Budweiser: Brewed in America? Yes Using ingredients grown in America? Possibly Parent company is based in America? No Using a traditionally American recipe? no
-----Original Message----- From: Scott Stroz [mailto:boyz...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 1:47 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: because I'm a nit picker What would actually constitute an American Beer? Brewed in America? Using ingredients grown in America? Parent company is based in America? Using a traditionally American recipe? On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Scott Stewart <sstwebwo...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > Because AB is such an easy target to throw stones at :) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Stroz [mailto:boyz...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 1:01 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: because I'm a nit picker > > > If it's made in America, would it not be an 'American Beer'? > > On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 1:00 PM, Scott Stewart <sstwebwo...@bellsouth.net> > wrote: >> >> I did the tour at Busch Gardens - Williamsburg (before they decided to >> become more "family friendly") The facility is indeed huge. >> >> I think they need to change the slogan to "Budweiser - an American Style >> Lager". >> >> Because I'm that anal about beer.. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Cameron Childress [mailto:camer...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 12:55 PM >> To: cf-community >> Subject: Re: because I'm a nit picker >> >> >> I was in St Louis in the fall (2009) and did the Anheuser-Busch >> brewery tour. I don't actually remember them mentioning InBev once >> during the tour. They might have, but I don't remember it. They even >> has Stella Artois and other InBev beers posted as "Anheuser-Busch" >> brands. >> >> Still, it is smart to keep an American image of Anheuser-Busch in the >> US. I suspect they will sell ALOT more beer (domestically) that way. >> Also - it does still have a very long history in America. Budweiser's >> still made in St Louis. I think you could easily consider it an >> American beer. If a US beermaker bought a Belgian Brewer for example, >> I would still consider it a Belgian Beer. >> >> The Anheuser-Busch tour is fun and worth going to BTW. Man they have >> some HUGE facilities. >> >> -Cameron >> >> On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 12:17 PM, Scott Stewart >> <sstwebwo...@bellsouth.net> wrote: >>> I saw a delivery truck the other day with "Budweiser, The American Beer" >> on >>> it.. >>> >>> As anyone who follows the beer industry closely knows, Anheuser -Busch, >> the >>> makers of Budweiser merged with InBev a very large conglomerate >>> >>> Based in Belgium. The resulting company Anheuser-Busch InBev is also > based >>> in Belgium. >>> >>> >>> >>> Could this be construed as false advertising? :-) >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Scott Stewart >>> >>> IT Consultant/ColdFusion Developer >>> >>> 4405 Oakshyre Way >>> >>> Raleigh, NC 27616 >>> >>> (919) 874-6229 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:309943 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
