Missouri State Beer
Mar 10, 2008 beer, general food
Okay, I get to steal one away from Mike and Ian this time because honestly, this just irritates me.
A state lawmaker wants to give the “King of Beers” its own kingdom by making 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,” Dougherty said.
[via AP]
Like or dislike of Anheuser-Busch aside I fail to see how hadrosaurs, American bullfrogs, three-toed box turtles, white hawthorn blossoms and black walnuts have anything to do with a large corporation’s brand name and image.
Although other states have gone the brand name route, if this were to pass it would put us in unique company with the one state proud enough to call a spirit their own, Alabama, whose Conch Ridge Alabama Fine Whiskey is a “recreation of a high-quality aged moonshine whiskey.”
So Rep. Curt Dougherty, here’s to you and your Budweiser drinking compatriots for making us look like a bunch of complete jackasses. Not since we elected a dead guy have I seen a news story that had Missouri setting a more clear cut precedent for looking like the podunk morons people outside our state seem to think we are, and I further raise my glass to AB for publicly stating with class that the offer was “‘flattering’ but not requested.”
Tags: Anheuser-Busch, black walnuts, missouri
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