ZiegenBock Amber
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My second night in Dallas found me at Jakes Old Fashioned Hamburgers, where they had a decent beer menu — and by that, I mean the beer at the top of their list was Flying Dog Pale Ale. They also had a Widmer Hefeweizen and Fat Tire, but the remainder of the menu consisted of simple, mass-marketed lagers.
I settled on Anheuser-Busch’s answer to Shiner Bock, called ZiegenBock. ZiegenBock’s label proudly boasts the beer is “Brewed in Texas, Made Only for Texans” — which strikes me as an obvious attempt to beat Shiner at its own game.
When I asked my waitress about ZiegenBock, she screwed up her nose and said, “It’s like Shiner, but worse.”
Alas, my goal is to try new beer and if ZiegenBock is only available in Texas — giddyup!
According to one of the official ZeigenBock sites:
Only available in Texas, this American-style amber lager, offers notes of roasted grains in the aroma and a sweet, smooth taste with a hop finish.
The Anheuser-Busch website lists both a ZiegenBock and ZiegenBock Amber, describing the ZeigenBock Amber as a lighter version of the original. However, the AB website is the only place I can find this distinction. Even the bottle image on the ZiegenBock website shows ZiegenBock Amber, and both names seem to be used interchangeably. I’m going to assume they are now one and the same beer — likely a product of poor sales performance — until someone can explain otherwise.
ZiegenBock looked and tasted a lot like Shiner Bock. If anything, it had a broader caramel sweetness and fewer hops. The beer was a dark copper color with a soft caramel aroma and toasted caramel malt flavor.
Nothing exciting, but then again, neither was Shiner — but at least Shiner has its cult following.
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