PBR No Longer American

[Galek]

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/pabst-sold-russian-beverage-company-195910431.html

Pabst is now Russian? That is too bad

 

[Gerhard]

Technically no. The new owner is am American citizen who immigrated to the US when he was 6.

 

[drainbamage]

A co-worker's husband (who drinks PBR exclusively) bought a 30-pack last weekend after the news came out, and the cashier at the gas station called him a "f***in' commie bastard".

 

[MaxStout]

Technically no. The new owner is am American citizen who immigrated to the US when he was 6.

Technically, sort of.

Oasis is a multinational enterprise with brewing facilities in the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan, and offices in Cyprus. Oasis is partnering with a U.S.-based company, TSG Consumer Partners, to acquire the brand. TSG will have a minority stake in the Pabst division (whose HQ will remain in Los Angeles). Eugene Kashper, a U.S. citizen, is the Chairman of the Board of Oasis.