InBev buys Anheuser

[cmorgan47]

meh, local's where it's at when it comes to beer

[teddy037.2]

NOOOO, AB or another American firm is suppose to go around buying other breweries. 

I thought harley-davidson was buying them?

[slowpoke13]

Hmm.. you mean a larger company came in and bought then. Said "we won't change it" and now.. only time will tell.

Sounds like what A/B has done to numerous microbreweries (Old Dominion being the last one I knew of - Ohh, and they said they wouldn't change it... yeah.. ok... )

[MotoCreations]

Yet another reason why one needs to support their small local independent breweries.  At least the money you pay for the beer stays local. 

Buy a "Bud" now and your money goes to Europe.  Add it to the "ixnay beer list" along with Coors / Miller, etc.

What gets sold next in the USA to foreign interests -- the Grand Canyon?  The Alamo?  California?  McDonald's?  The New York Yankee's?  It's really sad to be honest that we will sell anything for the right price to turn a buck.  What happened to being proud of what you do (and make) and making an honest living from it?

[OwnyTony]

Yet another reason why one needs to support their small local independent breweries.  At least the money you pay for the beer stays local. 

Buy a "Bud" now and your money goes to Europe.  Add it to the "ixnay beer list" along with Coors / Miller, etc.

What gets sold next in the USA to foreign interests -- the Grand Canyon?  The Alamo?  California?  McDonald's?  The New York Yankee's?  It's really sad to be honest that we will sell anything for the right price to turn a buck.  What happened to being proud of what you do (and make) and making an honest living from it?

That was kind of what i was saying with my original post as to American breweries should be buying others foreign ones (though they have been doing that).  Bud was the last BIG American brewer. 

[Popeye the Sailor]

Buy a "Bud" now and your money goes to Europe.  Add it to the "ixnay beer list" along with Coors / Miller, etc.

Perhaps you would prefer we stopped buying Italian bikes and therefore, the mods for them?

[cyrus buelton]

Perhaps you would prefer we stopped buying Italian bikes and therefore, the mods for them?

Exactly.

that logic makes no sense.


Hate to break it to you guys, but most American companies all hold their debt in foreign countries (i.e. Luxembourg is a HUGE tax haven).

Sure, it hits our GDP, but the money is eventually transfered out of this country.


Why do you think about 90% of US companies are registered in Delaware?

[Le Pirate]

Eh...


thats all I have to say about this sale. I don't like their beer. My favorite is made at a little brewery in backwoods Louisiana. Abita Springs. Purple haze is awesome.



As far as American companies, Euro Companies, Mid-East companies....I'm over it. It's a global market now and we're all going to have to learn to deal with that.

[cyrus buelton]

It is actually a good deal for A-B and their stockholders.

The stockholders got a substantial premium for their shares.

It is also good for A-B because InBev already has distribution in emerging markets, so why not get Budweiser involved?

Believe it or not, Budweiser is a popular beer.

Regardless of what people on here drink (seems to be all micro brews), A-B isn't a huge brewery because people don't buy their beer.......

[krolik]

It is actually a good deal for A-B and their stockholders.

The stockholders got a substantial premium for their shares.

It is also good for A-B because InBev already has distribution in emerging markets, so why not get Budweiser involved?

Believe it or not, Budweiser is a popular beer.

Regardless of what people on here drink (seems to be all micro brews), A-B isn't a huge brewery because people don't buy their beer.......

A-B has 48% of the US market, and the beer market is pretty flat.   

I read about it today, and part of the deal was that A-B gets 2 seats on the InBev Board. 

[factorPlayer]

Why do you think about 90% of US companies are registered in Delaware?

Don't overstate it.  It's about half of all public US companies.

[Kaveh]

I like Budweiser, it has it's place. 

i remember reading somewhere that the word 'Budweiser' is actually Hebrew, and it means beer?  Anyways...I don't really care., I'll still drink beer (if it's Budweiser or anything else)

[TiNi]

i never liked butweiper beer  yucky

[cyrus buelton]

Don't overstate it.  It's about half of all public US companies.

You said public companies.


I did not.

[OwnyTony]

semi jack but what about Delaware makes corporations set up there?  I would imagine it has something to do with state tax breaks or something but could you guys in the know go a little further in detail into it?