Schlitz Brewing Co.The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous 1950 Breweriana Sign

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Description Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co. Milwaukee WI "The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous" 1950 Beer Bar Americana Advertising Breweriana Display /Schlitz dates back to 1849, when German immigrant, August Krug, began brewing beer in his Milwaukee restaurant’s basement.Twenty-year-old Joseph Schlitz immigrates to Milwaukee from Germany and is hired by Krug to handle his restaurant and brewery’s bookkeeping.https:///wiki/Joseph_Schlitz_Brewing_CompanyThe Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company was an American brewery based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and once the largest producer of beer in the United States. Its namesake beer, Schlitz ( /ˈʃlɪts/), was known as "The beer that made Milwaukee famous" and was advertised with the slogan "When you're out of Schlitz, you're out of beer".[1] Schlitz first became the largest beer producer in the US in 1902 and enjoyed that status at several points during the first half of the 20th century, exchanging the title with Anheuser-Busch multiple times during the 1950s.[2]The company was founded by August Krug in 1849, but acquired by Joseph Schlitz in 1858.[3] Schlitz was bought by Stroh Brewery Company in 1982 and subsequently sold along with the rest of Stroh's assets to Pabst Brewing Company in 1999.[4] Pabst now produces the recently relaunched "Schlitz Gusto" beer and Old Milwaukee.[5]

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