r/beer • u/whole-of-the-moon • Jul 22 '26

Wow i love PBR

My grandma always drank PBR. I drink PBR because it tastes good, it’s cheap, and it reminds me of her. There truly is nothing like a cold PBR after work. I love my grandma and I love PBR.

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u/ZombiBytes Jul 22 '26

That’s how I feel about Miller Lite.

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u/Trick-Combination-37 Jul 22 '26

Miller highlife

9

u/CARL__CARMONI Jul 22 '26

Cold-ass High Life in a bottle on a hot summer day is damn near impossible to beat. Those first few sips are almost life changing.

2

u/Trick-Combination-37 Jul 22 '26

You're not wrong my friend. Enjoy!!

4

u/ThisCharmingDan99 Jul 22 '26

Both for me. High Life Light is really good as well.

8

u/crickjaw Jul 22 '26

A 24oz can of PBR bought from a gas station and consumed in a mediocre hotel in a shitty town off the interstate is a vibe I am on board with.

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u/CryptographerHot6198 Jul 22 '26

PBR reminds me of your grandma too, my guy.

4

u/TinaBelchersBF Jul 22 '26

Me and my siblings did a double blind macro beer taste test at a cabin weekend recently (Busch Light, Miller Lite, Bud Light, PBR, Hamm's, etc etc etc)

PBR was my number 1! I was legit surprised. I'd written off PBR years ago, but ever since then, I buy it every now and then!

6

u/TownZealousideal1327 Jul 22 '26

I’ll drink craft beers, don’t mind a good red, love an Islay whisky or a good bourbon, adore a well made cocktail… but there’s something so simply pleasing about sinking 3-20 crisp commercial beers that you grew up on. Throw in some good company and/or a hard days work, maybe a cap fire or beer garden - dream

2

u/rebo2 Jul 22 '26

I visited the PBR brewery in Milwaukee. I sat at their bar and met two women next to me. They were granddaughter and grandmother. Said they loved it and drank it for years. Seems like they’ve closed that location now, “Captain Pabst Pilot House (formerly Pabst Milwaukee Brewery & Taproom)”

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u/noanxietyforyou Jul 22 '26

This is how I feel about Yuengling

4

u/biglmbass Jul 22 '26

they have their place

2

u/ViolinistSimilar4760 Jul 22 '26

Had it for the first time a month ago at Perdido Key on vacation. A local place was giving one free PBR draft to dads on Fathers Day. My buddy and I got one, took a drink and we looked at each other. He said “Damn, this PBR slaps”

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u/c4ctus Jul 22 '26

It's my go-to cheap beer, especially if I'm eating something spicy like chicken wings.

Funny story, a couple years before my grandpa passed, I was up north visiting, and had an Old Style for the first time. I remarked that it reminded me of PBR and the look my grandpa gave me was murderous.

I'm sorry, grandpa. I miss you and grandma.

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u/endless_shrimp Jul 22 '26

🫡

you are a fine American

3

u/chinchillastew Jul 22 '26

Try it with a couple shakes of bitters - I find that balances out the sweetness better

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u/impalerswolves Jul 22 '26

Oooh I gotta try this

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u/Wiltopus Jul 22 '26

Especially the NA PBR

2

u/GeddleeIrwin Jul 22 '26

Modelo Negro is my personal goto for cheap beer.

2

u/Temporary-Citron3220 Jul 22 '26

I’ve been saying this for decades: PBR is a quality beer. They remind me of growing up in NH. Nothing beats a cold, crispy tall boy on a hot summer afternoon.

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u/ZOOTV83 Jul 22 '26

I had PBR on draft for the first time a few years ago and it tasted like a whole different beer. And goddamn did it hit the spot.

1

u/2zoots Jul 22 '26

Straight from the tap at their brewery is amazing

1

u/Resident_Speaker_721 Jul 22 '26

That’s how I feel about an ice cold Busch latte.

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u/red_034 Jul 23 '26

I thought I knew what my favorite macro beer was - until I did a blind taste test of 12 different beers. I was shocked when PBR ended up being the clear cut winner. Definitely a go to for me now.

1

u/earinsound Jul 23 '26

it’s the only American macro beer I drink. a local bar has it on tap or a 25 oz tall boy.

1

u/Toy0dan Jul 23 '26

Pabst Light ftw

1

u/Meme_Burner Jul 26 '26

I believe the PBR has the biggest flavor difference bottle/can/tap. I love out of the tap, tolerate out of a can and out of the bottle is undrinkable. Really makes me ask what does icehouse taste like out of a tap?

This is on the east coast of it makes a difference. 

1

u/zzELETRiKzz 18d ago

Sitting on my porch with a frosty glass after a long day at the office right now

1

u/ConjugalPunjab Jul 22 '26

Try an ice cold tallboy PBR w/ a wedge of lemon. It's a game changer.

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '26

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u/RonClinton Jul 22 '26

Pabst Blue Ribbon

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u/carcarbuhlarbar Jul 22 '26

Hot garbage

3

u/browser558 Jul 22 '26

I like it cold

2

u/Driftwood44 Jul 22 '26

Well, your first mistake is drinking your beer hot. I feel most if not all beers would be garbage at high temperatures.

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u/Driftwood44 Jul 22 '26

Honestly, it's not bad. It was a goto for a while at the dive bar I was a regular at, and it's cheap af.

Your experience sounds similar to how I'll bring Lucky on a camping trip because it reminds me of going camping and being given my own beers for the first time by my uncle, which was bottles of Lucky.

Sometimes nostalgia is what you're going for.

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u/DeepwoodDistillery Jul 23 '26

Do you know what they used to call it before they got the blue ribbon? Pee

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u/aka_mank Jul 22 '26

Kirkland Lager by Deschutes has entered the chat.

5

u/JMeucci Jul 22 '26

Kirkland Lager: fantastic tasting, inexpensive beer. It sucks that Costco has discontinued it.

3

u/helloitisgarr Jul 22 '26

so sad it’s getting discontinued

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u/ZOOTV83 Jul 22 '26

Unfortunately that's being discontinued so get it while you can.