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		<title>Budweiser announces 1400 layoffs</title>
		<link>http://www.beerutopia.com/2008/12/08/budweiser-announces-1400-layoffs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 02:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Anheuser-Busch, has announced that it will eliminate “1,400 U.S. salaried positions in its beer-related divisions, affecting about 6 percent of the company’s total U.S. workforce.” Plus, 250 vacant positions will not be filled and 415 independent contractors will also be cut. This is in addition to 1000+ employees who chose a voluntary enhanced early retirement. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>InBev takeover of Anheuser-Busch is complete</title>
		<link>http://www.beerutopia.com/2008/11/18/inbev-takeover-of-anheuser-busch-is-complete/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[InBev says it has closed its $52 billion deal to take over Anheuser-Busch to create the world&#8217;s largest brewer.
The new company, named Anheuser-Busch InBev, will be headed by InBev CEO Carlos Brito and will be headquartered at Leuven, Belgium.
The new company already has its new site up: ab-inbev.com.
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		<title>Are &#8220;macro-craft&#8221; beers as good as other craft beers?</title>
		<link>http://www.beerutopia.com/2008/11/16/are-macro-craft-beers-as-good-as-other-craft-beers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beerutopia.com/2008/11/16/are-macro-craft-beers-as-good-as-other-craft-beers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[How will craft beers brewed by industrial macro breweries like Anheuser-Busch measure up when  compared to traditional craft beers in a blind taste test?]]></description>
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		<title>Anheuser-Busch shareholders approve InBev merger</title>
		<link>http://www.beerutopia.com/2008/11/12/anheuser-busch-shareholders-approve-inbev-merger/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beerutopia.com/2008/11/12/anheuser-busch-shareholders-approve-inbev-merger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The takeover by InBev of Anheuser-Busch is one step closer to a done deal. From the press release:
Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. (NYSE:  BUD) today announced that a majority of its shares have been voted to approve the proposed combination between InBev N.V./S.A. and Anheuser-Busch during a special shareholder meeting held today.
At the closing of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A beer symphony</title>
		<link>http://www.beerutopia.com/2008/11/12/a-beer-symphony/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Beer Culture]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Check out this great video of a symphony orchestra playing the VB (Victoria Bitter, made by Foster's in Australia) theme on VB beer bottles.]]></description>
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		<title>Budweiser American Ale Ep#020</title>
		<link>http://www.beerutopia.com/2008/09/29/budweiser-american-ale-ep020/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beerutopia.com/2008/09/29/budweiser-american-ale-ep020/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We got our hands on the new Budweiser American Ale. Let's go for the pour and see how Budweiser does craft beer.]]></description>
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		<title>Budweiser American Ale in stores today</title>
		<link>http://www.beerutopia.com/2008/09/29/budweiser-american-ale-in-stores-today/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beerutopia.com/2008/09/29/budweiser-american-ale-in-stores-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
		
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Budweiser&#8217;s first ale officially rolls into stores today, Monday, September 29, although I spotted it in my local beer store on Saturday. The significance of this beer goes beyond a brewer introducing a new product. This is America&#8217;s largest brewer introducing a craft beer.
The reactions to this ale have run the gamut in the beer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hey buddy, wanna buy a beer company?</title>
		<link>http://www.beerutopia.com/2008/09/19/hey-buddy-wanna-buy-a-beer-company/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beerutopia.com/2008/09/19/hey-buddy-wanna-buy-a-beer-company/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:13:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
		
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If you have some cash to burn, Pabst Blue Ribbon needs to be sold ASAP. The asking price is unknown but there isn&#8217;t exactly a line of intersted buyers.
PBR is currently owned by the Kalmanovitz Charitable Foundation which was set up after PBR&#8217;s owner, Paul Kalmanovitz, died in 1997. The IRS apparently doesn&#8217;t like charitable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Budweiser Goes Craft?</title>
		<link>http://www.beerutopia.com/2008/09/18/budweiser-goes-craft/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beerutopia.com/2008/09/18/budweiser-goes-craft/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brant</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[So Budweiser is doing a little bit of marketing shift and entering the craft beer market. They sent me a press kit For their new American Ale. Below is the press release, and the promotional video they sent. Can the big guys play in the Craft Market? Stay tuned for a tasting soon.
Introduced: 2008 
Beer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michelob to become a craft beer brand?</title>
		<link>http://www.beerutopia.com/2008/09/09/michelob-to-become-a-craft-beer-brand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beerutopia.com/2008/09/09/michelob-to-become-a-craft-beer-brand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
		
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Michelob Brewing Co., a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch, said Monday that it would kick off an advertising campaign, offer some seasonal varieties year-round, and bring some other A-B beers under the Michelob nameplate and give them all consistent, new packaging.
It looks like Anheuser-Busch is diving headlong into the craft beer market by branding several craft beers, [...]]]></description>
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