{"id":31680,"date":"2012-07-31T18:26:52","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T01:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=31680"},"modified":"2012-08-01T22:24:48","modified_gmt":"2012-08-02T05:24:48","slug":"oneill-x-pbr-surf-beer-heaven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=31680","title":{"rendered":"O&#8217;Neill x PBR = Surf Beer Heaven"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/PBR_Photo.jpg\" onclick=\"window.open('http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/PBR_Photo.jpg','popup','width=1039,height=642,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,left=0,top=0');return false\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/PBR_Photo-tm.jpg\" height=\"265\" width=\"430\" border=\"1\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" alt=\"Pbr Photo\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Beer is a pretty popular thing these days. We personally haven&#8217;t seen much good come from the mass consumption of alcohol in general, but hey, if <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oneill.com\" target=\"_blank\">O&#8217;Neill <\/a><\/strong>want to sell some surf gear to guys who have a Pavlovian response to the old blue ribbons logo, then why not go for it.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis season, we stayed true to our roots and designed with the American heritage in mind. The collaboration with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pabstblueribbon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">PBR <\/a><\/strong>is a great way to celebrate the legacy of two American brands,\u201d says Shawn Peterson, Vice President of O\u2019Neill Men\u2019s Design.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Really, what beer drinking surfer doesn&#8217;t want a shirt with a keg of Pabst on it? Drink up, O&#8217;Neill. Have another beer. This entire collection will be available at select retailers nationwide. Probably wouldn&#8217;t be a bad idea to put it in a couple truck stops, mini-markets, and retro, hipster biker bars while they&#8217;re at it.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the jump for the official details.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>ORIGINAL AMERICAN BRANDS, O\u2019NEILL AND PABST BLUE RIBBON, LAUNCH A LIMITED EDITION COLLECTION FOR 2013<\/p>\n<p>The Apparel and Accessory Series will be available at Select Retailers Nationwide <\/p>\n<p>Irvine, CA, July 31, 2011- O&#8217;Neill, the original California surf lifestyle brand, is proud to announce a clothing and accessory collaboration with the authentic American beer company, Pabst Blue Ribbon. The iconic American brands merge together to bring a series featuring several categories including board shorts, tees and accessories available at select core and major retailers nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Designs will feature retro-inspired looks, including 19\u201d Hybrid board shorts infused with quick dry properties, trucker hats with bottle opening capabilities and a selection of graphic tees. \u201cThis season, we stayed true to our roots and designed with the American heritage in mind. The collaboration with PBR is a great way to celebrate the legacy of two American brands,\u201d says Shawn Peterson, Vice President of O\u2019Neill Men\u2019s Design.<\/p>\n<p>Sixty years ago Jack O\u2019Neill changed the world of surfing by introducing the wetsuit and soon after the surf shop and surf leash. Since the late 1800s PBR has been a top tier American brand delivering quality products nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith a combined 229 years of true American heritage, there are few other brands that reflect the authenticity, pioneering spirit, and reliability of PBR and O\u2019Neill,\u201d said Don McHugh, Chief Marketing Officer of Pabst Blue Ribbon.<\/p>\n<p>Today, O\u2019Neill, like PBR, continues to challenge competitors by pioneering innovative designs and ideas to the industry.<\/p>\n<p>The O\u2019Neill x Pabst Blue Ribbon Collection will be part of the O\u2019Neill Men\u2019s Spring 2013 line launching mid-December this year.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on O\u2019Neill and the Pabst Blue Ribbon Collection, please visit oneill.com or facebook.com\/oneill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beer is a pretty popular thing these days. We personally haven&#8217;t seen much good come from the mass consumption of alcohol in general, but hey, if O&#8217;Neill want to sell some surf gear to guys who have a Pavlovian response to the old blue ribbons logo, then why not go for it. \u201cThis season, we [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,37,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31680"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31680"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31685,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31680\/revisions\/31685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}