R.I.P.B.R. (Rest in Pabst Blue Ribbon)

When I first heard the story of Bill Bramanti’s designer beer coffin, I figured it had to be a one in a million thing.

You see, Mr. Branmanti’s favorite beer is Pabst Blue Ribbon. He is such a fan that he recently commissioned a coffin to look like a can of PBR. Bramanti ordered the silver casket decked out in red, white and blue from Panozzo Bros. Funeral Home in Chicago; Scott Sign Co. of Chicago designed the beer can.

The 67 year old Bramanti has already tried out the coffin for size. He said, “I actually fit, because I got in here.” To celebrate his future digs, he threw a “housewarming party” of sorts, featuring his coffin filled with ice and, what else, Pabst Blue Ribbon.

(Shudder) Does this gross anyone else out?

But apparently, this isn’t quite as novel as it sounds. Last year, a coffin-maker’s workshop near Accra, Ghana, Africa produced this “Star Beer” coffin, pictured here, noting that production levels were at an all time high. To each his (or her!) own I guess.

So, of course, this begs the question: if you could be buried in a beer can or beer bottle coffin, which beer would you choose?