No, they probably meant it as a political statement. But so what? Can't we read what we want into it? Is it imperative that we choose the confrontational path?
They have a brewery in Williamsburg, about an 1 hr away. They used to have tours. One day my wife and I took the monorail from Bush Gardens to the brewery (right next to each other). They would give 1 or two tokens for a free beer. Some of the best beer I have ever had in my life. They were serving Michelob that day. Unbelievable how good it was. Tasted nothing like what you buy in a store. We were going around collecting the beer tokens from the non beer drinkers. We finaly got cut off. LOL Another story: Met a guy that worked there and he explained that no matter how precise they are, there are always subtle changes in how the beer come out. He said they put the best in the "long necks"- returnable bottles (this was many years ago) they used to serve in taverns; next went in kegs; next went in bottles (six packs) and the last went in cans.
from wikipedia... Busch was born on July 10, 1839 to Ulrich Busch and Barbara Pfeiffer[2] in Kastel, then a district of Mainz in the Grand Duchy of Hesse. He was the twenty-first of twenty-two children.[3] His wealthy family ran a wholesale business of winery and brewery supplies. Busch and his brothers all received quality educations, and he graduated from the notable Collegiate Institute of Belgium in Brussels.[2] At the age of 18, Busch emigrated in 1857 with three of his older brothers to St. Louis, Missouri;[2] which was a major destination for German immigrants in the nineteenth century. Because he had so many siblings, Adolphus did not expect to inherit much of his father's estate and had to make his own way.[3] Because it was home to so many German immigrants, the market for beer in St. Louis was large. The city also had two natural resources essential for manufacturing and storing beer before refrigeration. The river provided an ample water supply and the city had many underground caves that would keep beer cool.[3] His brother Johann established a brewery in Washington, Missouri; Ulrich, Jr, married a daughter of Eberhard Anheuser in St. Louis and settled in Chicago; and Anton was a hops dealer who later returned to Mainz. Busch's first job in St. Louis was working as a clerk in the commission house. He was also an employee at William Hainrichshofen's wholesale company. During the American Civil War Busch served in the Union Army for six months. During this period, he learned that his father had died and he had inherited a portion of the estate. Busch partnered with Ernst Battenberg in St. Louis to found the first of his businesses, a brewing supply company that sold to the three dozen breweries in the city. Eberhard Anheuser was one of Adolphus' customers. Anheuser was a soap manufacturer that lent money to the Bavarian Brewery. When the small brewery went bankrupt, Anheuser bought out the other creditors and renamed the company Anheuser. Adolphus married Eberhard's daughter Lilly in 1861.[3] Returning to St. Louis after the Civil War, Busch entered his wife's family's brewery business. He bought out Eberhard's partner, William D'Oench. In 1879, the company was renamed Anheuser-Busch.[3] At the death of Eberhard Anheuser in 1880, Busch became president of the business. Busch became wealthy and financially independent due to the success of the Anheuser Brewery. He envisioned a national beer with universal appeal. His work was distinguished by his "timely adoption of important scientific and technological innovations, an expansive sales strategy geared largely toward external domestic and international population centers, and a pioneering integrated marketing plan that focused on a single core brand, Budweiser, making it the most successful nationally-distributed beer of the pre-Prohibition era."[4] The Adolphus Hotel in Dallas, Texas. To build Budweiser as a national beer, Busch created a network of rail-side ice-houses and launched the industry’s first fleet of refrigerated freight cars.[2] However, throughout his life, he referred to his beer as "that slop" and preferred wine to drink.[citation needed] [5] When Busch implemented pasteurization as a way to keep the beer fresh for longer periods of time, his company was able to profit from shipping beer across the country. Busch was an early adopter of bottled beer and founded the Busch Glass Company[2] to make bottles for his product. In 1901 sales surpassed the one million barrels of beer benchmark. In addition to pasteurization and refrigeration, Busch was an early adopter of vertical integration, or buying all components of a business. He bought bottling factories, ice-manufacturing plants, stave makers, timberland, coal mines, and a refrigeration company. He also bought railways and bought the rights from Rudolf Diesel to assembel diesel engines in America.[3] His focus on the business extended to the flavor of the beer itself. Carl Conrad held the trademark for the name Budweiser and had Anheuser-Busch manufacture it for him. Conrad was an importer of wines and champagnes. Busch studied the pilsner process in Europe, which was used for brewing Budweiser. Adolphus bought the rights to Budweiser from Conrad in October 1882 when Conrad went bankrupt.[3] Busch served as the president of the South Side Bank and the Manufacturers Railway.[2][6] He had helped organize the latter as a short-line rail serving local industry. He also was a Director of the Louisiana Purchase Company.[2] Like other business leaders, he served as a director of the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, contributing to civic efforts.[4] Busch invested in new buildings and businesses in Dallas, Texas, which was growing rapidly in the early 20th century as an industrial city. In 1912, Busch constructed the Adolphus Hotel there as the tallest building in the state.Another was the Busch Building, which has been adapted as the Kirby Residences, and is located at 1509 Main St. It is a National Historic Landmark.
My understanding is that unlike wine, beer tastes best when it is fresh. I believe canned and bottled beer may be pasteurized and then artificially carbonated. Do you know if that is true? If it is, it could partially explain why the fresh beer at the brewery was so much better. Also, I think at one time virtually all U.S. beer was made with 100% barley. Now it seems the less expensive brands are often made at least partially with rice or other grains. I'm quite sure Coors was made 100% from barley up through the 1960s. It doesn't taste the same to me now, and I suspect it is because it is being made partially from other grains. Probably the change happened after the previously, family owned business went public. I think it is owned by Molson now. The ads say "made with Moravian Barley," but they don't say made with 100% Moravian barley. Incidentally, the original Czech Budweizer is still made and sold in the Czech Republic (as of at least late 1990s) by the Budweiser Budvar National Corporation, and is great beer compared to its U.S. copycat.
I use to make beer, back in the late '80's. They use rice to make "light" beer. Rice will almost completely ferment, so there is only alcohol and very little un-fermented grain. The un-fermented grain is what gives beer its "mouth feel" and adds calories. Most beer is best fresh, but some are brewed to be aged. https://www.craftbeer.com/craft-beer-muses/cellaring-craft-beer-to-age-or-not-to-age I forget the name of the law, but in Germany beer can only have 4 ingredients: Water, malt (barley), hops and yeast. If you want a really good beer in the Czech style, get some Pilsner Urquell. Most grocery stores around here carry it. Not so sure about Mississippi
I think you're missing the point. It's cheap, it has huge retro appeal, plus it slams easy. I see it mainly as a social beer. For heavy slamming, go with High Gravity. Cheaper and packs a punch.