Chris Drosner

The “beer that made Milwaukee famous” is dead. Schlitz, a brand that began in Milwaukee in 1858, has been discontinued by its corporate parent, Pabst Brewing Co. The move is part of a wave of culling of its nostalgia-driven brands. The news comes, oddly e... See more

It’s been quite the year for The Mothership. The Bay View tiki bar/corner dive lost three months of business (and the massive cache of rare spirits in its basement) to last August’s floods. With support from the community, it reopened in November and soon... See more