Budweiser: Koning van Bieren
July 14, 2008 – 2:02 pm by Jeff
That would be Dutch for “King of Beers”. After many attempts, Belgian-Brazilian brewer InBev has finally been able to woo Anheuser-Busch board members who agreed to sell the company for $70 a share. The $52 billion dollar takeover makes InBev the largest brewer in the world.
I can’t help but to think a classic piece of Americana has been sold off from under our noses. Gone are the days of NASCAR, double-wides, and ice cold Buds. Get used to the new motif: Chocolate, Waffles, and luke warm Budweiser. Poor residents of St. Louis, Missouri. They must feel like the citizens of Springfield when Mr. Burns sold the Nuclear Power Plant to the Germans.
Meanwhile, InBev continues its quest for global domination one beer at a time. In addition to all Anheuser-Busch products, they are also the owners of Beck’s, Stella Artois, Bass Ale, St. Pauli Girl, Labatt, Löwenbräu, and about 295 others. Check out the entire list of beers owned by InBev. Something definitely doesn’t add up here. Most of these beers don’t suck. Maybe this is good for Budweiser after all.
Below is a map of InBev global occupation. Watch out Greenland Brewhouse! InBev is coming for you!
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2 Responses to “Budweiser: Koning van Bieren”
Ha ha,
The best news I heard in a long while was that Bud was being bought out a Belgium *a decent beer making country).
The worst news I had heard in a while was that they were not changing the taste
I HATE BUSWEISER, although Budvar…. which is from the town of Budweiser somewhere in eastern Europe is awesome.
But I am abrit afterall….
Stella is the Bud of Belgian beers, so in my opinion they both suck.
Budvar is in Czech Republic and the brewer is Budejovicky Budvar.