Spoetzl Brewery

The Emotions held a historic anniversary performance at the Spoetzl Brewery Fourth of July weekend. They are celebrating 50 years as a band. It is a nostalgic moment as the band’s first performance was also on Fourth of July in 1976 at the Shiner KC Hall. Pictured (at top) is Mark Hybner with the band. Pictured at the bottom are both old and new members of The Emotions. The Emotions have had as many as 11 members in the band at one time. At the Brewery, five of the original seven members were in attendance.

The Emotions held a historic anniversary performance at the Spoetzl Brewery Fourth of July weekend. They are celebrating 50 years as a band. It is a nostalgic moment as the band’s first performance was also on Fourth of July in 1976 at the Shiner KC Hall. Pictured (at top) is Mark Hybner with the band. Pictured at the bottom are both old and new members of The Emotions. The Emotions have had as many as 11 members in the band at one time. At the Brewery, five of the original seven members were in attendance.

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The Emotions celebrate 50 years

News Staff
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
The Emotions celebrated a major 50-year anniversary milestone this past Fourth of July weekend performing at Spoetzl Brewery to mark this historic occasion.
ContriTom Fiorenzi, director of brewery and distillery operations, visits with KSAT-TV’s David Elder, host of Texas Eats, on the inspiration behind their last distilling ventures and discusses some of the unique hardware they acquired to accomplish their goals.

ContriTom Fiorenzi, director of brewery and distillery operations, visits with KSAT-TV’s David Elder, host of Texas Eats, on the inspiration behind their last distilling ventures and discusses some of the unique hardware they acquired to accomplish their goals.

Brewery featured on KSAT news program

Bobby Horecka
Monday, May 1, 2023
Viewers of San Antonio’s KSAT-12 television station learned last weekend that the Spoetzl Brewery, Home of Shiner Beers, is also now home to quite a bit more.
Chief Kevin Kelso looks quite the rock star with this rather distinctive axe from the early era of music videos on MTV. Contributed Photo

Chief Kevin Kelso looks quite the rock star with this rather distinctive axe from the early era of music videos on MTV. Contributed Photo

Is that...? Naw, it couldn't be...But it sure looks like...

Bobby Horecka
Saturday, August 27, 2022
If you're thinking that couldn't possibly be the late Eddie Van Halen's vividly painted "Frankenstrat" guitar you see there, you might just want to think again.
Becky Janak, Program Manager of CCLC (center), accepted the donation and is pictured with brewery team members Lauren Schuette, Julie Boehm, Tom Fiorenzi and Jimmy Mauric.

Becky Janak, Program Manager of CCLC (center), accepted the donation and is pictured with brewery team members Lauren Schuette, Julie Boehm, Tom Fiorenzi and Jimmy Mauric.

Spoetzl Brewery donates to Community Connections

News Staff
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
The Spoetzl Brewery Charitable Fund committee recently donated $2,500 to Community Connections of Lavaca Country to help offset fuel and maintenance costs of the vehicles used for public transportation and meal delivery to our local citizens.
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