A quintessential Texas day trip to Shiner beckons with beer + barbecue

A koozie in the gift shop at the Spoetzl Brewery demands, “Eat Meat. Drink Beer.” That pretty much sums up any good day trip to Shiner, a town about a 90-minute drive east of San Antonio that’s home to roughly 2,000 souls and the famed brewery that produces iconic Shiner beers. For the meat, options abound along various Texas routes. For lunch, consider heading north for a stop in Lockhart to eat up some of…