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'King of Beers,' Fizzling in U.S.

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Espresso

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I pick these up regularly from my local package store. They sell for $10 (roughly the same price as Bud), but they don't taste like piss.

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Virtua Ben

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I used to drink Bud Light Lime pretty regularly, but since I've be introduced to growlers, I haven't looked back since.

That being said, if I didn't have any craft brews to choose from...I'd probably still get a BLL.
 
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Blearth

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I'm a beer snob, but I also like to pick up some Bud Light from time to time.

I can finish a six pack on the BART ride home. Can't do that with an IPA.
 
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siddx

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All you gaffers with your fancy beer, I'll stick with my dollar beers.
Long live BABABA
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Or if a dollar feels too expensive, 40 cents will get you this lovely thing.
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Actually I think beer tastes like shit, I'm a hard liquor man.
 
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ElectricBlanketFire

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Soka said:
I know they have this in/near Chicago, but where the hell can I find this in Central Illinois? Seems to be surprisingly elusive.
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No idea for Central IL. Even here in the Chicagoland area it's hard to find.

Protip: Some places don't have it out front. People figure out the delivery schedules and stock up. No joke. So try asking the guy at the counter.
 
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Jhoan

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If it's a cheap beer, an ice cold Corona with a freshly squeezed lime is always my go to beer. So good with dinner.

Edit: @ siddx 333 Beer is amazing. I had it with some pho at a Vietnamese restaurant in May and it felt like I was in heaven. It tastes so crisp and good.
 
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siddx

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captainwhat said:
This is like me saying whiskey tastes like shit after buying a $5 bottle of the stuff. Of course it tastes like shit. It's shit stuff.
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Come on...you really think those are the only two beers I've ever drank? I'm 31 for fucks sake, I've tried an endless parade of beers. It's just not my thing. I call it desperation booze. When nothing else is around and you desperately need to be intoxicated I'll down 6 or 7 and call it a night.
 
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Orayn

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I'm 23 and I've been drinking beer with my dad since I was 18, and I don't think I've ever had a Budweiser anything. Cheapest thing I've ever had was a Coors Light, and it was pretty bland and terrible.

Baraka in the White House said:
I'm generally a pretty easygoing dude who doesn't get his jimmies rustled easily but there's something intangible about beer snobbery and the whole micro-brew craze in general that I find just insufferable.
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devilhawk

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I enjoy the ability to turn threads into KC > STL ones.

Boulevard is the best beer in Missouri, though there really isn't much competition. Boulevard flirts with top 10 in volume for microbreweries and typically in the top 20's for quality. Schafly doesn't compare to either of those.
 
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Mango Positive

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The best beer I've ever had is:

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You can only get it in Vermont or Boston (if you're lucky). I've had it shipped to me in Georgia several times, so find some new friends in Vermont or come up with a local, highly rated beer and trade for it.

I'm delighted to see InBev "suffering" from reduced enormous cash-flows.
 
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Angry Grimace

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Orayn said:
I'm 23 and I've been drinking beer with my dad since I was 18, and I don't think I've ever had a Budweiser anything. Cheapest thing I've ever had was a Coors Light, and it was pretty bland and terrible.



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This is a great image.

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PrivateWHudson

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codhand said:
pa? you should be having Great Lakes, Bell's, Firestone, Victory, Troegs, Three Floyds,
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I found out that victory is just a few minutes down the road from me, so I figured I'd try to support a local business and picked up a case of golden monkey. Good stuff...a bit strong, but great for after dinner. I'll probably stick with yuingling while doing yard work though.
 
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sasimirobot

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That Chinese "Snow" beer makes Bud taste like a finely crafted San Diego micro brew. Its complete garbage and 3% alcohol to boot. Only saving grace is its 40cents a large bottle.
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youngwerther

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I wish Boulevard was cheaper. It's a local brew and I pay the same amount for it as Chimay or something similar that comes from half way across the world.
 
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Big-E

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Snow is pretty much the worst Chinese beer but it is one of the cheapest. Fucking will drink pretty much anything else but that one here in China. PBR is better and around the same price in China.
 
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hoos30

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What would be the purpose of drinking Budweiser now? Before the sale to InBev, you could at least say you were doing your patriotic duty. Now you'd be drinking piss AND sending your money overseas.
 
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dskillzhtown

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hoos30 said:
What would be the purpose of drinking Budweiser now? Before the sale to InBev, you could at least say you were doing your patriotic duty. Now you'd be drinking piss AND sending your money overseas.
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You still are supporting all of the employees at the breweries here, or maybe just maybe people like it. Some people like Bud products. I don't think it is the best, but no where close to "drinking piss", as you so eloquently put it.



Regarding the article in the OP, thinking globally is the best strategy at this point. In the US, there is a new beer out seemingly every week. The number of choices the consumer has at the store has grown like crazy domestically. Hitting new markets where Bud would be "new" will work, atleast in the short-term.
 
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ToxicAdam

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hoos30 said:
What would be the purpose of drinking Budweiser now? Before the sale to InBev, you could at least say you were doing your patriotic duty. Now you'd be drinking piss AND sending your money overseas.
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For me it's a good beer to bring to a house party of people I don't really know. I don't want to walk into a house bringing nothing and I don't want to bring a 12 of some weird import/domestic beer that no one else will try or like.

It's the same reason I would bring a Riesling or a Merlot over to a dinner party. It's a safe bet and someone will drink it.
 
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antonz

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There is a time and place for cheap nothing fancy beer. It has its place.

Writer at aleheads.com put it pretty well

Beer doesn’t always have to be extraordinarily well made to be considered drinkable. There’s other aspects at play. Carbonation, mouthfeel, finish – All of these other aspects outside of actual “Taste” influence the overall character of a beer. You may have a hatred for all things Bud/Miller/Coors, and I certainly share that sentiment to some extent, but most of their products aim at one direction. Crisp, refreshing, approachable beers. That’s all these brewers want (And your money of course). Every once in a while, when I’m sitting outside painting my steps or pushing a mower around my yard, all I really want is something crisp, refreshing, and approachable. I also want it to be cheap, so I can justify why I’m passing by the good beer aisles and reaching into the ulta-cold cooler door that holds all the macros.
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PG2G

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Or you could just drink water

Really though, there are acceptable options that are every bit as refreshing as Coors or bud.
 
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shadowsdarknes

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ToxicAdam said:
For me it's a good beer to bring to a house party of people I don't really know. I don't want to walk into a house bringing nothing and I don't want to bring a 12 of some weird import/domestic beer that no one else will try or like.

It's the same reason I would bring a Riesling or a Merlot over to a dinner party. It's a safe bet and someone will drink it.
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In those instances I default to Yuengling.
 
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