Spoetzl Brewery
The Spoetzl Brewery is an American brewery based in Shiner, Texas.
History
In 1909 the brewery was founded under the name Shiner Brewing Association of German and Czech immigrants. First brewmaster was Hermann Weiss. After Weiss in 1914 moved to San Antonio, the company was leased from the German Kosmos Spoetzl and Oswald Petzold first and changed its name to the following year under the name of Home Brewing Company. Spoetzl bought the brewery and Petzold, finally, in 1915 and renamed them in Petzold & Spoetzl. During the period of Prohibition, the brewery produced only non- alcoholic beverages and ice. When Prohibition ended, she was only one of five breweries throughout Texas. To Spoetzls company policy has always belonged, to be limited to the supply of the surrounding region. Nevertheless, the company expanded rapidly, not least thanks to our established beer brands like Shiner Bock said.
1950 died Kosmos Spoetzl, the company's management was taken over by his daughter Cecilie. She named the brewery in honor of her father to the present name. In 1966 she presented John Hybner as the new master brewer, who exercised this activity until 2005. In 1989, the brewery by Carlos Alvarez 'The Gambrinus Company was acquired. Five years later, 100,000 barrels of beer were produced, which corresponds to just over 5.8 million liters. Within the next ten years, this amount could be tripled again.
The Spoetzl Brewery was according to their sales figures in 2010, the tenth-largest brewery in the United States.
Beverage brands
At the year-round beers produced come at irregular intervals add seasonal products. In the past, numerous anniversary beers were brewed.
- Shiner Bock
- Shiner Premium
- Shiner Blonde
- Shiner Bohemian Black stock
- Shiner Hefeweizen
- Shiner Light Blonde
- Shiner Dortmunder
- Shiner Wild Hare Pale Ale
Shiner in pop culture
Within the Texas music scene especially enjoys the Shiner Bock a good reputation. So the beer found in many songs mention, among others, Robert Earl Keen, Jason Boland & the Stragglers and Pat Green. Jason Aldean also mentioned Shiner Bock in one of his songs, had the passage but after his contract signing with a competing brewer again change.