I'm sure you all heard, Budweiser is no longer an AMERICAN company. "Dey took 'er joooobs!" It was sold to Belgium's InBev for $52 billion — although Bud CEO, August Busch IV, had told the company's wholesale distributors months ago that a sale would "not happen on his watch." All it took was InBev to raise their price per share price to $70 (it was rejected at $65). Sellout.InBev makes a lot of good beers, to their credit, including Stella Artois, Leffe, Hoegaarden, and Beck's (Stella is probably my favorite beer). InBev also comes from a country where their money is ACTUALLY WORTH SOMETHING.
Despite my best efforts, my employer refuses to pay me in Euros. The "Almighty Dollar" ain't what she used to be, remember that when filling up your gas tank... Oil has gotten more expensive worldwide, but prices have jumped twice as much in the U.S.A. compared to Europe due to the falling price of the dollar. Some economists expect a dollar rebound in late '08 or 2009. In the meantime, don't be shocked to see American treasures purchased by foreigners.
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Another fun Budweiser fact (couresy of my Dad): Budweiser beer is not as American as you'd think. It was actually named after a Czech town and beer that was rebranded as "American" when Adolphus Busch (a German-born American beer brewer) adopted the name Budweiser in 1876.
http://www.american.edu/TED/budweis.htm
http://www.budvar.cz/en/web/Produkty/Svetly-lezak.html
Still better to buy Bud then to support the neo-nazis at Coors.
http://www.bamn.com/boycott-coors/
I am pretty sure the Frost Brew Liner and Vented Wide Mouth Can were developed as a result of forced experimentation on Jews at Dachau.
Tuuuuuuukeighlaaaaaaaa!
Well Matt you can get Czech bud here in the states but it is called Czechvar or similar spelling. I have actually had the original Budweiser in Europe and its a more flavorful deal. I have heard that american bud was a heartier fare prior to WW2 when they reformulated to make it more shippable over long distances (no spoilage)
Very interesting, Kev, I'd expect no less from you. Thanks for sticking around the blog. Let me know if you ever wanna hang out or if you're too afraid you might get your nuts chopped off.
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