The Spoetzl Brewery, the family-owned and unbiased craft brewer of Shiner Bock has added a brand new onsite distillery, the Okay. Spoetzl Distilling Firm, which distills a line of Shiner Craft Spirits. After over 114 years of crafting revolutionary brews, Spoetzl is bringing liquor followers crafted spirits together with Vodka, Gin and Moonshine—also called “Shiner Shine”—with barrel-aged spirits to observe.
“The city of Shiner and surrounding areas have a colourful historical past of distilling that dates again to earlier than Prohibition and ties into Shiner’s wealthy brewing heritage,” says Tom Fiorenzi, Director of Brewery and Distillery Operations. “We consider our brewing expertise positions us to equally craft the best high quality spirits. The complete course of – from grain to glass – will all be completed by our staff proper right here in Shiner.”
Nestled in one of many oldest cellars of the historic brewery, Shiner commissioned a world-class distillation system, together with a copper pot nonetheless and copper rectifying columns hand-crafted in Scotland. As an ode to the previous, every batch of spirits passes by the gathering vessel copper grant designed by Shiner’s legendary Brewmaster Kosmos Spoetzl in 1947.
“The copper from Kosmos’ grant refines the batch previous to its introduction to the nonetheless,” says Jessica Michalec, Spoetzl Distillery Supervisor. “From there, every batch receives the identical care and a spotlight from our distillers that our brewers would apply to our craft beers.”
Guests are invited to tour the distillery and pattern spirits seven days per week. The distillery additionally has a menu of craft cocktails, every tailor-made to include the native heritage and flavors. Bottles of spirits are additionally obtainable for buy solely from the hospitality room for at-home enjoyment.
The Okay. Spoetzl Brewery was based in Shiner, Texas (inhabitants 2,127), in 1909, by Czech and German immigrants brewing beer with old-world traditions and recipes for South Central Texas. Since then, the brewery has grown to be one of many largest unbiased craft brewers within the nation with beers obtainable in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and U.S. navy bases all over the world.
Shiner Vodka – GSN’s Remarks: Nostril of candy corn, heavy minerality and cotton sweet. Spherical mouthfeel, with a candy candy-like entry. Barely sizzling, however total, it is a considerably easy-going vodka. The end is brief, and barely chalky. GSN Score: B
Shiner “Shine” – GSN’s Remarks: A remarkably beer-like nostril, akin to a pilsner fashion. Clean entry with a slight bitter tang resulting in an attention-grabbing delicate raspberry taste. There’s a mushy bitterness and close to tannic edge because the end comes into play. We like this one to be used in moonshine cocktails. GSN Score: A-
Shiner Gin – GSN’s Remarks: Juniper proper off the bat upon nosing. Some citrus provides an total brightness to the aroma. The style has extra of the citrus character, whereas piney briskness performs a secondary function. Some sweetness within the gin as properly, retaining this from the “London Dry” class. An inexpensive gin if utilized in fruit ahead cocktails. GSN Score: B
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