The iconic American beer brand will disappear from supermarket shelves next month after 177 years as it is being put 'on hiatus', the last batch is due to be brewed on May 23

This once-popular beer will be brewed one last time later this month. Here's what to know.

A batch of Schlitz, marketed as ‘the beer that made Milwaukee famous,’ will be brewed by Kirby Nelson at Wisconsin Brewery on May 23

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Wisconsin Brewing Company will brew a final batch on May 23 using a recipe from 1948, when Schlitz was the top-selling beer in the world

The iconic lager has quenched the thirst of American beer drinkers for 177 years.

The iconic American beer brand will disappear from supermarket shelves next month after 177 years as it is being put 'on hiatus', the last batch is due to be brewed on May 23

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