quarter23cd Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Wait, does this mean that Budweiser is an import now? Shit, so much for going slumming it when cash is running low and the bar is running a $2.99 for like a 62oz bucket of Bud Light special. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Who cares where it comes from? Let's keep our focus on where it's going. It could be made by Balinese unicorns for all I care, just make it accessible to my mouth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 I think people should maybe figure out what the reorganization plan is before getting all pissed at InBev. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
explodo Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 I sold my sperm to the Chinese. Is it wrong?Is that where Yao Ming came from? As for this whole Budweiser thing, I'm not too concerned. Sad, to be sure, but there will still be Budweiser (which is also sad in a different way). Shit like this happens in a global economy when somebody can throw down one of their dollars and get two of ours. Plus, it's not like Bud was a great company. Buying Rolling Rock and shutting down that town the way they did. Why should I care about them all of the sudden? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 as long as guinness stays irish, all is well with my beer universe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
explodo Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Guinness is primarily manufactured in Africa. Does that matter? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Why should I care about them all of the sudden? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 All this hating on the taste of Bud is hitting me hard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 I'll reiterate what I said earlier--all snarkiness aside, I'm far more concerned about what this means for their theme park division than what it means for their beers. The Busch Gardens and Sea World parks are a strange pursuit for a beverage company, but AB put a lot of effort into them and ran them surprisingly well. Unless InBev shares a similar quirky passion for such pursuits, I imagine these are either going to go seriously downhill or get sold to Six Flags or something.(which is the same thing) That makes me sadder than worrying about who owns Budweiser. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 All this hating on the taste of Bud is hitting me hard. Yeah, the high school kids who propositioned me to buy for them this weekend voiced the very same disappointment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 American beer is like making love in a canoe. It's fucking close to water. Hopefully the factory in Columbus stays...would be sad if it left. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Yeah, the high school kids who propositioned me to buy for them this weekend voiced the very same disappointment. okay Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poppydawn Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Plus, it's not like Bud was a great company. Buying Rolling Rock and shutting down that town the way they did. Why should I care about them all of the sudden? Yep, the Rolling Rock buy-out sucked. But it's not the A-B corporation that I care about. It's what this buy-out is going to do to the local economy. My husband's worked for two companies that were locally-owned but purchased by larger corporations while he worked for them. In both cases he watched co-workers lose their jobs and benefits get slashed on every level. Just like what happened in Latrobe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Hopefully the factory in Columbus stays...would be sad if it left.I think I read that they are planning on keeping all the current breweries operating. Of course, that could change, but I don't see why. A-B has a large North American manufacture/shipping infrastructure--it seems reasonable to believe they'll keep the current system in place...although they will undoubtedly do some tweaking, so who knows? The Budweiser and Bud Light "towers" at the Columbus plant are landmarks to my kids. (don't know if that is sad or not) They love to point them out when we drive past them on the highway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 I think I read that they are planning on keeping all the current breweries operating. Of course, that could change, but I don't see why. A-B has a large North American manufacture/shipping infrastructure--it seems reasonable to believe they'll keep the current system in place...although they will undoubtedly do some tweaking, so who knows? The Budweiser and Bud Light "towers" at the Columbus plant are landmarks to my kids. (don't know if that is sad or not) They love to point them out when we drive past them on the highway.They will likely keep everything open, but layoffs/cutbacks are a given. A-B, like many other American companies, is full of waste. You can't really blame the new owners if they come in and tweak operations to run leaner. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 They will likely keep everything open, but layoffs/cutbacks are a given. A-B, like many other American companies, is full of waste. You can't really blame the new owners if they come in and tweak operations to run leaner.Exactly. I have weird luck in that every company I have ever worked for--large or small--has been bought during the time I was employed there. In every case there has been at least some layoffs and restructuring--just the degree varies depending on the case, ranging from negligible effects to outright closure. Time will tell. As for InBev's motives, it sounds like Becks and Stella Artois are their biggest sellers and those are fairly common in America, but I wouldn't be surprised if the A-B purchase had more to do with wanting larger-scale North American distribution for their existing beers rather than the fact that they really, really like Natty Light. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 As for InBev's motives, it sounds like Becks and Stella are their biggest sellers and those are fairly common in America, but I wouldn't be surprised if the A-B purchase had more to do with wanting larger-scale North American distribution for their existing beers rather than the fact that they really, really like Natty Light.yep Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 okay I Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Serves 'em right for what did they did to Rolling Rock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyjimmy Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Coors is foreign owned too. If you count the Canadians.Canadiens? Maybe that's only Hockey. Yeah, you gotta count the Canadians. When you think about it, foreign interests have got the market on "domestic" crummy beer cornered.Kinda torn here... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 My econobeer of choice is Genesee Cream Ale. Made in Rochester or Utica. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 I wish they still made Ballentine Ale. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 anyone remember Black Label? now that was a poor man's beer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 I wish they still made Ballentine Ale.They do - it's $1.99 a 40 here in Kingston. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 anyone remember Black Label? now that was a poor man's beer.I believe that was a Canadian beer, commie. They do - it's $1.99 a 40 here in Kingston.Wow. That's good to know. Must be a regional deal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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