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Budweiser, King of Czech Beers?
NPR ^ | 7/1/04

Posted on 07/01/2004 9:28:28 AM PDT by Nasty McPhilthy

The Anheuser-Busch Company, which brews Budweiser beer in St. Louis, loses a lawsuit against the Czech company Budvar, which produces its own beer called Budweiser, for the right to use the trademark in Finland.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: beer; budweiser; swill; trademark
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1 posted on 07/01/2004 9:28:28 AM PDT by Nasty McPhilthy
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To: Nasty McPhilthy

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2 posted on 07/01/2004 9:29:14 AM PDT by Nasty McPhilthy (When the levy breaks…..there’ll be no place to run.)
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Wassssssssabi!


3 posted on 07/01/2004 9:29:43 AM PDT by Legion04
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To: Nasty McPhilthy

Geez, who can drink that crap anyway with all of the fine microbrews in this country?


4 posted on 07/01/2004 9:30:45 AM PDT by BigAzzHam
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To: Nasty McPhilthy

The Original Budweiser from Czeckoslovakia is perhaps the finest beer in the world. When I lived in Germany, home of over 600 different brands of beer, many Germans would say this!


5 posted on 07/01/2004 9:31:27 AM PDT by Seeking the truth ( www.0cents.com - See the Ronald Reagan Commemorative Stamps!)
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To: Nasty McPhilthy

Didn't the Czech name for the product pre-date the American one? Back in my home-brew days, I seem to remember reading something about the 'original' Budweiser from Bohemia (present Czech Republic).


6 posted on 07/01/2004 9:32:36 AM PDT by Betis70
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To: Seeking the truth

Better than Pilsner Urquell? Wow, that is saying something.

Personally I like the Belgian trappist ales and most British ales.


7 posted on 07/01/2004 9:33:38 AM PDT by Betis70
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To: Seeking the truth

I have had the privilege of drinking the original Bud from Chech and it is indeed one of the worlds finest. The Bud from St. Louis barely qualifies as beer even under the most liberal of definitions. I call it "fizzy alcohol water."


8 posted on 07/01/2004 9:35:45 AM PDT by Labyrinthos
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To: Betis70
Not necessarly. These same Germans also ranked Pilsner Urquell up there with the original Bud - as do I.

These days I enjoy Sam Adams or a Dos Equus green, which I can find "on tap" out here in Las Vegas.

9 posted on 07/01/2004 9:36:33 AM PDT by Seeking the truth ( www.0cents.com - See the Ronald Reagan Commemorative Stamps!)
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To: Seeking the truth

Well, I prefer Urquell meself, but the real Budvar is pretty good too...


10 posted on 07/01/2004 9:36:57 AM PDT by chilepepper (The map is not the territory -- Alfred Korzybski)
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To: BigAzzHam

Budweis is the German name for the town of Ceske Budejowice, Hence Budweiser! To my knowledge the Czechs have been making this beer since the 19th century! If I was a judge that would mean a lot...also I would rule against AB for "Crimes against Humanity"!...every bottle of beer they produce!


11 posted on 07/01/2004 9:37:29 AM PDT by gr8eman (Want me to show you a little trick to take your mind off that pain?)
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Isn't "Czechvar", which is marketed in America, the same thing as Budvar ?


12 posted on 07/01/2004 9:40:47 AM PDT by Sam the Sham
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To: Labyrinthos
Dittoes....and I must also report that, when I lived & worked in Germany, I had to do some (wink wink) business in several Iron Curtain countries. On one of these occassions, I had the opportunity to drink the original Budweiser "fresh" from a new keg.

A roasted pig, some steins of Bud, a young Czeck lady....ah, those were the days!

13 posted on 07/01/2004 9:40:53 AM PDT by Seeking the truth ( www.0cents.com - See the Ronald Reagan Commemorative Stamps!)
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To: chilepepper
If the bar in front of me had a Sam Adams, a Pilsner Urquell, a Budweiser, a Dos Equus green and a St. Pauli Girl, I would be hard pressed to make a distinction.

OTOH, upon further rumination, the original Bud is still hard to find as is Pilsner Urquell so I would grab one with the left and the other with the right!

14 posted on 07/01/2004 9:44:10 AM PDT by Seeking the truth ( www.0cents.com - See the Ronald Reagan Commemorative Stamps!)
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15 posted on 07/01/2004 9:47:09 AM PDT by Lunatic Fringe (John F-ing Kerry??? NO... F-ING... WAY!!!)
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To: Seeking the truth
The Original Budweiser from Czeckoslovakia is perhaps the finest beer in the world. When I lived in Germany, home of over 600 different brands of beer, many Germans would say this!

Never had it, but the Czech beer Pilsner Urquell is fantastic (although inconsistent).

My favorite beer is somewhat hard to find, but well worth the search -- Paulaner (from Germany).

16 posted on 07/01/2004 9:49:27 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: Betis70

Pilsner Urquell is my mainstay beer and I put it a notch above their Budweiser (Budvar). It is important to buy the beer in cases though in order to obtain maximum taste. If you buy it in six-packs off the shelf, the beer was most likely exposed to too much light (green bottles).


17 posted on 07/01/2004 9:52:08 AM PDT by SamAdams76 (Manos - The Hands Of Fate)
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Paulaner rocks!
The reason why Urquell is inconsistent is because for some reason it doesn't travel well. If it gets cooled and warm again it is bad. My advice is to avoid buying Urquell in the states unless it is from tap! Fat chance!

I live 5 hours drive from Plzen and can get it here in Germany and I prefer to drive to Czech to get it!

18 posted on 07/01/2004 9:52:52 AM PDT by gr8eman (Want me to show you a little trick to take your mind off that pain?)
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To: Mr. Mojo

Buy Pilsner Urquell by the case (see above) and it should no longer be inconsistent. Also pay heed to the freshness date. After one year, the beer starts to lose its flavor and some of the smaller stores might have had this beer in stock for many months. I only buy Pilsner Urquell from stores that have high turnover of product so I am always buying fresh.


19 posted on 07/01/2004 9:53:58 AM PDT by SamAdams76 (Manos - The Hands Of Fate)
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To: Betis70

the belgian Quak is my personal favorite, then I also love London Pride but the best beer made in America would have to be Finnigans brewed privatly at the Schmidt Brewery in St Paul. (nice plug for my rugby sponsor!!)


20 posted on 07/01/2004 9:54:03 AM PDT by Docbarleypop (Navy Doc)
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