Schlitz beer production ends after 175 years

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Kevin M. Kruse
‪@kevinmkruse.bsky.social‬

My junior year at UNC, when my friends and I had no money to do much else, we took a road trip to the Schlitz factory in Winston-Salem.

You get three free drinks at the end, and yes, malt liquor was an option. But my big prize was a Schaefer t-shirt that I wore until it disintegrated.

‪Dan Shafer‬
‪@danshafer.bsky.social‬
· 16h
RIP to my favorite dive bar beer, a true legend, the beer that made Milwaukee famous. This is a genuine bummer.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2026/05/15/schlitz-once-milwaukees-biggest-brewer-is-being-discontinued/90095322007/

Schlitz beer production ends after 175 years
Pabst Brewing Co. is ending production of Schlitz, the beer that 'made Milwaukee famous,' after 175 years.
www.jsonline.com
8:11 PM · May 15, 2026

My junior year at UNC, when my friends and I had no money to do much else, we took a road trip to the Schlitz factory in Winston-Salem.

You get three free drinks at the end, and yes, malt liquor was an option. But my big prize was a Schaefer t-shirt that I wore until it disintegrated.

— Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) 2026-05-16T00:11:59.465Z

Dan Shafer
‪@danshafer.bsky.social‬

RIP to my favorite dive bar beer, a true legend, the beer that made Milwaukee famous. This is a genuine bummer.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2026/05/15/schlitz-once-milwaukees-biggest-brewer-is-being-discontinued/90095322007/

Schlitz beer production ends after 175 years
Pabst Brewing Co. is ending production of Schlitz, the beer that 'made Milwaukee famous,' after 175 years.
www.jsonline.com
3:49 PM · May 15, 2026

RIP to my favorite dive bar beer, a true legend, the beer that made Milwaukee famous. This is a genuine bummer.
www.jsonline.com/story/money/...

— Dan Shafer (@danshafer.bsky.social) 2026-05-15T19:49:04.796Z

BUSINESS
Schlitz beer production ends after 175 years

Francesca Pica
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Updated May 15, 2026, 2:22 p.m. CT

Schlitz, the beer that made Milwaukee famous, is no more.

Pabst Brewing Co. is ending production of Schlitz, which began as a Milwaukee tavern brewery and was once America's largest brewer. The company, founded in 1849, was bought by Pabst in 1999.

To send the Milwaukee icon off, Kirby Nelson with Wisconsin Brewing Co. will brew a final 80-barrel batch of Schlitz on Saturday, May 23 at its Verona brewery. Nelson will then give a talk about the brand at 1 p.m.

Nelson said Schlitz deserves to go out with "dignity and respect." So, he'll be brewing with the company's specifications from 1948, when it was on top of the U.S. brewing industry.

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[underpants]

1. Wow. An iconic brand for sure.

[GreenWave]

2. How many died from aluminum poisoning?

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Schlitz ... Buick .... Pontiac ....

we're losing it.

[hlthe2b]

4. That was my late Dad's brand through much of his life. Saddens me...

For any number of reasons. sigh...

[calimary]

5. They sure had a great ad slogan.

“The beer that made Milwaukee famous.”

Never have gotten into beer. But I do know a good slogan when I see/hear it.

[SCantiGOP]

9. There was a pitcher for the Milwaukee Braves

back in the 1940s who was named Mel Famey. He once walked the first 5 batters he faced and was benched.
The other Manager walked over to the dugout, pointed to the 8 empty beer cans on the ground where he had been sitting, and said, “That’s the beer that made Mel Famey walk us.”
🙄

[calimary]

12. Barrrump-bump!

[Sneederbunk]

6. I remember Schlitz Playhouse of Stars on tv.

[Bo Zarts]

7. When you're out of Schlitz, you're out of beer.

[orangecrush]

10. When you're out of Schlitz

You've got the sh*ts

[ashredux]

8. Iconic? I guess. But the beer sucked.

[Solly Mack]

11. There goes some childhood memories.