PBR. Why you never hear about it and why people are drinking it.

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Pabst Blue Ribbon. The counterculture beer.

PBR as it is known, is making quite a comeback. From Portland Oregon to Asheville, North Carolina, PBR is a cult beer. They don't advertise but in cities like these, it is becoming the beer of choice for those that don't want to be told what to drink.

“Give me a P-ber!”

The PBR History

The original PBR brewery was founded in 1844, that's quite a history considering Anheuser-Bush and Miller only began in the 1850's. Throughout it's early history it won many brewing competitions, sometimes against it's rival Budweiser. So in 1882 it began selling it's beer with blue ribbons tied around the neck of the bottle, explaining the eventual name. During WWII the PBR company painted their beer tins green in honor of the military, very patriotic. In 2001 Miller took over the brewing of the PBR beer. So, in conclusion, what PBR drinkers have known is PBR has a long history as a US product, is a patriotic beer, and it won head to head competitions against Bud.

PBR...love it or hate it?

Do you think PBR rocks? Or maybe you are a die-hard Miller fan. Either way, head over to the debate
PBR. Better than Bud or Miller and give your opinion!

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the Dirty Hipster

Jägermeister and Pabst Blue Ribbon

PBR Casket

PBR to die for!

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"Heineken?!?! F*ck that sh*t! PABST BLUE RIBBON!!!" - A manic Dennis Hopper as Frank Booth in the film "Blue Velvet."

For The Asheville Beer Lovers

Asheville. Hot Bands. Cool Brews.

Asheville, NC has such great and talented bands. Bands local to Asheville and regional bands from Greenville to Knoxville. Fantastic venues to hear the tunes. Couple that with the local brews and you have an unbeatable combination that makes Asheville so unique. We have several local breweries in Asheville that serve up some tasty brews! And you can always find a PBR!
Our intention was to make a design that was as hot as the music scene and as cool as the local brews.
Check out this design as well as other great products at JJ Big Paws

Blog Posts on PBR

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... hands standing next to two guys arm in arm standing next to a person in a wheelchair who's next...
Rough Draught: The true taste of patriotism. In a can
PBR, Budweiser and Coors Light. Photo by Grae Stafford. ?We were in serious trouble until it caught...

Look who's drinking PBR

Mr. Obama found himself momentarily beerless.

"Where's my beer?" he asked.
What's your pleasure, Mr. Candidate? He eyed an array of mighty fine micro brews on tap, He zeroed in on the mass market.

"PBR [Pabst Blue Ribbon, for the unitiated]," he said.

Great PBR Stuff on Amazon

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What a comeback!

Pabst is now considered to be the second fastest growing beer brand in America, according to Nielsen research

Great Asheville stuff on CafePress

If you're a PBR fan in Asheville, check out JJ Big Paws
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PBR YouTube vids

PBR "Teaching"
by sdelahoyde | video info

19 ratings | 5,863 views
curated content from YouTube

GRANT SYKES
- I'm thinking about going straight
to Dan's, gonna order six PBRs-
JANET MAYES
-Pabst?
ADAM LEAVITT
-Keep it real.
-from the film "The Kingdom"

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  • JaguarJulie May 25, 2012 @ 8:01 am | delete
    Gosh, it surely seems that I used to see more PBR in Ohio than in Florida.
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  • dsrobinette Jun 16, 2011 @ 6:59 pm | delete
    Returning from the bar late one night my friend and I discovered we had Jameson and Baileys but in the fridge rather than Guinness sat a forgotten 12 pack of PBR... There were no car bombs that night, but the "Blown Motor" was born. Only in Asheville.
  • VanDykeJewelry Dec 10, 2010 @ 4:12 pm | delete
    I didn't even know about PBR till moving too Asheville. Now I'm a convert, especially during summer cook-outs.
  • WindyWinters Jan 26, 2010 @ 2:36 am | delete
    Very Cool Pabst Beer Lens. Featured and lensrolled to my blue ribbon lens.
  • TMZURVITA May 30, 2009 @ 12:37 am | delete
    BUDWEISER IS THE BEER THAT I LIKE.

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  • buga3900 Oct 4, 2008 @ 3:53 pm | delete
    Cool lens. I too thought PBR was dead - used to drink it alot when I was younger. May have to go get some (if they have it here). Great job!
  • jeffshy Jul 9, 2008 @ 10:16 am | delete
    Wow, I lived in Asheville 15 years ago and on your website recognized just about nothing. Pabst though, that I recognize...have a few empty cans from last night still sitting next to me. A decade ago in New Orleans you could only get Pabst at the diviest corner stores, now it's at all the hippest bars.
  • Bruce_Beerdrinker Mar 6, 2008 @ 8:19 am | delete
    Thanks for the compliments, you have a pretty snazzy lens going on here yourself. And I cannot agree more about fresh from the brewery beer! I live in Austin Texas now and there are several breweries around here. Some fresh Live Oak pale ale really does the trick. Have a great day and keep up the good work. Cheers!
  • Squidhead Mar 4, 2008 @ 2:59 pm | delete
    I love the video! PBR is great stuff too! Hard to beat the price on a 30 pack of it.
  • FISHON Feb 19, 2008 @ 3:01 pm | delete
    The actual reason it is called PBR is that it won the Blue Ribbon at the 1893 World's Fair and kept that in it's name since.

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