Talk:Pabst Blue Ribbon/Archive 1

Archive 1

Blue Velvet

No mention of the film "Blue Velvet"? That did more to popularize Pabst Blue Ribbon amongst 80s college students than anything...—Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.179.228.215 (talk) 06:45, 23 December 2003 (UTC)

That might have been true in the 80s, but we're talking about a 2000s market revival. As it stands, simply quoting Blue Velvet doesn't fly. You need to find a reputable source that attributes the most recent wave of popularity among hipsters and youth culture in general to the film, otherwise it stands as original research.--71.238.148.243 (talk) 01:10, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

As I read it, the article implies that PBR appeared in "Blue Velvet" due to a paid product placement arrangement. But the citation is just a Youtube clip from the movie. I think there should be clearer wording here, or a better citation. 38.110.154.90 (talk) 23:27, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

I agree and have made the edit. 202.124.75.47 (talk) 00:54, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

Hipster Handbook

Isn't the "Hipster Handbook" reference getting things backward? Presumably, it got into the book because hipsters were already drinking it, no? john k 05:25, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I cleaned up the hipster handbook reference. The article needs some work... I propose setting up a history section and putting all historical stuff in chronological order there. also, is it important to separate the beer's history from the company's? one more thing: i got confused about the bottle top point. was PBC the first company to do this? this would be an important point. Monkeyfacebag 03:01, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

This is kind of a mess, isn't it? I don't think we can separate the beer and the company in the history, but that does make it confusing. - DavidWBrooks 14:15, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

Actually, I'll take that back. Pabst Brewing Company has its own article (which could use some expansion), so this should just mention the company in the intro and link to the article, and the history should just stick to the beer. - DavidWBrooks 14:25, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

Image misleading

The image on the page is misleading. While those are all Pabst, only one type is truly "Pabst Blue Ribbon." The Light is probably also refered to as PBR/Pabst blue ribbon, but the GD is not the same as PBR and tastes very different. I question the photographers intentions, as only a truly mad man would purchase anything aside from straight PABST BLUE RIBBON! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.204.73.81 (talk) 05:48, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

cultural references

There's a Pabst referrence heard in the Kid Rock song "You Never Met a Motherfucker Quite Like Me" Aulie1 (talk) 23:55, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

I have a question I've never seen addressed, on Wikipedia, or outside of it. Up until fairly recently, the pictures of the Pabst Blue Ribbon cans on the cardboard artwork showed an otherwise very American can, but instead of saying "355 ml" to the left of the ribbon, it says "354 ml." I have never seen this noticed, or addressed, and it's always interested me.

In support of my claim here (the new cases have not had this for several years now), I would direct anyone to look at the picture on the Wiki page for "Pabst Brewing Company," where three twelve packs are pictured together. The one holding actual BPR clearly shows (at full resolution) what I'm talking about

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I know it's a bit odd, but if someone has an answer, I'd love to see "quirks" like this addressed. It would make the article a little more interesting and might make someone take notice of things that have always gone overlooked.

(thanks) 71.98.21.195 (talk) 05:20, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

China

I saw news articles a while back that PBR was sold as a luxury item in China, packaged in Champagne bottles for almost 60 dollars a pop. I think this bizarre phenomenon probably merits inclusion. Asasa64 (talk) 04:55, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

"In popular culture" section

Yes, it is mentioned in a few songs/books/TV shows/movies/whatever. Please review Wikipedia:"In popular culture" content. In general, a list of occurrences is trivial and should not be included. Consider Gerald Ford. He was, of course, mentioned in numerous songs/books/TV shows/movies/whatever. A list of these inclusions would be extensive, random/incomplete and completely useless. However, an article on him would be hopelessly incomplete without discussing the impact of Saturday Night Live's satire of him. Why? The skits had meaningful impact on his presidency: people were considerably more likely to think of him as an inarticulate klutz (and, thus, less likely to vote for him). That is meaningful information. So, hey presto: Gerald_Ford#1976_presidential_election, there it is. - SummerPhD (talk) 21:39, 3 July 2013 (UTC)

Iconic Pabst Beer Brands Sold To Russian Company

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/09/19/349868640/iconic-pabst-beer-brands-sold-to-russian-company — Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.107.240.36 (talk) 16:56, 19 September 2014 (UTC)