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08.02.2008 12:30 am

I’ll drink to that / It all adds up

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Dan Martin, the man behind the Weatherbird, was off this week. So I kind of took the opportunity to take a couple of days off from the Bird’s blog, too. Of course, the Weatherbird gets no such break, so let’s…

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07.20.2008 12:00 am

New barrels to tap

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

072008Jeremiah McWilliams, beer industry expert, explains why InBev needed to buy Anheuseser-Busch. In a nutshell: The company’s own vulnerabilities, success with cost-cutting measures and diversity. (Jeremiah is not to be confused with Adam Jadhav, our beer critic.)

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07.16.2008 12:00 am

Making friends is his business

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

071608InBev CEO Carlos Brito was in St. Louis on Tuesday, starting the transition from Anheuser-Busch to Anheuser-Busch InBev.

Bird line suggestions:

  • New kid in town
  • Toast of the town
  • Long live the king
  • New kid on the block
  • Capping it off

Today’s Bird line: Making…

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07.15.2008 4:31 am

Put it on the tab

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

071508The Anheuser-Busch InBev deal is one of the largest takeovers in history and will start out with a lot of debt. I mean a lot of debt. Beyond that, though, how things will work under the new company remain the subject…

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07.14.2008 12:00 am

Last call

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

071408If you haven’t already heard or read, Anheuser-Busch accepted InBevs $50 billion takeover offer. The new company will be called Anheuser-Busch InBev.

Coming up with today’s Bird line was a little different than usual. Typically, the news copy desk gets…

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07.12.2008 12:00 am

Beer barons polka

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

071208Those Anheuser-Busch/InBev talks aren’t over, but now they might be a little more friendly than the attempted takeover bid was.

Bird line suggestions:

  • Deal is brewing
  • Last call?
  • A-B see

Today’s Bird line: Beer barons polka

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06.30.2008 2:34 am

SAB story

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

063008Miller’s relationship with Milwaukee is a lot like Anheuser-Busch’s relationship with St. Louis: Potentially rocky.

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  • Miller low-life
  • Miller Lite’s out
  • Last call for Milwaukee
  • Changes brewing
  • Another stein mess
  • At lager-heads

Today’s Bird line: SAB story

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06.29.2008 12:00 am

Board games

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

062908If InBev buys Anheuser-Bush — Calm down! I said if! — what will that mean for the local craft brewers?

The copy desk has come up with a lot of beer-related Bird lines recently, and keep coming up with more…

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06.27.2008 12:00 am

Natural fight

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

062708Anheuser-Busch made it official yesterday, and rejected InBev’s takeover bid saying it was “financially inadequate and not in the best interests of Anheuser-Busch shareholders.”

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  • Draft dodger (This was almost the Bird line, but it didn’t match up…
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06.26.2008 12:00 am

Let’s drink to that

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

062608It’s the news we’ve been waiting to hear: What in the world are Anheuser-Busch board members going to do about that $46 billion takeover bid from InBev? Looks like they’re saying “Thanks, but no thanks.” (It’s not over — InBev can…

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