Should breweries be judged strictly on their flagship brews? I believe that they shouldn't. For far too long I've heard people have one beer from a particular brewing company and refuse to have anything else by that company.
A good while ago I tried Shiner Bock by Spoetzl Brewery out of Texas. It came with a lot of hype. I had heard nothing but great things about this beer from others. When I finally had a chance to try it, I was drastically disappointed.
To make a long story short, I reviewed the beer on this blog as I always do and a PR representative from Spoetzl saw my dissatisfied review and sent me samples of Wild Hare Pale Ale.
This past week I was charged with the duty of selecting a case of beer to help celebrate mine and my uncle's birthdays for when my family met over the weekend.When I pulled into the local distributor the first case of beer I saw through the window was what I walked out with. This case of beer was the Shiner Family Reunion Variety Pack.
I really had no second thoughts about my purchase. I was actually excited to try some of these beers. My bad thoughts towards Shiner Bock had no impact on this choice, even though there were some bottles of Spoetzl's flagship within this sampler.
I have tried the Shiner Hefeweizen and the newly-released Prickly Pear Lager and enjoyed them both. Don't let one beer let you develop an entire opinion about a single brewery!
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