Spoetzl Brewery
| The Spoetzl Brewery | |
|---|---|
| legal form | |
| founding | 1909 |
| Seat | Shiner, Texas |
| Branch | brewery |
| Website | www.shiner.com |
The Spoetzl Brewery is an American brewery based in Shiner , Texas .
history
In 1909 the brewery was founded by German and Czech immigrants under the name Shiner Brewing Association . The first master brewer was Hermann Weiss. After Weiss moved to San Antonio in 1914 , the company was initially leased by the Germans Kosmos Spoetzl and Oswald Petzold and operated under the name Home Brewing Company until the following year . Spoetzl and Petzold finally bought the brewery in 1915 and renamed it Petzold & Spoetzl . During the Prohibition era , the brewery only produced non-alcoholic drinks and ice cream. When Prohibition ended, it was only one of five breweries in all of Texas. Spoetzl's company policy has always been to limit itself to delivering to the nearby region. Nevertheless, the company expanded rapidly, not least thanks to established beer brands such as the Shiner Bock .
In 1950 Kosmos Spoetzl died and his daughter Cecilie took over management of the company. She renamed the brewery to its current name in honor of her father. In 1966 she hired John Hybner as the new master brewer, who held this position until 2005. In 1989 the brewery was taken over by Carlos Alvarez ' The Gambrinus Company . Five years later, 100,000 barrels of beer were produced, which is just over 5.8 million liters. This amount could be tripled again within the next ten years.
Spoetzl Brewery was the tenth largest brewery in the United States by 2010 sales.
Beverage brands
In addition to the beers produced all year round, seasonal products are added at irregular intervals. Numerous anniversary beers were also brewed in the past.
- Shiner buck
- Shiner Premium
- Shiner blonde
- Shiner Bohemian Black Lager
- Shiner wheat wheat
- Shiner Light Blonde
- Shiner Dortmund
- Shiner Wild Hare Pale Ale
Shiner in pop culture
The Shiner Bock in particular enjoys a good reputation within the Texan music scene . The beer is mentioned in numerous songs, including Robert Earl Keen , Jason Boland & the Stragglers and Pat Green . Even Jason Aldean mentioned Shiner Bock in one of his songs, but had to revise again the passage after his contract signing at a competing brewer.
Web links
- Official Homepage (English)
- History of the brewery (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Brewers Association Releases 2010 Top 50 Breweries Lists ( Memento from October 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), brewersassociation.org.
- ↑ Jason Aldean Changes Song Lyrics To Accomodate Beer Sponsorship ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , cbslocal.com July 25, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
Coordinates: 29 ° 26 ′ 1 ″ N , 97 ° 10 ′ 3 ″ W.