Pabst: An Excavation of Art

Pabst, An Excavation of Art is a photography book featuring the historic remaining buildings of the Milwaukee Pabst Brewery. The introduction was written by the great grandson of Capt. Pabst, August U. Pabst. The book comes with a 70-minute audio cd featuring interviews with former employees and historians telling fun stories from working at the brewery as well as the history of the place. The cream city buildings stained with coal represent an era most of us have never personally known. The purpose of this book is to go beyond a simple walk through an empty building and introduce you to the physical remains of the Pabst brewery, workers, and craftsmanship that made Milwaukee famous. Picketing signs, trophies, and even the Harnischfeger ice cube tray represent decades of Milwaukee history. In my favorite pictures, the rooms were basically left exactly as they were when the workers walked out on the last day, right down to the old Pabst bottle on the table in the break room, a true time capsule! I would like to share the Pabst brewery as I saw it . . . empty . . . humbling . . . and still full of life. Some of the other buildings are in use and give tours such as the Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion and Pabst Best Place. The chapters include The Pabst Brewhouse, The Malt House, The Bottling House, The Administrative Buildings, The Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion and Pabst Farms. 187 pages.