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Goose Island’s Honker’s Ale In Draftmark System

Anheuser-Busch plants around the United States will brew Honker’s Ale, 312, India Pale Ale & more as Goose Island launches in 50 states. Early in 2012, AB unveiled the Draftmark Refillable System for your refrigerator. The system features a 1 gallon pressurized bottle that Continue Reading →

Goose Island India Pale Ale Slated For Draftmark

Anheuser-Busch plants around the United States will brew Honker’s Ale, 312, India Pale Ale & more as Goose Island launches in 50 states. Early in 2012, AB unveiled the Draftmark Refillable System for your refrigerator. The system features a 1 gallon pressurized bottle Continue Reading →

Posted in Anheuser-Busch, Beer News, Great Cause

Cartersville, Georgia Anheuser Busch Plant Cans Water For Sandy Victims

The Anheuser-Busch plant in Cartersville, Georgia has a plan for those in need of water when a disaster strikes. They turn their (3) 2,000 can per minute canning lines into water canning lines. In one day, the 9 million barrel a year brewery can produced about 44,000 cases of fresh drinking water for disaster victims, and here’s the kicker. The company has been doing it for almost 100 years.

The process is fairly simple for the brewery. The conversion takes about 8-9 hours to run clean, potable water into the system. Then you crank up the line and can away. Obviously the cans tested, and marked clearly that this is water, not lager.  All 44,000 cans are donated at shipped by Anheuser-Busch. Clean drinking water is always a necessity after a disaster like Hurricane Sandy.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Anheuser-Busch, Beer News

Anheuser-Busch Asks Paramount To Obscure Labels in Movie “Flight”

In theaters now is a new movie by Paramount Pictures called “Fight”. In the film, Denzel Washington plays airplane pilot Whip Whittaker. The movie’s premise is Whittaker’s plane failing forces an emergency landing that saves lives of many on board. The catch? Alcohol in his blood.

Whittaker is depict drinking Budweiser and driving, and flying a commercial plane. This depiction, which AB calls “unauthorized” has asked Paramount Pictures to remove or obscure the labels from all the films, and future DVDs and BluRays. Below, movie trailer for Flight, starring Denzel Washington. In theaters now. [Via Paramount Pictures Intern]

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Anheuser-Busch, Coming Soon, Goose Island Brewing

Goose Island’s Honker’s Ale In Draftmark System

Goose Island Honkers Ale Draftmark

Anheuser-Busch plants around the United States will brew Honker’s Ale, 312, India Pale Ale & more as Goose Island launches in 50 states. Early in 2012, AB unveiled the Draftmark Refillable System for your refrigerator. The system features a 1 gallon pressurized bottle that keeps yoru beer fresh for 30 days. Offerings currently include Budweiser, Amber Bock & Shock Top & Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat Ale, India Pale Ale, and now Honker’s Ale is now slated for that system.

Style: English Style Bitter

4.3% ABV

Read more: Goose Island, Draftmark Refillable System

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Anheuser-Busch, Coming Soon, Goose Island Brewing

Goose Island India Pale Ale Slated For Draftmark

Goose Island India Pale Ale

Anheuser-Busch plants around the United States will brew Honker’s Ale, 312, India Pale Ale & more as Goose Island launches in 50 states. Early in 2012, AB unveiled the Draftmark Refillable System for your refrigerator. The system features a 1 gallon pressurized bottle that keeps yoru beer fresh for 30 days. Offerings currently include Budweiser, Amber Bock & Shock Top & 312 Urban Wheat Ale is now slated for that system.

Style: American IPA

5.9% ABV

Read more: Goose Island, Draftmark Refillable System

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Anheuser-Busch, Beer News, Miller Coors

No More Price Increases: Winking Lizard Banishes AB & Miller From Taps

Outraged over price increases by SABMiller and AB InBev, restaurant chain The Winking Lizard is dumping Miller Lite and Bud Light. Both companies have raised prices across the board recently. That equates to a price increase for the customer.

An employee of the restaurant chain (who didn’t want to be identified) says this: – “with the price of these light beers going up, there is a decreased value for the customer. What’s the point anymore? Time for more craft, from hard working American breweries.”  Yuengling & Yuengling Light will be the national brand of choice.

Important thing to note here, The Winking Lizard has pulled these off the draft wall because of the politics of price increases. Not how the brand is viewed in America’s exploding beer market.  Both brands were/are strong sellers in the restaurant chain.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Anheuser-Busch, New Beers

Bud Light Sensation Interspace Label

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Anheuser-Busch, Coming Soon, Goose Island Brewing

Goose Island 312 Being Added To AB’s Draftmark System

I can’t say I didn’t expect this. News just broke that Goose Island Brewing is going national. 50 states national. Anheuser-Busch plants around the United States will brew Honker’s Ale, 312, India Pale Ale & more. Earlier this year, AB unveiled the Draftmark refillable system for your refrigerator. Offerings include Budweiser, Amber Bock & Shock Top. 312 Urban Wheat Ale is now slated for that system. Below the bottle being added to the system.

Style: Wheat Ale

4.2% ABV

Read more: Goose Island, Draftmark Refillable System

by Reid Ramsay