​Spoetzl Brewery
(Founded in 1909)

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Marker No: 5011

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: ​29° 26.007′ N, 97° 10.033′ W

Marker Text: 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. (1971) 

Location: Intersection of 5th Street (State Highway 95) and Hilltop Road (County Route 355, Shiner