| |
|
|
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 738
|
|
|
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
|
|
recognize the Spoetzl Brewery in the town of Shiner on the |
|
|
occasion of the company's 100th anniversary; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Spoetzl Brewery owes its origin to the Germans and |
|
|
Czechs who immigrated to Texas in the mid-1850s and settled in |
|
|
Shiner; the immigrants missed the beer of their homelands and |
|
|
began to brew their own, and in 1909, they formed the Shiner |
|
|
Brewing Association; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, The company decided to hire a real brewmaster from |
|
|
the old countries and found a larger-than-life character, Kosmos |
|
|
Spoetzl, to serve; Kosmos eventually bought the brewery and gave |
|
|
it his name, but the name of the beer remained Shiner; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Following the death of Kosmos, his daughter, |
|
|
"Miss Celie," ran the brewery until 1966, when she sold it; the |
|
|
brewery, which has weathered many ups and downs, went into a |
|
|
marketing decline until 1989, when it was bought by beer industry |
|
|
veteran Carlos Alvarez; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Mr. Alvarez expanded the company's seasonal beer, |
|
|
Shiner Bock, into the brewery's flagship brand and marketed the |
|
|
beer throughout the state and nation; his efforts brought |
|
|
success, as Spoetzl Brewery has grown to be the fourth-largest |
|
|
craft brewery in the country and its beer is now available in 40 |
|
|
states; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Shiner Bock has achieved iconic status, and other |
|
|
popular Spoetzl beers include Shiner Blonde, Shiner Light, |
|
|
Shiner Hefeweizen, and Bohemian Black Lager; the 100th |
|
|
Anniversary Limited Edition Shiner Commemorator is now |
|
|
available, and a new summer seasonal is soon to be announced; |
|
|
now, therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
|
|
Legislature, hereby commend Spoetzl Brewery on its great success |
|
|
and extend congratulations to all associated with the brewery on |
|
|
its 100th anniversary; and, be it further |
|
|
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
|
|
honor of Spoetzl Brewery. |
| |
|
|
Hegar |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
________________________________ |
|
|
|
President of the Senate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I hereby certify that the |
|
|
|
above Resolution was adopted by |
|
|
|
the Senate on April 29, 2009. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
________________________________ |
|
|
|
Secretary of the Senate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
________________________________ |
|
|
|
Member, Texas Senate |