Even though Spoetzel Brewery's 100th year anniversary doesn't officially begin 8 days from now, they got an early start on the distribution of their 100th anniversary special brew: Shiner 100 Commemorator.

I saw this in the local HEB last night and picked up a six-pack, but have not had a chance to sample it yet. A crime that I hope to solve this evening.

On the little hang tag that comes with the six-pack, its style is being referred to as a "starkbier". I'm not readily familiar with this term, but am told that Shiner 100 Commemorator is a doppelbock. greggwiggins can probably elaborate better on that than me.

Anyway, don't look for any updates at www.shiner.com. Apparently, this is so new that they have not even had time to update their web site and I could find absolutely nothing on Google (soon to be resolved, I'm sure) about it. I hope to have a happy report about this beer when I return next week.

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William R. Sanders
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