[msnimje]

My father used to drink these little fat beers with a big mouth. "Schlitz, Big Mouth" I think. Does anybody remember those?

[toddlintown]

Mickey's Big Mouth. Schlitz had 7-ounce "Little Joes."

[WorkingClassFilth]

Schmidt 'Big Mouth' beer - not Schlitz. I still have a few of those bottles around. Schmidt was brewed here in St. Paul. I drank most of them all at one time or another. What really killed the well known regionals was the loss of their honest, original identities with the post-war rise of food and beverage chemistry and the simultaneous business climate that sought market strategy over perfected substance in the manufacture of any product. Micro brews, luxury sedan brands, artisan breads, etc., etc., etc. will go through the same de-evolution if they are attractive enough for the mass producing conglomerates to buy.

In the end, all beer is reduced to piss. Brew your own and save money on the input end.

[Oberon]

You mean these?

[muleskinner]

You mean Mickey Big Mouth? I drank those. Grampa drank Lucky Lager, Olyimpia or Coors. Argh.

[Lurker]

Those were Mickeys Wide Mouths, and they can still occasionally be found.

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[phoenix0468]

I remember mickie's big mouth. Might have been made by schlitz.

[IronJack]

Does anybody remember those?

Oh yeah. And for the next poster, I remember working at a grocery store when Schlitz was $1.44 a six pack. And there were cheaper brands available, for those with a death wish. Hamm's was like $1.36, and Grain Belt was $1.09.

Of course, gas was 22.9 a gallon too.

Speaking of regional brands, does anyone know of Falstaff? How about Pfeiffer? Cold Spring? These are the brews that bruise.