Hello everybody
I'm PBS Wisconsin
Here and Now
reporter on location
on the production line
where a special batch
of Schlitz beer
is being canned.
About a month after
we were in
the control room
and two months
since Pabst announced
that Schlitz is
shutting down
Wisconsin Brewing
pumps out about
200 barrels of
what they call
commemorative Schlitz beer.
When it's all said
and done
over the next
six or seven hours
this production line
will spit out
enough beer to
make 3,000 cases
which is about
167,000 cans.
I'll take you
inside the brewery
that got special permission
to can this
iconic brand.
This is one of the
earliest photographs taken
of this neighborhood
where the
Schlitz Brewing Company
originally started.
This would be
where the Fiserv Forum is
and where the
Bucks play today.
You have to
have a mission
in life.
If you think the
Uiheilin's Schlitz collection
is sweet...
In my case
I'm preserving the
past of Schlitz.
Wait until you see
the Schlitz that
sits 35 miles
to the west.
Each one is
a specific category
in the history
of the brewery.
I believe there's
close to a thousand bottles
in this room.
I don't know
of any other collection
of Schlitz bottles
that is this large.
I'll also take
you inside
two of the
largest collections
of Schlitz memorabilia
anywhere in the world,
and they're both
right here
in Wisconsin.
You're going
to want to
watch my story
on Schlitz.
To learn more
go to
pbswisconsin.org/news.