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Budweiser Isn't New To Europe

I also mourn the sale of Anheuser-Busch , an American institution, to the Belgian company InBev [editorial, July 22, "This Bud's For Who?"]. This sale will not, however, introduce Europe to a beer called ...

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Michael Grover
Oakland, CA
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Jul 25, 2008
 
The sad thing is that Americans don't relise that the name Budweiser was stolen from the brewary of not only the real Budweiser, but from the same brewary that started the first official Pilsner, Pilsner Urquell.
Coleman
Caldwell, ID
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Jul 26, 2008
 
If anheuser-bush changes the formula a lot of people will switch beers!
Andrew
Solbergelva, Norway
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Jul 28, 2008
 
Why do you call it the European Union? Europe has not changed it's name, the EU is just a group of countries in Europe. We still call it Europe!

P.S. Skol seems a bit out of place when talking about Belgian, Czech and American beers. It should be either "Op uw gezondheid", "Na zdraví" or cheers ;)
Sylvia
Boise, ID
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Jul 28, 2008
 
Honestly this is no great loss. Since Budweiser introduced it's "fresh beer" concept the company has produced beer that can only be compared with lizzard piss.

I say the Belgiums can have it. Perhaps they'll manage to return a great company to it's former glory.
fedup
Madison, CT
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Jul 28, 2008
 
Coleman wrote:
If anheuser-bush changes the formula a lot of people will switch beers!
If A-B changes the formula it can only taste better than the cow piss they sell today.
Gotta Love It
Pittsburgh, PA
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Jul 28, 2008
 
Budweiser is generally laughed at as a beer.. commonly referre to as american piss.. at least in Europe... Why it is so popular in the the US is beyond me... it really sucks.
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