Haven't had a chance to chime in on this one yet.....getting my butt kicked at work of late.
Globalization, it's here to stay. The world gets a little smaller....maybe it's not such a bad thing.
At the very least Bud was bought out by a European company, not a Chinese one! The Busch family & the shareholders got what they wanted: a stack full of money. Isn't that what it's all about nowadays? It's come down to, as an employee, you hope the company lasts long enough to drag you along with it & you hope you can score a few bucks along the way. What is sad though is that another American 'manufacturing' company disappears into the vast wasteland of jumbo corporations, just another asset, just another division to be bought & sold like properties in Monopoly.
I would doubt if Bud gets completely dissassembled, they still sell a LOT of beer.
On the other topic though, since I was born & raised in Milwaukee, if you could find one, lifting a Bud to your lips would of been sheer blasphemy & would've probably gotten your keister booted out of any respectable bar, at least 'back in the days'. It was either Pabst (the beer of choice as a teenager.......but that's a whole 'nother story ), Blatz or Miller.
I wouldn't touch any of them anymore since imbibing just a sip gives me an instant pounding headache. Can't go wrong with Heinie, Becks or any zillion of the excellent micro-brews. Something with taste & a nice head.
Ahhhhh, beer..........beautiful golden color, wonderful aroma, cool & refreshing on a hot summer day or on a frozen bench at Lambeau, sigh.....
Time to head towards the fridge !