Schlitz, the 'beer that made Milwaukee famous,' is on its last call

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published May 22, 2026 at 12:09 PM EDT

The final batch of Schlitz — once the most popular beer in America — will be brewed on Saturday in Wisconsin.

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with the man making it, brewmaster Kirby Nelson, about the rise, fall and legacy of Schlitz.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.