Well it’s official InBev’s offer to purchase Anheuser Busch was approved by AB’s board last week. So what will this mean for the average consumer? Well for the most part not much.You will most like see an influx of other Inbev brands into the U.S. and…
A series of beers reviewed by Michael follows for the next couple of days. This will give us the chance to try and drink some more for you.Text and photo: MichaelWebsite/ blog:Having tried De Dolle Brouwers Oerbier (beer no. 32), and the Arabier (beer…
In the 1890s, there were over 4300 breweries in the Untied States.In 1978, there were 41 breweries in the US.Now, in 2008, there’s a continuing return to beer glory with more than 1400 breweries brewing in America. But this past Sunday morning only f…
It’s been less than a year since Starr Hill Brewing in Crozet, Virginia signed a distribution agreement with Anheuser-Busch. By all accounts, this arrangement continues to benefit both the brewery and craft beer lovers. Starr Hill beers are available …
(Leuven, Belgium) – Chances are that you’re not reading about this for the first time but we feel obligated to post something about it. News outlets began reporting on Sunday that InBev was close to acquiring Anheuser-Busch after upping the bi…
There’s a deliciously ironic moment noted in the Washington Post today (Bud’s Belgian Buyout): “It’s messed up,” St. Louis native James Metz said at the bar in Afterwords Cafe at Kramerbooks in Dupont Circle [Washington, D.C.]. The St. Louis community…
Wall Street Journal gives behind the scenes of InBev’s acquisition of A-B.
The Wall Street Journal offers an interesting behind-the-scenes peek at Anheuser-Busch’s decision to sell to InBev.
InBev CEO Carlos Brito was chipper, August Busch IV was so…
There are two things that I usually try not to do in life. The first is listen to country music. The second, with a single exception, is post solicitations for promotion on this site. Well, folks, today we witness the simultaneous breaking of both tho…
Belgium buys Bud
What do you do with crap beer that people generously bring round? In an attempt to use up some of the cans of Stella and John Smith’s we’ve got knocking around from the last party, we’ve been researching some things you can do with…