Just a Pennsylvania beer FYI...

Andy wrote on May 23, 2006:

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I was alarmed after hearing that Budweiser bought Rolling Rock in an $80M
merger last week.

A sad day for Pennsylvania. Another sign of the times.

Didn't hear that. Only $80M?

Andy said:

I was alarmed after hearing that Budweiser bought Rolling Rock in an $80M
merger last week.

A sad day for Pennsylvania. Another sign of the times.

[sniffle]

Andy
Things will never be as watery. We STILL have Yuengling!!!

And we have some great beer from the Lion Brewery in Wilkes-Barre
including my favorite Stegmaier 1857 Lager.

http://www.lionbrewery.com/1857

The "Pocono" brand they introduced a few years ago is also an excellent
line:

http://www.lionbrewery.com/pocono.html

Budweiser anything is definitely a downward move.

I actually quite enjoy Rolling Rock.
I don't care who owns the company as long as they keep making it!

Darren

George <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Andy said:

I was alarmed after hearing that Budweiser bought Rolling Rock in an
$80M merger last week.

A sad day for Pennsylvania. Another sign of the times.

[sniffle]

Andy
Things will never be as watery. We STILL have Yuengling!!!

And we have some great beer from the Lion Brewery in Wilkes-Barre
including my favorite Stegmaier 1857 Lager.

http://www.lionbrewery.com/1857

That link is broken.

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The "Pocono" brand they introduced a few years ago is also an
excellent line:

http://www.lionbrewery.com/pocono.html

I'll ask around!

Andy

Andy said:

George <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Andy said:

I was alarmed after hearing that Budweiser bought Rolling Rock in an
$80M merger last week.

A sad day for Pennsylvania. Another sign of the times.

[sniffle]

Andy
Things will never be as watery. We STILL have Yuengling!!!

And we have some great beer from the Lion Brewery in Wilkes-Barre
including my favorite Stegmaier 1857 Lager.

http://www.lionbrewery.com/1857

That link is broken.

Seems you can't link directly to that page so just to to the main page:

http://www.lionbrewery.com and pick "products" and click on the
"Stegmaier" bottle cap, same for "Pocono Lagers".

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The "Pocono" brand they introduced a few years ago is also an
excellent line:

http://www.lionbrewery.com/pocono.html

I'll ask around!

They have a list of distributors.

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Andy

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I actually quite enjoy Rolling Rock.
I don't care who owns the company as long as they keep making it!

Darren

Beer tastes best when it is fresh and doesn't have additives. After it
becomes a "mega beer" you can count on it having the same "quality" as
other Budweiser products.

They just bought the name. It's now going to be made in New Jersey.

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I actually quite enjoy Rolling Rock.
I don't care who owns the company as long as they keep making it!

Darren

KevinS said:

Andy wrote on May 23, 2006:

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I was alarmed after hearing that Budweiser bought Rolling Rock in an $80M
merger last week.

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Didn't hear that. Only $80M?

Seems like too little. Considering Tom's of Maine went for $100M.

S.

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I actually quite enjoy Rolling Rock.
I don't care who owns the company as long as they keep making it!

Unfortunately, the name of the game in the beer business is
marketing, not beer quality. The larger company will take over the
production of a beer called Rolling Rock, but there is no guarantee
that it will be the same Rolling Rock they have been making.

I had Carlsburg in Denmark and it was great beer. I have had
Carlsburg made here under licence. The similarity stops at the name.

Dave Smith said:

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I actually quite enjoy Rolling Rock.
I don't care who owns the company as long as they keep making it!

Unfortunately, the name of the game in the beer business is
marketing, not beer quality. The larger company will take over the
production of a beer called Rolling Rock, but there is no guarantee
that it will be the same Rolling Rock they have been making.

As I understand it Rolling Rock is itself a prime example of marketing.
Rolling Rock was a local beer like Falstaff, Sterling or Pabst until
they simply raised the price with no change to the beer. The price
increase worked wonders with it's reputation.

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KevinS said:

Andy wrote on May 23, 2006:

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I was alarmed after hearing that Budweiser bought Rolling Rock in an
$80M
merger last week.

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Didn't hear that. Only $80M?

Seems like too little. Considering Tom's of Maine went for $100M.

S.

Yeah, and I'd rather drink Tom's of Maine than Budweiser.
Dee Dee

Dee Randall said:

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Seems like too little. Considering Tom's of Maine went for $100M.

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Yeah, and I'd rather drink Tom's of Maine than Budweiser.

Busch produced rolling rock would seem to be the issue.
I predict much greater assimilation of Rolling Rock
than of Tom's.

S.

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Dee Randall said:

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Seems like too little. Considering Tom's of Maine went for $100M.

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Yeah, and I'd rather drink Tom's of Maine than Budweiser.

Busch produced rolling rock would seem to be the issue.
I predict much greater assimilation of Rolling Rock
than of Tom's.

S.

Oh, Oh, Oh, I thought the subject had changed to Tom's of Maine --
::----)))))
I used it a while, and since it had no flouride, well- you know the story.
Perhaps I should start brushing with Budweiser?
No! No!, I should start brushing with Busch -- or wait -- Rolling Rock??
Since the posting is all snipped, I don't know what I'm saying -- yes, as
usual, one might say.
Dee Dee

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Dave Smith said:

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I actually quite enjoy Rolling Rock.
I don't care who owns the company as long as they keep making it!

Unfortunately, the name of the game in the beer business is
marketing, not beer quality. The larger company will take over the
production of a beer called Rolling Rock, but there is no guarantee
that it will be the same Rolling Rock they have been making.

As I understand it Rolling Rock is itself a prime example of marketing.
Rolling Rock was a local beer like Falstaff, Sterling or Pabst until
they simply raised the price with no change to the beer. The price
increase worked wonders with it's reputation.

Two different things. Rolling Rock was regional as you described and
good marketing was used to make it trendy but it was still the same
company. Now it will be owned/relocated/operated by a company best known
for industrial beer.

Andy said:

I was alarmed after hearing that Budweiser bought Rolling Rock in an $80M
merger last week.

A sad day for Pennsylvania. Another sign of the times.

[sniffle]

Andy
Things will never be as watery. We STILL have Yuengling!!!

It's really not about who owns it. Belgian giant InBev (the largest
brewery by volume in the world) has owned it for a while. It was going
to be shut down if nobody bought it by July 31 anyway.

Personally, I can't stand any of AB's products, but I think Rolling Rock
sucks, too, so I can't really see them making it any worse.

It's like saying "Oh [censored], Burger King bought McDonald's! Now their
hamburgers are going to suck!"

TL

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Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist
the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

H.L. Mencken

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KevinS said:

Andy wrote on May 23, 2006:

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> I was alarmed after hearing that Budweiser bought Rolling Rock in an
> $80M
> merger last week.

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Didn't hear that. Only $80M?

Seems like too little. Considering Tom's of Maine went for $100M.

S.

Yeah, and I'd rather drink Tom's of Maine than Budweiser.
Dee Dee
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Amen to that! Heck, I wouldn't pay 80 ¢ for Rolling Rock - a bottle of it
or the company! Actually, there are enough people that enjoy it that it
would probably be a worthy company to own... <shrug>

Syssi wrote on 5/24/2006:

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Amen to that! Heck, I wouldn't pay 80 ¢ for Rolling Rock - a bottle ofit
or the company! Actually, there are enough people that enjoy it that it
would probably be a worthy company to own... <shrug>

I have never had a Rolling Rock. I've always heard it wasn't too good.
But,
I do see a lot of RR empties in the recycle containers. I haven't had a
Bud in something like 20 to 30 years. It's just that $80M doesn't seem
like much for a significant business transaction anymore. Somebody
said that AB just bought the name, so maybe that explains it.

KevinS said:

Syssi wrote on 5/24/2006:

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Amen to that! Heck, I wouldn't pay 80 ¢ for Rolling Rock - a bottle of it
or the company! Actually, there are enough people that enjoy it that it
would probably be a worthy company to own... <shrug>

I have never had a Rolling Rock. I've always heard it wasn't too good.
But,
I do see a lot of RR empties in the recycle containers. I haven't had a
Bud in something like 20 to 30 years. It's just that $80M doesn't seem
like much for a significant business transaction anymore. Somebody
said that AB just bought the name, so maybe that explains it.

RR was always a average regional beer (but better than the industrial
beers such as Bud & Coors) that was noted for "pony" bottles and the
lettering on the bottle. It was featured in a movie or something similar
and after that it became trendy.

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KevinS said:

Syssi wrote on 5/24/2006:

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Amen to that! Heck, I wouldn't pay 80 ¢ for Rolling Rock - a bottle of
it
or the company! Actually, there are enough people that enjoy it that it
would probably be a worthy company to own... <shrug>

I have never had a Rolling Rock. I've always heard it wasn't too good.
But,
I do see a lot of RR empties in the recycle containers. I haven't had a
Bud in something like 20 to 30 years. It's just that $80M doesn't seem
like much for a significant business transaction anymore. Somebody
said that AB just bought the name, so maybe that explains it.

RR was always a average regional beer (but better than the industrial
beers such as Bud & Coors) that was noted for "pony" bottles and the
lettering on the bottle. It was featured in a movie or something similar
and after that it became trendy.

My husband will occasionally buy RR (when he wants something light), but I
don't care for it. I did drink a good bit of it while attending Penn State
(of course, we also drank a lot of "Old Swilwaukee" back then--no accounting
for taste). Used to split cases of RR with friends at the 'Skellar.

Hubby's great-uncle-in-law founded the Straub Brewery, in St. Mary's, PA,
and members of his extended family still run it today. It's the only beer
his relatives in St. Mary's will drink. I find the taste to be a bit too
"musty."

Mary