so bud has bought miller....i have not consumed bud products since the cardinals beat the brewers in

[dembotoz]

the early 80s.... yes i can hold a grudge....
Miller has been my major brand default setting....

can i maintain my miller loyalty?
does miller now join my bud boycott?

craft brews are pricey......and i am cheap.....

maybe diet soda or house wine????

life used to be more easy

[liberal N proud]

1. I don't drink either of those products

I like the craft brews a little better, you get more variety and more flavor.

Bud and Miller are just blah!

[HassleCat]

2. Bud is cheap beer

They just charge too much for it. I thought Bud was purchased by some Belgian holding company several years ago. I think Leinenkugel is owned by a Chicago company, as is Point. Wisconsin had over 100 breweries before prohibition. I don't think Walters in Eau Claire is around anymore. What about Pabst or Schlitz?

[Hayduke Bomgarte]

3. I don't drink anymore, but when I did

I really really liked beer. When my favorite brand was unavailable, I'd look for Strohs. Not sure they're even still in business, though.

Just a thought.

[Goblinmonger]

4. I loved Strohs in the 80s. Was a good macrobrew Pilsner.

There are some good craft Pilsners out there.

[dogman]

5. They will still be seperate.

To get the deal past the government in the US they propose to sell off MillerCoors to Molson. Bud is ABInBev which is buying SABMiller. One big beer company eating another plus they own a lot of craft beer and wine companies also.

[dembotoz]

6. old joke told by a comedian went something like this...go into a milwaukee bar

and ask for an import, and they will give you a bud......

or somesuch

[Scuba]

7. Miller donated big bucks to Scott Walker, and got bills restricting craft breweries in return.

I'll have a Spotted Cow (New Glarus Brewing) or a Honey Blonde (Central Waters) anyday, but never Miller products.

[Goblinmonger]

8. You could go over the border to Minnesota and get some Grain Belt

That's good stuff that isn't pricey.

[riversedge]

9. my sister and hubby drink bud--i like Miller draft. bud gives

me a headache at times. drats. hope they do not change the recipe.

[CatholicEdHead]

10. Grain Belt Premium or Nordeast are the way to go

Grain Belt Premium and Nordeast are on the cheaper side, much better than Miller or Bud. You should be able to find it in WI.

[Still In Wisconsin]

13. Grain Belt is easy to come by here in Western Wisconsin

Over on the east side of the state it can be a little harder to find, but it's there.

[riversedge]

11. Beer merger will not bring Budweiser, Miller under same roof

http://chippewa.com/ap/business/beer-merger-will-not-bring-budweiser-miller-under-same-roof/article_0d1df331-53fe-5b4c-9b11-b68a04955400.html

Beer merger will not bring Budweiser, Miller under same roof


LONDON (AP) — The world’s two biggest beer makers will join forces to create a company that produces almost a third of the world’s beer. But in the U.S., the deal will not bring arch rivals Budweiser and Miller under the same roof.

Budweiser maker AB InBev announced Wednesday a final agreement to buy SABMiller for $107 billion.

To ease concerns the brewing behemoth might get a stranglehold of the U.S. market, SABMiller will sell its 58 percent stake in a venture with fellow brewer Molson Coors for $12 billion. The deal includes rights to the Miller brand name and gives Molson Coors full control of operations.

For beer drinkers in the Chippewa Valley this means that the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company is effectively left out of the merger.

The combined company — which as yet does not have a name — will also need to address regulatory issues in China, where SABMiller has a leading position with a 49 percent stake in the Chinese beer Snow. China is the focus of intense interest, as it already drinks a quarter of the world’s beer.

“This combination would create the first truly global brewer,” AB InBev CEO Carlos Brito told reporters in a conference call after the deal, which is set to be completed next year.

AB InBev is seeking to bolster growth by acquiring SABMiller’s businesses in Africa and Asia as changing tastes and the growth of craft beers cut sales in developed markets.

[Still In Wisconsin]

12. I still haven't forgiven the goddamned Cardinals.

Eff Joaquin Andujar and Whitey Herzog and Willie McGee and all the rest of them.

Bud has always sucked anyway. I've always enjoyed an ice cold Miller Highlife while listening to the soothing tones of Bob Uecker... makes me think of my Dad.

Now, I dunno. Have a Huber I guess.