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I don't drink but it was interesting to hear that the famous Budweiser beer is now available here, but unfortunately not those funny "Whazzzzzzup?" adverts.

Instead of that, we have the "Howwwwwzit?" ads ~ to explain, the word "Howzit?" [How's it?] is a familiar SA greeting meaning literally "How are you?"

Budweiser is nothing special.  I like some of the other variations of Budweiser like Bud ice.  For me to put it bluntly, if nothing else is available I'll have a Budweiser but it's not something that I am crazy for.

All my uncles are crazy in love with Budweiser!  I prefer the Budweiser frog commercials.

Run Away!   The thin beer has arrived.
-Ed

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That reminds me of my friend Gerald (he's Belgian) telling me never to drink Heineken as it was 46% horse pee.  :buggedout:  :buggedout: He said all I had to do was look on the label and there is something to do with a horse in the ingredients ~ the "horse" was actually the word hors and then concours, meaning "out of competition".

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Don't believe what they say Trevor, I've drank thousands of cans of Budweiser and I can assure you, it gets the job done  :teddyr:

Yeah, but take it from a college student theres cheaper beers that get the job done just as quick. :drink: :teddyr:

That said I'm not a huge fan of Budwieser just because of the amount of adjuncts the throw into the brew (don't get me wrong I will gladly drink it if offered). The corn and rice they throw into it helps stablize the flavor in small doses, but to much it starts to affect the taste and smell.

The problem with Budweiser (and other American mega-lagers) is that they supplement their barley malt with corn and rice.  This is much cheaper to produce, giving them extra money to spend on Superbowl commercials, but it results in a very low-alcohol beer that doesn't have much flavor.  Most people from around the world don't recognize it as tasting much like beer.  But, on the positive side, I have heard some praise it because it's light and "drinkable" as opposed to the heavier, more powerful European beers. 

    

I'll add that it may not really be the Budweiser we drink in America.  I remember that Carlsberg licensed the Budweiser name in Europe, and they brewed a standard beer with no corn or rice in it.  So the export Budweiser could be different than what we get in the States.

Do you guys have malt liquor there? 

Budweiser makes King Cobra, one of my favorites

Budweiser is decent as far as American beers go.  It's a good chug-a-lug beer on a hot day when you are really thirsty.  But after 3 trips to Belgium, I can tell you there is no American beer (or Canadian beer for that matter) that comes close to some of the stuff you can get in Belgium.  WESTMALLE TRIPPEL is my favorite.  But it's too full-bodied and flavorful to be a good chugging beer.  It's more of a "relax and enjoy the experience" beer.

A I agree Burgo, the belgians know some beer.  Once I stopped drinking to get drunk and started drinking for flavor, the cheap stuff went out the window.  No more $4 cases for Shaeffer for me.
-Ed

Do they have BudSilver there Trevor?

Belgian beers are tops.  My favorite is Duvel.  But there are LOTS of American beers that outshine Bud.  Try anything from Rogue breweries, for example. 

Shaeffer beer - I remember that stuff!  Man, that was inexpensive  :teddyr:

Heck, fr les than the cost of a godo dinner, you could have a month's worth of the stuff.   Actually tasted as good or beter than Bud, Coors or Miller. 

Trevor, I've drank Budweiser, and your better off drinking the local beers there in South Africa.

Or, better yet, drinking the wines they produce there in South Africa.

Or, better yet, not drinking the wines they produce there in South Africa, as it leaves more of that South African wine for we Americans. South African wine as really become popular in the United States in the last year or two.

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Meh, I'm not a huge Bud fan, but I'll drink it if it's there.  I'm more into Rolling Rock pale ale and Guinness.  I think the main appeal behind Bud here in the States is that it's cheaper than some, and it doesn't taste quite as bad as other cheaper beers (Icehouse, Lucky, Keystone, etc.).  I think the only other super cheap beer I can stomach is Pabst Blue Ribbon.  It almost tastes like water, but enough of it makes the walls spin. 

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That reminds me of a SA comedian referring to a local beer's taste as "like making love in a canoe.....very close to water."  :teddyr:

Bud is an OK, middle-of-the-road, drinkable beer. It's beer garden fare at sponsored events here. Of course, this being Canada, the vast majority of one-beer events tend to choose between Molson Canadian and Labatt Blue.

Of the American brands, Coor's Light is surprisingly popular where I come from. Of course, the big American brands have been brewed by Canadian breweries since they arrived here - Coors and Miller by Molson, Bud by Labatt. So it should be no surprise that in the last few years, Molson and Coors have merged and Labatt has joined that big conglomerate that A-B is part of.

We got the same "Whazzzzup" commercials here, but I suppose if a Canadian equivalent were needed, it would be "Gaaaaaah'day!" which is how my buddies and I actually used to greet each other back in the day. It's "G'day" but with more oomph. To say it right, the first syllable should be long and loose, and the second syllable short and clipped.

For a Canadian beer slogan that became a catchphrase for a while, we had Molson playing on patriotism:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRI-A3vakVg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7tJ4Mou9K0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTymC8IBjhU&feature=related

And one of my favourite parodies, by the Shatman himself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1CwZgb_iAI

I drink Bud almost religiously. I tried lots of different beer though, Most of what you guys named I have had one time or another Past, Labatt Blue which is actually pretty cheap in price over here, Rogue beers like Dead Guy Ale etc. I go to Bud when I just hanging with friends drinking. I do get made fun of though, I'm the only guy who drinks Bud with in my circle of friends. :drink:

I'm hardly a fan of beer, most of it just grosses me out, but I can tolerate Budweiser Select.  Only other beers I've had that I'd drink again are Smithwicks and Labatt Blue.

Bud is the ONLY beer I will drink.  Well, prefer to drink. 

Some parties I go to, if they have beer, they'll get COORS ( :lookingup:) or Miller Lite ( :hatred:).  I'll drink the other beers if Bud is unavailable, but I definitely love the taste of an ice cold Budweiser, especially after a long day of work in a hot environment.  Funny thing is, I hate the other Bud variations (Light, Ice, Lime).