Contributors: Mario Kornmesser, Siegfried Binge

Pabst was named Large Brewing Company of the Year at the 2011 Great American Beer Festival.

Updated: November 29, 2019

• 2019-11-12: Pabst to Move Production from MillerCoors to City Brewing (ProBrewer)
• 2014-11-18: Hey Guys, the Russians Aren’t Buying Pabst After All (New York Times)
• 2014-09-18: Oasis Beverages, TSG Reach Deal To Buy Pabst Brewing Co. (Wall Street Journal)
• 2014-08-14: Ballantine IPA To Return (Brookston Beer Bulletin)
• 2014-03-01: Dean Metropoulos' Pabst Brewing seeks buyer (Reuters)
• 2010-09-03: Pabst Blue Ribbon Goes For $44 A Bottle In China (Business Insider)
• 2010-05-24: Pabst Finds A Buyer (Brookston Beer Bulletin)
• 2009-11-02: Hall of foam brewer goes on the market (New York Post)
• 2009-09-08: Pabst hires industry veteran as CEO (Crain's Chicago Business)

• Ballantine IPA
  American-Style India Pale Ale
  7.20% abv.

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• Blue Ribbon Light
  American-Style Light Lager
  Awards:

  • Bronze Medal, 2011 Great American Beer Festival

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  Colt 45
  American-Style Malt Liquor
  Awards:

  • Bronze Medal, 2010 World Beer Cup
  • Date: August 1, 2011 (#8611)
    Package: canned
    Place: No Frills Supermarket, Omaha NE
    Score: 15 points
    Appearance (3)
    Bright pale golden. Moderate head.
    Aroma (3)
    Sweet corn.
    Mouthfeel (7)
    Light and fizzy. Sweet, grainy, with a fair bit of DMS. Earthy hop flavor. Sticky, sweet finish.
    Overall Impression (2)
    Not something I'd drink regularly, but OK for what it is. Thanks to KJ Harnack for inflicting it on me.