MillerCoors announced that it discontinued Zima as of October 10th. This underscores several holes in my alcoholic beverage knowledge. First, that Zima was still being produced at all. Second, that it was owned by MillerCoors. And lastly, that Miller and Coors are apparently the same company, or at least have a combined venture.

Zima was an odd drink - not quite a wine cooler, but not quite a beer. According to Man Law, there are only ...