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Pab’s Brewing Company has announced a new
brewing contract agreement with Anheuser-Busch
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InBev.
The contract comes after a two decade long
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contract agreement with Molson Coors came to an
end in December 2024.
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Beginning in the first quarter of 2025, Pabst
will begin production using several AB InBev
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facilities.
Since the closing of Pab’s Milwaukee brewery in
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1996, the company has relied on third party
plants to brew legacy brands like Pabst Blue
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Ribbon, Old Style, and Old Milwaukee.
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Now, AB InBev will give PABS the space for
greater supply as well as the potential to grow
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its portfolio as the consumer market shifts.
Prior to the new AB InBev agreement,
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when the Molson Coors contract end date became
public in 2019,
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PEBS announced a similar agreement with City
Brewing.
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The companies made a deal running through 2040
to offset the Molson Coors production loss.
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City Brewing will still produce significant
volumes for PES.
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With facilities in Wisconsin, Tennessee,
California, and Pennsylvania,
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the Lacrosse, Wisconsin-based City Brewing is
one of the nation’s largest contract brewers.
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As for Anheuser-Busch, the deal moves a former
rival into its supply chain.
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The beer giant recently closed a Massachusetts
distribution facility but has invested nearly
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$2 billion in US sites in the last 5 years.
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AB InBev currently has 12 breweries across the
country.
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Under the new contract, Lone Star will be the
first PABS brand to enter production,
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which is scheduled to begin at AB InBev’s
Houston facility in early 2025.
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I’m Devon Verbsky, and this is manufacturing
now.