Shiner Beer bringing out a sea salt and lime-infused beer for summer, but what will it taste like?

Just in time for summer the oldest independent craft brewery in Texas has unleashed an interesting brew with hints of sea salt and lime.

Learn more about the history of Shiner Beer... Just in time for summer the oldest independent craft brewery in Texas has unleashed an interesting brew with hints of sea salt and lime.

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Texas ' oldest independent craft brewery has released an interesting new brew with hints of sea salt and lime added that might leave some fans scratching their heads.

Shiner Sea Salt & Lime Summer Lager, which just hit store shelves, is another in a long line of challenging beers that Shiner has been introducing as of late.

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There has been Shiner Cold Brew Coffee Ale, Strawberry Blonde, Brewer's Pride, and Ruby Redbird, to entice drinkers away from their usual Shiner Bock and Blonde.

Of course many Shiner fans just wish Shiner Holiday Cheer would just stick around all year long. That late year seasonal is good enough that some Shiner fans are known to hoard it like gold.

Lime beers have been all the rage for a while now, with labels like Uinta, Catawba, and New Belgium trying their own hand at citrus-y styles.

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Delaware's Dogfish Head has made a similar gose beer, called SeaQuench Ale, that includes sea salt, lime, and black limes that is comparable.

Closer to home Houston's 8th Wonder Brewery has its own Haterade gose, which is made with coriander and sea salt, making it taste a little like an alcoholic lemon-flavored Gatorade. Hence the name.

Craig Hlavaty is a reporter for Chron.com and HoustonChronicle.com.