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Spoetzl Brewery Branches Out With New Distillery And Barbecue Joint
In between San Antonio and Houston in South Texas, you’ll find Shiner (population 2,069), a small town with a big appetite for beer — Shiner beer, that is, which is brewed at the Spoetzl Brewery, the state’s oldest independent brewery. In 1909, the Shiner townspeople began using newly discovered artesian well water to brew beer, replacing the beer that was being shipped in by rail from Houston and San Antonio. The founders put the brewery up for lease in 1914, and German immigrant and brewmaster Kosmos Spoetzl nabbed the opportunity. Born in Bavaria, Spoetzl went to brewmaster school and apprenticed in...
PETA proposes anti-leather banner next to world’s largest cowboy boots at North Star Mall
SAN ANTONIO — Animal rights nonprofit, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), said in a press release Monday that it sent a letter to North Star Mall Senior General Manager Brenda Crawford with what it called an “unbootable” offer. PETA said it proposed displaying an...
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