The King.
Every time I crack open an ice cold Budweiser, my American heart beats one extra for Uncle Sam. When I try to brainstorm the most American companies, some cliches come to mind, like Coca Cola, McDonalds, and Nike. While these corporations are more recognized around the world, no company beats out Anheuser-Busch in patriotism.
The company’s story is the definition of the American Dream. A German immigrant with 21 brothers and sisters, Adolphus Busch loved two things: America and Beer. A Civil War vet, he and Eberhard Anheuser, worked hard to turn around a small, struggling brewery into the brewing giant Anheuser-Busch. While those in St. Louis enjoyed Budweiser, Busch dreamed of a national beer. Guided by American ingenuity, capitalism, and patriotism, he created rail-side ice houses, refrigerated railcars, and the pasteurization process in order to ensure everyone nation-wide could taste the American Dream right from a bottle.
Anheuser-Busch continues a tradition of American excellence. They account for 49% of all beer sales stateside. It is the fourth largest brewery in the world, yet it manages to do so by generating only 7% of its revenue outside our borders. Let me stress the importance of this stat. The three largest breweries (InBev, SABMiller, and Heineken) are global hodge-podges that buy up brands from all over the world, losing any sense of national identity. They are only bigger than Anheuser Busch because their products are sold on a more global basis, but AB keeps it real and generates 93% of sales in the US of A.
Well what about other American brewers you say? Miller is actually SABMiller, (South African Breweries). South Africa? I thought the only thing they were good at was being really, really racist, so what the hell does that have to do with beer? And Coors? Well Coors may merge with Miller in the hopes of combatting The King, so they are now the enemy as well.
And now InBev (Germans), the number one brewer in the world, wants to purchase this piece of American pie. Offering a 56 billion dollar buyout, Americans are wondering if one of the last true American logos will just become a cog in an empire that owns 200 other beer brands. Well I recall Adolphus leaving Germany, fighting for America, and dreaming of getting every Joe USA so drunk he shits himself.
Patriots, speak up against InBev and tell them to keep the German hands where they fucking belong: in Germany (or in scat porn videos).
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