That whole tasting pi$$ thing you might want to keep under your hat. That's just nasty

 

Now you know why I'm offended. That and having worked with the fine folks at AB who deserve a little respect.

roadster with a stick

 

If Budweiser is like sex on the beach, then Michelob Ultra is like sex by yourself.

 

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 !

 

I lob Bud-Heavy into the same category as Miller High Life, Pabst, Natural Light, etc. I could care less that the masses like the "pepsi of beers," what has the masses ever done that was exercised some type of taste or class. I live in East Tennessee, deep in Nascar/Budweiser/Jack Daniels (yippy!)/BBQ country and I can attest that our population consumes a significant portion of that Budweiser stock. However...they also like mullets and wife-beaters which I can't understand either.

When some Euro starts eyeballing a cheap, watered-down beer company in America it can only make it better. I feel horrible if they export the jobs overseas, I can completely relate to that (I work in the marine industry and have been seeing the mass-layoffs), but it's a business and Budweiser will only be better for this.

As long as they leave Boston Beer Co. alone I'll be content.

What I found funny was the All-Star Game/Home Run Derby the other night...did you all catch that? Budweiser must have fronted some serious coin for it...all you saw behind the batter and in the outfield was "The American Lager - Budweiser" haha

 

lol, you would think as much fun as people make about mullets they would quit wearing that horrible 1980's hairstyle but wow those rednecks sure do love them. Every once in a while I will see a little kid proudly sporting a long mullet, got to love rednecks that keep the mullet alive for the next generation.

 

The mullet has progressed in a sense, it's became something that only the redneck trash wear now...as opposed to a necessary garment for a high class dinner at the wal-mart deli.

 

I doubt that In-Bev bought AB to get a lousy beer off the market. They bought AB because it is a well run company that has a very marketable product, and it consistantly makes a profit. They will do what In-Bev has always done, remove duplicated efforts where the merger has created overlapping operations and costs. This will effect upper managment the most.

None of the AB plants are obsolete and have little excess capacity so there is no reason to shut them down. Sales efforts and expenses will remain much the same. Accounting and purchasing will see cuts.

In-Bev has no reason to change the product at all.

This sale/merger is not the result of poor managemant or greedy board members selling out their American company. The sale was partly the result of the cheap dollar. Same thing any American company would do if the roles were reversed. AB did what it could to improve the inevitable situation for it's shareholders and of course for the Bush family. They deserve something for building a Juggernaught from nothing by selling bottles of what some here have called Horse Pi$$. My hat is off to anybody that can do that.

It will matter to St. Louis somewhat as the World Headquaters are here and a lot of area printers and advertising agencies exist off the AB accounts. My company has intentionaly not fed off this whale for a long time.

As for me, The only beer I keep regular in the frig is Sam Adams and Shiners.


roadster with a stick

 

I disagree, Franc. Of course the board/shareholders could just of said 'No' as easily as saying 'Yes'! If you dangle a big enough worm in front of a bass' mouth it's bound to bite eventually, cheap dollar or not. This wasn't a hostile take over by In-Bev. It was 52 billion buckeroos dangling in front of them. That's a lot of worms BUT if you don't want to sell you don't have to! I would think greed on the part of some shareholders & certainly the B.O.D.'s had PLENTY to do with it!

 

The Boston Beer Co. just remodeled and reopened the former Schaefer, Stroh, Pabst, Smirnoff brewery in Allentown, PA. Hope they can keep it going. Been a lot of owners over the years.

Boston Lager is now a local beer for me.

 

Kurts my friend, the board did say no. Resoundingly, emphatically, NO! But they then had to deal with the costs of fighting a hostle take over. The devalued American dollar and the needs of the shareholders made that a very costly , and risky, fight. Both companies looked at this and agreed a merger would provide a better outcome for everyone. They made about $13.00 more for every share of stock in stead of wasting billions in a proxy fight. A fight they couldn't win anyway.

My info is on this is not hearsay or even from the trades. It is from inside, very high up. Remember AB is from here. Trust me, there was no sellout for the cash on the part of the board members. They were quite responsible here, to the shareholders, the employees an quite honestly, the country.

roadster with a stick

 

First changes are on board,.......

Subject: inbevs new baseball Cardinal uniforms

(Brussels) Anheuser-Busch has accepted a $52 billion takeover bid from Belgium-based InBevNV to create the world’s largest beer maker and end a month-long standoff. While pitching the deal in recent weeks, InBev chief executive Carlos Brito has said that he is "committed to the city of St. Louis" and that changes here would be minimal. One that Brito said will show up shortly after this weeks Major League Baseball All-Star event in New York will be a minor one in the long standing uniforms worn by the St. Louis Cardinal Baseball team. First-baseman Albert Pujols, one of the first to try the new outfits said “while it may take a little time for Cardinal fans to fall in line behind the change, I personally like them a lot. They’ll really be enjoyable during those hot, muggy days in late July and August. I expect all of the fans will be wearing them before the end of the season!” Sporting goods stores around the St. Louis area report brisk sales of the new Cardinal memorabilia.



More AB news as it developes


roadster with a stick

 

That's just not right.

 

Franc, then I bow to the more enlightened member! I will admit that I could not possibly be as well informed as thou especially if you have secret insider info !
Miller went through the same battle with Philip Morris so many years ago and so far, so good. Can't remember if they fought it or caved quickly.

 

The only thing the uniforms are missing are giant beer steins!

 

give me a break, you can clearly see that is a photoshopped photo meant to be a joke.

 

Come to thnk of it, I'm all for it if the female game fans look like this!
Beer girls.jpg

 

Well,
It's clearly obvious we can't put one over on you.


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