Since bud is selling out, what are the american made beers now?

Question

Since bud is selling out, what are the american made beers now?

Answer 1

The one right up the road from you. Buy local -- you know exactly who you're supporting.

Answer 2

Time to seek out microbrews at your local supermarket or beverage store.  There are hundreds that have followed Sam Adams' lead in the last decade or so, making a lot of tasty beers.

Here in NYC, we have Brooklyn Brewery, Sixpoint, Blue Point on L.I., and brewpubs like Heartland. We even have an "Ale Trail" upstate where you can go on a tour of a lot of local breweries like Ommegang, Capt. Lawrence, Ithaca Brewing, Saranac, Keegan Ales, Southern Tier and Saratoga.

When I visit MA I like to get some Harpoons, or beer from Wachusett Brewing, Allagash (Maine) Gritty McDuff's (Maine), Smuttynose (NH) or Otter Creek (VT).

Try BeerAdvocate.com for a list of tasting events or beer festivals in your area, then step out and do some tasty research!

EDIT: Budweiser may still be "made in America", but it really doesn't represent how GOOD U.S. beer can be.  Exactly the opposite.  Bud is an inferior product that represents the worst of American beer.  Just my opinion.

Local microbrews have a better taste and can demonstrate greater variety.  Plus they don't have to "pasteurize" their beer to ship across the U.S.

Anybody can make a weak, rice-based lager like Bud.  But chocolate stout, honey porter, blueberry lager and pumpkin ale - those take skill, and they taste great.  If you don't believe me, go to a beer fest, try 'em all and let your taste buds decide.

Answer 3

There are a lot of microbrews for sure. Try Polygamy Porter, from Wasatch Brews in Utah. and ....of course....HELLO!! Sam Adams!!

Answer 4

miller, coors, pabst, many micros

Answer 5

Coors Brewing Co.

Answer 6

They aren't moving the factories to Belgium, genius. They'll still be made in the USA.

Answer 7

These sources should help.

http://www.mensjournal.com/feature/0610/...

For a List of Craft Brewers

http://www.brewersadvocate.org/craftbrew...

http://shop.beertown.org/brewers/product...

Answer 8

I'll second the suggestion to drink anything local but Brian makes the point that people seem to be overlooking; Budweiser was purchased, not moved, scrapped, reformatted, reformulated...  It's still as "American" as it ever was.

Answer 9

If we are going "All American" Bud Miller and Coors are all out the window. They are all owned by foreign companies. So along with that goes your Blue Moon, Killians, Lennienkugel, so on and so forth as the are owned by one of the previously mentioned breweries.

Sierra Nevada, and Sam Adams are probably two of the biggest or widely available left. Rouge, Stone, Bell's, Victory, Founders, Ommegang, Dogfish Head, Goose Island and so on are all great "All American" craft/microbreweries.

Answer 10

Oh my gosh! I hadn't heard that it went through until your post. I am very disappointed at this news. I have been there and toured the plant in St Louis. Families have worked there for generations. Sad day to sell out to an outsider. BOOOO