Spoetzl Brewery

Built by the Shiner Brewing Association, a stock company of local men. Sold in April 1915 to Kosmas Spoetzl (1873-1950), native of Bavaria and former operator of a brewery in Cairo, Egypt. This plant remained open in 1918-33 (prohibition era), making "Near Beer" and ice. The owner's daughter, "Miss Cecelie", joined staff in 1922. (She became only woman in U.S.A. to be sole owner of a brewery in 1950.) A nephew, August Haslebeck, joined in 1934; granddaughter Rosa, in 1964. In family over 50 years, the plant retains historic name, although sold in 1966 to new owners.

Spoetzl Brewery is a historical marker in Shiner, Lavaca County, dedicated in 1971. It is one of 96 historical markers documented in Lavaca County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 174 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.4344, -97.1671 near Shiner. The nearest cataloged historic site is Kaspar Wire Works (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Masonic Lodge Building, Shiner Opera House, and United Evangelical Lutheran Dr. Martin Luther Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5285005011. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.