Yup, Schlitz.

I couldn’t resist picking up the six pack for $5.99 at our local liquor store. I’ve heard a lot of jokes about Schlitz beer, but since they came out with their 60’s formulation, I figured “why not.”

Now, I only tried one beer last night. (and I might have had another with lunch, but that is part of the job description.) There was no way I was drinking more than one in a sitting, even though the publicity assures us it is different. My puppy is just getting over a bout of the schlitz, I’m done changing diapers full of schlitz, and I didn’t want to be knocked down for a day cursing the schlitz from the Schlitz.

Here’s the big surprise though. It was good. It had some nice hop presence, fair mouthfeel and a crisp slightly sweet finish. Thats why I was able to put a couple more in the fridge. I’m still not willing to test the beer in a session, but one at lunch or after dinner doesn’t seem that bad!

I’m not sure if I enjoyed it because I was expecting so much worse (Blatz) or not, but either way I am not disappointed in my purchase. I might even do it again… maybe.

Cheers!
Tony

*I borrowed the image from Google Image search, since I couldn’t link directly to the Pabst site