Budweiser no longer American!

BritishBluesBoy · July 14th, 2008, 01:40 AM

Bought by brewers of Stella Artois..! Wow.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7504643.stm

boris bubbanov · July 14th, 2008, 01:49 AM

You see, now Dale Earnhardt, Jr. looks like a genius.

I think those Europeans are paying too much, but if you're gonna sell assets, better to sell the stale ones off first. It is better than Coors or that awful Miller, but it still ain't a quality beverage by my rights.

BritishBluesBoy · July 14th, 2008, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by boris bubbanov

You see, now Dale Earnhardt, Jr. looks like a genius.

I think those Europeans are paying too much, but if you're gonna sell assets, better to sell the stale ones off first. It is better than Coors or that awful Miller, but it still ain't a quality beverage my my rights.

Genius... Ha Ha ... That's funny!

Agreed, I don't drink the stuff... But as a brand it's such classic Americana, it's odd to think of it as not American owned...

A bit like Germans making the new Mini I suppose... Oh well...

kp8 · July 14th, 2008, 02:08 AM

It'll still taste like liquid farts.

Buckocaster51 · July 14th, 2008, 02:10 AM

So what's the largest U.S. owned brewery now?

Shiner Bock?

I wonder what the OTHER European brewer of Budweiser thinks about that?

Yoni · July 14th, 2008, 02:12 AM

euro bud bought american bud. In the words of william murderface I say it's piss.

Nick JD · July 14th, 2008, 02:15 AM

Stella! That's a good thing. Stella is delicious; Bud ... not so much. They won't change the recipe though. I'll stick to my homebrew - I prefer to eat rice, not drink it

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Dalmore is owned by an Indian company.

tazzboy · July 14th, 2008, 02:24 AM

I wonder if the St. Louis Cardinals will have to change the stadium name from Bush to Stella?

BlueMidnight · July 14th, 2008, 02:26 AM

As my buddy said "God forbid Bud actually be purchased by someone who knows how to make beer."

My hometown brew is Sierra Nevada, lucky me.

furrfurrfurr · July 14th, 2008, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by tazzboy

I wonder if the St. Louis Cardinals will have to change the stadium name from Bush to Stella?

Female either way

SMPTE · July 14th, 2008, 02:46 AM

As long as they keep their hands of my Shiner Bock I don't care what they do with their beer recycling plants.

CatfishStudios · July 14th, 2008, 02:46 AM

I wouldnt be sad to see old Buttwiper go. They stole the name originally anyways...An American shame that can be finally swept under the rug. You guys are all aware that its mainly rice based right? Its glorified Neer Beer. I feel strongly about this, as I live in the Beer capital of the U.S.A .. Portland Oregon...Look it up..we make and consume more beer than you would think..Microbreweries all over the place with GOOD beer. If you love Budweiser, please don't be offended before researching what I mentioned. Would you be proud of an American car that was called a Jolkswagen and was made from cardboard?

hondo76 · July 14th, 2008, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Buckocaster51

So what's the largest U.S. owned brewery now?

Shiner Bock?

I wonder what the OTHER European brewer of Budweiser thinks about that?

yes shiner bock is the best

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SMPTE · July 14th, 2008, 03:42 AM

Why do I get this feeling it's gonna be like that Simpsons episode where the Germans bought the nuclear plant...

Video here.

Buckocaster51 · July 14th, 2008, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by CatfishStudios

You guys are all aware that its mainly rice based right?

Help me out here.

When I was in Germany in '90, as I remember it, Budweiser could not be sold because it did not meet the German definition of beer.

Anybody else remembering anything like that?

Robin Nahum · July 14th, 2008, 04:00 AM

No great loss.

Nick JD · July 14th, 2008, 04:37 AM

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Originally Posted by CatfishStudios

You guys are all aware that its mainly rice based right?

Mmmmm, Sakiweiser.

markothefish · July 14th, 2008, 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by BlueMidnight

As my buddy said "God forbid Bud actually be purchased by someone who knows how to make beer."

+1 that is funny

Jelly · July 14th, 2008, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Buckocaster51

Help me out here.

When I was in Germany in '90, as I remember it, Budweiser could not be sold because it did not meet the German definition of beer.

Anybody else remembering anything like that?

No the issue is with the original Czech brewer from Budvar, or Budweis in German. Something which comes from Budweis would be called Budweiser, hence the name. Anheuser Busch toured Europe, thought the name and bottle looked cool, so used it back in the States. Now that markets are global there is an agreement that the American Budweiser may not sell in Europe under that name (perhaps not all of Europe, but at least where the markets would be in conflict).

What you said about not meeting the German definition of beer would also be a problem, but it could still be sold, just not labeled as following the Rheinheitsgebot.

holndav · July 14th, 2008, 08:26 AM

Bu-bye now...

Mmmm, microbrews!!!

Westerly Sunn · July 14th, 2008, 08:35 AM

Bud; no longer American? jeesh... Still; it could be worse... It could be Pabst Blue Ribbon! Of course; I wouldn't drink either of them with your mouth... but still; Jeesh! LOL!

Tim Armstrong · July 14th, 2008, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Buckocaster51

Help me out here.

When I was in Germany in '90, as I remember it, Budweiser could not be sold because it did not meet the German definition of beer.

Anybody else remembering anything like that?

It used to be that you couldn't sell beer in Germany that had adjunct grains like corn or rice, you could only use the classic four ingredients: water, malted barley, hops and yeast (and, in the case of wheat beers, malted wheat). That law, the Rheinheitsgebot, dates back to a Bavarian law passed in 1516, and was actually repealed in 1987, but there were and are still strong regulations about the ingredients in beer, I understand...

Cheers, Tim

casterway · July 14th, 2008, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Tim Armstrong

It used to be that you couldn't sell beer in Germany that had adjunct grains like corn or rice, you could only use the classic four ingredients: water, malted barley, hops and yeast (and, in the case of wheat beers, malted wheat). That law, the Rheinheitsgebot, dates back to a Bavarian law passed in 1516, and was actually repealed in 1987, but there were and are still strong regulations about the ingredients in beer, I understand...

Cheers, Tim

Important detail of the law of 1516: not just water, but CLEAN water. The law stipulated that your beer making water must be from upstream of the town you were making beer in, to avoid contamination, by using local water that might have sewage and other nasties in it.

Buckocaster51 · July 14th, 2008, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Jelly

No the issue is with the original Czech brewer from Budvar, or Budweis in German. Something which comes from Budweis would be called Budweiser, hence the name. Anheuser Busch toured Europe, thought the name and bottle looked cool, so used it back in the States. Now that markets are global there is an agreement that the American Budweiser may not sell in Europe under that name (perhaps not all of Europe, but at least where the markets would be in conflict).

What you said about not meeting the German definition of beer would also be a problem, but it could still be sold, just not labeled as following the Rheinheitsgebot.

Thank you sir!

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Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 56 Posts: 5,570 1 Photos	So what's the largest U.S. owned brewery now? Shiner Bock? I wonder what the OTHER European brewer of Budweiser thinks about that? __________________ "If you can't say something nice... don't say nothing at all." - Thumper the Rabbit "An awfully lot of time can be wasted waiting for the right time." - Gunsmoke's Doc Adams

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Nick JD Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2007 Location: North NSW, Australia Age: 36 Posts: 2,563	Stella! That's a good thing. Stella is delicious; Bud ... not so much. They won't change the recipe though. I'll stick to my homebrew - I prefer to eat rice, not drink it . Dalmore is owned by an Indian company. __________________

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CatfishStudios Banned Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon , United States Age: 33 Posts: 727	I wouldnt be sad to see old Buttwiper go. They stole the name originally anyways...An American shame that can be finally swept under the rug. You guys are all aware that its mainly rice based right? Its glorified Neer Beer. I feel strongly about this, as I live in the Beer capital of the U.S.A .. Portland Oregon...Look it up..we make and consume more beer than you would think..Microbreweries all over the place with GOOD beer. If you love Budweiser, please don't be offended before researching what I mentioned. Would you be proud of an American car that was called a Jolkswagen and was made from cardboard?

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