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Anheuser-Busch is ruining the world

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skiminnesota
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discuss.

Bud light is trash.

Budweiser is trash.

They (AB) buy brands rip the soul out of making beer and start brewing their inferior product in St Louis.

if "real americans" (presumably the trailer trash that drink AB products) knew that their "real american" beer was owned by a Brazilian company would they revolt?

Beer should be brewed with passion, and originality, beer should NOT BE AN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT.

Yes, the super bowl and the incessant advertising by AB has rustled my jimmies.
Feb 3 2013 9:44PM
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danderson.
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Hehehe
Feb 10 2013 9:06PM
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ROBOT
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YUENGLING
Feb 10 2013 9:48PM
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Ben.
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Seriously. The beer noobs on NS astound me.
Feb 11 2013 1:54AM
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doGelyst
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IPAs for the win.
Feb 11 2013 2:09AM
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Tinga
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yes beer noods who think ABInBev don't pay attention to quality control. lots of those.
Feb 11 2013 2:17AM
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JuliusJ
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Feb 11 2013 2:47AM
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sweatshirt
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GI Winter Ale reporting in

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Feb 11 2013 2:55AM
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skiminnesota
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your jimmies been rustled?


it was more about my opinion that these big soulless brewery's are turning out an industrial product.

but yes, i did say a lack of care an precision. I will make sure to right ABInbev an apology letter. I get that its incredibly difficult to get a product that tastes the same all over the world. but as i also pointed out I dont personally think thats what beer should be.


I will be sure to send a case of "skiminnesota High Life" (only im gonna use my real last name) once its been brewed this spring ;)
Feb 11 2013 6:40PM
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Ben.
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Deschutes just started getting distributed in Chicago. Stoked.
Feb 11 2013 8:15PM
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JuliusJ
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as you should be
Feb 12 2013 4:51AM
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eheath
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Sure, a nice microbrew once and awhile is good but when you're trying to get hammered, you (and others in this thread) NEVER go cheap and buy a 12 pack of pbr for the night? I appreciate a good beer just as much as anyone else, but if you're trying to get drunk for cheap (college style) a 12 pack of good beer is always gonna cost you at least $12-15 when you could almost buy a 30 of beer that gets you drunk for $15-17. Pounding 12 craft beers is almost a waste, half way through you wont even care what it taste like. Obviously drinking high alcohol content beers > 6-7% is a different story but again pounding 8-10 of those beers may taste better (depending on the beer, old english for example awful but not a "craft" beer like a double IPA) but its gonna leave you feeling like a balloon all night.

But yes, rednecks that casually drink shitty beer just to drink a beer are fucking stupid. If i have a shit beer laying around i might drink it casually/randomly but id prefer to drink a nice beer if im not trying to get housed.

Either way, people need to shut up about how bad cheap beer is. ITS CHEAP BEER of course its made in a factory full of robots thats why it cost $15 for 30! Sure, you could get 12 nice beers for the night for $15 but then you can't share and don't have any left the next day, whats the point in that? gonna spend $45 bucks we weekend just on your personal beer if you're going hard.

Anyway, the point is, AB is not ruining the world, its providing people in lower incomes (rednecks and college students) with a consumable beer that will get them drunk without breaking the bank. Whats wrong with that? Nothing.

also
Feb 12 2013 5:10AM
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SwagtasticWalrus
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No Clark~G runs the world
Feb 12 2013 12:26PM
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deleted5
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If you've traveled abroad, you've probably heard American beer made fun of. Canadian will deride Budweiser, Michelob or Natural Light while sipping a Labatt with polite superiority. Beer snobs from more cultured countries might point you toward superior Belgian beers like Leffe and Hoegaarden, before making fun of American beers.
Well, as you've probably guessed, every beer you've ever bought in a store was probably made by the beer empire of InBev, along with Stella Artois, Alexander Keith's, Bass, Beck's, Boddington's, Lowenbrau, Rolling Rock, St. Pauli Girl and Spaten. Those are just the brands they own outright. They also have majority stakes in companies like Grupo Modelo, which makes most of the beers in Mexico -- Corona, Modelo, Pacifico.

So, make fun of Budweiser all you want, odds are you're probably still paying them.
I personally don't have that problem because I only drink craft beers, because apparently I hate money. If you, too, want to get rid of your money as fast as you can, I would also suggest buying craft beers. I guess they taste pretty good too.


Read more: http://www.cracked.com/article_18845_6-secret-monopolies-you-didnt-know-run-world_p2.html#ixzz2KiIgUQBo
Feb 12 2013 2:09PM
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.AR6rider.
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I remember my first IPA.


Get over yourself.
Feb 12 2013 2:55PM
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JuliusJ
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You live in Utah so you're just jealous you're drinking shitty 3.2 beer. Yeah of course I don't always buy nicer beer and will buy piss beer, probably more than micros cause it is cheaper and you don't feel as full if you're trying to get drunk. That being said, I like beer all around, but yeah I like my micros more.
Feb 12 2013 3:31PM
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eheath
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Well, utah beer is actually 4% (3.2 by weight = 4% by volume) which is about how much alcohol is in any light beer (keystone light, miller light, bud light, etc are all like 4.2-4.3%) so yeah drinking a bud heavy or pbr its slightly different but really you still get housed on 4% beer and utah beer prices tend to be quite cheap (seen 30s for 13.99 in the summer).
Feb 12 2013 3:54PM
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JuliusJ
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This is relevant. Read it.
Feb 14 2013 1:54AM
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Tinga
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eh I don't exactly think Jim koch is the best representative for craft beer. Boston Beer is a publicly traded company and they are more than three times larger than the next craft brewer.
Feb 14 2013 10:51AM
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Ben.
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Truth. Not saying that ABInBev isnt bad for craft brewing, but I think there are far better representatives. The title of that article scared me though, nobody better mess with my Hopslam, that stuff is legendary.
Feb 14 2013 11:13AM
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Tinga
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true story
Feb 14 2013 11:24AM
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yourthemannowdog
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Why don't we just buy beer from local breweries? If you live in CO, there is no excuse. It's relatively cheap and always better tasting. If you're just looking to get drunk, then you can't bitch about how your beer tastes
Feb 14 2013 11:28AM
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Mr.Huck
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Not sure what the problem is. If you drink a Brazilian beers, you're going to get fat anyway.

Drink single malt instead, and keep your girlish figure.
Feb 14 2013 12:29PM
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onLINE
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This threads hilarious and really isnt going anywhere.

AB can't be blamed for good business practice...neither can K2 on the first page there was beer industry vs ski industry mention.

At the end of the day it comes down to peoples buying habits. If there is a nicer beer onsale i'll prob buy that case vs the nicer beer thats not on sale. If im scraping buy sure i'll grab a case of PBR or some James Ready its better then no beer at all. Would i pay more for Bud vs PBR probably not, but if im scraping buy and Bud is onsale for the same price as PBR sure i'll take the Bud. 

/thread people will always buy what they can afford. There will always be craft brewers.

Feb 14 2013 12:29PM
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hoodratz47
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Oregon beer. Endthread/ minus bend. That place sucks. Terminal Gravity and Barley Browns in east oregon. Best in the state!!!!
Feb 14 2013 12:50PM
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Ben.
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I have one left :( then gotta wait till next year...
Feb 14 2013 5:43PM
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Tinga
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I've only had a snifter of it this winter. paying 17 for a six pack doesn't seem worth it and I haven't seen it in singles for a while.
Feb 14 2013 6:05PM
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Wis_Skier_23
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You are the minority on that then, Summer Shandy accounts for 1/3 of total sales volume for Leine's even though its sold for less than half a year.  Its an awesome summer drink, not to mention I like to support local brews. So I suppose Blue Moon is pussy beer too?  
Feb 14 2013 7:29PM
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Tinga
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leines is owned by abinbev and blue moon is owned by molson coors. keep drinking local bro.
Feb 14 2013 8:50PM
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Avifarer
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beer snobs are almost as bad as vegans. i like budweiser, "omg u like budweiser, it sucks! this beer that is only brewed 10 miles from my house is way better!"
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Feb 14 2013 9:10PM
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Ben.
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Pretty much. Both are pretty awful. Blue Moon is marginally better but ever since I saw some absurdly skunked bottles long before they should have skunked, Ive shyed away from them. Both are fake "craft" beers, mass produced but pretending to be small breweries.




Had some Bells Two Hearteds tonight, and a Great Lakes Burning River.
Feb 15 2013 12:30AM
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JuliusJ
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hope you're kidding. bend produces better beer than all of oregon, if not all of the NW
Feb 15 2013 3:24AM
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hoodratz47
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Nope i would put it at the bottom of the beer regions of Oregon. Enjoy that sunshine" and flatch.
Feb 15 2013 3:50AM
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Wis_Skier_23
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95% of Leinenkugel's sales, by volume, is brewed in the Chippewa Falls WI location.  I enjoy drinking Leine's as it is mainly brewed here in Wisco.  I don't see why I should stop drinking their product because it was bought out by a larger company?  I will drink Blue Moon on occasion but I like to stick with the WI brews New Glarus, Leine's, Sand Creek, Sprecher, Stevens Point Brewery, etc.  So yes I will keep drinking local.
Feb 15 2013 4:33PM
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Wis_Skier_23
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Pshhhhhhhhhh you think they are both shitty?  I'd be interested to know your take on Keystone, Natural Light or any other bottom of the barrel brews.
Feb 15 2013 4:36PM
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Ben.
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They are essentially water. But at least they arent pretending to be craft and local.
Feb 15 2013 6:38PM
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Tinga
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all the money goes to st louis.
Feb 15 2013 9:15PM
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DubV134
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Crazy Mountain just announced they are going to start a second brewery in Denver
Feb 15 2013 9:19PM
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Ben.
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They being Key, Busch, etc.
Feb 16 2013 1:37AM
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Matt_Rossi
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Stewarts or die. +k to you my friend
Feb 16 2013 7:40AM
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Wis_Skier_23
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And a brewery is run with no employees?
Feb 18 2013 5:46PM
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Wis_Skier_23
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Bro New Glarus is only sold in Wisco. I would be interested to know your definition of local if that's not local enough for you
Feb 18 2013 11:46PM
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Funnel
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As a college student, how dare the OP say that Anheuser-Busch is ruining the world!
Feb 21 2013 3:00AM
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Feb 21 2013 3:06AM
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Feb 21 2013 3:26AM
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k-rob
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most american brews taste pretty much the exact same to me, more like near-beer than beer. i usually go for something from across the pond, but on a hot day when you just need a cold beverage and you only have a few bucks, american beer is fine. i don't drink it for the taste or the alcohol because it doesn't have much in the way of either, i just drink it cause it's cheap and it comes in a can, therefore it won't break and can easily fit inside a cooler while i raft down the river on a hot summers day.
Feb 21 2013 3:42AM
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Tinga
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no. other than BMC, american beer is the most innovative, diverse and flavorful beer in the world. Europe may have decent beer but they haven't done shit with it in like a hundred years.
Feb 21 2013 10:24AM
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Billiards.
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lol at stupidity. As the brosef above me said, you are going to find a much wider interesting variety of delicious beer in the states. They keep it traditional with brewing in Europe, don't do anything interesting. I am also assuming you don't import your own beer for yourself from Europe, so you're probably drinking Stella Artois or Heineken, which are both similar in alcohol content and taste as many "cheap" US beers. IE they're just another mass produced fucking lager.

Also, if you are drinking cheap beer simply because it is in a can, without regard for it's taste or alcohol content, you would probably be much better off buying something that would at least hydrate you on a river.
Feb 21 2013 11:19AM
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k-rob
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well when i go down the river i drink beer and smoke weed because it makes it twice as exciting and ten times as dangerous. rafting isn't like mountain biking or anything, doesn't require hydration beyond a dozen brewskis.

as for the flavour, i guess we just have different tastebuds, like i said i drink the stuff anyways so don't get all pissed at me for not enjoying it as much as i enjoy other beers, queers.
Feb 21 2013 4:21PM
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Mr.Huck
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What do:

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and:

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They are both fucking close to water.
Feb 21 2013 6:19PM
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Mr.Huck
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Bump for new thoughts:

Apparently not ruining the world, just diluting it significantly.

http://nation.foxnews.com/budweiser/2013/02/27/budweiser-watering-down-its-beer?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FoxNation+%28Fox+Nation%29
Feb 27 2013 7:26PM
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