Spoetzl Brewery (originally Shiner Brewing Association) is a brewery located in Shiner, Texas, United States. It produces a diverse line of Shiner beers, including their flagship Shiner Bock, a dark lager that is now distributed throughout the US. The brewery is owned by the Gambrinus Company, a family-owned company based in San Antonio, which also owns Trumer Brewery in Berkeley, California. The Spoetzl Brewery started in 1909. It was originally named The Shiner Brewing Association (SBA) and was founded by German and Czech immigrants who had settled around the central Texas town of Shiner. Unable to find the type of beer they had known in their home countries, they decided to brew their own. It is the oldest independent brewery in Texas, and one of the oldest independent breweries in the U.S. The leaders of the SBA named Herman Weiss of Galveston as the company's first brewmaster. Shiner beer was originally available only in the spring per the German Lent tradition (Lentenbock). Bock beers have a long history of being brewed and consumed by Bavarian monks as a source of nutrition during times of fasting. More information...
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