Drink more Budweiser !!!!

[powderbrake]

Well, In-Bev (of Belgium) bought Anheuser-Bush.:cry: :cry:

AB is an institution here in St.Louis. Our baseball stadium is Bush stadium, and the Busch family has been "berry berry good to St.Louis" You old guys will get that Jose Jimenez comment.

They are always there when funds are needed for a cause. They shut down their beer lines when there is a crisis somewhere, and they produce canned water for Red Cross and refugees, and they are supportive of the city and the arts programs in St. Louis. AB has been a "womb to tomb" job source for many people here in St.Louis. They have 5000 employees here, ( 28000 worldwide) and many many more that depend on them for maintenance of the brewery, shipping, etc.,and since AB is a marketing powerhouse, advertising !

( Side note) Support of corporations is one reason that in St.Louis, the Zoo, the Art Museum, Forest Park, and parking in it, the Jewel Box ( huge flower greenhouse and display) are all free!!!. The Municipal Opera ( outdoor theater with 16000 seats) also has about 500 free seats each night.

In-Bev is know as a cost cutter, and we don't know if they will support charities as AB has, afterall, Americans are the most generous people in the world, and there is no assumption a Belgium corporation with a Brazilian CEO will be as generous.

It is likely there will be heads rolling at AB, particularly in the management areas. Hourly will probably fare better, but the unions will have some tough bargaining ahead.

We took a tour of the brewery yesterday, awesome place. Clean efficient and above all... classy!

Life goes on, it's only business, the dollar is weak and the Euro is strong.

So, drink more Budweiser, help the local folks, and in the 11 other breweries and 8 or 10 packaging plants, and Busch Gardens and Sea World keep their jobs, and help the corporation grow. It's OK to drink Stella Artois now, it's the lead brand of In-Bev..... or should I say Anheuser-Bush In-Bev, the new corporate name.
:cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

[slngsht]

Yup, that's how it goes. When the dollar was strong, we were buying Europe's marquee brands: Jaguar, Volvo, Saab, etc... Now the shoe is on the other foot.

[solder_guy]

( Side note) Support of corporations is one reason that in St.Louis, the Zoo, the Art Museum, Forest Park, and parking in it, the Jewel Box ( huge flower greenhouse and display) are all free!!!. The Municipal Opera ( outdoor theater with 16000 seats) also has about 500 free seats each night.

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We took a tour of the brewery yesterday, awesome place. Clean efficient and above all... classy!



Been there .. and seen all of that .. Forest Park is amazing! And the Science museum that bridges over the interstate is funky!

Sad about AB.

Rob

[Mondo]

I read where they wanted AB because of it's branding in the marketplace and they know it has a lot to do with the sponsorships/advertising AB does. It wouldn't surprise me if they sale off some of AB's product line. I guess it's one of the perils of being a publicly traded business and successful.
In-Bev is saying all the right things now.... we'll see in a year or two what's what:cheers:

[powderbrake]

I have bought companies, and I have been bought. All the talk about what is promised is all baloney.

The golden rule applies. " The guy with the gold makes the rules"

I suspect more of the upper echelon guys at AB ( Starting with the CEO August Busch IV, who already knows he wont have a job) will be the first to go.

Brands wont disappear, unless sales fall or advertising costs get too high. All brewers have lots of brands, all it takes is a different formula and a different label. Subsidiary corps , such as Busch Gardens and the packaging plants may go, as AB was very vertically oriented, they even have their own hops farms in the uS and Europe. They will sell them off to get cash flow. It could be a good deal for the purchasers

This may be an opportunity for a great increase in Budweiser sales, after all Bud Light is the largest selling single brand in the world. For your info:

Best selling beers in the world. AB is #1 & #2, also #19 Natural Light. In-Bev has # 3 ,6,14 &20

1 Bud Light 40.9MM barrels
2 Bud 33.7MM
3 Skol 28.5MM (In-bev)
4 Snow 25.9MM (snow china)
5 Corona 25.8MM Group Modela ( half owned by Anhesuer-Busch)
6 Brahma 21.6MM (in-bev)
7 Heineken 21.4MM Heineken
8 Miller Light 18.2MM SAB Miller, a european company
9 Coors Light 16.8MM Molson-Coors
10 Asahi Dry 14.8MM Asahi japan

All this typing made me thirsty, I'm getting a beer.

[Mondo]

From an old "Cheers" episode.. The Buffalo Theory

"Well you see, Norm, it's like this . . . . A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Now, as we know, excessive intake of alcohol kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. And that, Norm, is why you always feel smarter after a few beers"

[southwind25]

About 12 years ago, AB refurbished their main brewhouse In ST Louis. Yours truly was on the piping design team, and i personaly built a 3/84-1 scale model of the brewhouse, and the new fermenting tanks. The model was bigger than my house when i finished it. ...you do NOT want to go in the basement of that AB brewhouse..at 120degrees and with all the beer puss that oozes into the catacombs, they grow cockroaches that can carry off a small child...you must carry a weapon for the rats.

personally i have seen what they make budweiser out of..
:ack:

they use ALLOT of fillers for their Wort.

I enjoy a good ale, but prefer great lakes or sam adams...when my homebrew runs out

[Mandurath]

Hmmm, This makes me sad. I generally drink local, but have hoisted my share of buds.

[powderbrake]

During the tour, I was amazed at the cleanliness, and the quality of the welding on the stainless steel pipes and the handrails. It wasn't welding it was artwork!
The place has more stainless steel than I have ever seen in one spot.

I still like the Bud, the Bud Select, Michelob, and their Amber Bock. Hopefully it came through pipes that were clean. As to the basement, they didn't show us that, so I defer to southwind's personal experience.