Pabst Blue Ribbon may be no more as battle brews in Milwaukee courtroom

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Pabst Blue Ribbon may be no more as battle brews in Milwaukee courtroom

The cheap American lager argues that MillerCoors is forcing PBR out of business by breaking a decades-long contract

Adam Gabbatt
Tue 13 Nov 2018 11.00 GMT

A dystopian future is brewing in a Milwaukee courtroom. A future which could subject hundreds of thousands of bearded, tattooed, sort-of-cool (sort-of-not) people to a perishing thirst. Pabst Blue Ribbon may be no more.

The American lager, known for its popularity among hipsters, cheap price and – some critics might say – insipid taste, is locked in a legal battle with manufacturers of rival beer manufacturer MillerCoors, which may leave Pabst without a place to ferment its signature brew.

Pabst Brewing Company, the owner of PBR argues that MillerCoors is attempting to force it out of business by breaking a decades-long contract whereby MillerCoors produces Pabst’s ale.

MillerCoors disagrees. The company says it is not obliged to carry on producing PBR, and claims it gave Pabst plenty of notice to make other brewing arrangements.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/13/pabst-blue-ribbon-crisis-court-battle-millercoors

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

1. How is that a bad thing? PBR worst tasting beer ever... that's assumin it's beer.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

2. It's bad, but not Busch/Keystone/Natty/Bud bad. nt

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

6. Natty tolerable, the rest taste like piss... tho I'd rather drink that than PBR.

Just a matter of taste, I guess.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

8. They're all pretty bad, IMHO...

My buddy brought me a Pabst APA a few weeks ago. It wasn’t bad, but it certainly wasn’t good. Like a photocopy of a decent beer, but the paper jammed on the way through.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

10. hahaha... good one!! But, I think the paper would taste better.

[Farmer-Rick]

3. Yikes my daughter works for PBR

She really likes the company.

I hope PBR stays around.

[exboyfil]

4. The problem is when you give up your fundamental

technology, you subject yourself to this risk. To give it up and then source it from a rival is even more risky.

[brush]

5. What the...when did Miller and Coors merge?

[Dr Hobbitstein]

7. 2008.

SABMiller and Molson-Coors merged.

[ROB-ROX]

9. Classic beers go missing????

First ICE HOUSE, now PBR where can a guy get a cheap beer??? I have not had a bush for 40 years, in California use very BAD water to brew the brew. Maybe I will have to start drinking another cheap brand.......lucky larger, buckhorn, etc.?????