Zima is a lightly-carbonated alcopop beverage made by the Coors Brewing Company. It is an un-hopped beer with flavoring agents added, and has slightly more alcohol than an average American lager. Image File history File links Zima-clearmalt-bottle. ... Malt beverage is in American term for alcoholic and non-alcoholic fermented beverages, in which the primary ingredient is barley, which has been allowed to sprout (malt) slightly before it is processed. ... The Coors Brewing Company is a regional division of the world’s fifth-largest brewery companies, the Molson Coors Brewing Company. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Smirnoff is a famous vodka distillery founded in Moscow. ... Miller Chill is a brand of a premium light lager beer brewed with lime and salt. ... It has been suggested that Premium Packaged Spirits be merged into this article or section. ... The Coors Brewing Company is a regional division of the world’s fifth-largest brewery companies, the Molson Coors Brewing Company. ... Hop umbel (branched floral structure resembling nested-inverted umbrellas) in a Hallertau hop yard Hops are a flower used primarily as a flavouring and stability agent in beer, as well as in herbal medicine. ... Leffe, a Belgian beer, served in branded glasses Schlenkerla Rauchbier straight from the cask Beer is the worlds oldest[1] and most popular[2] alcoholic beverage. ... Functional group of an alcohol molecule. ... (North) American lagers, as defined by the Association of Brewers, are a family of very pale to golden colored beers with light body and low to medium bitterness. ...

Zima directly means "winter" in Croatian, Polish, Czech, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovak, and Slovene and in transliteration from Bulgarian and Russian languages; the name is also reminiscent of "zymurgy", the science of fermentation, or brew-making. It was launched nationally in the United States as Zima Clearmalt in 1994 after being test-marketed two years earlier in the cities of Nashville, Sacramento and Syracuse. The lemon-lime drink was part of the "clear craze" of the 1990s that produced products such as Crystal Pepsi and Clear Tab. The slogans used in early advertisements for Zima were "a truly unique alcohol beverage" and "Zomething different," and that was certainly true in one sense — Zima was literally in a category by itself — an alcoholic beverage that wasn't beer (at least, not obviously), wasn't wine and wasn't hard alcohol. Winter is one of the four seasons of temperate zones. ... Serbian (српски језик; srpski jezik) is one of the standard versions of the Shtokavian dialect, used primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, and by Serbs in the Serbian diaspora. ... Transliteration is the practice of transcribing a word or text written in one writing system into another writing system. ... Nickname: Location in Davidson County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates: Country United States State Tennessee Counties Davidson County Founded: 1779 Incorporated: 1806 Government  - Mayor Bill Purcell (D) Area  - City  526. ... Location of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California County Sacramento Government  - Mayor Heather Fargo Area  - City  99. ... Nickname: The Salt City Location of Syracuse within the state of New York Coordinates: City Government  - Mayor Matthew Driscoll Area  - City 66. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 172. ... Leffe, a Belgian beer, served in branded glasses Schlenkerla Rauchbier straight from the cask Beer is the worlds oldest[1] and most popular[2] alcoholic beverage. ... A glass of red wine This article is about the alcoholic beverage. ... Various distilled beverages in a Spanish bar A distilled beverage is a liquid preparation meant for consumption containing ethyl alcohol (ethanol) purified by distillation from a fermented substance such as fruit, vegetables, or grain. ...

Zima offered an alternative to the then-successful wine cooler category, and became faddishly popular. The fact that Zima was a malt-based beverage gave it an advantage over wine coolers in many American markets, since many locations in the U.S. allow beer to be sold in convenience stores and supermarkets, while wine-based beverages can only legally be sold in liquor stores — even if they have an alcohol content comparable to a bottle of beer. Coors spent $50 million marketing Zima in its first year, persuading nearly half of American alcohol drinkers to try it. Brandweek Magazine reported that at Zima's peak in 1994, 1.2 million barrels of the beverage were sold. Originally popular among young women, Coors made its first attempt at attracting young men to the brand in 1995 by marketing Zima Gold; the drink was unpopular and disappeared from store shelves within the year. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Exterior of a typical British supermarket (a Tesco Extra) Exterior of typical North American supermarket (a Safeway) This Flagship Randalls store in Houston, Texas is an example of an upscale supermarket. ... A liquor store in Decatur, Georgia. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ...

Competitors to Zima in the US have been largely unsuccessful. Miller's Qube and Stroh's Clash are no longer made today. In 2000, Smirnoff launched Smirnoff Ice, which today outsells Zima. Miller Brewing is a large American piss maker based in Milwaukee. ... The famous Lion Crest that still graces Stroh labels. ... Smirnoff started as a vodka distillery founded in Moscow, by Piotr Arsenieyevich Smirnov. ... Smirnoff is a famous vodka distillery founded in Moscow. ...

Today, the beverage is marketed as Zima XXX and is available in four flavors:

• Hard Black Cherry
• Hard Lemon Lime
• Hard Orange
• Hard Punch

In pop culture

Zima has been the butt of many jokes and been featured in five Top 10 Lists on Late Show with David Letterman, including "Top Ten Signs Bush Is Drinking Again" ("6. Appointed Michael Brown head of Zima"). The Late Show with David Letterman is a multiple Emmy Award-winning hour-long weeknight comedy talk show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City. ... Michael Brownie Brown For other people of the same name, see Michael Brown (disambiguation). ...

During a Weekend Update segment of Saturday Night Live, Kevin Nealon tried some Zima and said that it "tastes like zhit". Another skit featured Chris Elliot as a married man attempting to seduce a babysitter with Zima on her ride home. In a Mary Katherine Gallagher skit, Mark McKinney dressed up as a teenage girl hosting a party and offered friends some Zima. Weekend Update is a Saturday Night Live sketch which comments on and parodies current events. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late night 91-minute American comedy-variety show based in New York City that has been broadcast live by NBC on Saturday nights since October 11, 1975. ... Kevin Nealon Kevin Nealon (born November 18, 1953 in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is an American comedian and actor best known for the characters he played on Saturday Night Live from 1986 to 1995. ... Chris Elliott born May 31, 1960 in New York City. ... Mary Katherine Gallagher is a fictional character invented and portrayed by Saturday Night Live star Molly Shannon. ... Mark Douglas Brown McKinney (born June 26, 1959) is a Canadian comedian and actor, best known for his work in the long-running sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall. ...

Zima appeared in the 1996 The Simpsons episode "A Fish Called Selma." When Selma lit a cigarette at a trendy restaurant a man responded, "Excuse me, I ordered a Zima, not emphysema". Zima also was mentioned in the 2004 episode "Co-Dependent's Day." When Homer vowed to abstain from all clear liquors, Marge asked, "Even Zima?" Homer replied, "I only drink that when I'm already drunk." Simpsons redirects here. ...

A subtle gag occurred in the TV series Babylon 5, where a sign for the beverage appeared in a bar, indicating it was still being made in the year 2258. Series creator J. Michael Straczynski claimed it was not a product placement but an in-joke played by the production crew. Babylon 5 is an epic American science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. ... Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) is an award-winning American writer/producer of television series, novels, short stories, comic books, and radio dramas. ... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing Product placement advertisements are promotional ads placed by marketers using real commercial products and services in media, where the presence of a particular brand is the result of an economic exchange. ...

The MadTV character Rusty Miller frequently offered Zima to the celebrity guests of his public access show. MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series based on the humor magazine, Mad. ... This article contains synopses for many of the more noteworthy recurring characters that have appeared on the sketch comedy television series MADtv. ...

On an episode of Married With Children, while tracking a bear through the streets of Chicago with his son and father-in-law, Al comes across a pile of empty Zima bottles outside a bar and declares that they are getting close. When asked how he knows, Al responds, "Because no human being could POSSIBLY drink more than one Zima." In another episode, Bud, while working for "The Virgin Hotline", had a caller think of an unsexy man, namely the guy that starred in the early Zima commercials (it didn't work). Later in that episode, Bud mistakenly did the same thing before switching to thinking about Roseanne in order to not make a pass at the very attractive Virgin Hotline caller. Married. ...

In an episode of Friends, Joey, anticipating that a bunch of "museum geeks" will attend Ross' bachelor party, made plans to buy Zima. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

In the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Storyteller", there was a comically blatant plug for Zima in which an ex-supervillain asked Buffy, "Can't I have a cool, refreshing Zima?" Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated American cult television series that initially aired from March 10, 1997 until May 20, 2003. ... Storyteller is the sixteenth episode of season 7 of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. ...

In the show "Gilmore Girls", episode "The New and Improved Lorelai", Luke and Lorelai get engaged, and decide they want to toast. So, they go to Doose's market, and all Taylor has is Zima, to which Luke responds ,"But men aren't supposed to drink Zima", in reference to Zima being a woman's drink. Gilmore Girls is an hour-long American television drama/comedy that began on October 5, 2000 and aired its final episode on May 15, 2007. ...

The Douglas Coupland novel Jpod included a character who is a loyal Zima drinker. Douglas Coupland (born December 30, 1961) is a major Canadian fiction writer as well as a playwright and visual artist. ... JPod is a novel by Douglas Coupland published by Random House of Canada in 2006. ...

In the story "Your mother and I" in How We Are Hungry, Dave Eggers's collection of short stories, the mother character gets tipsy when a bar has a Zima special. Dave Eggers at the 2005 Hay Festival Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American writer, editor, and publisher. ...

The beverage plays a role in the short story "Eating, Ohio" by Imad Rahman, in which a hard-luck Pakistani actor portrays Zima Zorro in bar promotions, getting into a fight with a Red Bull Matador. Imad Rahman is a Pakistani-American fiction writer whose first short story collection was published in 2004. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ...

In the 2006 hollywood movie "Beerfest", German characters make fun of US characters by telling them "Go home to your strip malls and drink your Zimas and Smirnoff Ice" Beerfest is a beer-themed comedy film by the comedy group Broken Lizard released 2006. ...

In an episode of "Futurama", the main character Fry protests when the robotic character Bender wants to buy a fictional beer called Pabst Blue Robot that contains metal shavings. Bender scoffs and says, "Wahhh, baby wants a Zima." Futurama is an Emmy Award-winning animated American sitcom created by creator of The Simpsons Matt Groening and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen for the Fox network. ...

When Karen in the short running show "MB", stated that she "Wanted a Zima" and a "PM Powder", only to combine then to say "Zima PM Powder".

Zima is featured in the cult internet phenomenon known as "Barats and Bereta" in the sketch called "Facebook". It is seen as a sub-par beverage as it is bestowed as a punishment from God on Luke Barats.

Radio personality Kidd Chris, WYSP Philadelphia, has admitted to drinking Zima, and is a big fan of the beverage. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

External links

• Zima brand profile on brandchannel
• Culture Freak
• Late Show Top 10 Lists with "Zima"