Budweiser in Brazilian/Belgian hands

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Originally Posted by Kagemusha

Im with Frag on this, i cant see whats so specially bad about Heineken.

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Perhaps not. But it's not deserving of being called "good beer".

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Originally Posted by HoreTore

Perhaps not. But it's not deserving of being called "good beer".

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I dont think its specially good or bad, just average stuff.For me the beer is just like booze, if i want to have a nice little sip on a cold winter evening, il open a bottle of 18 years old Chivas Regal and have a glass of it and enjoy, but if i wont to get blasted, im not going to drink a bottle of good stuff. Same with Beer, i can enjoy a Leffe Blonde once a while ,but im not going to drink a case of it at once, thats what the average lager or pills is for.~:cheers:

Chivas Regal? The good stuff? A blended scotch? :inquisitive:



I never get drunk on anything less than single malt Islay scotch, thankyouverymuch.

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Originally Posted by HoreTore

Chivas Regal? The good stuff? A blended scotch? :inquisitive:



I never get drunk on anything less than single malt Islay scotch, thankyouverymuch.

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Just an example. I dont tend to limit myself to a single malt whiskeys. I tend to drink what i actually like. there are plenty of good blended whiskeys, also Cognacs, Calvados, dark rums etc.:coffeenews:

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Originally Posted by HoreTore

Chivas Regal? The good stuff? A blended scotch? :inquisitive:



I never get drunk on anything less than single malt Islay scotch, thankyouverymuch.

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Originally Posted by Kagemusha

Just an example. I dont tend to limit myself to a single malt whiskeys. I tend to drink what i actually like. there are plenty of good blended whiskeys, also Cognacs, Calvados, dark rums etc.:coffeenews:

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Ya. I like Chivas as well, great value, or Dimple also good. The difference between a good and a great whisky I can only apreciate when someone else is buying. Not going to spend more then 40 euro. Heck, even in the cheapest segments it's hard to find something truly terrible.

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Originally Posted by KukriKhan

Habitues of our own tThe Drunkards Thread" knew this weeks ago, to little fanfare.

Yeah, yeah, yeah... I know: Bud suxors. Horse pee-pee, etcetera, etc.

It ain't just the marketing, it's the distribution system. AB's bottling/canning operations and logistics system rival anything the DoD or Postal Service care to stack against it. Only Coca-Cola occasionally rivals it's ability to penetrate, dominate, and capitalize in any market, anywhere. You can buy a Horse-pee-pee, cold, and cheap, on any continent of this globe, including Antarctica.

I drink Bud. Often. Repeatedly. For all those reasons.

Plus the big one for me in the late 50's: having had a couple too many 'adventures' on stronger stuff: little old lower-class me can manage my buzz on Bud. All I want these days is "fuzzy" and happy at the end of a day of hard work. I've done my exciting tours of foreign places - often a surprise to me - I leave those to you younger fellas now. You guys experience the joy of waking up to Mariachi or Oompah Bands in the public fountain/center of town.

To me, the sad thing is: InBev has the reputation of being cost-cutting carvers. That means labor. I'm guessing that InBev will cost-cut career employees, ship the production jobs off-continent, and use the distro system to deliver a Bud made in Gansu Province to my local supermarket, at something more than 50 cents a can (its current price, for 20 years now), and I'll have to start growing hops in my garden, right next to the tobacco plants.

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I feel rather torn on this subject. On the one hand, I think Kukri has a good point. On the other hand, I agree with those who've said that Budweiser in the hands of the Belgians can only improve the brand.

On the other other hand, however, I actually don't mind Bud that much. I don't find it bad per se, just lacking in flavor. Like Kagemusha, I think it serves just fine for when I want to get good and sudsed up. I'll save the Leinenkugel for when I want to savor the experience and really *enjoy* my beer. :yes:


I don't know. I guess I'm more concerned about the impact (economic and morale-wise) this will have on the U.S. than the quality of the beverage itself. :shrug:

Oh no, my beloved beer!1!

A corporation is attepting to buy another one; big friggin' deal. It changes nothing.