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Shiner Texas Legend Straight Rye Whiskey

Rye Shiner
  • Distiller

    K. Spoetzl

  • Bottler

    K. Spoetzl

  • ABV

    62.7%

  • Age

    NAS

  • Price $100 to $199.99

Beer brands expanding into whiskey has become a familiar story in American craft spirits. Breweries across the country have added stills in recent years, often turning brewing grains and fermentation expertise toward distillation. The results have been mixed, but the trend continues to grow as established beer producers look to broaden their portfolios beyond the brewhouse.

One of the latest entrants comes from the team behind Shiner, the Texas brewery best known for its well-known beer, Shiner Bock. In 2023, the historic K. Spoetzl Brewery & Distillery expanded its operations to include distillation. In February 2026, the company has released one of the earliest results of that effort: Shiner Texas Legend Straight Rye Whiskey.

The whiskey traces back to the distillery’s first rye run in December 2023. Crafted from a sweet mash of malted rye, yellow dent corn and two-row barley, the spirit was double distilled in copper pot stills and aged in heavy toast, level-one char barrels inside a single-story open-air warehouse. The inaugural bottling pulls from just three barrels and is released at cask strength — 125.4 proof (62.7% ABV) — without chill filtration.

Priced at $199 and available exclusively at the distillery, the limited release represents an early milestone for the brewery’s move into whiskey.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 87
  • The Daily Pour
  • By David Morrow
  • The flavor profile is distinct, but there aren’t a lot of twists and turns while tasting; it’s simple yet distinctive.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Wow, really distinctive nose. It’s herbaceous and spicy and just… really different. Chili powder, ricecakes, almond butter, peanut oil, tea, brown sugar.

  • Taste:

    Some heat here, and plenty of rye spice. Nutmeg, pepper, sassafras, Leather, mesquite, brown sugar, sweet tea.

  • Finish:

    Chili pepper and cola link up on the finish, eventually segueing into leather, anise and seared wood

  • Overall:

    To be honest, I went into this with pretty low expectations. A whiskey around two years old with a $200 price tag sounds like an absurd proposition, even accounting for the Shiner name, proof and limited nature of the release. And yet... This is remarkably good for its age, and an interesting and memorable barrel proof rye. The flavor profile is distinct, but there aren’t a lot of twists and turns while tasting; it’s simple yet distinctive. Now, the price is still the price, which is pretty ridiculous for a whiskey of this age — even at 125.4 proof — but it's enjoyable whiskey.

  • Score:

    87

  • Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.

  • By David Morrow
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources