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BY DACIA GARCIA

Owner Shaun Siems founded the brewstillery in 2009 and has crafted two rums and two whiskeys.

Spirit of Texas Brewstillery has indoor and outdoor seating where guests can enjoy events such as live music performances.

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Spirit of Texas Brewstillery launches new whiskey

The business hosts a variety of food trucks that oer meals such as breakfast tacos, smash burgers and more.

been using the entire time on the Pecan Street Rum and have now moved into making whiskey the same way,” Siems said. “I don’t know anyone else that does it in the world, so it’s something new that I think will set us apart.” Diving deeper After some regulars mentioned wanting more drink options in addition to spirits, Siems decided to add a brewery to the mix in 2019. Customers can order from a range of beer options or partake in a variety of cocktails and mocktails. The business hosts events regularly, including live music performances and comedy shows in addition to hosting food trucks, which rotate out from time to time.

Shaun Siems founded the Spirit of Texas Brew- stillery in 2009, when he started perfecting his craft using a homemade three-gallon still and skills from his previous career as an engineer. What they oer The distillery produces Pecan Street Rum, Straight Silver Rum, Puger Single Malt Whiskey and the newly released Pythagoras Whiskey. Siems ages the Pecan Street Rum in a stainless steel vat containing oak cubes instead of the tradi- tional aging technique using oak barrels. The team also steeps large bags of shelled Texas pecan halves inside each vat. For Pythagoras Whiskey, Siems uses both oak barrels and oak cubes. “We’ve come up with this technique that I’ve

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