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Budweiser setting their sights on global domination, in light of a domestically failing recipe

Bud has seen consumption fall for 24 straight years in the U.S., as consumers first flocked to low-calorie beers and then to hyper-local "craft" brews, the opposite of a mass-branded Budweiser.

Bud has a powerful parent in AB InBev. The company was formed from the 2004 merger of Belgium's Interbrew and Brazil's AmBev, and in 2008, InBev acquired the St. Louis brewer in a $52 billion hostile takeover that roughly doubled the size of the company. Overnight, Anheuser-Busch became AB InBev, a cosmopolitan company based in Leuven, Belgium, but run by a mostly Brazilian group of executives in Manhattan. There, the mission has been clear: get the world to drink more American beer.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/king-beers-fizzling-u-sets-030200556.html


i'm okay with their mission statement, just think they got the wrong beer to back it.

 

[DUFFMCWALIN]

Good go craft beer go.

 

[DrFunk]

That what happens when you sell cold piss

 

[BFIB]

St. Louis before the merger: Bud in every bar.

St. Louis after the merger: Craft beer in every bar.

 

[CheesecakeRecipe]

Good, lets get rid of this swill.

 

[Skinny Pete]

Nice to see. Budweiser and their products are all dreadful and give me a huge headache even if I have one sip. F them!

 

[joelseph]

I like Bud Lime

 

[Brinbe]

Good

 

[vas_a_morir]

China should seriously lead every non-per-capita stat there is.

I don't drink that trashy beer. Ain't worth the Cals.

 

[andycapps]

I like Bud Lime

Dis gon be good.

 

[JCX]

Noticed a lot more of my friends ordering local beers, ciders, or other craft beers over Bud lite. Probably has more to do with us being out of college now, though.

 

[jmdajr]

Beer snobs..ENGAGE

 

[commedieu]

I like Bud Lime

Surely you mean...

Can't beat an adequate margarita, for the active adult on the go!

 

[freshair]

Best thing to come out of that company <3

 

[Deleted member 8095]

If you can afford a 6 pack of Bud you can probably afford the extra dollar to get a 6 pack of something good.

 

[commedieu]

Best thing to come out of that company <3

<3

Yes, the trick is to avoid bud's Non-themed beers!

 

[R2D4]

TsingTso? So the Chinese love their shitty adjunct lagers just like Americans do?

 

[Pinko Marx]

But what am I supposed to buy when I'm broke and want to get a 30 rack for cheap?

 

[bob_arctor]

Beer snobs..ENGAGE

I find good IPA's in my local Shoprite. The days of snobbery are done.

 

[Sanjuro]

But what am I supposed to buy when I'm broke and want to get a 30 rack for cheap?

Probably should live the high life.

 

[R2D4]

But what am I supposed to buy when I'm broke and want to get a 30 rack for cheap?

For the same price you can get a 12 pack of a 10% Double IPA and get drunk off your ass by the 5th one.

 

[Choke on the Magic]

St. Louis before the merger: Bud in every bar.

St. Louis after the merger: Craft beer in every bar.

Basically. I ain't even mad. Best thing to happen imo. Square One and Schlafly ftw.

 

[sohois]

TsingTso? So the Chinese love their shitty adjunct lagers just like Americans do?

What do you mean by that?

 

[Dennis]

When I was in Boston I had lots of Samuel Adams.

That is good American beer.

 

[R2D4]

What do you mean by that?

Some people rag on American beers judging them by the big macro breweries when the big foreign beers are the same shit. Just an observation.

 

[Acorn]

Well 27% of TsingTso is owned by AB InBev.

 

[captainwhat]

Bud is gross.

 

[Duane Cunningham]

Dear world, the best US beer is indeed from Missouri, but it ain't Budweiser.

Spoiler

And it certainly isn't Schlafly, either.

 

[Pinko Marx]

For the same price you can get a 12 pack of a 10% Double IPA and get drunk off your ass by the 5th one.

Yeah but I'm usually chilling with friends so we're all getting drunk off the same shit. Two of us will bring out a 30 rack and party with that all night.

 

[freenudemacusers]

But what am I supposed to buy when I'm broke and want to get a 30 rack for cheap?

Please consult my thread:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=612796

 

[Amory]

Budweiser isn't a terrible beer. I mean I prefer craft beers but sometimes im in the mood for something cold and boring.

It's an "I just finished a ton of yardwork" or "I'm playing golf" beer.

Beats bud light for sure

 

[Sober]

Beer snobs..ENGAGE

TsingTso? So the Chinese love their shitty adjunct lagers just like Americans do?

I am far from a big drinker or a beer snob but yeah mass produced beer all taste the same to me, or are close enough that the difference is so tiny. Plus they pretty much cost the same, so there's really just what label you want.

I even tried TsingTao the other day, nothing really special about it. You have to go up a dollar or so to get anything decent.

 

[captmcblack]

Bud, Coors, PBR, Rolling Rock, Yuengling...those are the cheap beers that I use to stretch my stock out. Nothing wrong with any of those.

LOL @ companies buying Busch to get the world to drink more of it, though. The rest of the world has actual good beer to drink cheaply...

 

[Esch]

St. Louis before the merger: Bud in every bar.

St. Louis after the merger: Craft beer in every bar.

This is kinda true lol. The locals like Boulevard and Schlafly are pretty easy to find now.

 

[andycapps]

If you're going cheap at least go Yuengling or something better than Bud.

 

[Flo_Evans]

Dear world, the best US beer is indeed from Missouri, but it ain't Budweiser.

Spoiler

And it certainly isn't Schlafly, either.

Boulevard is better than Schlafly, but 2nd shift or 4 hands blow both out of the water.

 

[Syraxith]

The only thing worse than bud is coors light. Watered down piss.

Spoiler

Porters > other beers

 

[FelixOrion]

Best thing to come out of that company <3

i still can't get their shitty radio commercial for the original Chelada out of my head.

 

[ToxicAdam]

I think it just speaks more to how much Budweiser kicked ass in advertising in the mid-80's through the early 90's. They owned the television/radio and had multiple memorable ad campaigns that people enjoyed. It wasn't a triumph of taste, but a triumph of marketing.

With the dilution of the mass-media (making marketing less effective) and the proliferation of various alcoholic products people can find on the shelf, it's no surprise at the results.

 

[jmdajr]

I think it just speaks more to how much Budweiser kicked ass in advertising in the mid-80's through the early 90's. They owned the television/radio and had multiple memorable ad campaigns that people enjoyed. It wasn't a triumph of taste, but a triumph of marketing.

With the dilution of the mass-media (making marketing less effective) and the proliferation of various alcoholic products people can find on the shelf, it's no surprise at the results.

The dog was cool

 

[ultron87]

Surely you mean...

Can't beat an adequate margarita, for the active adult on the go!

Oh god. It is all sugar.

 

[legacyzero]

I like Bud Lime

This.

 

[SpectreFire]

Best thing to come out of that company <3

They combined the shittiest beer with the shittiest beverage to create some sort of insane abomination of an alcoholic drink?

Good lord.

 

[triplestation]

what do you guys think of coors?

i quite like it a lot

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Best beer?

That being said, I'm not above drinking a PBR or High Life every now and then. Just depends on the situation/what you're eating/etc...

 

[soundahfekz]

I live in beer city usa (back to back years). I am ok with this.

 

[Tacitus_]

So is this where we post what beer we're currently drinking?

Damn good beer to have after sauna.

 

[bro1]

I love me a craft IPA but I really hope that we never lose Budweiser.

 

[schwabdizzle]

I would say as far as in the US Budweiser is probably top dog even though they were bought out by Imbev. I live in St. Louis where the brewery is, and I hate Bud personally. The only thing its good for is beer bonging and keg stands.

 

[Rookje]

Beer is nasty. And all that gluten. Smh.