houston.

No kidding! I went on vacation to Baton Rouge/Denham Springs for my high school reunion a few weeks ago and savored the REAL cajun food (sorry, Razoos doesn't cut it) and pure joy at my boyfriend's reaction to hard liquor being sold at gas stations 24/7, lol!

cookiefleck: see Texas isn't all bad....

Whomever told you that Texas is all bad is a FILTHY LYING WHORE!!!

///Also, Shiner beers are awesome.
//I'm having one right now.
/really...

T-Luv: Pearl FTW!

/My favorite Texas beer
//under 7 bucks for a 12 pack
/// beer

Pearl was probably good back in the day, but I have drunk many a $6 12 pack, and it is complete shiat!!!

Maul555: cookiefleck: see Texas isn't all bad....

Whomever told you that Texas is all bad is a FILTHY LYING WHORE!!!

///Also, Shiner beers are awesome.
//I'm having one right now.
/really...

Me, too.

How I learned to drink good beer and love Texas:
1. Be born and raised in Upstate NY.
2. Join the Army and move around a lot.
3. Marry a Texas woman. Settle down.
4. ????
5. Profit!

Nothin's finer than an ice cold Shiner!

MajorityWhip: Consider this: Sam Houston was given the territory by Andrew Jackson after he resigned from the Tennessee Gubernatorial (right after his wife left him). He hooked up with a Cherokee woman and his name was, "The Big Drunk". After loosing to the Mexicans at the Alamo, he sent in a negro prostitute to seduce Santa Anna... Hence... "Catching him with his pants down". The battle site is where the Dome sits (Jacinto). Nice of your people to preserve a national landmark... farking perverts.

What is most interesting is that Andrew Jackson is well known for his slaughters of the Native Americans. However, this indiscretion by Houston was not an issue.

Don't even get me started on GWB... or the Bush family, for that matter.

This thread was about beer and you tried to hijack it.

Fark You

I think you need a new history book.

takesthecake: SoxSweepAgain: Ugh, beer from Texas.

Nothing good comes from that redneck hellhole.

/fark Texas.

What is the deal with Coloradoans hating on Texas? It's like you guys have a geographic penis envy or something. I remember my second grade teacher going to Colorado and telling us how much y'all hated Texas. She said you guys brag about colorado gravel. ha ha Your gravel is quite lovely, so I understand the pride you have in it. Seriously though, you don't have to be jealous, you can move here too. We accept all kinds. Happy fourth!!

STFU!!! NEVER INVITE ANYONE TO TEXAS WITHOUT BRINGING THE ISSUE BEFORE THE COMMITTEE FIRST!!!!

Abstruse: MajorityWhip: Go back to school, youngster.

Just because they don't let you ride on the short bus anymore doesn't mean you graduated. The "Bush Family" as you put it is from Massachusetts and Connecticut, not Texas. Dubya's a carpetbagger who moved here solely to become gubner because the Texas governor basically has absolutely no power whatsoever.

And the monument is on the site where the wounded Sam Houston accepted Santa Ana's surrender.

And it faces South in defiance.

Impudent Domain: olddinosaur Quote 2009-07-04 06:18:08 PM
PERSONAL NOTE TO ALL YOU DICKHEADS WHO ARE DISSING TEXAS:

Please keep doing what you are doing, and more of the same would be appreciated.

Texas has been the favorite destination of wetbacks from the south and rust-belt refugees from the north, and to be perfectly honest about it, we are quite sick of seeing them. They are about as welcome as surprise weekend guests with a death in the family.

They come here seeking a better life, only to find 50,000 others just like them got here first, we do not want to hear your sad stories, and no we will not give you any free handouts, no we are not cheap or selfish, it is just a matter of too many.

We are overrun with immigrants, so I guess we must be doing something right.

Yes I am sorry life has dealt you a rotten hand, but that is just plain tough. Man up, Nancy-boy, or at least find another shoulder to cry on.

All you people who have never been here and never want to come---but persist in maintaining, Texas is a world-class hellhole, despite never having seen it---thank you ever so much! There are no words to express my gratitude.

For everyone else: If you can't come here with minimum standards of politeness---stay home!

Thank you sir, quite right, but you left out one other group that I have been seeing way too much of lately, Californicators.
Hey listen douchebags, just because you farked up your own state and cant pay your bills is no reason to come fark up our state.
Have a nice holiday and Fark you very much.

THIS... we are getting overrun with Californians. I would know. One of them is my friend, and he is an idiot, and votes...

STOP THE FLOOD!!!

Are any of you telling me that the Bush family doesn't live in Houston? Am I not to believe that there is a monument for Senior?

MajorityWhip: Are any of you telling me that the Bush family doesn't live in Houston? Am I not to believe that there is a monument for Senior?

Noone is refuting that they live here, only that they are not from here.

The Bush's are Yankee imports to Texas.

Our governor is a douchebag and is no Sam Houston, despite how well he thinks of himself.

so many things in this thread I want to add to...
-I am from PA, wife is from TX, we like both Yuengling and Shiner. All is good in our household. They're pretty equivalent beers, IMO, though we both prefer Yuengling
-To the person who mentioned german influence on Texas food, you missed the single most important one: smoked meat. Texas style bbq is all about how you smoke it. Historic bbq places like Kruetz Market aren't accidentally German sounding....
-The best beer made in Austin, and for that matter Texas, is Live Oak Hefeweissen. You can only get it on draft.
-I am intriqued that Shiner is offering smoked beer, the only place I've seen that was Bamberg, Germany. Has anyone tried this?

love me some Shiner. Bock is great, but everyone speaking on the Black is spot on. That is damn good beer.

If you haven't tried it, I would try the Real Ale beers others have mentioned. You can get a 3 beer sampler/six pack at HEB. Their Rio Blanco Pale Ale is a favorite.

It is well and proper that Shiner Bock is so quintessentially Texas. Insipid things should be to together.

Degarth: It is well and proper that Shiner Bock is so quintessentially Texas. Insipid things should be to together.

Says the man from Florida.

On Bush:

I could move to Japan, eat sushi all day and sing karaoke all night. That wouldn't make me Japanese.

D_Evans45: Texas beer will never equal California beer.

Shiner Bock is just Miller Genuine Draft compared to flavorful CA brews like West Coast IPA, Sculpin IPA, and the Kronik copper ale.

Steers, queers, and shiat beers, IIRC...

Talking about the superiority of CA brews, and no mention of Stone? Fail.D_Evans45:
So you enjoy your wetback infested shiat state?

And yet you post this from CA?

Do I need to remind you of somme of the freway signs on the 5?

I had one today in Illinois and it's the best beer available!

MajorityWhip: Abstruse: MajorityWhip: Go back to school, youngster.

Just because they don't let you ride on the short bus anymore doesn't mean you graduated. The "Bush Family" as you put it is from Massachusetts and Connecticut, not Texas. Dubya's a carpetbagger who moved here solely to become gubner because the Texas governor basically has absolutely no power whatsoever.

And the monument is on the site where the wounded Sam Houston accepted Santa Ana's surrender.

And it faces South in defiance.

Er... it?

'Defiance' faces west, if I recall correctly, drawing her sword. 'Peace' faces east depicted as a wounded Houston, and south is a commemoration to the fall of the Alamo fort under siege by Santa Ana's troops.

I may be way off base, but that is the arrangement I recall. It's been years since I've been there.

The 'Bush' thing was a swing and a miss, though. He's yankee, but we're stuck with him just like the rest of the world was not that long ago.

MajorityWhip: Go back to school, youngster.

You missed the boat on your facts and now want to play ITG, while running roughshod over history. And just because you are getting schooled by Farkers, is no reason to resort to ad hominem, youngster.

Have another Shiner and step away from the keyboard.

/J.D.'d a long time ago
//headed to the gym in 26 minutes

wsupfoo: -The best beer made in Austin, and for that matter Texas, is Live Oak Hefeweissen. You can only get it on draft.

*Droooooooooooooooooooooooooooool*

I've been tempted to get a kegerator solely so I could drink Live Oak at home.

awww... all the yuengling hate makes me sad. ill have to drink extra for you guys. i gotta drink a shiner AND a yueng now.

i will agree, however, the regular lager is best when it comes from a tap, and their premium is even better than the standard lager. i have heard, but not experienced, that the yuengling in the south, from the brewery in florida, is horrible shiat compared to the pennsylvania brewery, due to water selection or some horseshiat. i am unfortunately in delaware, so i dont exactly get the best of anything, i think the shiner might be slightly skunked by the time it gets here, but it is still mighty tasty.

just to throw more random shiat in this thread, delaware has a beer called dogfish head. they have a 120 minute IPA, and it has 20% ABV. it is more of a sweet wine kind of a flavor than the traditional hoppiness of an IPA, and it will hit you like a brick.

/no caps for me
//my shift key has a breathalyzer

Sorry I'm late. I've been drunk all day.

I like this beer the best...



It is heaven in a bottle. Brewed in Munich since 1417. Yep, 592 years. Now that is impressive.

/Drunk, full of bratwurst, and burned by fireworks is the only way to experience independance day son
//Going to go pass out now
///Happy birthday Shiner and USA!!!
////Thud

Having drunk many gallons of it in the past, I've grown tired of Shiner Bock and don't drink it any more. It's something about the taste.

But as soon as I polish off the Sam Adams in the fridge, I'm going to buy some Bohemian Black based on the reviews above.

SoxSweepAgain: Hollywood Cole: SoxSweepAgain: Ugh, beer from Texas.

Nothing good comes from that redneck hellhole.

/fark Texas.

....says the lonely sober fatass.

Wrong, wrong and wrong.

And not in Texas, so I have that going for me.

And we do appreciate that.

100 years? And? Oh wait, that's considered old and "historical" there.

I went down to visit my friend in Houston once, and all the bars had Shiner for $2 or less a bottle, and it was some of the best beer I'd had to date. It's sad you can't get it in NYC.

Just got back from Germany and I'm wondering if I should follow Germany time (4:24 PM) and crack open one of the Shiners in my fridge at 9:24 AM or if I should wait until later... decisions, decisions.

God bless German and Czech influence on Texan culture!

Late to the party, but I'm 19th-ing the love for Shiner Black.

My Mom grew up in Shiner. My Grandparents Lived in Shiner their entire life's, My Grandfather was even mayor for a while. I have spent many a days in that small town. I have to say I have been getting a kick out of these comments.

/ love the black
//great for any cook out

I'm gonna have to sample the black lager after reading the threads.

The Black lager and the Smokehaus (mesquite-smoked hops) are excellent, but the Commemorator (a porter style) is my favorite drug right now. I'll cry like a little girl when/if they stop making it.

I'm so glad shiner is getting the first national credit it deserves and some free publicity. If anyone has never had Shiner beer, I highly suggest you try Shiner Bock (as mentioned many times in this thread), it's shiners flagship beer and their most popular.

While living in Texas I learned one thing about beer. Shiner Bock is what Texans drink, while Lone Star is what they export so that residents of the other, inferior, 49 states can pretend to be Texans. I guess that's two things, though.

/you're not worthy
//meh. @ shiner...

I tried Shiner a couple of times . I wasn't all that impressed with it . It's not the worst thing ever but not the best either .

RagingLeonard: Shiner was better before Gambrinus bought it and started brewing it with corn.

Real Ale and Live Oak FTW.

WORD!

Shiner of the 1980's was a delicious masterpiece... not so much so today.

/drinks Dos Equis Amber rather than any Shiner