Thank you SHINER!!!

im not quite sure i understand this, are you saying brewers refuse to sell good beer in texas?

 

Ruby Red is alright. Try the Prickly Pear when you get a chance, it's my fav.

 

You can get plenty of good beer in Texas, but NONE of it is made in Texas

 

I tried the Holiday Cheer this Christmas and really liked it. I haven't seen the Ruby Red here in the Upper Midwest yet but if I see it I will try it.

 

I'm a big fan of Ruby but it's definitely not for everyone. I've been hooked on Live Oak Schwarzbier lately. Gonna be hard to reincorporate Redbird into the gameplan.

 

First let me say I am a Texan, I love Texas...

but.....

The best beer in the world arguably is from craft breweries, mostly in the midwest, which because of limited distribution is not available in Texas or very limited.

For example Three Floyd's is probably the best brewery in the world and is located in Indiana, thus it has very limited distribution. Other's include Bells, Founder's, Hill Farmstead and Darkhorse....

 

gonnn have to second that.. all though the ruby aint to bad

 

Ever heard of Jester King?? reallyyyyy??

 

When I first saw this picture I was like WTF are you doing in your bathroom lol! Anyways, this my favorite Shiner by far. My friend is the manager at Specs on Smith St. and he saves me a case every year. I like the holiday cheer also but no where near as much as the Ruby.

 

they have this stuff on draft at christians in the heights.. $19 a pitcher but damn its good..

 

This year's Holiday Cheer was great. In years before I wasn't a fan but this past year's batch was very good.

Everything else by Shiner I just don't like. Shiner Bock is an iconic beer, but I don't like any of their seasonals very much.

I tried a Ruby Redbird once and I swear the "grapefruit" hint was more like dishwater. Maybe it was a bad head, so maybe I owe it another test.

But no lies... the Divine Reserve 13 is the best thing St. Arnold's has ever done. It is very high on beeradvocate right now. Belgian quad are you freaking kidding me. For a guy who is absolutely obsessed with good belgian tripels (Duvel, Three Philosophers, etc), this is so t***.


Have a crawfish boil planned for next weekend. Have 4 bottles, and 1 bomber of DR13 and 2 bombers of 6 month aged Pumpkinator.

Decisions, decisions.

 

100% agree! Love that stuff!

 

If you can't find really good beer in Texas you're either an idiot or aren't looking very hard.

 

so what you are also saying is, you can't get good beer in louisiana or florida either, is that correct?

 

I wish all the Denver micros would relocate down here.

YOU'RE TOO SELFISH HEYPARTNER.

 

What I am saying is that there is a far better high end beer selection in the mid west than in Texas, because of the high quality craft breweries in the midwest.

They are simply not available in many cases beyond their regional areas.

 

Stay classy.

 

so, new york and california are also lacking good beer? as long as we are not alone i can live with being deprived and drinking ****ty beer

 

Beer snobs drive me crazy. All beer is good - some is better than others!

 

A lot of beer sucks, most beer is mediocre, but the ones that are good make life worth living.