In 1882, having earned awards at U.S. and international competitions, Frederick Pabst begins hand-tying a blue silk ribbon around the neck of each Best Select beer to identify it as a first place winner. In 1889 Pabst renames the company in honor of himself and Pabst Brewing Company is born. With sales increasing, the company purchased nearly one million feet of silk ribbon by 1892, which workers all tied by hand to the bottles. Photo by Kathy Alexander.