Brewed With An Attitude

I Have been a loyal Shiner Bock drinker since I first started drinking beer. . . And that was a long time ago !

My favorite story about Shiner Bock came from another loyal drinker who moved from Austin to Galveston only to discover that at that time you could not buy Bock in his new home town. Appalled, he wrote to the Spoetzl Brewery to complain. Three weeks later there was a knock at his door early on a Saturday morning. Bleary eyed he opened the door to discover a Shiner delivery man. The Apparition asked for a list of stores and restaurants he frequented and promised to have Shiner Bock available within the month. To hold him over the driver left my friend 4 cases of his favorite brew !

Now that is service !

Open the bottle cap to visit the Spoetzl Brewery.

BEER AND THE MAYFLOWER
Did a thirst for beer... play a role in the colonizing of America?

The Mayflower is headed for Virginia... but ends up putting ashore at Plymouth rock.
One Pilgrim's diary explains why: "We could not take time for further search or consideration, our victuals being much spent, especially our beer."
Yes- the Pilgrims made port because they ran out of beer (then considered an essential and a healthy part of everyone's daily diet)!
Once ashore, they promptly erected a brew-house... and got to work brewing up a new batch to slake their thirsts.
So Plymouth, Massachusetts ended up becoming the historic home of the pilgrims...
because they needed to make a beer run!

24 hours in a day... 24 beers in a case.... coincidence ????

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Last Modified: January 16, 1996