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Archive for the 'Bud' Category

A generation could be lost

May 23, 2008

Stella Artois’ wife-beating hoodoo shows no signs of disappearing and despite fancy rebranding and new products – like the pointless Vier – makers InBev are looking to the future. According to this Telegraph story, they plan to break the bank to buy out America’s Budweiser.
Seems quite a smart move, Bud’s sales and image remains pretty robust despite being [...]

America’s Newkie bombshell

October 11, 2007

Are our American cousins turning their backs on the tasteless rubbish their home-grown breweries expect them to drink? Sales of Bud and Coors are dropping with wine and imported beer up, says one report. Another report paints a rosier picture for Bud. Both agree the big success story is Newcastle Brown. Every dude in America is drinking it.
Does anyone [...]