You’ve seen Pabst Beer in the grocery stores for decades, but it was not any easy road to success for this two hundred year old company. It all started with the Best family’s decision to leave Germany and take a chance on building a new business in a budding new American town, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Pour a Blue Ribbon brewski and settle in as we uncover the story of Pabst that was brewed with company pivots, family shame, and a hostile takeover.

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Books
The Pabst Brewing Company by Thomas C. Cochran
Ambitious Brew by Maureen Ogle

Websites
Urban Milwaukee
Pabst Mansion
Pabst
Sussex-Lisbon Amea Historical Sociaty, Inc.

Videos
Pabst Farms: Pabst in Cow Country USA

Business References
Forbes
Zen Business

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Episode 4: Pabst Brewing Company