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Pabst Blue Ribbon Isn't Having It With Your 'Dry January'

First Brand Apology of 2022
Did Not Take Long

First Brand Apology of 2022 Did Not Take Long

Pabst's crude posts made fun of 'Dry January,' an alcohol-free movement to kick off the new year

(Newser) - A brand is usually going to do whatever it can to sell itself—which is why one of Pabst Blue Ribbon's latest tweets simply reads "Beer"—but other recent tweets in the new year from PBR have generated backlash, and now an apology. The Daily Beast reports...

Don't Worry: Your PBR Isn't Going Anywhere After All

David vs. Goliath Beer Suit
Ends With a Settlement

Nov 29, 2018 9:55 AM CST

David vs. Goliath Beer Suit Ends With a Settlement

MillerCoors comes to 'amicable' agreement with Pabst Brewing Co., PBR will continue to flow

(Newser) - MillerCoors and Pabst Brewing Co. settled a lawsuit Wednesday in which the hipster's brand of choice claimed the bigger brewer lied about its ability to continue brewing Pabst's beers to put that company out of business. The settlement came as jurors were ending their second day of deliberations...

Pabst: MillerCoors Is Trying to Destroy Us

Pabst, MillerCoors
Are Going to Court

Nov 11, 2018 3:50 PM CST

Pabst, MillerCoors Are Going to Court

Pabst says its very existence relies on MillerCoors

(Newser) - Pabst Brewing Company and MillerCoors are going to trial, with hipster favorite Pabst contending that MillerCoors wants to put it out of business by ending a longstanding partnership through which it brews Pabst's beers, the AP reports. The case has high stakes for Pabst, whose lawyers argue that the...

Snoop Dogg
Sues Pabst:
You Owe Me

Jun 9, 2015 10:48 AM CDT

Snoop Dogg Sues Pabst: You Owe Me

Says he deserves proceeds from Colt 45 sale

(Newser) - It's Snoop Dogg vs. Pabst: The rapper sued the brewing company yesterday, claiming the beer-maker owes him a portion of its proceeds from the company's sale last year. The breach-of-contract lawsuit seeks 10% of the net sales price paid to Pabst for its Colt 45 malt beer line,...

Pabst Bought by
Russian Brewer

Sep 19, 2014 4:02 PM CDT

Pabst Bought by Russian Brewer

But company behind PBR will remain based in Los Angeles

(Newser) - A beer of choice among the hipster set now has a Russian owner. Pabst Brewing, makers of Pabst Blue Ribbon and other brands, has been bought by Oasis Beverages, reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . The word "iconic" is getting used a lot in coverage given that Pabst can trace...

Web Campaign to Buy Pabst Brewing Company Through Crowdsourcing Ends After SEC Investigation

Feds Halt
'Crowdsourced'
Attempt to Buy PBR

Jun 10, 2011 11:08 AM CDT

Feds Halt 'Crowdsourced' Attempt to Buy PBR

BuyaBeerCompany.com was so successful, they forgot a teensy detail...

(Newser) - It seemed innovative at the time: Start an online campaign to purchase the iconic Pabst Brewing Co. and sell shares on Facebook and Twitter to cover the $300 million cost. Michael Migliozzi II and Brian William Flatow found 5 million people (all hipsters , we presume) who said they would invest...

Snoop Dogg, Pabst Slammed Over 'Blast' Malt Liquor

Pabst, Snoop
Slammed Over
'Binge in a Can'

Apr 22, 2011 4:23 AM CDT

Pabst, Snoop Slammed Over 'Binge in a Can'

17 states attorneys general complain about fruity new booze drink

(Newser) - Pabst Brewing and pitchman Snoop Dogg are catching flak for a drink critics call "a binge in a can." Blast, a fruit-flavored malt liquor that comes in a 23-ounce can, was launched earlier this month and 17 state attorneys general have written to Pabst urging it to reduce...