Wonder why they skipped the (very unBudweiser-y) original mid-1930s Budweiser can label? They did one in aluminum (right) a while back, I guess for the 125th anniversary?
Haven't had one in years. I used to like Bud Dry in high school (I hope that my mother isn't on here)...don't they still make that...?
Bud Dry has ‘dried up’: “No, Bud Dry is not still made; Anheuser-Busch discontinued its production in 2010 due to declining sales…” Maybe you should have bought more when you had the chance? Cheers!
I try to steer clear of AALs and especially their "Light/Lite" relatives. I was at a location in Mexico where the choice was limited. I found that Bohemia still tastes fine. Bohemia is listed (incorrectly) on BA as a Bohemian Pilsner. It's ingredient list confirms it be an adjunct beer. It tastes to me like a very good 1970s era AAL. I must have tried 100 different AALs in those days, and I found a few that tasted fine under the right circumstances. Even back then Bohemia was a standout (but I'm not sure how the current version would compare to the one I drank 50 years ago). I won't try to search the current crop of AALs, many sporting legacy labels, but having little or no relation to their earlier characters.
fair points. from my point of view its easy to make a good beer once, maybe even a beer that is the best you have ever had. can you make it 10,100, a billion times again and have it be that good. bud is in 150-200 countries? how many breweries around the world? 20-30? every single time it tastes exactly the same. always. at the scale they make it? that is an incredible accomplishment in my opinion. aloha.
I watched the documentary movie Kings of Beer (see trailer below) and I enjoyed watching it. Have you seen it? The movie covered a number of aspects but one aspect worth mentioning is how AB has Budweiser beer shipped to them (St. Louis) from worldwide brewery locations and evaluated via sensory evaluation by the sensory team. They make a 'contest' of this and give an award to the 'best' of the brewing teams. One of the breweries featured in the film is the brewery in Wuhan, China. I never was aware of the city of Wuhan until the recent pandemic. I would encourage you to watch the movie if you haven't yet. While I am personally not a fan of Budweiser I do very much appreciate how much AB is committed to QA/QC in their brewing of this beer. From testing lots of ingredients at their Pilot plant in St. Louis to their regular sensory evaluations in St. Louis (and the myriad of stuff in between). Cheers!
Same here. Hardly ever seen High Life, Bud or Banquet on tap. Occasionally Hamm's, Pabst or Labatts but usually it's a bunch of Macro craft, Modelo, and a shit load of light beers.
This is a point I frequently hear from Bud and AALs fans, and there's no denying it's impressive. I just wish they chose a better, or at least more interesting, recipe to replicate.
I’ve heard this many times before about Anheuser Bush, but always wondered if they were really that much more consistent than say Coors, Miller, Sierra Nevada or even a brewery like Bitburger in Germany? Are those breweries really less consistent than A-B?
I would be curious to know how much bud is sold in China. The wife and I were in China (including Wuhan) just prior to COVID, and I don't recall seeing a lot of bud. I mostly just saw regional domestic beers, which appeared to be largely AALs. Heineken seemed to be the most prevalent foreign beer, though Corona was a significant presence as well. There were a few hotel bars where I did see Bud on the menu, but it didn't seem to be all that widespread.
I don't know. I do know that Snow is a top selling beer there. Did you get any draft Tsingtao while walking around? Cheers! P.S. If so, did the vendor provide you with a complimentary crazy straw?
I have a bunch of old school 7 ounce Sham Pilsner glasses from attending beer festivals in the past. I think they are really cool looking. I rarely use them since, well, they only hold 7 ounces of beer (even less with a head). Cheers!
LOL. Yes, but just by the glass at several restaurant venues. It was easily the best beer we had in China. Not that that's saying much.
Budweiser isn't the same everywhere. US Bud is 5%. But I remember "3.2" Bud (4% abv) that was sold in states (that had both available). British Bud is 4.5%, but they used to have 4.5 and 5, even lower in China. See Wikipedia Budweiser. German Bud is all malt (brewed at Inbev Becks). They may use their expertise to make them taste similar, but they aren't identical.
Budweiser is an achievement in the field of manufacturing for sure. I can't understand why people like to drink it given all the other flavors one could get their alcohol in but they undoubtedly deserve respect for their process development and QA/QC adherence.
From what i read about the 12PK. Only one label will be in the 12PK instead of 3 each of all four. AB want to spread it out for months if someone wanted to collect the cans , you’ll have to buy 4 12pks or 48 cans.
"Less Taste!" "More Swilling!" "LESS TASTE!" "MORE SWILLING!" "It IS BOTH!!!" .....oh....wait.....we're talking about Budweiser, not Miller Lite......same thing to me....
The label appears to be partly in English (the band around the neck of the bottle?) partly in German (the main label). Interesting. In 1876 major areas of German settlement--St. Louis, Chicago, Milwaukee, Philadelphia--had many German immigrants (not, I'm sure, all "legal") who still spoke German in their daily lives.
