Belgian hegemony ensnares the King of Beers (Trees And Things)

christy: Re: Belgian hegemony ensnares the King of Beers

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:44:12 EST

so how do we get people to unite when the beer sells out whats left tolit paper

T Slothrop: Re: Irony abounds.

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:42:22 EST

More likely the goat piss they use for color.

skeeter1: Re: green bottles in the future?

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:38:35 EST

"But all I really care about is whether Red Hook keeps shipping that IPA."

I don't know about Red Hook, but at one time (~30 years ago?) A-B made one called Red Wolf, and it was pretty darned good. Whether InBev will have the good sense to

JimmyHavok: Re: Irony abounds.

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:50:32 EST

Formaldehyde?

tomc: Re: Irony abounds.

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:59:47 EST

I hear you. I don't think it's the yeast, though.

JimmyHavok: Re: Irony abounds.

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:03:41 EST

True, however, ales don't have that aftertaste that I associate so strongly with Budweiser.

tomc: Re: outrage? really?

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:41:00 EST

Pee-water always goes downhill, skeeter.

Which is why you should always stand with your back toward the summit.

skeeter1: Re: outrage? really?

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:55:33 EST

"anyone "outraged" by this clearly isn't clued in to the fact that beer is better in belgium."

I've got to go with you on that one. St. Sebastian Belgian Ale is one of my favorites, but at $7/bottle, it's not exactly the sort of thing you s

tomc: Re: Irony abounds.

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:24:59 EST

No yeast. No beer.

skeeter1: Re: Cry me a river

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:57 EST

" If a person really cares about American beer, then he or she should support a good local American craft brewery or brew pub."

That's why I appreciate

http://www.greatlakesbrewing.co

JimmyHavok: Re: Irony abounds.

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:01:01 EST

I think it was Bud that taught me to hate lagers. It's a rare one that doesn't have that slight yeasty tang that immediately makes me think "Budweiser."

MayorBob: Irony abounds.

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:43:13 EST

One of the commercials for last night's MLB All Star game proudly trumpeted Budweiser as "the great American lager."

JimmyHavok: green bottles in the future?

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:43:30 EST

Does this mean Budweiser is now a European beer?

But all I really care about is whether Red Hook keeps shipping that IPA. A-B owns a third of the company and handles distribution, as well as allowing Red Hook to use the A-B experimental brewery (w

tomc: Re: Belgian hegemony ensnares the King of Beers

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:41:47 EST

I wonder if this means we'll be able to buy Stella in those cute, tiny little cans?

huxrules: Re: Belgian hegemony ensnares the King of Beers

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:11:01 EST

It will end up being just like Damler-Chrysler. Inbev will not be pleased with the return on AB's cheap ass products and will gain no real technological advantages they can use in europe. I bet its sold back to the Americans in five years. &nbs

pO157: I always knew he was a kraut.

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:19:49 EST

Did you know that Sam Adams Brewery in Boston is at 30 Germania street?

I'm hoping the great patriot was just a nihilist and not a member of a National Socialist party.

pO157: It may have been unclear.

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:17:02 EST

But nowhere did I state V would be on the board. Just that as a bonus he could get some Natty Light. IV would clearly be the only person on the board, as per the articles.

zyxwvutsr: Re: ...that leads to your ocean.

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:20:48 EST

Just last week,* as part of the effort to fend off the InBev bid, Anheuser-Busch was scrambling to come up with cost savings initiatives that would improve their margins enough to convince their board of directors that InBev's offer was too low. Nearly eve

zyxwvutsr: Re: outrage? really?

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:49:56 EST

Did you know that the Anheuser-Busch brewery in upstate New York is on Belgium Road? Yeah, true story.

thefadd: Re: ...that leads to your ocean.

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:36:26 EST

What about the Natty Light provision?

zyxwvutsr: Re: ...that leads to your ocean.

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:24:43 EST

The acquisition announcement said that August Busch IV (not V) will have a seat on the board of directors of the new company.

pO157: ...that leads to your ocean.

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:09:36 EST

The problem is that no chickens are coming home to roost. If I recall correctly InBev and AB are sufficiently isolated that there is little overlap. Unlike Rolling Rock (which now tastes like piss in a green bottle) and Bud were pre-buyout their products a

delete me: Re: How this impacts me

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:08:28 EST

...

Thanks.

Now I'm depressed. :(

(AB owns Sea World and a few other non-booze ventures.)

songofthepogo: outrage? really?

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:20:06 EST

maybe after 100 years, they can make it taste good

i gotta go with thefadd on that one. anyone "outraged" by this clearly isn't clued in to the fact that beer is better in belgium. i don't know, though. maybe somebody out

port1080: Re: How this impacts me

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:47:36 EST

I wonder if this will improve the selection or not? I hadn't thought about how many places have exclusive agreements with A-B (or Miller, or whoever). My feeling is that it probably won't make much difference though. When Miller was bough

delete me: How this impacts me

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:20:41 EST

Next time I go to Sea World, I won't be complaining as much about the beer choices.

MayorBob: The Sale Looks Locked Up.

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:03:25 EST

The only question now is what will they end up calling AB In Bev? Will it be a Flemish or a Walloon brewing company?

port1080: Cry me a river

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:15:51 EST

Budweiser made its hay gobbling up (or putting out of business) smaller American competitors. Just a year or so back it bought up the iconic Pennsylvania Rolling Rock brand (which, ironically, had been owned by InBev, which had bought Rolling Rock ou