# Schlitz beer (possible sociology question) **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 17, 2000, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlitz-beer-possible-sociology-question/33470 "2000-09-17T05:24:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Yeah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/dbc845/32.png) [@Yeah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeah)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2000, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlitz-beer-possible-sociology-question/33470/21 "2000-09-19T02:34:36Z")
Qadgop the Mercotan: “Don’t forget, back in the 60’s or so, Schlitz added cobalt to their product to preserve a better head. Unfortunately, this cobalt went right to a few beer drinker’s hearts and caused a nasty cardiomyopathy, that left many crippled or dead.” I don’t recall any cobalt problems with Schlitz. I do remember an epidemic of “Quebec beer-drinkers’ cardiomyopathy” in about 1967. Those affected were Quebecois construction workers who drank enormous quantities of beer. ---
**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2000, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlitz-beer-possible-sociology-question/33470/22 "2000-09-20T03:41:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by spooje \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by yabob \* > > \*\* > > > > And Ohio had Blatz … you just gotta love that name. > > \*\* > > In Ohio, there once was a great beer, served at Riverfront, home of the Cincinnati Reds. It was called Hudepohl. Alas, it no longer exists. ‘Sam Adams’ bought it out. > Had to find it [here](http://beerismylife.com/)! \*\* Beleive me, Hudy is still made on Central Parkway in Cincinnati, and you can still get 75 cent drafts at the Phoenix cafe any day of the week. Hudy Delight is much easier to find… and it still tastes pretty good for a light beer. Unfortunately, Bud has taken over the concession at the stadium… ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2000, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlitz-beer-possible-sociology-question/33470/23 "2000-09-21T01:51:57Z")
Guess what? You’re _all_ right. Read about it here [http://www.antiqibles.com/schlitz/history6.htm](http://www.antiqibles.com/schlitz/history6.htm) ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2000, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlitz-beer-possible-sociology-question/33470/24 "2000-09-21T01:54:21Z")
Oh! Except for the crap about the cobalt in the beer. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2000, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlitz-beer-possible-sociology-question/33470/25 "2000-09-21T02:07:12Z")
“Taste the Gusto life”??? Thats the stupidest slogan I’ve ever heard. Any brand useing something like that deserves to go broke. “Shlitz has Gusto”, at least seems to follow rules of grammer, even if it is cliche ---
**Author:** ![Road\_Rash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2000, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlitz-beer-possible-sociology-question/33470/26 "2000-09-21T04:06:30Z")
I guess the legacy lives on. Old Milwaukee, started by Schlitz, today is one of the top selling beers in the country. ---
**Author:** ![absoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@absoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/absoul)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2000, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlitz-beer-possible-sociology-question/33470/27 "2000-09-21T04:27:28Z")
Back in the day, _eyes roll back into head, hand starts to quiver_ our group liked to drink Old Mill Light. One summer the local bar started selling cases of Schlitz returnable bottles for 4.00$. We hated it, but we had lots of beer!!! After the first few drinking episodes you learned not to drink the entire bottle, but leave a little left in the bottom. That shit was horrible. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2000, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlitz-beer-possible-sociology-question/33470/28 "2000-09-21T07:12:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by yabob \* > And Ohio had Blatz … you just gotta love that name. Not to be confused with Blitz, a Portland blue-collar beer. Well, formerly Portland. I’m not sure if they still sell a brew called Blitz, but the Blitz-Weinhart brewery in Portland was shut down and they now make the beers formerly brewed there (Henry Weinhart’s Private Reserve, if nothing else) somewhere in Washington state (I forget if it’s at Tumwater or Seattle). It doesn’t matter. I believe Portland still has more breweries than any other city in the US, so there’s still lots of good beers (many better than Henrys) to choose from. ---
**Author:** ![chime141](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8edcca/32.png) [@chime141](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chime141)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2000, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlitz-beer-possible-sociology-question/33470/29 "2000-09-26T16:03:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Collounsbury \* > \*\*All I can say is “My God you liked this rubbish”. Clearly never visited anywhere with decent beer. Ahhh, Prague. \*\* Mas’ pravdu. Praz’droj, Staropramen, Zlaty Baiz’ant Man, we’re talking nectar. Too bad they don’t travel that well. - DR ---
**Author:** ![Voorvie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/22d042/32.png) [@Voorvie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voorvie)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2000, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlitz-beer-possible-sociology-question/33470/30 "2000-09-26T19:35:20Z")
Chime141, Ne zapomen: Rebel, Gambrinus a Kozel! na scheldanou! barunka 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2000, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlitz-beer-possible-sociology-question/33470/31 "2000-09-26T23:07:51Z")
The name Schlitz always makes me think of Joe Don Baker in Mitchell, one of the BEST episodes of MST3K. Of course, in Pittsburgh, there’s Iron City… And of course, I hate beer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schlitz-beer-possible-sociology-question/33470.md?page=1)