Critics of the Budweiser buyout are frothing

How could a bunch of Germans barge into a French community and start making German beer? How could a Kentucky Colonel barge into China and start selling fried chicken? How could a bunch of immigrants barge into Europe and start smoking tobacco in pipes and blowing smoke up the royalties ass? How could we let Barbie be kidnapped and be cloned in a communist country? It just ain't right. I think there's something in the Bible about it.

---------------------- Mexicanos May Save St Louis Brewery-WALL STREET JOURNAL via the St Louis Business Journal

Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. has approached Grupo Modelo CEO Carlos Fernandez about possibly combining A-B with the leading Mexican brewer in an attempt to possibly block InBev's $46.3 billion takeover offer of the top U.S. brewer, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

One strategy A-B could consider to thwart a potential takeover is making a move to acquire the 50 percent of Grupo Modelo, maker of the Corona brand, that it does not already own. Taking on that expense could potentially make an acquisition of A-B too expensive for Belgian brewer InBev, according to analysts.

The Wall Street Journal said it wasn't clear what type of transaction was discussed between A-B and Fernandez, who serves on A-B's board of directors. CNBC reported earlier Friday that A-B may give Grupo Modelo "equal to up to" 19.9 percent in the brewer and cash with a total consideration between $12.5 billion and $15 billion.

Look at it this way. AB products might actually have flavor now. :D

Americans work for A-B's various breweries, too, y'know. Quite a few Americans.

Because ... ? You think your favorite macroswill is somehow changed because it's now part of a global concern?

It's already sold overseas, but it's brewed either under license or by wholly owned subsidiaries overseas. You don't have problems with foreigners drinking beer from an American-owned brewery, but now that it's part of a multi-national conglomerate, that's all awful and bad?

If so, you need to get out more.

Ship it overseas? Isn't it brewed overseas?

Phil

On 7/14/2008 4:54 PM snipped-for-privacy@aol.com ignored two million years of human evolution to write:

If you think only Samuel Adams has brewed a good tasting beer, you need to get out. Might help if you put down the crack pipe first.

I give up. Why?

Too late. The Canadians already did. Besides, there isn't a German brewer big enough to buy the likes of Coors.

Someone already did: South African Breweries, which is why Miller is part of a large brewing conglomerate called SABMiller.

Do tell. What's the difference in "Alcohol Content!" between the beers "these foriegners" make and whatever you think is brewed in the USA? Explain. If you can stay away from the crack pipe long enough, that is.

Yeah, people like Sam Calagione and the Klisch brothers sure are morons. They wouldn't know good beer if it was dumped on their heads.

Yep...not familiar with Lakefront, but if it's as good as Dogfish Head.....now that's some damn good beer.

What proof do you have for that statement?

I have a library full of books that prove you wrong.

So: Bavarian Hefeweizen is not beer. American-style wheat beer is not beer. Belgian witbier is not bier. Lambic, gueuze, kriek: not beer. Belgian Abbey ales and Trappist ales are not beer. Gosebier is not beer. Berliner Weisse is not beer. Oatmeal stout is not beer. Spiced Belgian specialty ales are not beer. All historical beer styles brewed without hops, or with other herbs and spices in addition to hops, are not beer. Beers fermented with addition of Brettanomyces aren't beer. Belgian sour brown and red ales aren't beer either.

Is that what you meant to claim, peanut?

'Cause if it is, you're in need of a slap upside the head with a clue- by-four.