Shiner Kosmos Reserve
Spoetzl Brewery
Shiner, Texas
You see, sometimes it's not only about the beer but also the intangibles. Kosmos Spoetzl, the original brewmaster and founder of the Shiner probably would gyrate his zombie head in defiance of the watered down recipes that are now being produced at his namesake brewery. I'm assuming that the recipes are watered down because if Kosmos was producing this sort of beer-fare he wouldn't be considered a pioneer in German-American brewing. I guess the same could be said about the other macros though, eh? Stuff it beer bigots. My point here is that at least they put out a cool package. Classic but modern just the same, the bottle promises so much and delivers just enough to keep the riotous craft beer public at bay. A step up from the normal macro with almost a kolsch sweetness to it and a saltpeter of hop essence in the buttressing. You might be disappointed with this limp-wrister but I came in low-balling the product and got a cool cap out of the deal, so I'm not complaining.
-Wörtwurst
2 comments:
That is a really nice label. I wish beer labels weren't that important but they just are. It doesn't seem that hard to make a nice on, yet so many breweries fail.
Epic pfail? It is a snazzy packaging. If only they'd spend more on the ingredients and put out a generic Trader Joe's label and cap would I be more friendly towards them. But most people don't care. Hell, even I don't care. I'm just saying. :)
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