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King of Watered-Down Beer: Anheuser-Busch Sued

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A big beer brewer is in hot water, accused of illegally lightening the alcohol content of its lagers.

FOX News Radio’s Chris Hoenig has the story:

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A $5 million class-action lawsuit accuses Anheuser-Busch InBev of watering down popular beers, including Budweiser, Michelob and others. The lagers are advertised as having an alcohol content between 4-6%, but lead attorney Josh Boxer says former factory workers say the company adds extra water right before bottling.

(Boxer) “This costs consumers the value that they paid for, and enables A-B to profit by adding additional water, the cheapest component of beer.”

The added water cutting the labeled alcohol content by up to 8%.

(Boxer) “We don’t have a firm denial from them that they’re engaging in this conduct, nor is there any indication that they intend to stop.”

But in a statement, Anheuser-Busch does deny the accusations, calling the lawsuits “groundless.”

Chris Hoenig, FOX News Radio.

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8 Comments

  1. g-man

    February 26, 2013 at 10:50 pm

    Bud is now made by a europeein country. what do you expect?

    • Hank

      March 4, 2013 at 12:45 pm

      Your a peein', I'm a peein'. We're all a peein', nyuk, nyuk.

  2. G-mann

    February 26, 2013 at 10:51 pm

    Bud is now made by a european country. what do you expect? They can't afford to make a pure product.

    • Jim

      February 27, 2013 at 12:56 pm

      I worked as a brewer for AB for 23 years and this is a step in the brewing process that has always been there to insure that the alcohol and calorie count is in spec. If the beer is 5% alcohol by volume the other 95% is water and that's the way it is with every beer company. They all do the same thing. You wouldn't want to drink the beer if it were 8% alcohol and the calorie count was 200. This case won't last long and it just might be some good advertisement for AB.

  3. Brian

    February 27, 2013 at 12:33 pm

    What's up with the Bud Light image? Do some research, Bud Light isn't one of the alleged victims.

  4. Jim

    February 27, 2013 at 12:50 pm

    It's been that way for years, it's all part of the brewing process. I'm a retired beer brewer who worked for Anheuser Busch and this just makes me laugh. Someone who has probably had too much beer and no idea how the brewing process works heard that water is being added to AB products and that is fact true. It is not to save money and give the consumer less than he paid for but to bring the beer into spec with alcohol and calorie content when the beer is being finished, (the final step in brewing). If AB didn't add water the calorie and alcohol content would be way too high. Beer brewing is very high tech and some people are just better off drinking it rather than worrying about how they produce it. Trust me what the lable states is in the beer is in it. This law suit won't take long.

  5. Dave

    February 28, 2013 at 1:23 am

    Meh – can you honestly taste the difference? I'll keep drinking my Guinness, Jack Daniels, and smoking Cohibas, all most robust.

  6. Hank

    March 4, 2013 at 12:42 pm

    Those who think the beer is watered., tou can't get drunk fast enough because you are too fat. Try a whiskey chaser. that will do the trick.