Bohemian Brewery, founded by
Joe and Helen Petras, has stood as a steadfast institution in the ever-changing Salt Lake brewery landscape, offering authentic beer, food and hospitality straight from the heart of Europe.
Bohemian’s old-school and authentic approach sets it apart from its peers, rooted firmly in ancient lagering and brewing traditions passed down through centuries.
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2002 Winter Olympics waited just around the corner, promising to bring immense cultural and legislative change. “A lot of Utahans themselves were looking at what our image was to what an international crowd would perceive,” says
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There’s a scene in the 2008 film “Gran Torino” in which curmudgeonly racist Walt Kowalski sits on his front porch quietly reflecting on life while slurping through a supply of Pabst Blue Ribbon. He only accepts a party invite from his Hmong neighbors after he realizes his cooler is empty, and as he later snags what looks to be a Tsingtao from their fridge, he says:
“Well, no Pabst, but plenty of beer.”
Because of course PBR is what Clint Eastwood’s character, a Korean War veteran and proud American, would drink …. in 2008.
Maybe not in 2021.
Though the beer’s still produced in the U.S., Pabst Brewing Co. was acquired last year by a Russian-owned beverage company. It joined a long and lengthening list of iconic American beer brands that over the last two decades have been sold to or merged with foreign and multinational entities, including Miller Brewing, Coors and Anheuser-Busch, which is owned by a Belgium-based company.