Yesterday I wore my Budweiser hat to work. One of the other copy editors wore a Bud T-shirt.
I remarked how it’s odd that, for an American company, their slogan is “the king of beers.”
The idea of beer royalty seems anti-democratic and therefore anti-American; shouldn’t their slogan be “the president of beers” instead? That would be more in keeping with the country’s history of democracy, don’t you think?
But maybe that’s too close to El Presidente, the beer found in the Dominican.
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Wonder what their 2nd best beer would be…the Prince of Beers or the Vice-President of Beers?
Yes, surprising for the Americans because they think they’re the only country in the world so yes, why wouldn’t they name it the President?
Rick Mercer could have fun with this blog..
ginagardener: Forget Rick Mercer, WE should have fun with this blog!
And would Canada be the “prime minister of beers”?
Dan, is “King of Beers” offensive to “real” Canadians? A two fisted Canadian beer drinker should offer something like “Prince Charles Dry”. Get with the program, man.
How about Iggy Ale…it would take an hour to pour and in the end it would be flat….Jack Layton Lager…..it would be a buck a beer but there would be 8 bucks in tax to pay the workers $60 per hour…May Day Ale (aka Grey lady Down)….it would come with a limited edition of The Big Book of British Teeth….Harper Lager…it would come in a wood bottle….. McGuinty Ale…it would say 341 ml on the bottle but only contain 1/10 of it…bc well thats about the amount of promises he delivers on….and finally AMDB Ale..best served cold after 38 yrs in your parents basement this Ale is bound to get you running around your neighbours or anyones backyard…comes with a bonus lawn chair from Zellers
For all the hoopla about freedom and democracy and rights to build mosques at ground zeroes… the average American loves kings.
Elvis was never president: he was The King.
A pickup truck is never ‘president sized’. It’s king sized.
Lebron James isn’t President Lebron… he’s King James.
With that said… I’ve never had more than a single sip of Bud. I can’t tolerate it. So… if I was American, who loves democracy… calling a beer that I loathe ‘King’ would be appropriate…
What’s odder is a non drinker wearing a beer hat.
Beer hats and beer shirts to work? Don’t you have a dress code there?
Every bar I’ve been to in San Francisco has the most obscure beers on tap, except for Stella and Guinness. I thought I’d try one, recommended by another patron. I think it was called Rally 5. Vomit inducing on the scale of Labatt’s 50.
The majority of American beers are undrinkable, so I usually stick with a Mother’s Ruin. The way to judge a good bartended is if they know what that is.
Well, clearly “King of Beers” had more to do with marketing than honesty
. I’d have a Grolsch, Beck’s, Keith’s, Sleeman, Canadian or even Blue before a Bud. Vernors Ginger Ale has more flavour and “kick” than US beer.
nflfan: Well said about the ginger ale.
Wouldn’t you say most beer drinkers base their choices on marketing rather than actual taste? Hasn’t marketing always ruled in the beer market? I’m not talking about people who are students of beer, but the vast majority of the market — which is probably young men who just want to get wasted and look cool.
travellingeorge: I’ll bite. What’s a Mother’s Ruin and how many bartenders know what it is?
that_john: Not drinking is the new drinking. It’s cooler now to not drink but wear beer paraphernalia, didn’t you hear?
charmcd: But didn’t the populace at large make Elvis the King? And in hotels, they have a presidential suite, right?
gansta gary: . . . and this is why I don’t drink!
wayne_101: Maybe Canadians would like a beer named after this country . . . Canada beer . . . Canadian Pride . . . no, wait, how about simply Canadian? Or would that be too obvious an appeal to national identity?
ginagardener: Did you hear Ben Quayle, the son of Dan Quayle, is running for a seat in Congress? He was quoted as saying Obama is the worst president in U.S. history. It made me want to ask him his opinion of the worst vice-president, since I’m sure he has an insight into how that office functions.
Dan, are you saying that Joe Biden isn’t the worst VP in U.S. history? The winner of that is going to have to go some to outdo Biden, IMO.
wayne_101: Spiro Agnew.