# Budweiser king of.... Belgians... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 14, 2008, 4:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budweiser-king-of-belgians/51443 "2008-07-14T04:44:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 4:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budweiser-king-of-belgians/51443/21 "2008-07-15T04:48:01Z")
i have yet to try Budweiser… so ehh ---
**Author:** ![9c1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9c1/32/7392_2.png) [@9c1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9c1)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 5:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budweiser-king-of-belgians/51443/22 "2008-07-15T05:43:04Z")
Meh. Genny is still 100% American. Cream Ale \> \* ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 5:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budweiser-king-of-belgians/51443/23 "2008-07-15T05:44:56Z")
Are all of you REALLY that concerned with drinking American beer? ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 5:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budweiser-king-of-belgians/51443/24 "2008-07-15T05:58:57Z")
> [@eesti](#): > > Yea, they have for a couple years now. They waited about 6 months to downsize at Labatt corporate. The corporate engineering group took the biggest hit, which is what’s expected to happen at Anheuser-Busch. Labatt is a completely different company to work with now. PITA > > I hope that AB doesn’t end up they same way. I’ve been to almost every major brewer (and brewery) in North America and nobody takes quality, cleanliness, and consistency as seriously as A-B. I can’t imagine InBev letting them continue to spend money like they do. I’m curious what sort of job you have? Sounds pretty cool. ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 5:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budweiser-king-of-belgians/51443/25 "2008-07-15T05:59:21Z")
> [@Avatar](#): > > Are all of you REALLY that concerned with drinking American beer? That’s not the point. ---
**Author:** ![Harvey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/harvey/32/5069_2.png) [@Harvey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Harvey)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budweiser-king-of-belgians/51443/26 "2008-07-15T06:11:08Z")
> [@evolve](#): > > I’m curious what sort of job you have? Sounds pretty cool. I engineer dehumidification equipment, to keep mold and bacteria out of the cellars where they make the beer. We also monitor and supply air for yeast rooms (some are open tanks) which is super critical. For the first 3.5 years at Niagara, I was assigned to all brewery projects, including Anheuser. It was definitely a great experience. Most of the brewers considered our equipment critical, so I got to meet some of the big wigs for most of the big companies. A typical installation of ours will cost the brewery between $250,000 and $4,000,000. Almost everyone who works at, or near breweries are good fun people, until they get taken over, i.e. Labatt, Miller, Coors, soon to be Anheueser. Over the last few years, micro-brewers have been making leaps and bounds in terms of market share. With all of the takeovers, I hope the trend keeps going in that direction. ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 6:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budweiser-king-of-belgians/51443/27 "2008-07-15T06:14:01Z")
:tup: that’s pretty sweet. ---
**Author:** ![Gus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gus/32/5112_2.png) [@Gus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gus)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 6:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budweiser-king-of-belgians/51443/28 "2008-07-15T06:30:37Z")
I love how Bud just ran a commercial on being so “American.” Who really can get drunk off of bud light? ---
**Author:** ![DeusExMachina](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deusexmachina/32/5036_2.png) [@DeusExMachina](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DeusExMachina)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budweiser-king-of-belgians/51443/29 "2008-07-15T07:05:25Z")
> [@eesti](#): > > I engineer dehumidification equipment, to keep mold and bacteria out of the cellars where they make the beer. We also monitor and supply air for yeast rooms (some are open tanks) which is super critical. > > For the first 3.5 years at Niagara, I was assigned to all brewery projects, including Anheuser. It was definitely a great experience. Most of the brewers considered our equipment critical, so I got to meet some of the big wigs for most of the big companies. A typical installation of ours will cost the brewery between $250,000 and $4,000,000. Almost everyone who works at, or near breweries are good fun people, until they get taken over, i.e. Labatt, Miller, Coors, soon to be Anheueser. > > Over the last few years, micro-brewers have been making leaps and bounds in terms of market share. With all of the takeovers, I hope the trend keeps going in that direction. It will. I don’t think you’ll ever be in short supply of work, the good microbrews will get bigger. :tup: I didn’t know thats what you do, thats a pretty damn cool job. ---
**Author:** ![Harvey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/harvey/32/5069_2.png) [@Harvey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Harvey)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budweiser-king-of-belgians/51443/30 "2008-07-15T07:12:34Z")
It’s definitely fun. I’ve since moved upward, and I’m now responsible for all design, and our (2) new product lines. It’s great that our company does this type of work and is located here locally. Almost all of our engineering department has come out of UB. Back on topic: I think AB’s is going to have a huge marketing push to show how ‘American’ they still are. Since the SAB takeover, that has been the crutch of most of their marketing. Regardless if whether you like Budweiser or any of their products this is a blow to an iconic American company, that was highly regarded internationally. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budweiser-king-of-belgians/51443/31 "2008-07-15T07:17:55Z")
Fuck big companies. Fuck big foreign owned companies. I will carry on drinking my Genny Lite when I want something cheap, and Flying Bison when I want a good beer. Mmm Aviator Red… :jam: ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budweiser-king-of-belgians/51443/32 "2008-07-15T07:18:38Z")
mm aviator red is right… yummy yummy ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budweiser-king-of-belgians/51443/33 "2008-07-15T07:54:17Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > Fuck big companies. Fuck big foreign owned companies. > > I will carry on drinking my Genny Lite when I want something cheap, and Flying Bison when I want a good beer. Mmm Aviator Red… :jam: My fridge is full of Flying Bison. My brother was working there up until this week. ---
**Author:** ![dlatone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b19c9b/32.png) [@dlatone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dlatone)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 10:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budweiser-king-of-belgians/51443/34 "2008-07-15T10:03:17Z")
i dont drink bud at all either, but i do think this may be a problem. if foreign companies start throwing their weight around and buying up everything it can be an issue. hopefully they wont start downsizing or moving out of the states. i think its funny that wherever i go, they dont drink the beer they are famous for. the netherlands doesnt drink heineken, mexico doesnt drink corona, belgium doesnt drink stella, and japan doesnt really drink sapporo. and i dont really know that many people here who drink bud. i guess canada breaks the hell out of that trend. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/budweiser-king-of-belgians/51443.md?page=1)