Schlitz Brewing Company

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:beer
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Stroh_Brewery_Company
gptkbp:acquisitionYear 1982
gptkbp:brand gptkb:Pabst_Brewing_Company
gptkbp:ceased_operations 1982
gptkbp:exportedTo gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Latin_America
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:founded 1849
gptkbp:founder gptkb:August_Krug
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Milwaukee,_Wisconsin,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Schlitz Brewing Company
gptkbp:industry Brewing
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Valentin_Blatz_Brewing_Company
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Beer_That_Made_Milwaukee_Famous
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:August_Uihlein
gptkbp:notableEvent Became largest beer producer in the United States in early 1900s
Brand revived by Pabst Brewing Company in 2008
Destroyed in Milwaukee fire of 1872
Significant decline in sales in late 1970s
Suffered major strike in 1953
One of the first breweries to use national advertising campaigns
Pioneered use of brown glass bottles to prevent spoilage
Major sponsor of 20th-century American sports teams
Changed brewing process in 1970s, leading to decline in quality
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Joseph_Schlitz
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:Old_Milwaukee
gptkb:Schlitz_Malt_Liquor
gptkb:Schlitz_Ice
gptkb:Schlitz_Light
gptkb:Schlitz_Red_Bull
gptkb:Schlitz_Tall_Boys
gptkb:Schlitz_beer
gptkbp:reopened 1872
gptkbp:slogan gptkb:The_Beer_That_Made_Milwaukee_Famous
When you're out of Schlitz, you're out of beer
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Stroh_Brewery_Company
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pabst_Brewing_Company
gptkb:Riverview_Park_(Chicago)
gptkb:Schlitz_Park
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6