Spoetzl Brewery

Great independent brewery!Service, atmosphere, food and drinks:We purchased tickets for a Shinerfest and arrived at the Shiner brewery for the first time. The festival was super fun. Everything was well organised. The staging, the live music, on site food and various beers (cocktails too, as theyare distillery) made this event simply awesome. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Additionally, we purchased the brewery tour which is something I would recommend you to do when you visit this place.They are planning for more events this year so check out their website and don't hesitate to attend.

Maybe the problem is that i was expecting a microbrewery and this strikes me as more of a corporate place. I wanted to come in and get a flight of their beers. but not so fast! you first get to the tour office, who told me to go into the gift shop to inquire how i could purchase beer. you can get a flight of beer for $18 for three tasters. (what?!?!) or...you can buy a glass that you have to cart around for $10, and you get two tokens, and each token can be exchanged for a glass of beer. why so convoluted? the tour, then gift shop, then bar all seemed very sterile and corporate. not like a microbrewery where the person behind the counter is excited about their offerings. i don't like these types of places, but if this is your thing, more power to you! also, if you have a large vehicle or RV or trailer, i wouldn't try their parking lot. see pic

So much fun! Great ambiance & outdoor beer garden. BBQ was good. Drinks were even better!

love the strawberry blonde beer seasonal flavor. nice packaging label it's cute & tasty!

What fun this tour was. Was it more fun the more we drank/tasted? Well, of course! We did the FULL tour and also had lunch on the grounds. Service was fantastic. So as the Texans say everything is bigger in Texas... this tour was also bigger. Bigger fun. Just wish the actual brewery was in production the day we were there but nope. It had just finished something....Try everything and have a designated driver!

Visiting here has been on my bucket list for a very long time. Finally got to make the trip with my brothers and we had the experience we hoped for an more. Everything I loved about Shiner Beer and the what I associated with the brand was exemplified by the brewery tour. The people were as nice as you'll ever meet and they felt more like new friends than anything else. The brewery was so clean, they gave you full access to see everything, so detailed in every aspect, and you got to see how they served the world with the world's best beer. Even the new barbeque restaurant on site was great! If you're even considering coming here, do it, you'll be so glad you did. Nothing's finer than a Shiner.

Love this place. Wife and I stopped in for a quick cold one on our way to S Tx for a BBQ cook off. This just got the mind in the right place for such an outing. Wasn't the 1st and won't be the last.

This is such a cool place to take the drive to if you're near San Antonio or heading to or from there. They have a very fine selection of brews and they are getting into fine liquor... gin, vodka, moon shine and soon to have bourbons . Patio area area to hang out on too . Tours available. Wish this was closer to home . Fun place, excellent staff... great brews. For those looking for a nice hot weather beer ... mix the shandy with the sea salt lime. Very nice. Look for Tammy in the taproom. She was excellent. Gave us such excellent service!

This is a great place to take visitors to Texas. It's only a couple of hours from Houston and only an hour from San Antonio.They provide tours (reservations recommended) to either the brewery or the distillery.The tours include tasting. The regular brewery tour gives you three pints of beer for free. The tour is quite reasonably priced and if you add on the distillery tour you'll be out about $40 per person.You'll need about 2 hours to complete both tours and you can then eat some wonderful meats and sides.Lots of parking.Lots of outside seating.Great place to chill.

Had a great time this past weekend with my family. Had a good beer , and listen to the legendary " HOBO BAND " place to go for family fun.