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Plebian Pabst beer sponsor of NPR
Boston Herald ^ | 05/18/06 | Jesse Noyes

Posted on 05/18/2006 11:56:48 AM PDT by raccoonradio

At first glance, it seems like selling popcorn at the opera.

Pabst Brewing Co., makers of the bargain beer Pabst Blue Ribbon, is underwriting on NPR. Pabst, a brand not immediately associated with NPR’s high-falutin’ reputation, is sponsoring broadcast programming and NPR’s online music series “All Songs Considered.”

But Pabst’s move, which earns the brand a mention on some NPR shows, might actually be an example of well-positioned, cost-effective marketing.

“Pabst Blue Ribbon (has) built this currency of hipness,” said Eric Shepard, executive editor of trade publication Beer Marketer’s Insights.

That “hipness” was built by accident as the college crowd and young urbanites rediscovered the low-priced brand, Shepard said.

By sponsoring NPR, Pabst is likely able to reach its target audience while avoiding the pushiness of traditional advertising, he added.

It could be an attempt to “quietly advance that brand image without spending a lot of money,” Shepard said.

A Pabst official said he was too busy to comment.

Pabst sponsored “All Songs Considered,” which often features indie bands, in an effort to reach young, new media-savvy consumers, said NPR spokesman Chad Campbell.


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KEYWORDS: beer; bluevelvet; fundingtheleft; liberaltalkradio; npr; pabst
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To: newgeezer; knews_hound
Beer snobs, coming soon.

Checkin' in...

Hey...it's a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it.

One thing I don't get is why Pabst would think they would reach "hip" listeners on NPR. NPR is anything but "hip."

21 posted on 05/18/2006 12:12:37 PM PDT by B Knotts
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To: PBRSTREETGANG

If Jimmy had never been elected, would Roger Clinton have filled the void left behind by the absence of Billy Carter?


22 posted on 05/18/2006 12:13:27 PM PDT by weegee (Slowly but surely and deliberately, converativism is being made a thoughtcrime.)
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To: newgeezer

23 posted on 05/18/2006 12:14:57 PM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: weegee
I'd forgottten.

Billy Beer was pretty comparable to generic.


24 posted on 05/18/2006 12:16:27 PM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: PBRSTREETGANG
Don't knock it. Up here in the NW, it was made in Vancouver at the Lucky Lager Brewery (general Brewing)...


25 posted on 05/18/2006 12:16:56 PM PDT by pissant
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To: weegee

Agreed. I know Pabst and Ranier are everywhere again up here. I like that for hot days.


26 posted on 05/18/2006 12:17:49 PM PDT by pissant
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To: B Knotts

That was why I went to their site to see what music they are selling as "hip" these days.

There are some 10-40 year old name bands as well as some "up and comers" who I've seen (at SXSW and elsewhere) and yawned at. There are a couple I'd see again but not an impressive list. Way too many pretenders to the throne. Any college radio station would offer you the better tracks from the list with less of the overrated pop stars.

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Hoekstra, Doug (Waiting)
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Holcomb, Robin
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Holiday, Billie
Holland, Jolie
Holloway, Brenda
Holmes Brothers, The
Horner, Jack
Howe, Steve

Ibrahim, Abdullah
Innocence Mission (Now the Day is Over)
Interpol (Antics)
Interpol (Yes New York)
Interpol (Live)
Iron and Wine (Our Endless NumberedDays)
Iron and Wine (WomanKing)
Iron and Wine (Woman King)
Isham, Mark

Jackson, Ali(Gold Sounds)
Jagger, Mick
Janover, Jamie
Japancakes
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Jayhawks, The
Jegede, Tunde
Johnson, Linton Kwesi
Jones, Hank
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Jones, Spike
Jorane
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Julin, Don
Junkera, Kepa
Just Cause

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Koité, Habib & Bamada
Konono No. 1
Koop
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Kovac, Boris & Ladaaba Orchest
Kraftwerk (Minimum-Maximum)
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Loose Fur
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Los Lonely Boys
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Love
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Lucas, Gary
Luna
Lúnasa
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Ma, Yo-Yo (...Music of Ennio Morricone)
Maal, Baaba
MacLean, Dougie
Madagascar
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Magnetic Fields, The (Pieces of April Soundtrack)
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Maktub
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Malinky
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Man, Wu
Mann, Aimee
Marilyn Crispell Trio
Maroon 5
Mars Volta, The
Marsalis, Wynton (The Magic Hour)
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Marsalis, Wynton (Unforgivable Blackness)
Martin, Barrett
Martyn, John
Masley, Michael
Massi, Souad
Massive Attack
Matmos
McCartney, Paul (Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
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McGuinn, Roger
McKay, Nellie (Get Away From Me)
McKay, Nellie (John John)
McKeown, Erin
Medeski Martin and Wood
Menck, Ric
Metaphor
Metheny, Pat (The Way Up)
Meyer, Edgar (Music for Two)
Meyer, Edgar (Work in Progress)
Mhuri Ye Kwa Rwizi Ensemble
M.I.A.
Midival Punditz
Minus Five, The
Mirabal, Manuel Guajiro
Mirah
Mitchell, Joni
Moby (Hotel)
Moby (Play)
Mocean Worker
Modest Mouse
Mogwai
Molvaer, Nils Petter
Molina, Juana
Monkeyworks
Monty Python
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Morelenbaum / Sakamoto
Morgan, Andrew
Morricone, Ennio (Cinema Paradiso)
Morricone, Ennio (Once Upon A Time In The West)
Mosquitos
Mountain Goats, The (The Sunset Tree)
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Mouse On Mars
Mouth Music
Mtukudzi, Oliver (Vhunze Moto)
Mtukudzi, Oliver (Nhava)
Musselwhite, Charlie
My Morning Jacket
Mystic Chords of Memory

Nada Surf
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Negativland
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NewGrange
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Nickel Creek
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Nyman, Michael (Six Days Six Nights)

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Outkast
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Palm Fabric Orchestra
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Parish, John
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Paul, Les
Pearl Jam
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Phish
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Ponticello
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Promise Ring, The

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Rusby, Kate
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Samite
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Strummer, Joe
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Yannatou, Savina
Yat Kha
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Young, Adrienne & Little Sadie
Young Dubliners, The
Young, Neil & Crazy Horse
Youngblood Brass Band (Center: Level: Roar)

Zawose & Brook
Zincs, The


27 posted on 05/18/2006 12:21:32 PM PDT by weegee (Slowly but surely and deliberately, converativism is being made a thoughtcrime.)
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To: PBRSTREETGANG

There is no substitute. (But for some weird reason it tastes *awful* when served from a can - bottles and kegs only for me.)

28 posted on 05/18/2006 12:23:04 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: PBRSTREETGANG; All

Just googled this up, FWIW.

Cheap beer party, circa 1983:

http://www.shortfatguy.com/photos/cmu/index3.html


29 posted on 05/18/2006 12:24:09 PM PDT by Yardstick
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To: Spktyr

Now THERE is a beautiful sight!


30 posted on 05/18/2006 12:30:28 PM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: B Knotts; newgeezer; quantim; spinestein; 5Madman2; DTogo; Horatio Gates; Ribeye; decal; doodad; ...
Beer snobs, coming soon.

You rang?

I tend to agree with B Knotts, I would think a Micro Brew or even a high end Macro, but PBR??????

Thats just weird.

Pinging the HomeBrewers for input and pithy comments.

On or off the Homebrewers Ping list, let me know.

Cheers,

knewshound

In Pakistan, the beating continues

31 posted on 05/18/2006 2:48:44 PM PDT by knews_hound (Driving Liberals nuts since 1975 !)
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To: knews_hound; newgeezer; quantim; spinestein; 5Madman2; DTogo; Horatio Gates; Ribeye; decal; ...

If not liking watered down, tastless corn and rice squeezin's (with a touch of malt and hops throw in) make's me a beer snob.....I'm a snob.

Is a person who doesn't like McDonalds but likes a homemade burger a "burger snob".

Or the guy who only shoots high end .45's instead of a $300.00 Ruger a snob?

Anyone who is interested should read up on the history of American brewing and beer.

You'll see why most of today's big brewers brew the watered down faux-pilsners that they do for the mass markets. It all stared with capturing the female market during WWII....and went downhill from there...


32 posted on 05/18/2006 3:59:00 PM PDT by Ribeye (Protective head wear courtesy of "Reynolds Aluminum Products - Implant Suppression Division")
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To: Ribeye
If not liking watered down, tastless corn and rice squeezin's (with a touch of malt and hops throw in)

Puttin' it that way it's a wonder it's legal to sell it...8>) Rice squeezins...LOL

33 posted on 05/18/2006 4:05:07 PM PDT by Horatio Gates (Remember the Alamo!)
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To: Ribeye
If not liking watered down, tastless corn and rice squeezin's (with a touch of malt and hops throw in) make's me a beer snob.....I'm a snob.

No, a snob is "one who has an offensive air of superiority in matters of knowledge or taste."

In other words, if you believe your taste is not only different but also superior, you might be a snob.

34 posted on 05/19/2006 9:12:53 AM PDT by newgeezer (Repeal all Amendments after XV. Yes, ALL of them. Yes, I mean that one, too.)
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To: B Knotts
One thing I don't get is why Pabst would think they would reach "hip" listeners on NPR. NPR is anything but "hip."

Just a bunch of old liberal farts with 'hip' problems.

35 posted on 05/20/2006 7:14:05 AM PDT by cowboyway (My heroes have always been cowboys.)
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