Shiner Light Blonde:
Howdy y’all and after being overseas these past few days, let us come back home to Texas and cuddle up with a loved one.  That loved on, Shiner beer, has rolled out a new beer into it’s permanent line up and it’s probably the first disappointing beer I’ve had from them.  Shiner’s Light Blonde is the attempt of our beloved Spoetzl brewery in creating a unique light beer and it comes out tasting like every other light beer out there.   I first tasted this beer at the beer fest in April and was whole unimpressed by it then; I dismissed that to the fact that it was being poured out of a bottle that had been open for a while and only slightly chilled but really, it seems that the beer itself is just underwhelming, no matter the circumstances. The beer has a nose of sweet malts much akin to a Budweiser and a bit more carbonation than that found in the usual suspects.  The beer tastes very familiar strong notes of malt and barley on the front end and almost nothing but a light hop taste on the back-end that vanishes within 30 seconds or so.  Very average beer in taste and satisfaction but still it’s a Shiner and if it’s available with the usual suspects, I’d take it in a heartbeat but other than that, I really don’t see this beer crossing the threshold of my home again by my own actions.