Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner)

Commercial Brewery in Shiner, Texas, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by The Gambrinus Company

Established in 1909

Contact
603 E Brewery St, Shiner, TX, 77984, United States
Description
The Spoetzl Brewery - named after its original brewmaster Kosmos Spoetzl, was founded in Shiner, Texas in 1909; hence their brand name for their beers - Shiner. Spoetzl is the oldest independent brewery in the State of Texas that began its storied history by brewing beer with old-world traditions and recipes for the many German and Czech settlers in the state. Since then, the brewery has grown to be one of the leading independent brewers in the country. The brewery is 100% family-owned and is a certified craft brewery by the Brewer’s Association. Every drop of Shiner is proudly brewed in Shiner.

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7.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Tap at brewery. Goldne color with thick white head. Aroma of citrus hops with grapefruit, pine, zest, light bready malt in finish. Taste is ho pcentered with citrus hops, grapefruit, zest, pines. Medium bready malty body.

Tried from Draft on 03 Nov 2025 at 22:54


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from brewery. Orange golden color with small white head. Aroma of oranges, tangerines, touch of zest. Taste is fruity with oranges, tangerines, other fruits, light zest. OK thirsquentscher.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2025 at 22:49


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Draft at brewery. Deep golden with meidum off-white head. Aroma of caramel, candies, light heebal notes, touch of hops. Taste was almost the same.

Tried from Draft on 03 Nov 2025 at 22:35


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle to shaker. Pours an orangish light amber with a half finger of thick white head. Aroma is bready with some earthy hop notes. Taste is bready with hints of caramel and earthy hops. Good texture with a long, lingering hop finish. Crisp and clean, this is a pounder.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Oct 2025 at 03:48


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Light gold pour. Grapefruit flavor with hint of hops. Grapefruit palate light carbonation and light bodied.

Tried from Can on 21 Oct 2025 at 23:54


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Clear gold pour. Thin foam around the glass. Corn and wheat flavor. Light bodied and light carbonation

Tried from Can on 13 Oct 2025 at 23:36


3.4
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Aroma of glue. Crystal clear yellow, thin head. Seltzer, hints of glue and corn. Light body, moderate carbonation.

Tried from Can on 13 Oct 2025 at 22:39


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Clear pour. Bright strawberry nose. Strawberry flavor overpowered by tartness. Mild malt mixed in. Light bodied and light carbonation

Tried from Can on 13 Oct 2025 at 00:19


6.3
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 8

Can for 3$ at giant eagle, the large bird of prey, in Moon. Nose is just a little sweet and possibly a hint of some kind of fruit, no sign of raspberry in the nose. Look is every so slight haze on an otherwise clear light pale. First taste is rather pleasant. Yass, good balance of beer, lemonade and decent hints of raspberry. Pretty good level of carbonation, too. I'm liking this; its friendly pleasaant and hits the spot on a hot day. Not too much sweetness either, just a good overall example of what a shandy should be. Good job there Spotzie!

Tried from Can from Giant Eagle - Moon Township on 20 Sep 2025 at 18:18


4.9
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 6

From a $2 can, this stuff pours virtually clear pale, ever so slight haze. Thin white head immediately fades to nuttin. Nose is alarmingly artificial mango sweet fruit. First taste is quite shandy like; its fairly mild with a slight tart attitude. There is a hint of lemon but mostly its the mango, perhaps artificial, that comes through. Maybe in the middle I'm finding some hints of lemonade in there. It is quite quaffable. Not bad. Near the end, getting some medicinal attitude in there, just barely, and it seems to be coming across as a processed feel. Good co2 in this but could use a tad more for that refreshing attitude.

Tried from Can from Giant Eagle - Robinson Market District on 27 Aug 2025 at 17:05