Budweiser

This article is about the AB InBev brand of beer. For the Czech-made Budweiser beer, see Budweiser Budvar Brewery. For other uses, see Budweiser (disambiguation).

Budweiser
TypeAmerican lager
ManufacturerAnheuser–Busch
Country of origin United States
Introduced1876; 148 years ago (1876)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Alcohol by volume 5%, U.S., Netherlands, Thailand, India, Canada, Colombia
4.5% Bottle, Australia
4.5% U.K., Ireland, Australia
3.6% China
Websitebudweiser.com

Budweiser (/ˈbʌdwaɪzər/) is an American-style pale lager, a brand of Belgian company AB InBev.[1] Introduced in 1876 by Carl Conrad & Co. of St. Louis, Missouri,[2] Budweiser has become a large selling beer company in the United States. Budweiser is a filtered beer, available on draft and in bottles and cans, made with up to 30% rice in addition to hops and barley malt.[3]

There is an ongoing series of trademark disputes between Anheuser-Busch and the Czech company Budweiser Budvar Brewery over the use of the name. Usually, either Anheuser-Busch or Budweiser Budvar is granted the exclusive use of the Budweiser name in a given market. The Anheuser-Busch lager is available in over 80 countries, but is marketed as "Bud" in areas where Budvar has use of the Budweiser name.

  1. ^ Brown, Lisa (October 11, 2016). "A-B InBev finalizes $100B billion acquisition of SABMiller, creating world's largest beer company". Chicago Tribune. Chicago. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  2. ^ Lockhart, Bill; et al. (2006). "Carl Conrad & Co. – The Original American Budweiser" (PDF). Society for Historical Archeology. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  3. ^ Protz, R., The Complete Guide to World Beer (2004), ISBN 1-84442-865-6.