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Stealth
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by Stealth » Thu Jun 12, 2008 1:59 pm
Coors/Molson/Miller all have been bought out by foreign companies.
Well today in the StarTribune ; Anheuser-Busch Companies, the nation's biggest brewery, received a $46 billion
buyout offer Wednesday from a Belgian brewer that might be too good to refuse.
UpNorthStars
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by UpNorthStars » Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:03 pm
Holy crap, that's a good chunk of change.
UpNorthStars
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by UpNorthStars » Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:12 am
Boy, if i got that kind of money i'd damn near be able to keep my van and my truck full of gas
all year !
NumberCruncher
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by NumberCruncher » Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:56 am
What are they doing in Belgium where they can afford to throw around that kind of money?
That is all,
NumberCruncher
Indians forever
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by Indians forever » Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:00 am
I'll just bet that Bin Laden is behind all of this. He is trying to choke us to death by taking away all of our Beer.
NumberCruncher
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by NumberCruncher » Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:31 pm
Do you know what kind of impact that would have!?!
He's always one step ahead. And then he's gonna start making those tapes again except he'll be doing it with a nice frosty mug in his right hand.
We're doomed.
That is all,
NumberCruncher
sinbin006
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by sinbin006 » Wed Jun 25, 2008 5:19 pm
Indians forever wrote: I'll just bet that Bin Laden is behind all of this. He is trying to choke us to death by taking away all of our Beer.
You should be more worried about
John McCain
ap4mvp
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by ap4mvp » Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:48 pm
sinbin006 wrote: Indians forever wrote: I'll just bet that Bin Laden is behind all of this. He is trying to choke us to death by taking away all of our Beer.
You should be more worried about
John McCain
NO POLITICS! But it is kind of Funny
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If you only knew the power of the dark side!
ap4mvp
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by ap4mvp » Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:51 pm
Anheuser-Busch rejected the offer of 46 Billion to sell of their company today....saying that 46 Billion was not enough
If you only knew the power of the dark side!
Can't Never Tried
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by Can't Never Tried » Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:35 pm
ap4mvp wrote: Anheuser-Busch rejected the offer of 46 Billion to sell of their company today....saying that 46 Billion was not enough
Attababy !! Some American pride after all !!!
EREmpireStrikesBack
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by EREmpireStrikesBack » Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:45 pm
ap4mvp wrote: Anheuser-Busch rejected the offer of 46 Billion to sell of their company today....saying that 46 Billion was not enough
I'll be sure to pay them back.
Elk River AA State Champions- 2001 Boys & 2004 Girls
Neutron 14
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by Neutron 14 » Thu Jun 26, 2008 7:23 pm
ap4mvp wrote: Anheuser-Busch rejected the offer of 46 Billion to sell of their company today....saying that 46 Billion was not enough
Rumor has it that Anheuser got the word that Empire was about to turn 21, and would get a huge revenue boost.
ap4mvp
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by ap4mvp » Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:28 pm
Neutron 14 wrote: ap4mvp wrote: Anheuser-Busch rejected the offer of 46 Billion to sell of their company today....saying that 46 Billion was not enough
Rumor has it that Anheuser got the word that Empire was about to turn 21, and would get a huge revenue boost.
If you only knew the power of the dark side!
EREmpireStrikesBack
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by EREmpireStrikesBack » Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:10 pm
Neutron 14 wrote: ap4mvp wrote: Anheuser-Busch rejected the offer of 46 Billion to sell of their company today....saying that 46 Billion was not enough
Rumor has it that Anheuser got the word that Empire was about to turn 21, and would get a huge revenue boost.
Already happened sir. Shows how much you care...
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tomASS
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by tomASS » Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:53 am
Done Deal - 52 Billion Dollars
fighting all who rob or plunder
Govs93
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by Govs93 » Mon Jul 14, 2008 1:11 pm
There's another reason not to drink that stuff... as if taste alone wasn't enough.
At least they didn't sell out to Canadians. That would've been a real kick in the ballbag.
EREmpireStrikesBack
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by EREmpireStrikesBack » Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:29 pm
Nice chunk of change. I can't blame them at all.
I'll still drink it.
Glad I went on the brewery tour when I did this last February. Wonder what happens to all the history and the Busch family at the top.
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tomASS
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by tomASS » Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:03 am
Can they still call themselves "The Great American Lager" ?
fighting all who rob or plunder
UpNorthStars
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by UpNorthStars » Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:56 am
How about "the great american sell-out"
or "the great american...ah who gives a sh!t, we're even richer"
Chico's Bail Bonds
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by Chico's Bail Bonds » Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:03 pm
One thing (of many I guess) that bothers me with beer pricing at bars is their distinction between domestic and import beers. Why is Sam Adam's not a domestic and Miller Lite is? It evidently isn't based on location of the brewery or the stock exchange it is traded on. With the sale of Bud to Inbev, will we be able to get line pricing on Bud Heavy and Stella?
I'm hoping with this latest big beer acquisition, our local bars can clean up this confusing piece of americana.
On a side note, Bud was the official beer of the Torino, Italy olympics. We were only allowed to buy Bud products while watching the US vs. Russia and Canada vs. Czechs in prelim round hockey action.