12.03.2009 4:41 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Todd Frankel will take the reins of Lager Heads while the newspaper conducts a local and national search for a reporter to continue our coverage of Anheuser-Busch InBev and the beer industry at large.
Frankel’s name should be quite familiar…

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12.01.2009 3:08 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Three big brewers are interested in buying the beer business of Mexico-based Femsa, owner of the Dos Equis and Tecate brands. Femsa is the purveyor of the “Most Interesting Man” commercials that have achieved cult status.
London-based SABMiller, Dutch brewer…

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11.13.2009 4:47 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
When it first made its bid for Anheuser-Busch last year, few St. Louisans had ever heard of InBev, the Belgian-Brazilian hybrid that had rapidly grown into one of the world’s top brewers. As part of a four-day Post-Dispatch series starting Sunday, we…

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11.05.2009 4:55 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Today is Lager Heads‘ first birthday. It has received 1.54 million hits in that time, ranking it No. 9 among Post-Dispatch blogs. They grow up so fast! Thanks to all the readers who have made our project a success.
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10.12.2009 10:42 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Folks, we are back after our Caribbean hiatus. We’ve cleaned out our e-mails and are getting set to tackle all the beer news. Plenty to talk about. Stay tuned…

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09.22.2009 9:42 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Chicago-based MillerCoors has found innovative ways to make its mark at the Dallas Cowboys‘ new football palace, according to CNBC reporter Darren Rovell.
“The most talked about part of the $1.2 billion Cowboys Stadium is of course the…

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08.27.2009 10:35 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Folks, we’ll be off today through Monday, returning Tuesday. Just a quick heads-up. Thanks for reading, and we’ll see you when we get back.

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08.25.2009 2:12 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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The Anheuser-Busch Foundation is getting set to unveil a $2 million gift to the 2009 United Way annual campaign.
The United Way of Greater St. Louis serves people in 16 Missouri and Illinois counties, and donations help United Way support 185…

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08.25.2009 2:04 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Anheuser-Busch InBev is dropping its “Fan Cans” promotions from communities around the country where colleges have complained that the effort - which sells cans of Bud Light in school colors - promotes underage drinking and infringes on trademarks, the…

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06.06.2009 6:35 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
This post has nothing to do with beer. It has everything to do with being American.
In the rush of deadlines and travel arrangements, the significance of this day almost slipped by us. We’re glad someone reminded us.
65 years ago today,…

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