When I was a younger man, there was a dive bar on Washington Street in Bergenfield that sold beer to go, no questions asked, and their cheapest was Schlitz. I, accordingly, have a few memories of evenings that involve too much Schlitz. We should pour one out for Schlitz but if you do I encourage you to pour out something other than Schlitz given that cans of Schlitz will soon be collector's items. We will not be drinking Schlitz served by AI robots despite this predictive marketing:
Monday, May 25, 2026
RIP Schlitz
The title of this post begs a pun involving the term "ripshit" but I'm feeling more maudlin over the discovery that Pabst Brewing Company will discontinue Schlitz beer.
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Pour one out for "The beer that made Milwaukee famous." Remember, "when you're out of Schlitz, you're out of beer."
ReplyDelete"There's just one word for beer, and you know it." Alas, we must look elsewhere to "Go for the Gusto."
When we moved into DC from Arlington in 1999, we frequented a rowhouse-turned-neighborhood-bar in Dupont. The Townhouse Tavern. 3 floors of bars, a crappy pool table, and an eclectic crowd that drew from many demographics. Had my 30th birthday party there, and there are more than a couple wild stories from that night.
ReplyDeleteThey served ice cold cans of Schlitz for $3. Honestly, a damn good cheap domestic lager. I would drink it more often if I saw it on shelves. Pity, that will never happen now.
This lax game ain’t over
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