InBev says it has closed its $52 billion deal to take over Anheuser-Busch to create the world’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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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?

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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 [...]

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Just about everyone is familiar with the concept of a wine cellar: a cool, dark place where wine is stored as it ages. But have you ever heard of a beer cellar? Cellaring or aging beer is not a something that the average craft beer drinker, much less the average beer drinker, has thought about.
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Budweiser’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’s largest brewer introducing a craft beer.
The reactions to this ale have run the gamut in the beer [...]

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Kid Rock is a reflection of great American rock-and-roll music and the American spirit, and we think we can create a beer in that same image. … There is no question in our mind that people will try a beer that Kid Rock will stand by and when they like it, a great and incredibly [...]

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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’t exactly a line of intersted buyers.
PBR is currently owned by the Kalmanovitz Charitable Foundation which was set up after PBR’s owner, Paul Kalmanovitz, died in 1997. The IRS apparently doesn’t like charitable [...]

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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.
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Jessica Simpson is the face of Stampede Light Plus, a vitamin-enhanced German-style light lager made by Stampede Brewing Co. of Dallas, TX. But she’s not just the ‘face’ of the beer, she’s part owner.
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Everyone knows about Jessica Simpson’s daisy dukes body and healthy lifestyle. The all-American beauty and world-renowned entertainer has [...]

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