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(18,911 posts) Wed May 20, 2026, 08:38 PM Wednesday

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Schlitz beer is about to be brewed for the last time.

Wisconsin Brewing Company, with permission from Schlitz's owner, Pabst Brewing Company, announced it'll brew a final 80-barrel batch on Saturday, May 23, at its Verona brewery. The batch will be brewed using Schlitz's specifications dating back to 1948, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, part of the USA TODAY Network.

The company was founded in 1849 in a Milwaukee tavern before later expanding and, at one time, becoming America's largest brewer. Kirby Nelson with Wisconsin Brewing Co. said he wanted the brand to go out with "dignity and respect," according to the Journal Sentinel.

An early ceramic mosaic of Schlitz is featured at the entrance to Water Street Brewery where owner R.C. Schmidt has been collecting beer memorabilia since 1987.

Pabst Brewing Company stopped brewing Schlitz months ago, reported local TV station WQOW.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/05/19/famous-beer-schlitz-brewed-one-last-time-ending-177-year-run/90157205007/

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