This just in from Rocco’s Little Chicago:

Holy cats! Today’s our last day on God’s green Earth with Old Style in the house. Help my staff drink it up tonight, 5 till close, buck a can!

The word is that the local distributor of Old Style, Finley Distributing, simply hasn’t gotten enough orders to continue supplying the beer, so it’s being discontinued.

Rocco’s also appears to have some prizes available for fellow lovers of Old Style, including this glorious number:

Majestic.

The magic begins at 5 p.m., so get there soon so you can begin saying goodbye to Old Style.

This article appears in Jun 27 – Jul 3, 2013.

5 replies on “Rocco’s Little Chicago is Saying Goodbye to Chicago’s Old Style Beer”

  2. I believe Old Style is, or a least was brewed, in Lacrosse, Wisconsin. Sure Chicagoans drank plenty of it, but it all came from Wisconsin. I know this only because I drank gallons of it in my youth. Wisconsin had beer bars for many years where 18 year olds could drink (that changed by county it should be noted.) The bar I drank at in Stevens Point was called Little Joe’s and it had the dubious honor of selling more Old Style than any bar in America. We also drank Point beer, which was only available no further than a few miles out of town. As the saying went, “When you’re out of Schlitz you’re out of beer, but when you’re out of Point, you’re out of town.”

  3. Ah man first tastycakes from frankies and now this? When will the madness end?

  4. Being from Chicago, I think I had part ownership in Old Style. And yes, it was from La Crosse, Wi, but then ALL beer was from Wisc when I was living there. Loved it, but could only drink it in bottles. Tried it here in cans, but taste was different. Can’t stand anything in cans, got to be in bottles. I always see it for sale at Total Wine ( cans only), so maybe you die hards can still get it there, unless Finley Dist supplies Total Wine, too.

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