Another Great Tragedy of Our Failing Economy
October 20th, 2008 by Evil Beet
MillerCoors has discontinued production of Zima, citing “weakness in the ‘malternative’ segment and declining consumer interest.”
This marks the end of an era.
And by “an era” I of course mean “1995,” since that was the last time anyone drank Zima. Seriously the first time someone offered me that shit I thought it was a mixer. I was like, “Wait, so, I put vodka in this, right?” And they were like, “No, you just drink it,” and I took another sip and was like, “Uh … yeah. I think I’m gonna go ahead and put vodka in it.”
Goodbye, Zima.
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Awww damn! There go my Mustache + Zima = Chris Hansened jokes. Lame.
I thought that was out of… making… whatever, a long time ago. I don’t think my liquor stores even sell it.
The only reason that shit EVER sold was because there was a rumor that Zima didn’t affect blood alcohol levels. People can be really stupid.
Like Tracy, I thought it was discontinued within a year or two of it’s introduction.
I for one say good riddance! I shiver just thinking of the taste. A trick my group of friends would do to make it taste better was drop a Jolly Rancher in it.
The first time I ever got drunk was on Zima. I was 14 and out at my grandparents house and drank like 11 and started stumbling all over the yard. My grandma thought it was kool-aid. Good times.
Zima you shall be missed.
i was a freshman in high school. i knew a senior who could get alcohol. i had him get me 2 6 packs of zima. this girl(who i wasnt really friends with) saw me with the zima in my locker and she went to the principal and said she was so worried b/c one of her friends was drinking. they cut open my locker looking for the contraband and i had caught wind earlier that she was ratting me out so i put them in my book bag and all you heard when i walked down the hallway was clang clang clang. i will miss you zima.
Now my Zima ephemera will be valuable. *LOL*
Now what will Ken drink after those tough morning shows? Colt 45? Mogen David 20/20? Only time will tell….
zima and a jolly rancher! aka….how I spent sophomore year of college!
Mine was Zima with Jim Beam or Peppermint Schnapps. It was college. I wasn’t picky, but I was cheap!
I once bitch-slapped my best friend for drinking that stuff in the 90’s.
Hahahahaha… oh Zima… you’ll be missed.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! All my memories from college, and any hope at recreating them, gone! :(
Didn’t Zima used to come with labels that warned “May cause discoloration of urine” or something like that?
the first time i ever got drunk was at a wedding when i was 11 years old, i was drinking that crap.
we are going to have an RIP Zima happy hour this friday…send it out in style!!!