Bud Beer isn't even american anymore (at least not for long)

[RedShoes]

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Anheuser Busch Cos. said early Monday it had agreed to a sweetened $52 billion takeover bid from Inbev, heading off what had promised to be a long and acrimonious fight for the maker of Budweiser and Bud Light beers.

The deal would create the world's largest brewer and the fourth-largest consumer product company under the name of Anheuser-Busch InBev.

[fascisthunter]

1. its a shitty beer

Maybe inBev can improve it. Drink Sam Adams... now that's a good beer and it's American.

[marmar]

4. Shitty Beer=American Beer

Few countries seem to brew it as badly as we do.

[Romulox]

6. That's dumb. Sam Adams > Stella Artois. Any day. nt

[fascisthunter]

8. Clausthaler Makes Good Bier

Still looking for a good non-alcoholic Wies Bier or Wheat Beer.

[marmar]

9. Puh-leaze. Stella anyday, and it's the WORST of the Belgian beers.....

n/t

[Romulox]

12. Stella is the crap they serve to soccer hooligans before they riot.

It is in every way the Belgian equivalent of Bud.

[DangerDave921]

13. Blue Moon

is my personal choice nowadays. A good wheat beer. And yes, I know it's brewed in the states, not by some small group of monks living in a 500-year-old abbey somewhere.

I like Dos Equis too.

And because I'm from Maryland, a nice cold Natty Boh with my steamed crabs.

[mrs_p]

31. blue moon and dos equis

agreed - both good.

[meegbear]

16. Hear! Hear!

It's a great brew, their regular and their seasonals. BTW - if you ever get the chance, try their Spring Ale. Light flavor with a hint of lemon; excellent!

[B3Nut]

26. Visit Wisconsin

We have some really good beer up here. Hell, there's a brew pub a block and a half from my house that makes a variety of great beers. Then there's New Glarus Brewing Company....mmmmmmmmmmm.... :9 :beer:

[mrs_p]

30. no way

we have some of the best beer here - if you do microbrews. back home in seattle and here in fort collins, you can find a good microbrew pretty much on every other downtown block. in the airport in madison the other day, i had a great wheat. last night, i had this amazing wheat/oat blonde. OMG, you really are missing out!

[RedShoes]

5. actually, I prefer the import Newcastle, but that's not the point.

Bud isn't american anymore. It got shipped overseas.

[TechBear_Seattle]

2. Maybe Budweiser will finally become good beer

American beer is like sex in a canoe: f-ing close to water.

[DangerDave921]

7. Wow

That's an oldie!

[TechBear_Seattle]

10. But surprisingly, not all that well known to most Americans

I first heard it from a college roommate, who was a big fan of microbrews. While I rarely drink, I have to say that trips to the UK, Netherlands and Germany have proven him right.

[Romulox]

17. No offense, but this is truly ignorant for a person with "Seattle" in their name

Seattle has several small brands and brew pubs that put out excellent stuff.

[TechBear_Seattle]

18. You are correct; I should have said "mainstream American beer"

There is a lot of very good microbrew. The big-name American beers, though, are weak, even for a lager.

[mrs_p]

32. have you tried

elliot bay or big time? two of my fav seattle microbreweries.

[rfranklin]

3. That's okay, it may be brewed better in the future...

However, I don't think they'll change the formula--Americans are fond of drinking what takes like a soft drink instead of real beer.

[DangerDave921]

11. No change will happen

Why would they change? To try to win some doofus beer award? Bud is the biggest selling beer in America. It is a cash-cow. Why would they even think of changing it? There are already a ton of beers fighting for the micro-brew taste. Bud is quite content to remain above the fray selling mass quantities to folks who have never been in a brew-pub in their lives.

Also, I still drink the occasional Bud tall-boy on a hot summer day.

[KatyMan]

15. I have to admit

I'm a beer snob in general, but I don't mind Miller Lite or Coors Lite on a hot day whilst BBQ'ing; you can drink a lot of that stuff, not get hammered, and be cooled down. But, if I'm buying for quality rather than quantity, it's St Arnold's in Houston for me, especially their Lawnmower beer. But what do I know, I happen to really like Milwaukee's Best :P

[fasttense]

14. Is Anheuser Busch McCain's wife's corporation?

Is McBush going to make billions off this?

[trof]

19. She has AZ distributorship.

And I bet plenty of the stock.

[Bluzmann57]

20. Hope they stay Unionized

Anheuser Busch is a big time Union employer and I hope they stay that way. I have heard a number of people say they won't drink Bud anymore since it won't be American owned. To them I say "bullshit". I suspect that it will remain the no. 1 beer on the market, beer snobs notwithstanding. Personally, while I enjoy a brew from a local brewer, I still have a Bud or Bud Light sometimes. I do not consider myself a snob.
On edit- Maybe I will switch back to good ol' PBR which is still owned by Americans.

[JCMach1]

21. So why aren't people screaming about foreigners buying an American icon?

???

Not just a building, they are buying the whole company.

[Bluzmann57]

22. People I know are upset about it

Several of the people I know say they won't drink Bud anymore. We shall see.

[Romulox]

23. Just a guess: Too busy trying to make their Honda payments?

[Dreamer Tatum]

24. Because it allows them to showcase their hipper-than-thou disdain for an American product nt

[marmar]

27. So anyone who finds a product that happens to be from somewhere else.....

.... superior to something made here in the good old USA, then it's "showcasing a hipper-than-thou disdain" for an American product?
Whatever....:eyes:

[Dreamer Tatum]

29. I guess you've never discussed the merits of American beer with a Europhile before. Good on you. nt

[JCMach1]

28. Think you are right... for the record Bud tastes better than the company

purchasing it...

:puke:

[MyNameGoesHere]

25. Budweiser is excellent beer.

Oh well it is in Czech anyway.

http://www.budvar.cz/en/web/Znacka-Budvar.html