Lawsuit Against Anheuser-Busch

[BrewKnurd]

I have results from 143 sealed lab tests and 4002 controlled tests, as well as a 1.3 million person poll.

the results are 100.5% conclusive with a .03% (by abv) differential.

The result: Inbev = pure EVIL.

We get it. You think InBev is evil. Is there a reason you feel the need to keep saying it over and over and over and over and over and over... and over and over again?

 

[cheezydemon3]

We get it. You think InBev is evil. Is there a reason you feel the need to keep saying it over and over and over and over and over and over... and over and over again?

I is my civic duty. Also , I am Mermaid Man.

 

[bob1852]

Agreed. Look what happened with Maker's Mark.

What happened with Maker's Mark?

F**k Inbev. They are evil.

I bet your retirement fund(s) invest in them. Does that change your mind?

This whole discussion/argument is pointless without some laboratory data backing up this claim.

Yeah, I'm sure with data all of the InBev haters will suddenly change their mind.

Wasn't it Toyota also that got busted for misrepresenting mileage stats?

I thought they misrepresented accelerator cables?

 

[Varmintman]

I is my civic duty. Also , I am Mermaid Man.

I like mermaids. I have to wonder though about how high the scales come up

 

[cheezydemon3]

I like mermaids. I have to wonder though about how high the scales come up

Oh they can be pushed down just a little! It really is kinda creepy though....

 

[Varmintman]

Oh they can be pushed down just a little! It really is kinda creepy though....

So if you can push them down do they have costume malfunctions when they dive in the pool. One can hope

 

[Clonefan94]

Ha. So it's shameful for AB-InBev to spend their monies on creative adverts but all those others that I listed, that also use clever schemes like Polar Bears, Lizards, and little people with pointy hats, are exempted from their marketing transgressions?

Of course the buisiness models are different but the end game is still the same. Make money. You suggest that AB-InBev is focused on marketing forsaking product quality, how is that exactly? Millions of dollars spent in state of the art controls, facilities, on site laboratories, strict controls on raw materials ... the ability to produce one of the most difficult styles of beer consistently, around the world, with enough volume to pickle a community of baleen whale. How can that be construed as not having a focus on quality?

My argument is that they have a much higher focus on quality. Such a strong focus on quality that they are renowned for the result.

But oh, you don't "like" their product so that MUST mean they don't know what they are doing and therefore rely soley on convincing the masses that if the frog says buy it ... then who are we to deny the frog.

You don't like the product? That's fine. Leave it at that.

OK, you win.

EDIT: I still don't get where you think I hate this company so much though. Did I touch a nerver or something?

 

[techbrewie]

i read this and laughed out loud.

 

[jesserizzo]

In my opinion, “Class Action Lawsuits” are designed by big law firms with the sole intent of shaking down businesses. Whether you like or dislike the beer, what are the real damages here? If the quality suffered, people would simply move to another brand. This is all about Lawyers looking for free money.

Yeah, if the suit does end up having any merit here's how it will shake out:

Any consumer who saved a receipt for any of the affected AB-Inbev products they bought gets a coupon in the mail for 4 cents off their next case of beer.

The lawyers involved each get new private jets.

 

[BrewKnurd]

What happened with Maker's Mark?

It came out that they would be watering down their bourbon in order to stretch supply. From 45 to 42% ABV. Giant crapstorm ensued. Two weeks later they said nevermind, we won't do that.

 

[bob1852]

It came out that they would be watering down their bourbon in order to stretch supply. From 45 to 42% ABV. Giant crapstorm ensued. Two weeks later they said nevermind, we won't do that.

I didn't know that...

What we need to do is sue V8 juice for changing their volumes to 11.5oz in a can. ********.

 

[MachineShopBrewing]

I wonder how many ABInbev bashers are typing their disdain for big multi national corporations on their Mac, or using the iphone app? haha.

 

[downtown3641]

I wonder how many ABInbev bashers are typing their disdain for big multi national corporations on their Mac, or using the iphone app? haha.

Right. Because it's not possible to dislike one corporation's business practices and support another corporation. Haha.

 

[duzcompute]

My argument is that they have a much higher focus on quality. Such a strong focus on quality that they are renowned for the result.

To clarify - are you referring to craft breweries or AB?

I would argue that "Quality" is relative and subjective. If you're referring to AB then IMO, they are more renowned for their consistency rather than quality. The two terms are commonly used in conjunction and interchangeably, but they are different.

 

[Brewsit]

If people can sue McDonalds for making them fat, why don't they just sue AB for convincing them to drink a beer that tastes terrible? It would be a whole lot less complicated that way.

 

[chuckstout]

You got to love the story how AB started though. Pretty cool suff.

 

[cheezydemon3]

Yeah, if the suit does end up having any merit here's how it will shake out:

My suit has very little merit, and when I jump in with the mermaids, you would be surprised by what shakes out.

 

[khugs21]

Well reguardless if this gets proved true or is a falsity, the damage to their public image has already been done. I don't really care for the corp but I'm sure shareholders will be a bit worried.

 

[iambeer]

Agreed! These kind of threads usually devolve into a BMC bash fest. I'd be interested to see if there is any merit to this.

But BMC is so bashable. Bashing is fun, you should try it. It's Bully's cousin.

And if you can believe it, BMC is invincible and delicious, so bashing them doesn't change anything. It just makes you look like a snob to people who drink BMC.

 

[ckcanady]

As a employee of a Budweiser wholesaler I was told to maintain a "no comment" stance...

 

[iambeer]

Well reguardless if this gets proved true or is a falsity, the damage to their public image has already been done. I don't really care for the corp but I'm sure shareholders will be a bit worried.

Don't be so sure. They are too busy having great lives to care about whether a few snobs think yellow fizzwater is not absolutely wonderful.

 

[khugs21]

True but the purpose of a publicly traded corp is to maximize shareholder profits. Failure to do so can cause a magnitude of problems for those few who are the decision makers.

 

[johns]

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So, if you don't have a job, investments, and you live in the woods in a stick hut, you can get up on your soapbox. If you do have a job, investments, a house, a COMPTER, then you have no leg to stand on and your argument against THE corporations doesn't hold water. You have personally benefited from these corporations financially and standard of living wise. Next time you want to rail against BIG corporations, try mining your own copper, nickel, iron, etc and building your own computer from scratch to use to rail against these corporations. If not, please refer back to #2.

If you want to bank at Bank of Corporate America then be my guest. If you want to by your Big Macs then be my guest. If you want to get your gas at Shell to fill up your Hummer or your Pinto then by all means. And if you want your weapons of mass delusion then I know where they are and they are in Crawford Texas. IF that is the way you want to live your life then by all means do so. You may also like Budweiser and probably own stock in it. I would argue that I may not make as much money than you, but I guarantee I am 100 percent happier in the choices I have made as opposed to the choices you seem to not be able to live without. I use to live in a world of choices and it appears nowadays the choices are becoming less and less. One brewery owes many breweries, another restraint owes a chain of restraints, one person owes the media and so on.
Sure everybody needs to buy something once in a while to survive, but it’s the product and the market where you buy your consumer items that makes all the difference in my world.
No doubt about it, I would rather have a Two Brothers, than a Butt Wiper any day, but that’s just me. We all live by the choices we make and in this consumer driven society, people can’t seem to live without the latest Iphone, the newest PlayStation, or the biggest LCD TV. I have none of these and I will probably become a Luddite next year. It’s my choice to do so just as its your choice to purchase your morning coffee at Starbucks. I just choose not to live like that. Does that make me evil or a communist? If that’s what you want to call me then by all means. Call me whatever you want to (Just never call me late for dinner…LOL). I like not being tied down to an underwater mortgage and a car loan that benefits the banking system. Judge me all you want. Live your life and let me live mine.

 

[Spinrathen]

If you want to bank at Bank of Corporate America then be my guest. If you want to by your Big Macs then be my guest. If you want to get your gas at Shell to fill up your Hummer or your Pinto then by all means. And if you want your weapons of mass delusion then I know where they are and they are in Crawford Texas. IF that is the way you want to live your life then by all means do so. You may also like Budweiser and probably own stock in it. I would argue that I may not make as much money than you, but I guarantee I am 100 percent happier in the choices I have made as opposed to the choices you seem to not be able to live without. I use to live in a world of choices and it appears nowadays the choices are becoming less and less. One brewery owes many breweries, another restraint owes a chain of restraints, one person owes the media and so on.
Sure everybody needs to buy something once in a while to survive, but it’s the product and the market where you buy your consumer items that makes all the difference in my world.
No doubt about it, I would rather have a Two Brothers, than a Butt Wiper any day, but that’s just me. We all live by the choices we make and in this consumer driven society, people can’t seem to live without the latest Iphone, the newest PlayStation, or the biggest LCD TV. I have none of these and I will probably become a Luddite next year. It’s my choice to do so just as its your choice to purchase your morning coffee at Starbucks. I just choose not to live like that. Does that make me evil or a communist? If that’s what you want to call me then by all means. Call me whatever you want to (Just never call me late for dinner…LOL). I like not being tied down to an underwater mortgage and a car loan that benefits the banking system. Judge me all you want. Live your life and let me live mine.

Lordy...

 

[ckcanady]

Why can't we all just understand that people enjoy and prefer different things in life. Wether it's convenience or craftsmanship, we all have preferences and it does not make you better or worse then anyone else on this forum. I would probably go out on a limb and say that I know probably as much, if not more, about beer and how it's made then most on this forum. I would also say that I enjoy ALL styles of beer as much, if not more, then many on this forum. But I still enjoy "corporate" made beer once in a while. I also love supporting small local breweries and enjoy their hard work, love an craftmanship that they put into every ounce. YOU ARE NOT BETTER THEN ANYONE based in how you like to spend your hard earned money and time. Be you! I that means enjoying a Bud or a Firestone Velvet Merlin- which I'm drinking now- so be it. Stop passing your judgments and ways of life onto others... Cheers

 

[chuckstout]

Why can't we all just understand that people enjoy and prefer different things in life. Wether it's convenience or craftsmanship, we all have preferences and it does not make you better or worse then anyone else on this forum. I would probably go out on a limb and say that I know probably as much, if not more, about beer and how it's made then most on this forum. I would also say that I enjoy ALL styles of beer as much, if not more, then many on this forum. But I still enjoy "corporate" made beer once in a while. I also love supporting small local breweries and enjoy their hard work, love an craftmanship that they put into every ounce. YOU ARE NOT BETTER THEN ANYONE based in how you like to spend your hard earned money and time. Be you! I that means enjoying a Bud or a Firestone Velvet Merlin- which I'm drinking now- so be it. Stop passing your judgments and ways of life onto others... Cheers

No comment!

 

[ckcanady]

No comment!

Haha. Well played sir well played

 

[iambeer]

Why can't we all just understand that people enjoy and prefer different things in life. Wether it's convenience or craftsmanship, we all have preferences and it does not make you better or worse then anyone else on this forum. I would probably go out on a limb and say that I know probably as much, if not more, about beer and how it's made then most on this forum. I would also say that I enjoy ALL styles of beer as much, if not more, then many on this forum. But I still enjoy "corporate" made beer once in a while. I also love supporting small local breweries and enjoy their hard work, love an craftmanship that they put into every ounce. YOU ARE NOT BETTER THEN ANYONE based in how you like to spend your hard earned money and time. Be you! I that means enjoying a Bud or a Firestone Velvet Merlin- which I'm drinking now- so be it. Stop passing your judgments and ways of life onto others... Cheers

If I can't pass judgment, then what can I pass? Gas? Forgitabout it. I have the highest of opinions. My opinions will not be denied. I shall dominate. Truthiness shall reign supreme.

 

[ckcanady]

If I can't pass judgment, then what can I pass? Gas? Forgitabout it. I have the highest of opinions. My opinions will not be denied. I shall dominate. Truthiness shall reign supreme.

An opinion does not necessarily reflect "truth". A "judgment" is slightly more solid. However, what gives you or anyone the idea that they have the right to tell one what they should be doing or can do with their lives? Maybe I only drink Bud Light and dislike all that "full flavored" stuff. Why is that wrong? And how can you tell me something I like is wrong? What if I like using "Corporate banks" for their security and ease of use, why should judgment/opinion be passed on me because I prefer it? Maybeeee I like playing Playstation. How is that bad for me if I enjoy it? I am starting to see a "1984" trend with the way people think.

 

[johns]

You can think anyway you like. Its just when people and corporations start telling me that they are the king of beers, I can put my trust in their bank, the gulf is back to normal, or by eating a dollar meal will make me lose weight then I have a problem with that. Everyone has different tastes and not everyone will value the same beers as me. Some people have extrinsic ideas, while others believe in intrinsic ideals. It’s what makes the world go around, it’s called diversity.

My point is that when corporations like AB don’t play fair, simply because the share holders are greedy, then it’s a sad commentary on the system and society we live in and I have accepted that fact. I don’t have to abide myself to their cooperate ways though.