Author Topic: Anheuser-Busch sold to the Belgians. Bud aftertaste replaced with SOCIALISM!!! (Read 1442 times)

Fragamemnon · « **on:** July 13, 2008, 10:27:53 PM »

InBev to Buy Anheuser-Busch for $49.9 Billion

Can't wait to see what the shiwit American-first pundits have to say about that. I'll be sure to remind my conservative friends with bad taste that, when they swill that shitty Budweiser, not only are they supporting a land of kings but also the very heart of the European Union-complete with its hidden agenda to reconquer and "re-colonize" America-itself!

Seriosuly though, I'm glad it happened. Busch beers are just beyond shitty, if they just threw out all of the Bud and replaced it with Stella (the "bud of belgium, as my wife calls it), we'd be a much better off country.

Akala · « **Reply #1 on:** July 13, 2008, 10:38:06 PM »

I wonder how Bud will change gears when they can't use the 'All American' angle. Super Bowl commercials should be interesting.

Fragamemnon · « **Reply #2 on:** July 13, 2008, 10:41:49 PM »

Bud will stick around as a brand, of course. Though I with they'd just replace it with Stella and tell Joe Six-Pack that he long nightmare of shitty beer is at an end.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #3 on:** July 13, 2008, 10:44:48 PM »

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #4 on:** July 13, 2008, 10:47:36 PM »

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that emoticon was meant for this moment.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #5 on:** July 13, 2008, 10:52:13 PM »

LaRouche was right!

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #6 on:** July 13, 2008, 10:56:50 PM »

It's still business as usual at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery:

Keep filling those kegs.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #7 on:** July 13, 2008, 11:06:59 PM »

Maybe the Belgians will add in bitter redneck tears, making Budweiser finally drinkable.

Rman · « **Reply #8 on:** July 13, 2008, 11:07:44 PM »

Quote from: The Experiment on July 13, 2008, 11:06:59 PM

Maybe the Belgians will add in bitter redneck tears, making Budweiser finally drinkable.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #9 on:** July 13, 2008, 11:20:22 PM »

Ill stick to my imported and microbrews...wait does this mean bud is import? Ill have to buy it noooo!

Bocsius · « **Reply #10 on:** July 13, 2008, 11:25:08 PM »

Step 1 in my plan to reinstitute prohibition is now complete.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #11 on:** July 13, 2008, 11:25:26 PM »

Will this mean that Bud products will make me shit less in the morning?

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BlueTsunami · « **Reply #12 on:** July 13, 2008, 11:29:20 PM »

Quote from: The Iconistrator on July 13, 2008, 11:20:22 PM

Ill stick to my imported and microbrews...wait does this mean bud is import? Ill have to buy it noooo!

Quote from: Zero Hero on July 13, 2008, 11:25:26 PM

Will this mean that Bud products will make me shit less in the morning?

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Brehvolution · « **Reply #13 on:** July 13, 2008, 11:33:21 PM »

I'm kind of concerned what this means to the company I work for since AB is a big client of ours. I would venture to say a 3rd of the money we made this year was from AB.

ferrarimanf355 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 13, 2008, 11:34:55 PM »

I'm a Coors guy, so this is no big deal.

Fragamemnon · « **Reply #15 on:** July 13, 2008, 11:39:53 PM »

Quote from: dcharlie on July 13, 2008, 11:05:16 PM

i went on a number of beer factory/beer history tours whilst in Belgium.

General theme : two grades of beer produced - one to meet the stringent purity laws for mainland europe, one to be sold to the UK suckers/export that doesn't need to meet the same requirements.

Not necessarily. I have no problems sourcing "real deal" trappist ales and lambics here in the US (and other beers too, that's generally all we drink here though).

huckleberry · « **Reply #16 on:** July 13, 2008, 11:54:31 PM »

As far as I am concerned this is great news. Fuck A-B and their shit practices...of course In-Bev is probably no better.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #17 on:** July 13, 2008, 11:55:31 PM »

Who drinks Coors, Budweiser, Miller, etc?

Such awful, awful beers. Microbrew, foriegn ales or bust.

patrickula · « **Reply #18 on:** July 14, 2008, 12:00:55 AM »

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #19 on:** July 14, 2008, 06:46:01 AM »

Coors is alright.

Tieno · « **Reply #20 on:** July 14, 2008, 07:11:20 AM »

InBev is getting too big though

Bloodwake · « **Reply #21 on:** July 14, 2008, 12:40:56 PM »

Anheuser-Busch doesn't bottle Heineken or Blue Moon, so I think I'm safe.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #22 on:** July 14, 2008, 01:04:30 PM »

Someone kill Corona, PLEASE.

huckleberry · « **Reply #23 on:** July 14, 2008, 01:18:10 PM »

Quote from: BlueTsunami on July 14, 2008, 01:04:30 PM

Someone kill Corona, PLEASE.

Oddly enough, if I remember right, Corona helped to kill A-B.

Corona is owned by Modelo - who refused to sell a majority share to A-B so that they could fight the In Bev takeover.

Fragamemnon · « **Reply #24 on:** July 14, 2008, 01:28:04 PM »

it's weird, Modelo distributes Pacifico as well as Corona, both beers are very more competing in the same space and, well, it takes no dummy to know that Pacifico beats the living piss out of Corona.

Guess they keep it around for the brand name. At least they could just sell the same thing in both brands, better beer for all.

huckleberry · « **Reply #25 on:** July 14, 2008, 01:32:55 PM »

Pacifico takes a giant shit all over Corona.

What is wierd to me is that A-B distributes Landshark, Bud Lime, Tequiza, and probably more that I am forgetting about - which all compete for the same market. I fucking hate beer distributors in general with their shitty practices.

Tauntaun · « **Reply #26 on:** July 14, 2008, 02:16:22 PM »

Bud sucks anyways so whatever. Give me something dark like Guinness.

Quote from: Bloodwake on July 14, 2008, 12:40:56 PM

Anheuser-Busch doesn't bottle Heineken or Blue Moon, so I think I'm safe.

These are tasty too. Really good with pizza. Beer and pizza go together like Africa and Aids.

Fragamemnon · « **Reply #27 on:** July 14, 2008, 02:38:24 PM »

whenever I make pizza I always snag two bottles of Ommegang's Rare Vos to wash it down. Yeah it's a "domestic Belgian" but damn if it isn't the perfect pizza beer for beer snobs.

oh god now I want a Rodenbach Grand Cru. It's been so long (six months?) and it is like the best beer ever.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #28 on:** July 14, 2008, 02:55:55 PM »

where do you get your good beers?

Fragamemnon · « **Reply #29 on:** July 14, 2008, 03:48:40 PM »

usually I can source stuff without a problem from some of the speciality foodie stores here in the area I live in. "Big Box" wine stores also work in a pinch, easy to get some decent stuff (real deal belgian-bottled trappist ales, decent lambics) without too much hassle.

That Grand Cru I mentioned requires a trip into Durham to get, which I don't do too often since I hate all cities with a passion.

But if you're looking for something locally, drop by your local warehouse-sized wine store and head to the import beer isle. If it is any good they'll be some good beers for sure.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #30 on:** July 14, 2008, 04:01:09 PM »

hmm, okay. I live like 2 blocks from a BevMo so I'll check it out

Fragamemnon · « **Reply #31 on:** July 14, 2008, 04:09:57 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on July 14, 2008, 04:01:09 PM

hmm, okay. I live like 2 blocks from a BevMo so I'll check it out

just scanned their website, certainly seems like a decent enough place.

what kind of beers do you like? I might be able to make some recommendations.

Mupepe · « **Reply #32 on:** July 14, 2008, 04:33:10 PM »

bud isn't so bad you bunch of whiners. it gets the job done

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #33 on:** July 14, 2008, 05:57:29 PM »

so does cheap vodka

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #34 on:** July 14, 2008, 07:04:58 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on July 14, 2008, 04:33:10 PM

bud isn't so bad you bunch of whiners. it gets the job done

I like Bud Light. Only because once you pound down several shots of alcohol, Bud Light has no taste once you are hammered. So it is the perfect alcohol to control your drunkenness.

By itself? Hell no.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #35 on:** July 14, 2008, 07:10:32 PM »

as long as A-B's donations to shit around St. Louis don't get fucked with, I couldn't care less

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