Here’s to Schlitz beer and the bar that helped make Manhattan’s Aggieville famous

By: Grant Glenn

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: June 10, 2026

Words: 549

Last Updated: 1 day, 20 hours ago

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With the recent announcement that Schlitz beer would no longer be produced, I immediately recalled the Manhattan tavern named Kite’s. While I was a student at Kansas State University between 1969 and 1973, I frequented Kites as my second home in Manhattan.

The Aggieville bar sold Schlitz beer on tap. I have no memory of it selling anything else, either on tap or in a can. Having tried “The Beer that Made Milwaukee Famous” …

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