We. Are. Peoria (Area)

My husband bought a can of Pabst coffee beverage somewhere here in Peoria this week and said it was really good.

born2race2win1954! wrote: ↑Sat Jun 20, 2020 4:40 pm My husband bought a can of Pabst coffee beverage somewhere here in Peoria this week and said it was really good.

I'm not in my coffee age yet. Never liked the taste

I don’t like either coffee or beer, But, he really liked this combination.

It is very sweet.

Ugh, to me, Pabst and coffee don't mix. After Pabst closed in Peoria, I switched to Budweiser. If I tasted a Pabst after that, it tasted too much like butter. But that's me.

DennisinMH wrote: ↑Sat Jun 20, 2020 8:25 pm Ugh, to me, Pabst and coffee don't mix. After Pabst closed in Peoria, I switched to Budweiser. If I tasted a Pabst after that, it tasted too much like butter. But that's me.

Peoria Heights, not Peoria and we never recovered from that.

Like a porter or stout that has a slight coffee flavor to it. But I will leave my Folgers in my mug.

My great uncle, Ray Behrends, was in low level management at Pabst’s in Peoria Heights. When they shut down here, they sent Uncle Ray and his family down to the Pabst plant in Perry, GA and he was a high level Manager there. He died in his mid 50’s.

Pock wrote: ↑Sat Jun 20, 2020 8:32 pm

DennisinMH wrote: ↑Sat Jun 20, 2020 8:25 pm Ugh, to me, Pabst and coffee don't mix. After Pabst closed in Peoria, I switched to Budweiser. If I tasted a Pabst after that, it tasted too much like butter. But that's me.

Peoria Heights, not Peoria and we never recovered from that.

Pabst Brewing Co. had two plants in Peoria itself: Plant No. 2, the malt house located at the Ft. of MacArthur Highway (between the Cedar Street Bridge and Hiram Walker & Sons. It closed in July 1980. Plant No. 4 on Wayne Street included a corn mill ("grist mill"), which produced corn grits for company breweries, and an industrial products division which was renamed "PMP Fermentation Products" in 1982. That portion is still in operation, and much expanded, under different management. The corn mill closed at the end of 1984.

Wow. Thanks for that info. I had no idea there was at least one process still taking place in Peoria.