Shiner, Texas

It’s very rare that Mallory, Samantha, and I can hang out during the work week let alone during the day since they both work in the school district! Since they were both off for the summer, I was very thankful that I was able to take a day off from work last Wednesday. We had talked about taking the Shiner Brewery tour and we finally got to do a little road trip to Shiner, Texas! Mallory was generous enough to drive us there and back. (I’ll always offer to pay for gas because I hate driving.)

Spoetzl Brewery
603 E Brewery St.
Shiner, TX 77984
(361) 594-3383
http://shiner.com

Did you know Spoetzl Brewery, also known as Shiner, started back in 1909? It’s been over 100 years! And they still use the original recipe for Shiner Bock … or so I’m told. That’s pretty amazing. Kosmos Spoetzl knew what he was doing!

The tour came with four tokens for tasting. No fancy pint glasses like other tours since this one was free but they did have a lot of merchandise for sale if you wanted a memento. Their brewery site is pretty tiny compared to others which makes it so surprising with the amount they produce. Because of that the tour only lasted less than 30 minutes. I do know that they are expanding their bottling area but I doubt that’ll add much to the tour in the future.

Friday’s Fried Chicken
122 E 5th,
Shiner, TX 77984
(361) 594-4332

We took the advice of Dotty, the one pouring our drinks at Spoetzl Brewery, and went to lunch here.

Chicken Fried Breast [french fries, coleslaw, and dinner roll with a medium drink and sundae] | $7.75

This was their special on the board. The chicken breast was delicious and I’m not a big lover of coleslaw and actually liked it! The fries were fries and I didn’t even touch the roll since I am not a big lover of breads.

Mallory and I were excited for our Sundae but when we tried it, it was a downer. When they asked what flavor I wanted, I thought the ice cream was the flavor … but it was just a topping. The sundae, though homemade, didn’t taste good at all. They needed more milky creamy flavor.

Samantha ordered the Onion Rings for $5(?) per Dotty’s recommendation. Some of the best onion rings ever.

We were so full we didn’t even want to move after. But off to our next stop …

B’ Marie
709 North Ave E
Shiner, X 77984
(361) 649-2609

A little boutique filled with colorful clothing and accessories. Everything was too expensive for my taste so we left there after a quick swing around.

Antiques Art & Beer
720 N Avenue E
Shiner, TX 77984
(361) 594-2337

It is what the sign says: antiques and beer. They have a bar in there where you can chill at or take your beer and walk around to look at everything. They even sell fudge for cheap. Samantha bought some and said it tasted wonderful. Things are somewhat expensive here as well but I guess that’s how it is in Shiner, Texas.

Sengelmann Hall
531 N Main St
Schulenburg, TX 78956
(979) 743-2300
http://sengelmannhall.com

Unsure why we were here. I think Mallory wanted to take a picture to send to her Mum. Regardless, this hall is pretty gorgeous. Sadly we couldn’t go in since it was closed for an event that day. Maybe we’ll be able to make our way down again to see it all.

Latte on the Square Internet Café
2126-F S Hwy 71
Columbus, TX 78934
(979) 732-9545
http://latteonthesquare.com

We decided to stop for some coffee since we were getting bleugh. I got an Iced Vanilla Latte | $3.59. It tasted so good that I finished it in less than 30 minutes. That or I was dehydrated from the beer.

P.S. This place also sells Blue Bell Ice Cream! We’re hoping to do the Blue Bell Ice Cream Tour soon. Eeks!

Mallory and Samantha found this little gem at the antique store. They apparently think Rizzo looks like him and kept trying to convince me to buy it. Who agrees? … I guess on the days his ears stick up, he does kind of, sort of look like it.

It was a great Wednesday with great company. Cherish times with people you see less of because of our busy schedules.

Happy Tuesday!