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Awhile back I wrote about how PBR Disgraced its own brand by coming out with Pabst Blue Ribbon LIGHT! That post is one of the most visited posts on The Daily Hook! I guess that makes tons of sense, especially since its probably the most important thing I’ve ever blogged about on this blog. But thats not what is important. What is important is that this post has apparently lit a fire under a few asses. It is also the most commented post with a whopping 2 comments. Just yesterday I received a comment and wanted to share it,

I had PBR light the other day and I thought that it was awesome. WTF makes it a discrace. Is miller or budweiser a discrace for having light beers? I dont, and Im sure that a lot of ppl would agree w/ me on that. Sure the classic PBR is a beautiful thing, so why cant a watered down version be? I can see you point about not fixing something that’s not broken, but discrace is a very harsh word to be using in this situation. I like pbr and pbr light. Later

This guy seems like a pretty angry PBR drinker. Most PBR drinkers I come in contact with are the cool, laid back type. Maybe I was a little harsh against PBR Light, but I still believe that it was a bad decision to come out with PBRL. He makes the argument that Miller and Budweiser both have light beers and asks if they are a disgrace? Yes, in fact, I think they are a disgrace. Budweiser was thinking about coming out with an energy beer as another reader points out,

It’s got that same hops & club soda taste like PBR normally does, only weaker. I don’t get it, but it’ll be better than B(e)2 Or beer to the E power energy beer … Budwieser didn’t ever need to do that :/

If this isn’t disgraceful, I don’t know what is. I’m not going to sit here and deny the fact that I have had a Bud Light or two or three or ten on ocassion, but thats mainly because most bars do not carry Country Club Malt Liquor, which I might add is brewed by Pearl Brewery. Pearl Brewery just happens to be owned by Pabst. If you’ve taken the time to listen to our 5th podcast you know how myself and SBKevin feel about Country Club. So, do I really think PBRL is a disgrace? Is disgrace really that harsh of a word? The definition of disgrace is as follows,

dis·grace
1. the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame

The PBR brand has lost both respect and honor in my eyes for coming out with PBRL. So yes, to conclude this post, PBRL is disgraceful. But, that doesn’t mean I won’t drink it because overall I have a favorable opinion on anything associated with the Pabst congolomerate.

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