A Missouri legislator wants to make Budweiser the official beer of Missouri.
“We’ve got a state dinosaur, a state frog, a state reptile, a state flower, a state nut, but no one has given a thought to a company that’s been in Missouri for many, many years and is bringing prosperity to our state and manufacturing a product in our state that many people enjoy,” Rep. Curt Dougherty said.
He argues this might be good for tourism.
In a statement released Friday, an executive for Anheuser-Busch said the legislation was “flattering” but not requested.
I would have to voice some dissention here: Budweiser / Anheuser-Busch is a major brewery and has vast business concerns in other states, as well as Missouri *and* it’s not all brewing beer. My vote would be for Boulevard, which started as more of a craft brewery and has built itself into the second largest brewer in Missouri. They haven’t gotten into theme parks yet, so for them, it’s still “all about the beer”.
When I first looked at the title I thought it said, “Lawnmower to make ‘Bud’ official Missouri beer.” Funny.
As much as I don’t care for their beer, it’s not a bad idea. Beer has had a bad rep for many years in America. Things like this could help make our beloved brews more acceptable like in many European countries.