31/100) Shiner Round 2

I have set myself the goal to review three beers or ciders every week for 100 weeks. I will be learning about beer and ciders more as I do this, and if I am successful in this venture, I will have tried about 300 unique drinks. If you're curious how I'm doing, the number in the post's title tells you which week I am in now.

Kosmos, Wild Hare, Premium Beer

Back for round 2, and no knockout yet. However, as promised, I learned more about Shiner since last time. The brewery was founded in 1909, and the first thing that pops into my mind when I hear of a brewery that old is "How did they survive prohibition (1920-1933)?" Shiner sure did. They sold ice and produced what was called a "near beer," which is an older form of non-alcoholic beer. However a "near beer" could be as high as 0.5% alcohol.
I'm really happy prohibition got repealed so that places like Shiner could go back to brewing "real" beers, and I can assure you that the following beers, while light, aren't "near beers." Although, I'm thinking of coining the term "near stout" to classify lagers.

Kosmos) A light bitter hoppiness gives this beer a larger than lager kick. Very easy drinking. Unlike my initial more cosmic interpretation, the name is taken from the founder of the Brewery, Kosmos Spoetzl, and not the Cosmos. ☆☆

Wild Hare) It's a bit bitter in the middle, but that is mostly swept away by the the light malty characteristics of the finish. With an almost raspberry or strawberry sweetness to it, this was the most enjoyable of these three for me.  ☆☆☆

Premium Beer) I can't fault a beer for being what it sets out to be. This is a nice lager with a light, peach-like touch to the finish. 'nuff said. ☆☆☆