Will you still drink Budweiser?

Question

Well Anhueser-Busch is being sold to InBev, a Belgian company. Will you still drink it now that it's owned by an overseas company?

Answer 1

yes

Answer 2

Sure, although I don't drink much Budweiser as it is.

I still drink Bowmore and it's owned by a Japanese company (Suntory).

I still drink Wild Turkey and it's owned by a French company (Pernod Ricard)

I still drink Jameson and it's ALSO owned by a French company (Pernod Ricard)

I still drink Bulleit Bourbon and it's owned by a UK company (Diageo)

I still drink Ardbeg and it's owned by a French company (LVMH)

I'd guess that other than American beer, most of what you drink is either owned by Diageo, Pernod Ricard or LVMH, especially hard liquor and liquors. Most wineries are owned by major corporations like Constellation Brands.

Answer 3

It's not going to change anything. The only perceived change will be in management and if they start messing with the recipe, the public will drop them very fast. It happened to Coca Cola when they came out with the "New Coke" back in the early '80s.

What if Guinness changed their recipe? Same thing.

Answer 4

I drive a car which is made by a Japanese company, wear clothes that are made in China, eat bananas grown in South America, etc. etc. What's wrong about drinking a beer owned by a Belgian company, if I like it?

Answer 5

I was never a big fan of Budweiser in the first place.  But if I did drink it, it was always for a truly American event, such as a Fourth of July barbecue.  Between now and the next Fourth, I have to find a new American beer.

Answer 6

It may be owned by a foreign corporation, but they aren't going to change the beer itself, nor will they move the brewing operations, so there will still be PLENTY of money staying right here in the U.S.A. from the sales of Anheuser-Busch products.

Answer 7

I never drank it in the first place.  They make a crappy product.  I don't understand why Bud Light is so popular.. it tastes disgusting. It's not even beer...

But then again, I'm a bit of a beer snob.... =/

Answer 8

no, not after the first lay off in america resulting from this merger with an overseas company I won't. sure some money and jobs will stay in the U.S. but the merger moves the corp. to Belgium and thus all overseas sales will no longer pay taxes on earnings to America. goodbye to an OK beer for me. guess I'll be switching to PBR

Answer 9

NO! Switching to Coors!

Answer 10

It certainly passed for poor quality water before. Let's see how it tastes now that real brewers have bought the company.

Answer 11

haha.. i never would drink it cause i thought it was too American.. and then i tried it, thought it was passable.. and now my fears are over.. cause it isn't american anymore!!!!!!!!!

Answer 12

I never drank it when it was an American company.  Fake beer drinkers touch that garbage

Answer 13

What do you mean, "still"? I gave up on Bud when I discovered beer.

Answer 14

Probably, as long as the quality doesn't change.