American Budweiser Looses Again -- End of court battle

[Crabtownboy]

I never thought that American Budweiser had a leg to stand on in this one. How could they as Budweiser had been brewed as Budweiser since the 13th century in the Czech Republic.

I am told the Czech Budweiser is a much better brew. I do not like beer or any alcoholic drink ... just do not like the taste of alcohol ... which I am told is a blessing.

[size="4"http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/2010072...er-338f6db.html
"The European Union's top court ruled on Thursday that Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB-InBev) may not register "Budweiser" as a trademark in the bloc, ending a 14-year legal battle over the name with a Czech brewer.

The long-running dispute has been a David versus Goliath tale of litigation that has run on and off for a century.
"Budweiser" means from Budweis, a Czech city now called Ceske Budejovice. Czech brewer Budejovicky Budvar, based in the city, says it is part of a brewing tradition stretching back to the 13th century.

Anheuser-Busch, established by German immigrants in the United States, first began making its "Budweiser" in 1876."[/size]

 

[windcatcher]

:laugh: And to think...... all this while I thought Bud wiser... was the reason Busch sent his son to college......... to make Bud.....:smilewinkgrin:

 

[padredurand]

I never thought that American Budweiser had a leg to stand on in this one. How could they as Budweiser had been brewed as Budweiser since the 13th century in the Czech Republic.

I am told the Czech Budweiser is a much better brew. I do not like beer or any alcoholic drink ... just do not like the taste of alcohol ... which I am told is a blessing.

And a fine brew it is, too. Back in the day I was in the Army stationed in Germany. madre and I went to Berchtesgarten for a week with a day trip to Austria. We had lunch at a gasthaus in Salzburg and there I sampled my first Czech Budweiser. There is absolutely no comparison between the real Bud and the American counterfeit. Anheuser-Busch should be embarrassed to cloak their watery swill in the name of a fine European lager.

 

[Bro. Curtis]

Western European lagers are the world's best beers. Americans cannot brew beer. There are some good American Ales.

An interesting fact....I liked the Mexican lagers, I thought they were like the Bavarian brews. Then I found out that Mexico had a wave of German immigrants in the 1800's, or so. They brought their brewing styles to the new world, and that's why......