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.
4.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle, this was just too weird for me. Light reddish color. Don’t really like grapefruit so didn’t like. Aroma was grapefruit also. Portably ok but not for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 04:43
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle. Taste like hay, bitter. Aroma was bitter. Color was gold, decent head a little lace.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 04:43
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle. Amber is color, decent head and nice lace. Aroma is citrus, with some hints of floral. Taste is citrus, oh so slight candy corn and toast. Finish is metallic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 04:43
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. Clear golden color. Really nice, long long lasting head. Great lace. Aroma is spicy, a little funky. Taste is also spicy and a little funky.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 04:39
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle. Yellow color. Medium head. Aroma, watery, weak straw. Taste is a watery straw and hay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 04:33
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Slightly cloudy, light gold color with a medium head. One of Shiner’s better beers. Aroma is hay with a slight touch of orange. Taste is a tad of orange, slightly watery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 04:31
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle. Clear gold in color with a medium head. Aroma is just like a traditional American lager. Taste is well balanced, just not very good. TNT.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2025
at 06:54
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Deep dark chocolate brown with a light brown icing head. Aroma was chocolate and the taste was...well....chocolate birthday cake.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2025
at 06:53
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Bottle. Drank from a bottle. Aroma was a nasty fruity smell that was not appealing. Taste was even worse. Not a very good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2025
at 05:13
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Clear, golden color. Nice head. Taste and aroma is like most large monster brewery lagers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2025
at 05:12