Flailing Anheuser-Busch Tries New Beers, Intimidation

Newser ^ | 3/29/2012 | Kevin Spak

[Utah Binger]

They are losing market share because I stopped drinking beer fourteen years ago when we moved to Utah.

VODKA works faster. Besides Utah beer is 3.2%; carbonated yellow water.

[B Knotts]

I can drink a lot of beer but that platinum is some potent stuff.

It's 6% abv, from what I read. That's potent for a light lager, but not all that strong compared to a lot of other beers. New Belgium sells a reasonably-priced (as opposed to something like Chimay, which is still one of the best) trippel which is 7.8%. Tasty, and has an interesting coriander flavoring that grows on you.

[N. Theknow]

Why is Bud Light like making love in a canoe?

See my post #37.

[B Knotts]

So, it’s all your fault? How much beer were you drinking?!? :-)

[tx_eggman]

homebrew is the only way to fly. my next attempt is going to be a trippel belgian ale.

[PissAndVinegar]

These are out now too:

homer drooooool

[N. Theknow]

That's my position. When I have a beer, I want a good beer. There are a lot of micro brews in my area and I have friends that brew.

Yessir!

This is one awesome brewery in Tampa. Cigar City Brewing

And the local pubs and ABC liquor store also sell their brews.

Their Humidor Series IPA is 7.5 ABV and I would rather have one of them than an entire 6-pack of cruddy beer.

And living in central Florida, it is beer drinking weather, for me anyway, all year round.

[VanShuyten]

The Mrs. and I were at Sam’s Club when they were having a tasting of Bud Platinum. One guy in the group said its taste reminded him of another beer, but he couldn’t put his finger on it. I tasted it and said “Old English 800.” Everyone started laughing and agreeing and telling tales of OE8, Colt 45, etc. The Bud guy started to protest, talking about superior ingredients and brewing methods but then just gave up.

[knews_hound]

I just made this 1.9 SRM  Classic American Pils a couple of weeks ago.



Just because its light in color does not mean it is flavorless.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

When I visited Ireland I noticed that a lot of the locals were drinking Heineken.

Heineken is OK, but if you're in Ireland why settle for OK?

[editor-surveyor]

Bud has always been a “High School” beer.

Green goo.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

AB doesn't really have to intimidate the retailers into keeping competition at bay.

All they have to do is come up with lots and lots of varieties of beer, and depend on the retailers to be cheap and let the distributors stock the shelves for them.

That way most (if not all) of the shelf space goes to AB products.

This is what Nabisco does with its chips and cookies. This is what the soda companies do with a plethora of almost indistiguishable varieties of cola, etc.

If people want true variety then they need to demand that retailers continue to stock the products they want and not leave those decisions up to the distributors with the greatest load of crap to push.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Sorry guys, in this house it’ll be PBR and The Beast for the duration of the Obama Economy.

[Yardstick]

I wish them all the calamity and doom the fates have to offer for their continual affronts to the lovers of fine beer the world over.

Lol -- spoken like a true beer philosopher.

[B Knotts]

True. You can make a very hoppy light beer.

I’m a malt fan, myself, though. More malt, less hops. Not always, but generally.

[editor-surveyor]

Nothing that is brewed in Ireland is remotely close to refreshing. Its all like stale pancake syrup with mold in it.
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[editor-surveyor]

Nothing that is brewed in Ireland is remotely close to refreshing. Its all like stale pancake syrup with mold in it.
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[Buckeye McFrog]

Nothing that is brewed in Ireland is remotely close to refreshing. Its all like stale pancake syrup with mold in it.

awww....who gave away the Secret Formula?

[EQAndyBuzz]

Their Black and Tan is awesome.

If that’s all Budweiser made, they would be successful.

[Utah Binger]

You need a case of Utah beer to get a slight buzz. Artists come here, take a tug on a Utah beer and get the strange look on their face as in,"what in the hell is this"?