04.23.2008 5:58 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Anheuser-Busch Cos. has been running Bud Light ads that use that use “Dude” as a catch phrase, but federal regulators now have a California brewer saying “Dude.”
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau has told Vaune…

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04.07.2008 5:21 pm
On a platform set up outside the Anheuser-Busch packaging plant, one of A-B’s top marketing executives faced a crowd of thousands of employees. He held high a bottle of Budweiser.
“This is a sound that’s near and dear to our hearts,” said Dave Peacock, lifting the…

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03.31.2008 4:44 pm
The 30 fastest growing beer brands in the U.S. last year included notables such as Bud Light, Miller Lite and Coors Light, but the coveted No. 1 brand is a super premium beer, Blue Moon Belgian White Ale, from Molson Coors Brewing.…

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03.26.2008 6:20 pm
Okay, much to my chagrin, I’ll admit it. It’s getting a little hard to keep track of all the Michelob beers.
The family of brews from St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch Cos. already includes Porter, Marzen, Pale Ale, Wheat, Honey Lager and Amber Bock…

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03.19.2008 5:36 pm
Anheuser-Busch Cos., the St. Louis brewer that built its fortune on lager beer, appears to be interested in trying its hand at a new ale.
Ales are traditionally the domain of small craft brewers, which have experienced strong growth recently. …

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03.07.2008 3:30 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Associated Press is reporting that state Rep. Curt Dougherty, D-Independence, wants to give the “King of Beers” its own kingdom by making Budweiser the official beer of Missouri.Dougherty says Budweiser is a state icon known around the world. He says…

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03.06.2008 12:35 pm
The Bud Light/USA Rock Paper Scissors League Championship (yes, there is such a thing) is entering its third year and going global in 2008.
In a press release obviously written with tongue firmly in cheek, Bud Light maker Anheuser-Busch Cos. said a new league…

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03.03.2008 5:06 pm
If you’re a brewer of craft beer, 2007 was another year to raise the mug and say “Cheers!”Sales by independent craft brewers grew 12 percent by volume and 16 percent in dollars last year, according to the Brewers Association, a…

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02.21.2008 1:55 pm
St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch Cos., the country’s biggest brewer, will boost its total media spending by 10 percent this year, the company said in a press release Thursday.
The company plans to raise its spending on digital media even more rapidly, by 55 percent this…

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02.20.2008 3:58 pm
Several state attorneys general are demanding documents from St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch Cos. and Milwaukee’s Miller Brewing Co. for an investigation into sales and marketing of caffeinated alcohol drinks.
The top law enforcement officials in New York, Maine, Maryland, Arizona and Iowa have subpoenaed Anheuser-Busch, the country’s…

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