Why did Pabst change the name of their beer to Pabst Blue Ribbon?

And here’s your answer:

Pabst changed the name to Pabst Blue Ribbon since it was the first beer to win a blue ribbon at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893.

The 1893 World’s Fair also marked a few other firsts… Aunt Jemima syrup, Cracker Jack, Cream of Wheat and Juicy Fruit gum also made their debuts alongside diet carbonated soda and hamburgers, which were introduced to the United States.

Apparently, it was quite an event!

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Pabst: Why the Blue Ribbon?

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?

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

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