Budweiser American-Style Lager | King of Beers since 1876 (2024)

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Is a 5.0% ABV American-style lager introduced in 1876 by Adolphus Busch? ›

Budweiser, an American-style lager, was introduced in 1876 when company founder Adolphus Busch set out to create the United States' first truly national beer brand – brewed to be universally popular and transcend regional tastes.

The Miller Coors employee had previously worked for AB InBev. He allegedly solicited the recipes via text messages, saying he had been asked by Miller Coors' senior management to provide information about Bud Light, the legal complaint states.

Introduced in September 2008, and discontinued in 2011, American Ale was meant to appeal to beer enthusiasts who were looking for a more complex flavor than the popular Budweiser lager. It had 5.3% alcohol by volume and was widely available across the United States.

The Budweiser from Budějovice has been called "The Beer of Kings" since the 16th century. Adolphus Busch adapted this slogan to "The King of Beers." This history notwithstanding, Anheuser Busch owns the trademark to these slogans in the United States.

Death and legacy. Busch died in Lindschied in 1913 while on vacation. He had been suffering from dropsy since 1906.

American Lagers are brewed the same way as an American Light Lager but with more alcohol (an American Lager tends to be around 4.8-5.2% ABV vs. 4% for a Light Lager). Hop variety doesn't matter as the IBUs are very low for this style.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, commonly known as AB InBev, is a Belgian-Brazilian multinational drink and brewing company based in Leuven, Belgium and is the largest brewer in the world. In 2023, the company was ranked 72nd in the Forbes Global 2000.

Bud Light sales were down by 23 percent from a year ago in the week ending on April 29, and Budweiser sales were down by 11 percent. Sales of other AB InBev products, such as Michelob Ultra, have fallen, too.

Budweiser is owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev, which is a multinational beverage and brewing company based in Leuven, Belgium. Coors Light is owned by Molson Coors Beverage Company, which is a multinational brewing company based in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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What beer was produced in 1876? ›

Double Diamond Burton Pale Ale is an English pale ale, first brewed in 1876 by Samuel Allsopp & Sons. It was one of the highest selling beers in the United Kingdom in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.

Busch developed a light-colored lager, called Budweiser, which became the best-selling beer in the world. By the turn of the century, Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association was the industry's top-selling brewer. Busch continued as its president for 33 years until his death in 1913.

During this first century, “American beer” overwhelmingly meant English- style ales, porters, stouts, pale ales, and India pale ales. But all that started to change when, beginning in the 1840s, lager beer was first brewed in the United States.