Budweiser
A few of you may know that I am of Irish decent, and fewer of you may even know that I am a passport carrying Irish citizen. Recently I went off to visit some relatives of mine in deep County Limerick. I hadnt seen my great uncle in a while, and sure had missed his hospitality! It seems that everytime I go and visit, a can of Guinness is served up pretty much on arrival. This time however things were different, something had changed - I was served up a can of Budweiser (5% abv).Now not that I am complaining! Far from it, however if I was going to choose from any beer then Bud would most likely be the last one I choose! Upon inspecting the can, I learn that this particular 'item' was made at the St James Gate Brewery in Dublin, the same place they make Guinness - maybe this will be passable. I crack open the can and pour the offending liquid into a pint glass. Its insanely gassy and has no aroma to speak of. The taste? Well there really was none, apart from a sharp carbonic tang and a filthy chemical laden aftertaste. But then again, I didn't pay for the beer and I was the appreciative guest!
Budweiser is owned by the brewing mega conglomerate Anheuser-Busch who were recently aquired by Belgian brewing giant InBev. This super corporate brewing empire is now known as Anheuser-Busch InBev (what a surprise!!). Pretty much any beer you drink is now a brand owned by this mob. I'm not really concerned with the expansion of this brewing monopoly as really it is just the way things crumble. It seems that the rest of the brewing blogosphere has a different opinion though!
Whichever way you look at it though, this beer may not be one of my favourites but it still sells a lot and makes a lot of money so the brand is strong and people do tend to voice their opinion with their wallets. You can find more at their website: http://www.budweiser.co.uk/
posted by Tim at
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
6 Comments:
Yeah, you taste that, too?!!! I've always gotten that from mass-produced American beers. At first, I thought it was the cans, but then I tried the same beer in bottles, and, while less pronounced, was still there.
Medicine-y.
It's not actually made in St James's Gate: that's just Diageo Ireland company headquarters. They brew it in Kilkenny at the old Smithwick's plant.
@The Beer Nut,
Thanks for you correction. I was in Kilkenny viviting a different uncle and drove past the smithwicks plant. I didnt manage to get one of their beer in though, but from what I hear I am not missing much!
No. Most definitely not.
Factory-made Irish beer is rubbish generally. Did you get to try any microbrews? Franciscan Well, Carlow, Galway Hooker?
No, I didnt get to sample anything really interesting. I was only in Country for 3 or 4 days and most of that time I was being ferried about by well meaning cousins. I am planning a trip back to Dublin sans relatives some point soon. I will make sure I do some solid 'research' while I am there!
Excellent. Give me a shout and I'll take you round (or just offer pointers if you prefer).
Coming to Ireland and drinking just Guinness, Murphy's and Beamish is like going to England and only drinking Carling, Boddington's and Newkie Brown.
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