This Tiny Town Produces The World's Greatest Beer?! We Visit SHINER, TEXAS

We visited Shiner, Texas. Home of Spoetzl Brewery.
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[@cruisycai]

Omg!!!! This is my hometown! Thank you for the beautiful coverage of my hometown. Very nice!!! Every weekend, the brewery is open for tours & picnicking on the brewery grounds! You'll all enjoy it!!! Make sure you check out the barbeque spot on the corner across from Snowflake Donuts. Have fun & enjoy ❤

[@NativeNYer]

U have a great hometown! Looks like a nice place 2 live!

[@dk-ln6om]

You're so lucky

[@cruisycai]

@@dk-ln6om I mean, it was cool but, the downfall is there's no opportunity in the field I work in so, I had to come to San Antonio. If I would have stayed in Shiner, after graduation, I'd probably still be doing the same crap. San Antonio has given me many employment opportunities. I'm very thankful I am from a place that is relaxing but, to live, there's too much not available that I would have to drive out of town for.

[@texlee1640]

The bbq place is no longer there, he is now the in-house cook for the brewery.

[@cruisycai]

@@texlee1640 Yes. My mom clarified. Thank you!

[@hisdness1]

7:58 Wow, beautiful church. You rarely see beautiful churches in America so it's nice to see.

[@MTknitter22]

Oh there are many many beautiful old churches all over America.

[@shdz57]

There are many beautiful churches in America.

[@bobwallace1880]

I am a 78 year old Texan from Central Texas. My dad took me to Shiner when I was 15. I loved Shiner and it was also less expensive than Lone Star. I sipped Shiner in Smithville for 10 cents a mug. The bock was only available at certain times of the year. If you have a change go by the brewery. They are very nice, hospitable folks. Good post thank you I am a new subscriber.

[@bobbyallen7977]

I live outside of La Grange Texas which is just down the road from Shiner! I told my wife if we ever decided to move we ought to move to Shiner! It's a beautiful town in the middle of a beautiful area of Texas.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I’ve done a video with La Grange in it as well. I really liked La Grange. Beautiful courthouse there, and the downtown is awesome with a lot of character.

[@mikeramsay7682]

I spent the nineties in Victoria Texas. Went to many Bachtoberfests in Shiner. Spent many weekends fishing in Palacios, Port Lavaca and Port Arthur, as well as all the other small cities in the area. I enjoyed your Texas coast visit. thanks!

[@dirkmoore4224]

I lived in Victoria from 1976 to 1988. Worked for an oilfield service company. Loved all the local communities. Halletsville, Yoakum, Cuero etc. and yes Shiner. Some of the Best BBQ in the State, wonderful people and beautiful countryside. Good memories. Thanks for the visit!

[@shdz57]

Palacios.

[@mikeramsay7682]

@@shdz57 I did mis spell Palacios!

[@catlover614]

A wonderful video, a really nice town ! I love the Opera House and the church is beautiful, and it was really nice to see inside. The little memorial outside the church is lovely, too ! Lots of gorgeous homes, and a cute cat ! Thanks so much, Joe and Nic, always enjoyable !😊❤

[@zoidmo3388]

I may have said it before BUT this was theeeee best! I love the town of Shiner & it had me thinking 'oh this is go'n be a good one' lol when you entered the town with all the flags! God Bless America. We should be able to grade the 'thumbs up' with 5star thumbs up grading. Thank you Joe & Nic.

[@Bear_58]

Wow! Such a great town. A fantastic history. A place I could live and be happy and enjoy life. Thank you for such a great video 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

[@nancysimpson4246]

Oh my God what a beautiful, beautiful church all that staying glass beautiful signs everywhere architect in the wood. Thank you for this video.

[@EricT3769]

Used to visit a place in the late 90s that sold Shiner Bock on tap. The owner made sure it was the perfect temperature and just always seemed so fresh. Would go on Fridays after work and always looked forward to a perfect, delicious Shiner Bock and the most amazing chicken tenders I’ve ever had anywhere. I’ve been a fan of Shiner Bock ever since. Also, Saltgrass Steakhouse serves a very nice Shiner Beer batter bread. Goes great with their garlic butter topped steaks. 😋

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Very cool!

[@judyyaklin7408]

Great video. I grew up in Hallettsville, about 15 miles from Shiner. Shiner beer was always served at weddings and I’m sure still is. Also attended mass at the church you highlighted, and yes it is beautiful!

[@herbertcourtesie2459]

Not only Shiner Beer is produced in this town, but due to the firm will to NOT alter the original method and ingredients for brewing their beer, many consumers appreciate that fact and have patronized both pilsener and dark products.

[@suzanne296]

Joe,god bless you for your video's. They take my mind off my worries. Watching now.😊

[@billarnold3253]

Shiner is definitely a Texas staple. Like salt and pepper. Great town, great beer. From San Antonio so trips are frequent. 😊

[@TEXASLOYAL]

Shiner Bock beer, the ONLY beer I drink, plus, I’m a true Houstonian cheers 🍻

[@MTknitter22]

Yes the European style dark beer is good. Now I don’t drink but everybody cannot be wrong!! Shiner Beer is why the town makes it so say my friends from there.

[@marksnyder8022]

It's so weird that you are visiting Shiner. I was looking at Shiner's beer offerings yesterday. They have quite a line up, beyond the bock. Your description of its flavor I s very accurate. It is not a heavy beer. They produce their original 1909 recipe, and some flavored beers (lime and sea salt, etc.). I always thought that they were up near Dallas. I was shocked to find that it is closer to Houston. This is way cool. Cyril and Methodius were Greek Orthodox monks (and brothers) who went on a mission to Bulgaria in the Middle Ages and developed the Slavic writing system, which is called Cyrillic.

[@WilliamTerry-tf1my]

I remember saving the empty bottles in their cardbord case. We would trek to Shiner with the return bottles and buy more beer! $4 a case with the empty returns. We were in San Marcos.

[@60474]

Good video. This is what America is all about. Sadly it’s not about protests and burning things down or tearing down statues. This little town is a great escape. Clean friendly great beer and BBQ!! 210 year Texas family.

[@kennycraven2648]

I stopped in Shiner and visited the brewery. That part of Texas is really nice.

[@adventureswithtwooldladies]

Love your videos. Has anyone else noticed a weird distortion affect whenever there is movement like panning or when Joe's driving? It started when he switched cameras. I've watched both on my phone and tv to make sure it wasn't one or the other that was the problem, but it's visible on both.

[@umrmech84]

I've noticed the same thing and, as you said, it appeared when he switched to his new camera. Very annoying.

[@tadhgcronin175]

What a really nice place. I was beginning to despair, there has been some pretty grim towns and statistics along the way. I love the way you show the old theatres, my favourite was in Abilene and if memory serves me there was a great gig on, was it Lyle Lovett. I love the channel and your presentation.

[@C3Voyage]

In one word, Guinness! Founded in 1759, Dublin, Ireland. Visited the factory two years ago. This DARK beer is definitely the most famous dark beer in the world. And, it's sooooooo good even compared to our USA brewed version of Guinness. I mean, it is fantastic and the tour was great as well. All said, video is cool. Great job.

[@Jay-Leigh]

What’s not to love? Beer and brisket! Yep I’m in 😊😊

[@thomasroth4533]

Great video as always. I don't know if anyone else have noticed or commented on your new camera, but when you move it the picture gets blurry. Maybe it's my TV that is to blame? Now I must check if Shiner beer is available here in Sweden. Probably not though.

[@LJones69]

Yes, I agree that the picture goes in and out of focus when Joe pans left or right. Hopefully it’s just a setting that can be easily fixed.

[@clevelandcbi]

I thought it was my eyes at first. Feel better now. 👍👍

[@holiday1]

I was going to say it but you all beat me to it.

[@joemoe3718]

I noticed it too, must be a new camera

[@williamnelson3442]

I noticed the same in and out of focus. Still enjoyed the video

[@johnnyzippo7109]

I see that Shiner Bar is closed again , oh man , most fun I have ever had in my life was in Shiner Bar , now that was a real saloon . Even after truly abusing the ZZ Top CD in the juke box , it got removed , even after many nights of showing out in top form . Everyone was welcome in Shiner Bar , in fact , that one got lit and humiliated themselves the night before , that wasn’t humiliation unless you did not return the next night to own it and have a good laugh at one’s self . Much LOVE to all of My best of Friends in Shiner Texas y’all are The Best of The Best of People , Luv You ALL!

[@LJones69]

I’m hoping that the slight blurriness can easily be fixed with a setting on the camera. It’s definitely something that started happening when they went to a different camera. I’m a little surprised it wasn’t noticed during the editing. But if I know Joe, he will take care of it or figure it out. Their videos are always amazing and well shot. Unfortunately the slight amount of blurring when the camera is panning really kind of distracts from the overall quality.

[@PXAbstraction]

Yeah, I hope he can figure it out. The blur is brutal. This is likely a camera setting.

[@charlesbochar8681]

Agreed. Very BLURRY when pan of camera

[@David-bs7wy]

Love it My son and I are running Shiner half marathon November 18 2023 Looking forward to exploring the town. Thanks for a great introduction

[@jayfed1978]

It's honestly my favorite beer. I have and love my shiner stein.

[@rvlivingwiththegeezer7791]

Just gave your video a shoutout and shared the link on my channel! Great video!

[@tulsabillh]

Shiner, A great town!

[@onrycodger]

Another fine video. As always, Thumbs up 👍

[@usmcmos0317]

Lordy y’all making me homesick. LoL that’s a beautiful little town. Never been but have wanted to. So thanks for taking me. LoL 😂 that brisket and sausage looked great. And I know the beer was good to ( even though I’m a lone star fan. Where I’m at they use to sell a very very little lone star evidently there were only 2 of us misplaced Texans here so they gave the spot to a bigger name. And nowhere as good either. LoL great video. Keep traveling I’ll keep watching

[@arthurcontrivida7227]

Thank you for your Great and informative video Sir Jo @ Ma'am Nic always watching your new upload video here in Philippines

[@patriciacoyle3758]

What a beautiful church. Thank you for showing.

[@charlescahoon3557]

Seems like back in the late 70’s Shiner Premium was the only beer we could find, and that was in a very limited distribution area. The Bock came out once a year or so and rumor was it was when they pumped the stuff out of the bottoms of the tanks. Never thought it was true but was a good story. Also, when Shiner Bock really made it big, I believe they had a distribution deal with Corona. Several places sold it as an import and charged more for it because of that.

[@patriciaguenzler9150]

I didn't see any distortion fantastic thanks 👍 for sharing this with us awesome content enjoyed it very much

[@alexandralovesgoats3360]

What a cool town! I love the Shiner beer story! The church built in 1920 is gorgeous ! Lovely windows and ceiling. Nice brewery tour! Love the goat T. The food looked amazing! Great video!

[@kbittorf335]

Loved it! A local tavern here in Wisconsin has Shiner Bock on tap! I have seen it in the grocery stores as well including the Holiday Cheer. I may have to try the latter. And I agree the bock is a very good dark beer. The only other dark beers I can tolerate are the dunkel Biers imported from Germany. 🍺👍

[@silvanski]

I live not that far from Shiner. Nice town and the beer is indeed excellent!

[@bradfordbarrettluckotheIrish]

Loved this and enjoyed the tour last September

[@williamwaits]

Love the beer, on my third decade of drinking it. Cool town too.

[@shariberry3123]

I had a cat who hung out much more in the house and backyard, not so much in the front. I noticed whenever I would walk my two dogs, that I would see our cat following us a bit. She stuck close to the neighbors houses when she did this, but it was so odd to see her go a certain distance from home to follow us. That particular cat lived to be almost 20. I had to take a job that required me to be gone from home for 13 and 14 hours straight a day. When I first started it, I would come home from work, park my car, and from outside, I could hear her crying, even before I opened the door, it almost sounded like human syllables, as if to say, "Where were you? I was sooooo wooooorrrrrriiiiieeeedddd about yyyyoooouuuuu!"

[@mareerogers364]

Your channel is such a breath of fresh air. It makes you love America extra- more😊 if that's a word. Globalization has eclipsed stories like this😊

[@charlesashaw3993]

Hope you come to Seguin....wonderful small town with an awesome bbq spot called Burnt Bean. Lots of interesting history.

[@MTknitter22]

Yes Seguin is great!

[@tedmichaels1951]

What a beautiful church!

[@RedProg]

Shiner Bock 👍Texas BBQ 👍 We live in KCMO but got to say Texas has the best BBQ. Safe travels

[@patriciamantooth2638]

Love that shiner beer ( room temperature) , can cook with it ,too!! The darker, the better!!

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

I’ve driven from Houston to San Antonio many times, but never ventured off I-10 to visit Shiner. It’s long been one of my favorite beers. I actually prefer their Premium Beer to the Bock.

[@chelleroberson3222]

Shiner is the best , so many different beers

[@DrMerle-gw4wj]

Shiner Bock has no equals. It is definitely my favorite.

[@dixierebel1860]

1:36 I live in the Czech republic. Občerstvení + lihovin = refreshments x liqour :)

[@SajjadKhan-jn7cw]

beautiful town and beautiful church delicious food and Nic looks beautiful with her nice glasses thanks for sharing 👍

[@prophetmargin7497]

Three full dark beer, now that's a tour worth taking!

[@nancyparker9986]

What a nice clean little town ….. not one piece of trash on the streets

[@dennishinkle5010]

Lifelong Texan here with German heritage but i have not been there but its on my list now thank you sir.👍

[@joelfeiock4718]

that has got to be one the most beautiful churches, love the stain glass and the alter.

[@glennfoster2423]

There are a lot of "painted churches" in Texas. People who came to Texas in the 1800's had few resources locally to adorn the churches they built. So they "painted" the interiors to replicate the ornamentation of their European churches. Painted churches exist all around South, Central and East Texas. Look them up in Texas history.

[@beast1624]

Those kegs don't just go to bars. I keep my Kegerator stocked with Shiner Light Blonde at all times!

[@cherienafo7676]

Hi & thanks Joe & Nicole. Nice town ! and that BRISKET made me take a trip to the butchers !! The BBQ beef thing you have in USA/Texas is gorgeous ! and we Ozzies dont do enough of it !! thats a shame., as its the best way to do beef., a shop selling that would be a sensation !!. Lovely church-probably best one I,ve seen. My son & family are about to land in Florida, so I got him to watch ur vids on that part. Safe travels U2. Cheers CY

[@tomtibbits4423]

You just gave me another reason to visit Texas again.

[@marywalker2896]

That was a fun trip. I never heard of that beer. But then I don’t drink beer. My husband and I lived in lufkin Texas for years but now live in Georgia close to family. Safe travels. God bless.

[@anthonyhernandez3645]

Shiner is my usual favorite, I also like a lot of other amber beers like Fat tire or Alaskan from the Northwest. But, my go to and safest pick will always be Shiner Bock.

[@dopeMike_]

Fat Tire 🤙

[@independentthinker8930]

Dark beer is my favorite!

[@keyup2626]

Fine looking little tow, off to California in the morning, looking so forward to spending Thanksgiving with family.

[@markellifson4910]

Just love that fact you went to Shiner then went to the brewery. Not a Texan but have sampled a few offerings from Shiner. I do tend to drink local and support the local breweries but like you I branch out from the great offerings and when I do Shiner is at the top of the list.

[@conniemoney4459]

That’s a very beautiful church

[@01dumbfrog]

Well when I moved onto my sailboat in Virginia I wasn’t able to find Shiner Boch in the stores there so I had to buy Yuelging brewed it Pottstown PA the oldest brewery in America which brews a lighter shade of beer and actually has taste I don’t drink beer with no taste I’d rather drink water. Now days it seems every town has a local brewery Athens, Tyler, just to name a few. So getting brewers yeast is relatively easy. I don’t brew beer I mix sour mash and distill Apple Pie corn alcohol and other flavors.

[@HWKier]

My current favorite is Shiner Bach.

[@Michael-v8p8w]

Yes, and Shiner lived up to it’s name it was spotless!

[@kchristiansen3600]

I have shiner in my fridge right now for October seasonal beer

[@cecoya]

This town looks like a quaint happy one. Have a great day and safe travels

[@NativeNYer]

Wow great vid of this town. Awesome place! Cheers 🍻!

[@dopeMike_]

Love me some Shiner.

[@LesMorrisracing]

Cat FOUND this was AWESOME Thank you for the walk around. I was going to move to Kyle and had a job in Austin but the Property tax was kind of high in my opinion. 🙄 I think it was like $300 a month compared to Nevada at just $79. Say Hi to Nicky for me.

[@glennfoster2423]

Yeah, but,...... No personal income tax, and property tax can be mitigated by the homestead exemption and other provisions. Changes at the legislature this year reduced some property tax charges by about 45% for 2023 (due for payment in 2024). And that look at the homes in Shiner -- that's called Pride of Ownership.

[@austinreeves9112]

You need to come to Cleburne and Rio Vista and Keene and Godley Texas, Johnson County.

[@bobski7032]

I’ll argue that the first sip of Guinness is proof that god love people

[@45AMT]

Interesting. I've seen Shiner beer. Now I'll have to try it!

[@zincmann]

Sounds like fun!! The Holiday Cheer is a GREAT Beer...wishing i was in texas now JUST for that brewery tour LOL

[@zhugeliang777]

That was a lonely factory with just 1 guy and the machines. The soul is gone or on its last leg.

[@karenburnam-o1k]

Shiner Bock is a VERY popular beer, definitely NOT on it's last legs.

[@Evie-bf2um]

Love your videos! The new camera at times is blurry! Thank you for the excellent videos!

[@DesertMav]

Great video as always and Shiner looks like a nice little town to visit over in TX. I'm not really into beer anymore, but I've always seen Shiner in the store.

[@picklerix6162]

Shiner Bock is pretty good beer but I never saw it in the stores until the 80’s. Back in the late 70’s, Shiner beer was actually cheaper than Lone Star and I paid $3.88 per case + tax + deposit. I heard about Shiner Bock from a friend who visited Austin and told me that all of the college students were drinking the Bock variety.

[@dopeMike_]

Oh how we have devalued spending power.

[@KB6YAF]

I'm not a beer drinker, so I wonder what makes a beer the greatest? There seems to be a zillion different kinds and brands. Okay....you had me at "brisket'. That looks so yummy, and I'm with your Joe, I gotta have some spice in those sauces. And, as always....thanks for honoring 'the cat'

[@bdgies2721]

Nice to see a small town with pride. Your many videos of urban decay and rural poverty make those of us from other countries worry for the state of yours.

[@darkcheeto3338]

You should visit lubbock texas I don't know if you have already but since buddy holly was born there it has a place in my heart.

[@AwlDeigh]

Yes they do!

[@richardsmith4187]

You produce some AMAZING videos !! So interesting to take a walk through the towns and see some important places. I will be going through Texas next year and plan to visit Corpus Christi and Shiner looks like it will be on my radar ! The brewery tour looked nice and that beer looked even better. You never know what you will discover passing through small towns and you have motivated me to take more road trips. Thanks again ** And that bar b que looked wonderful

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Awesome. :)

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

And of course…The Famous Shiner Cat.

[@juliogonzales5441]

Now...I need a beer 🍺...thanks Joe and nic 😊

[@michaelwoodford3990]

Sadly missed Shiner when travelling from San Antonio via Corpus Christy to Houston but will make sure to visit when next over, the beer looked good and would love to try the brisket, from the UK

[@siphomogale779]

In South Africa I never heard of Shiner 🍺 or maybe I don't drink but I am always happy when you visit small towns and their history

[@Leo-Lion]

🤡

[@marlonfurlan6893]

What a beautiful church, Mr. Joe.

[@mikeurbanek2778]

I agree, thanks for covering it! Joe n Nic y’all ever thought about doing a video on the other painted churches in the area? Would be right up your alley and they are all worth a look

[@ghtaboma]

Wow! No homeless encampments! Great American small town.

[@hazcat640]

Nothing like a good dark beer. I'm a fan of Guinness Extra Stout. Joe, don't know why but the lag on the camera focus on pan and moving (walking) shots seems particularly bad today.

[@exmarine268]

Shiner is also home to Texas Precious Metals. Check out their Texas silver rounds!

[@DaveMar-w6r]

1990’s? I’m 56. My mom used to talk about it when I was a teenager. I’m from PA.

[@OttoCharles49]

Shiner Bock rocks the house!

[@johnfun3394]

Love that beer.

[@JanesDough855]

There are tons of breweries here in Wisconsin. Some with excellent beer and I'm not a big beer drinker. Hope ya'll come back!

[@koof1776]

Brilliant Insights~

[@elizalou2386]

Enjoy watching your travel show and interesting facts of the towns,the food also looks good.