Bad news for Bud drinkers

BlueFox

Or, no wonder Bud Light taste like water.

"Former employees at Anheuser-Busch breweries say that they routinely watered down popular beers such as Budweiser, Michelob, Natural Ice, and Bud Light Platinum."


http://business.time.com/2013/02/27/lawsuit-says-anheuser-busch-beers-are-even-more-watered-down-than-you-think/?hpt=hp_bn18

treitz3

Michelob Ultra is now my beer of choice and none of the above have ever been maybe this is why. Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale and the ten day a year beer, Oktoberfest are my favorites and they never water them down.

Tom

mantis

Another reason why I dont drink Bud , I really only drink Craft beers

halo71

I'll stick with my Guinness or Yuengling.

CTTE

AB InBev should be sued for ruining Beck's.

zingo

Another reason why I've never drank Bud. A few times in college if someone handed me and I had no better options, but I've probably had less than a 12 pack in my life. If I want beer, I'll drink real beer...

chumlie

I guess its time for a Rolling Rock comeback.

pglbook

Reminds me of the old joke...
What do having sex in a canoe and American beer have in common...
...they are both f....ing near water.

zarrdoss

Bud is the most watered down beer there is out there. Fizzy yellow watter, kind of like beer flavored alka-seltzer. I don't always drink beer but when I do I drink Dos Equis or 99 shillings or Sam Adams or Arrogant **** or.............

teekay0007

Question #1 would be: Were these former employees gruntled or disgruntled? :question:

Also of concern (from the linked story): "While the statements of former brewery employees make Anheuser-Busch look bad, the plaintiffs haven’t had the beverages independently tested for alcohol content to see how watered-down the beers truly were—if at all."

And the plaintiffs' attorneys said that the beers may have had their alcohol content decreased by anywhere from 3% to 8%. That would mean that I'd have to drink anywhere from more than 12 beers up to more than 33 beers to have consumed the alcohol equivalent of one less properly labeled and non-watered-down can of said beer. :exclaim: That being said, the plaintiffs' attorneys are looking for $Millions in damages.

Sounds like the attorneys will be the ones winning ...again.

gudnoyez

CTTE wrote: »

AB InBev should be sued for ruining Beck's.

If you want to drink German beer drink some Warstiner or Salvatore or Spaten. Becks is the bottom tier of German Beers, however The Becks Sapphire isn't half bad. Budweiser yech try a Budvar from the Chech Republic or an Urquel.

mrbiron

Don't really care because Bud has always equaled shat!
Spend the extra $4 and get something good.

I really only drink Craft beers

Yuppers!

Malbec

chumlie wrote: »

I guess its time for a Rolling Rock comeback.

AB InBev owns Rolling Rock. When they moved Rolling Rock's operations from Latrobe to somewhere in New Jersey they pissed off alot of Pennsylvanians.

gudnoyez

Yep and Rolling Rocks have tasted the same since.

pglbook

My (current) favorite beer is Modelo Especial (lager). There is also the more well-known Negro Modelo (dark beer), which is also great, but I prefer the Modelo Especial. It is a great Mexican beer, unlike Corona which I find very watered down. I lived in Mexico for a while many years ago and Corona used to be a great beer but, once they started importing it to the gringo market they watered it down for export. The Corona in Mexico still tastes better than the Corona here in the U.S. but it is still nothing like Modelo. Another great Mexican beer (and another of my favorites) is Pacifico. Those are the 2 best Mexican beers in my opinion: Modelo and Pacifico. The great thing is, unlike 20 years ago, I can get both beers at my local supermarket and beverage center here in Albany, NY. Thank God for globalization!

gudnoyez

Love Modelos Espicials and Negros, Pacificos, and Sol's and the occasional Tecate. I agree Coronas are a skunk smelling and tasting Mexican beer.

txcoastal1

Ordered the kits to brew my own craft beer, ran a batch at my buddys a couple weeks ago....came out really good

BlueFox

Tonight is Wednesday, so it's grocery night. For a few months now, Safeway has been selling Red Tail Ale for $13.99 a 12 pack. Can't beat that, so it is a twelvefer for Friday and another for Saturday, with the left overs providing fuel for the other nights of the week.

As a side-note, I do not know if the law has been changed, but anything called 'beer' after prohibition was limited to a max alcohol content of around 6%. If you had a higher alcohol content then it had to be called Ale, Malt Liquor, etc. It probably has been changed since it is only semantics.

tonyb

I like craft beers too, but it's very hit or miss. One taste like heaven and another like dog piss. Dig the mexican beers and agree Corona taste different in mexico for some reason. Medelo has been pretty consistant. Don't care for the heavy beers, malts, some Ales, hate being weighted down after one or 2 beers.

PSOVLSK

zarrdoss wrote: »

Bud is the most watered down beer there is out there. Fizzy yellow watter, kind of like beer flavored alka-seltzer. I don't always drink beer but when I do I drink Dos Equis or 99 shillings or Sam Adams or Arrogant **** or.............

I'm gonna vote for Coors Light as most watered down beer.

Upstatemax

Nothing but craft beer or home brew in my home...

Two buddies and myself brew up 5 gallon batches and split it up! Just bottled a Belgian style with another on the way, spring should be good for us. We need to invest a bit more $$$ so we can start to brew lagers and we can really start having a good time!

tonyb

Heck, give me a good old fashioned Heineken or Special Export over budweiser. The only good thing about Bud is their superbowl commercials.

Thorton

Never been a Bud fan. I do enjoy Yuengling but no local sales. I have to get it from my nephew who lives in Penn. I enjoy Heineken in the Netherlands or Newcastle in England but don't care for the imported states versions.

zarrdoss

"I'm gonna vote for Coors Light as most watered down beer."

well light beer in my book does not even count as beer, lol but yeah its pretty disgusting.

bobsauto49

All the Budweiser bashing,and people forget where we are! America! U don't like it,that's fine! But the FACT still remains,it's still the. #1 brewerie in America! And Budweiser itself is a full flavor great tasting beer! America,America,america! Sheesh.

txcoastal1

I am a Bud guy but remember it's no longer owned by America....brewed here yes, and all over the world

Owned by Inbev for almost 5yrs

headrott

pglbook wrote: »

My (current) favorite beer is Modelo Especial (lager). There is also the more well-known Negro Modelo (dark beer), which is also great, but I prefer the Modelo Especial. It is a great Mexican beer, unlike Corona which I find very watered down. I lived in Mexico for a while many years ago and Corona used to be a great beer but, once they started importing it to the gringo market they watered it down for export. The Corona in Mexico still tastes better than the Corona here in the U.S. but it is still nothing like Modelo. Another great Mexican beer (and another of my favorites) is Pacifico. Those are the 2 best Mexican beers in my opinion: Modelo and Pacifico. The great thing is, unlike 20 years ago, I can get both beers at my local supermarket and beverage center here in Albany, NY. Thank God for globalization!

Nahhhh. Bohemia.

headrott

PSOVLSK wrote: »

I'm gonna vote for Coors Light as most watered down beer.

+1 to that!!! Although I haven't tasted it in about 15 years. (and for good reason)

headrott

bobsauto49 wrote: »

All the Budweiser bashing,and people forget where we are! America! U don't like it,that's fine! But the FACT still remains,it's still the. #1 brewerie in America! And Budweiser itself is a full flavor great tasting beer! America,America,america! Sheesh.

That's fine it's the largest brewerie in America. Great! That still doesn't make it good beer though. There are plenty of actual American small breweries that do make outstanding beer! A wholelot of 'em in the Pacific Northwest. You are still giving your money to an American company and actually buying good tasting beer.

zingo

We PNW folks are probably pretty spoiled with good/great local beer, and often forget we're only a small slice of the beer drinking country.

ZLTFUL

zingo wrote: »

We PNW folks are probably pretty spoiled with good/great local beer, and often forget we're only a small slice of the beer drinking country.

I love the craft brew explosion. Even in central Iowa, I have 9 breweries within 5 miles of my house and probably 20 within 50 miles.