Archive record · Brewery
Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner)
Shiner, Texas, Texas, USA
- Founded
- 1909
- Archive ID
- TB-H3P4N5TX
- Last checked
- 2026-08-05
Who owns this brewery?
Not yet mapped as a company, so the chain above it is still open.
From the record
Summary
An independent Texas institution famous for Shiner Bock. Owned by the fiercely independent Gambrinus Company.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
An absolute Texas institution famous for Shiner Bock, operating under the fiercely independent Gambrinus Company.
The People
Behind the beer
Bavarian brewmaster; took over the Shiner brewery in 1915.
The Beer Library
Beers
Shiner Bock
Year-RoundAmerican Dark Lager
Brewed in a Texas town of two thousand people since 1913, originally as a seasonal. Texas adopted it so completely that it became year-round and then became a state identity.
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Common questions about Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner)
- Who owns Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner)?
- Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner) is recorded as owned by Gambrinus Company, which does not yet have a full company profile in this archive.
- When was Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner) founded?
- Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner) was founded in 1909 in Shiner, Texas, USA.
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