Can you still buy SHLITZ beer anywhere?

Question

Its a lovely drink,but I can't get it anyplace.(preferably sth.London)

Answer 1

I cannot for the life of me remember the name of the shop but if you walk out of South Wimbledon Tube Station and turn right, about 200 yards down the road on the opposite side of the street there is an off licence (on the corner of a side street with a green awning) which sells every kind of beer I've ever heard of and then some (and I am a friend of ale to put it mildly!) I'd be very surprised if they didn't sell it - definitely worth a shot.

Good luck!

EDIT: The shop is called 'The Foreign Beer Shop' - but seemed to have closed for the day when I walked past it at about 1830 yesterday.

Answer 2

Oh I used to love that beer. I used to drink it when I went to an American Steak house in Norwich.

It apparently was the beer that made Milwakee famous.

I have never seen it anywhere else in England.

However, I have looked it up on the net and the only place that might be able to get it as far as I can see other than importing some from the US is http://www.beerclubofbritain.co.uk/
although this page does not show the beer in its listing, another page did have it on where there was a voting system they have for judging beers they have tried. Perhaps if you contact them they may be able to tell you where you can get Schlitz from.


I hope this helps.

Answer 3

What happened to Schlitz Beer?

I found this article online: (it's not my story)

Here's at least part of the story, as I got it from one of the brewers who helped develop the Schlitz recipe. It was originally brewed by Pabst. The "label" was bought by Stroh, then sold to Heilemann (possibly when Stroh went out of business, or possibly before that, I'm not sure). Now Miller owns it. Whether they'll ever revive it, who knows.

In the last third of the 20th century there was a great "shake-out" among the "regional" beer brands. Most of them eventually went out of business, unable to compete with Bud (Anheuser-Busch) and Miller. The ones that survive (F.X. Matt, Minnesota Brewing, etc.) did so by adapting to the microbrew movement.

Answer 4

The beer I really miss is Schmidt's of Philadelphia!

Bite my tongue -- I was born in Milwaukee too!

Answer 5

Im not from the UK but i know we have it in Canada. Ya, its a good beer, cheers!

Answer 6

There's a name from the past. I used to LOVE that stuff. Like original Labatts or Molson. I will go on a mission to track some down. thanks for the tip.