Talk:Budweiser
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Is Bud really a pilsner? It sure tasted like a lager (and a very, very bland one) to me.
- It is indeed a lager, as was virtually every mass-produced beer in America prior to 1980. - Hephaestos
- As the lager and pilsner pages say - a pilsner is a lager. So Bud is both. (doesn't make it good though). Rmhermen 19:44 May 5, 2003 (UTC)
- I really kind of doubt it's a pilsner though. And admittedly, I'm basing this purely on anecdotal evidence (I remember an advertising campaign for another beer around 1980, can't remember which one, touting that beer as a pilsner and implying that was something "new and different"). I'll do some studying up on it. - Hephaestos 19:57 May 5, 2003 (UTC)
As to its popularity overseas, in Australia I'd have to say that it's been responsible for giving American beer a truly appalling (and undeserved, given some of the microbrews I tried) reputation. --Robert Merkel
- I'm afraid it'd probably wouldn't be NPOV to say that it owes its foreign popularity more to the advertising than any inherent virtues of the beer! -- Arwel 18:56 May 5, 2003 (UTC)
Punished Budweiser
A few days ago I went on the tour of the Saint Louis brewery. When we got to the hospitality room the tour guides had a few volunteers try fresh Budweiser, and what they refered to as "punished Budweiser." This punished beer, if I remember correctly, was Budweiser that had been stored for two weeks in 100 degree heat. The volunteers didn't think it tasted very good, one said it was flat, another remarked that the beer tasted bitter.
JesseG 02:19, Jan 2, 2005 (UTC)
Seperate pages for the two brands?
As Czech and USian Budweiser are different companies producing different products, shouldn't they have seperate pages with Budweiser being a disambiguation page? --Kostya 16:59, 20 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- Agreed, done as part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Beer. --Sean κ. ⇔ 19:58, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Why is this one the main article at "Budweiser"? It was named after the Czech one which is more famous... Alensha 08:21, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Unfortunately, being US-centric, Wikipedia has a much larger article for the US Budweiser. But either way, the question is which is more famous among native English speakers, not the entire world. If an English speaker types "Budweiser" into the search box, where are they expecting to go? If you feel that other native English speakers would prefer to read about the Czech brewery, then we'll make the main page a disambiguation page. --Sean κ. ⇔ 14:21, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- As a counter argument, there are many English speakers in continental Europe, where "Budweiser" refers to the Czech not the US beer. Having the US beer at "Budweiser" doesn't bug me much as long as the disambiguation for the Czech beer is at the top of the page as it is now. However it might be argued that this is POV taking sides on which brand has more right to be considered the "real" Budweiser. A case could probably be made for making "Budweiser" a disambiguation page, with the US beer at "Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)" or "Budweiser (US)" or some similar specific title. Other thoughts? -- Infrogmation 14:37, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Put me in for "Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)". Iceberg3k 14:55, Apr 16, 2005 (UTC)
- As a main contributor to Wikipedia:WikiProject Beer, I need to point out that we actually agreed that most beers should not have their own article, and should instead be put into the article of their respective brewery. So IMO, the best solution is to make a page for the brewery, and have Budweiser (Czech) link there.
- Also, Budweiser (US) is notable because it is by far the most drunk beer in the US. This whole thing is unfortunate, because if it were any other beer, I would say that the international crowd should win out. But Budweiser and Anheuser-Busch are as iconic in the US as Guniness in Ireland. --Sean κ. ⇔ 15:33, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)