Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company was an American brewing company based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded in 1849, it was once the largest producer of beer in the United States. Its namesake beer, Schlitz
Advertising on the Chicago River grain elevators
Former Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company brewery in Milwaukee in 2025
A Schlitz Sunshine Vitamin D Beer can, circa 1936, in the Wisconsin Historical Museum
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Pabst Brewing Company is an American brewery based in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1844 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by Jacob Best and later named after Frederick Pabst, who expanded the company
Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company
…Wisconsin. Founded in 1849, it was once the largest producer of beer in the United States. Its namesake beer, Schlitz ( ), was later produced by Pabst Brewing Company. The company was founded by August Krug in 1849, but ownership passed to Joseph Schlitz in 1858 when he married Krug's widow. Schlitz first became the…
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Pabst's New England Depot in Boston, c. 1898
The Pabst Building in Milwaukee in the early 20th century
Former bottling department at the Pabst Brewery Complex, Milwaukee