GibH
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I learned a bit of beer history. Budweiser was originally introduced by Carl Conrad. He wasn't a brewer, but was a friend of Adolphus Busch. He contracted Busch to make a beer that was modeled after a pilsener that they had tasted while touring Europe. It was made in a place called Budweis. Carl called his beer Budweiser and it was a huge success, but evidently he wasn't a very shrewd business man, because he went bankrupt six years later. Some say it was due to bottling issues (shortages), but this seems unlikely since other makers stayed in business. A more likely explanation was that he expanded too fast, or it may have been a combination of both issues.
His largest creditor was a bottler, and the second largest creditor was Anheuser-Busch.
Anyway, here's a bottle from that long ago era. It would have to date somewhere between 1876-1882 as Carl declared bankruptcy in Jan. 1883.
His largest creditor was a bottler, and the second largest creditor was Anheuser-Busch.
Anyway, here's a bottle from that long ago era. It would have to date somewhere between 1876-1882 as Carl declared bankruptcy in Jan. 1883.
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