Tag Archives: Anheuser-Busch

A-B Distributor Takes Down Banners After Tribe Files Lawsuit

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Joel Whitaker

R.A. Jeffreys, the Raleigh, N.C., distributor of Anheuser-Busch products, removed banners that contained the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina’s logo and “Heritage, Pride & Strength” slogan. The move came after attorneys representing the North Carolina-recognized, 55,000-member tribe filed a trademark … Continue reading →

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Home Town Advantage? Miller Lite Replaces Landshark as Navy Pier Sponsor

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Joel Whitaker

We don’t suppose the fact MillerCoors’ corporate headquarters are in Chicago has anything to do with it, but Miller Lite was named the official beer sponsor of Chicago’s Navy Pier, replacing Anheuser-Busch‘s Landshark.  A-B has been the beer sponsor since … Continue reading →

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What We’re Reading, May 19, 2014 —

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Joel Whitaker

Club Where Ben Hogan Learned to Play May Become a Distillery Glen Garden Country Club, Fort Worth, where golf legends Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson learned to play, is under contract to Firestone & Robertson Distilling Co.. Firestone’s owners say … Continue reading →

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Beer Became Legal Today – April 7, 1933

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Joel Whitaker

At 12:01 a.m., Friday, April 7, 1933, beer became legal again after 13 long years of Prohibition.  No more need for nasty home brew. In St. Louis, crowds had gathered outside the city’s two breweries.  Some 25,000 were outside Anheuser-Busch … Continue reading →

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Marking the Fourth with the Budweiser Clydesdales Giving Scholarships

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Joel Whitaker

We all celebrate the Fourth of July in different ways.  But largely, America continues to celebrate the Fourth the way John Adams said it should be celebrated — with fireworks, parades and similar patriotic events. The Fourth celebrations really extend … Continue reading →

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