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TexasTowelie

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Sat Nov 17, 2018, 07:11 AM Nov 2018

Texas without Lone Star Beer? Pabst dispute could bring last call

When the news stories started to circulate about the dispute between beer companies Pabst and MillerCoors — which could end with Pabst being driven out of business — many of them took the same tack: “Ha-ha, those hipsters won’t be able to drink their Pabst Blue Ribbon anymore.”

Well, guess what, Texans.

Pabst also owns Lone Star Beer. And Pearl, if your Texas pride runs that deep.

Both are just as threatened by this dispute as PBR and any of the 19 other brands Pabst owns, including Schlitz, Stroh’s, Old Milwaukee and Colt 45 Malt Liquor.

A potential Texas without Lone Star Beer? Let’s look at how this happened.

Read more: https://www.statesman.com/news/20181115/texas-without-lone-star-beer-pabst-dispute-could-bring-last-call

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Texas without Lone Star Beer? Pabst dispute could bring last call (Original Post) TexasTowelie Nov 2018 OP
Pabst owns all the shit beer. Shut 'em down. Schlitz used to be a quality Milwaukee beer. marble falls Nov 2018 #1
B double E double R...U...N BEER RUN! nt Javaman Nov 2018 #2
I knew that this thread would serve as a PSA for some of my friends. TexasTowelie Nov 2018 #3
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