In 1914, Bavarian immigrant Kosmos Spoetzl landed in the German-Czech farming community of Shiner, Texas, 90 miles east of San Antonio, by way of eight years working at the Pyramid Brewery in Cairo, Egypt. Acquiring the local Shiner Brewing Association, he launched a legendary Texas beer using his secret family recipe and local pure artesian well water.
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