Tap Handle #161: Panther Brewing - Three Stooges Beer
Panther Brewing was founded in 1998 in Westwood, Mass. by Dewey Parsons and Mike Herbert. Parsons, who served as company president, owned a food distribution firm in Foxboro, Mass., for 15 years and operated several liquor stores throughout the Boston area. Lifelong Stooges fans, Parsons and Herbert struck a deal with the company that handled all licensing related to the comedy trio. The beer however, was never brewed in Westwood, and instead was contract brewed at the Lion Brewery in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Later, they switched to a different contract brewer FX Matt in Utica, NY (brewers of Saranac). Ultimately Panther Brewing ceased operations sometime between 2002-2003, mostly due to poor reviews. People bought it for the novelty of the Stooges, and did not repeat purchase.
Three Stooges beer was a pale lager that reviewers described as skunky, tasting of carbonated corn and dirty dishwater. Weighted average on ratebeer.com is 1.95 out of 5.
Since Panther Brewing is defunct, there is no web page link.
Just grabbed one of these!! I love it although I paid handsomely
ReplyDeleteHi. Could you advise where I may find one of these tap handles in short order? Thanks
DeleteCould you advise as to where I might locate this tap handle? I really need one by the end of Jan.2014.
DeleteWow, that was you? I wasn't expecting it to go that high. However, you can take comfort in the fact that the Three Stooges tap is one of the rarest and sought after taps - it's certainly far more rare than the Dogfish Head Steampunk and Pimp Cane taps, which have sold for much more. In fact, mine and the one you purchased are the only 2 I've ever seen. It's an awesome tap, congrats!
ReplyDeleteThanks ive enjoyed watching your collection grow as mine does too!
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