Now that it’s clear that Pabst Brewing Company has ceased making Schlitz, the Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous appears kaput after 177 years. But Wisconsin brewing legend Kirby Nelson is giving it a send-off it deserves.
Now that it’s clear – after a lot of confusion about whether it was being discontinued only in cans or entirely – that Pabst Brewing Company has ceased making Schlitz, the Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous appears kaput after 177 years.
But Wisconsin craft beer legend Kirby Nelson has gotten permission from Pabst to brew a batch of the now-defunct Schlitz at Wisconsin Brewing Co. in Verona using a recipe based on Schlitz brewhouse operations logs from 1948…