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Pabst Brewing Co. for sale

Pabst brands own a special place in beer history, and include Schlitz, Colt 45 and Old Milwaukee. But the brand that may end up getting the company sold is Pabst Blue Ribbon, a hipster favorite that is seeing skyrocketing sales. ...full story at digg

from digg on Thu, Nov 05 2009

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