# Spoetzl Brewery — Shiner, Texas

> Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner, Texas, United States scores 3.00 out of 5 — Limited, #333 in Texas. 43 beers tracked, mostly Pale Lager.

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Spoetzl Brewery is a brewery in Shiner, Texas, United States. We grade it Limited, with a score of 3.00 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #333 in Texas. Of the 43 beers we track, 22% are Pale Lager and 20% Other.

## Rating

- Score: 3.00 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #333 in Texas · #8,215 in United States · #19,420 worldwide
- Popularity: Extremely widely rated
- Beers tracked: 43

## About

The Spoetzl Brewery was founded in Shiner, Texas (population 2,069), in 1909, brewing beer with old-world traditions and recipes for the many German and Czech settlers in Central Texas. Since then, the brewery has grown to be one of the largest independent craft brewers in the country, with our beer available in all 50 states and Mexico. But every drop of our award-winning beer is still brewed right here in Shiner, TX, where it all started over 100 years ago.

## What they brew

- Pale Lager — 22% of the beers we track
- Other — 20% of the beers we track
- Bock — 19% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 16% of the beers we track
- IPA — 10% of the beers we track
- Amber Lager — 7% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 6% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Shiner, Texas, United States
- Coordinates: 29.433337, -97.16739
- Website: https://shiner.com/

## Same owner

- Part of The Gambrinus Company

## Breweries nearby

- [Wild Bunch Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/wild-bunch-brewing-company-32548.md) — 3.03, Limited — Red Rock, Texas — 35 mi away
- [Hound Song Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/hound-song-brewing-co-22749.md) — 4.16, Great — Columbus, Texas — 42 mi away
- [La Grange Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/la-grange-brewing-company-22747.md) — 2.96, Limited — La Grange, Texas — 44 mi away
- [BS Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/bs-brewing-3036.md) — 3.75, Fine — Seguin, Texas — 48 mi away
- [602 Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/602-brewing-company-23836.md) — 3.75, Fine — Bastrop, Texas — 48 mi away
- [Iron Bridge Icehouse](https://finding.beer/brewery/iron-bridge-icehouse-20731.md) — 3.44, Poor — Bastrop, Texas — 48 mi away
- [Seguin Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/seguin-brewing-company-1854.md) — 3.01, Limited — Seguin, Texas — 49 mi away
- [Round Top Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/round-top-brewing-31117.md) — 3.81, Fine — Round Top, Texas — 52 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Texas](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/texas.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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