[bkbjones]

Granted it has been almost 21 years since a malted barley pop has graced my lips (other than "non-alcoholic" brews, but then again, everything has a little alcohol in it, including that Pepsi you just drank the other day).

But if memory serves me, Shiner Bock is nothing more than the bottom of the brew kettle after they have made their regular Shiner Horse Pee. For those of you who have never had Shiner, think Pabst Blue Ribbon in dark bottles.

Back in the day, what with Texas weird weird liquor laws (Texas Stadium, longtime home of God's Team, was "dry" for many years, but you could bring a cooler of beer and get hammered), and before all the microbrews, Shiner was a pretty good choice. Many times after games (football in particular), us official types would gather at Hummer's in Amarillo and have a few buckets of Shiner.

Today, I think the Sharp's (Miller non-alcoholic) is the best n-a beer. Beck's ain't worth the price, the Guiness ain't Guiness, and I don't like Bud products. Coors Cutter is my second choice.

All in all, I'd rather just have a good root beer.