Budweiser says it will award unconsumed Qatar beer to the World Cup winner

[Joe Cool]

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/budweiser-says-it-will-give-unused-qatar-world-cup-beer-to-tournament-winner-11669137576?siteid=yhoof2

The 2022 World Cup host nation, Qatar, stunned World Cup sponsor Budweiser with its last-second ban of alcohol sales at stadiums during soccer’s big, quadrennial spectacle.

Budweiser now says it will take some of the beer it originally planned to sell during the tournament and give it to the country whose team lifts the World Cup on Dec. 18.

“We will host the ultimate championship celebration for the winning country. Because, for the winning fans, they’ve taken the world. More details will be shared when we get closer to the finals,” an Anheuser-Busch InBev BUD, -0.07% spokesperson reportedly told CNN.

The beer giant had previously alluded to its World Cup surplus in a tweet.

[brewens]

1. I much of it was in kegs, they only have so much time. I've been out of the business for

20 years, but there is an expiration date and once you have a keg on tap, it's good for 45-60 days maybe. The breweries wouldn't let us deliver kegs if we would not be back at that stop before the expiration date.

How long does the World Cup last? I'd say they would be lucky if they had 30 days to do something with those kegs. It might be all canned and bottled beer I suppose.

[niyad]

2. At least in Salt Lake, the alcohol ban was not a last-minute thing (awarding

such an event to a "dry" area is pretty darned stupid. But then, the corruption in the IOC is almost beyond belief. And I never forget rMoney's part in it.

[HAB911]

3. Budweiser? Is that supposed to be a prize?

[Ocelot II]

4. By rights it should go to the losing team, but

they'd probably want to drown their sorrows in something less like watered-down goat pee.

[BlackSkimmer]

7. My first thought too lol.

[Deep State Witch]

9. A booby prize

Wouldn't it be ironic if a country with a history of beer brewing back to the Middle Ages, like Belgium, England, or Germany, won?

[HAB911]

11. LOL! They might close the borders!

[TheBlackAdder]

19. Yeah, the losing team gets CONSUMED beer.

[Deep State Witch]

23. Bud Tastes The Same

I would imagine that Budweiser tastes the same going out as it does going in.

[doc03]

5. Budweiser has an expiration date. the day it was

brewed?

[Better Days Ahoy]

6. No shit, Budweiser. It's a Muslim country.

Beside that, Budweiser beer should go to the last place team since it SUCKS. And make that team pay to ship it back -- wherever.

[Igel]

8. It's a Muslim country that agreed--falsely--to allow the beer to be sold.

Then at the last minute I guess the rulers said, "Wait--we're Muslims, aren't we? Forgot about that! Oopsy."

Nobody forced them to dishonor themselves by making a commitment and being false, lying in their word and business ethics.

[Better Days Ahoy]

16. Well, there's that, too. Not the first or last time that will happen.

Oh, well. Too bad for Bud, which still sucks. If Qatar is going to blow up Muslim law, do it with a better beer.

Good thing that America's corporate citizens are that shining example on the hill. (sarcasm)

[Earth-shine]

10. That Budweiser is still around is indicative of the triumph of marketing over quality.

[BannonsLiver]

12. The beer snobs showed up to this thread!

[Better Days Ahoy]

17. Present! General adult beverage snob here.

Because I'm not 19 and in a sorority.

[BannonsLiver]

20. More of a weed guy myself.

When I drink, which is rare, it's to get a nice buzz. Any old alcohol works for that. I draw the line at Natural Light or Ultra, though.

[BlackSkimmer]

18. Oh dear. If I don't care for Budweiser does that mean I'm a beer snob?

Oh honey bun, Imma promise you Budweiser won’t miss me. They have a huge fan base.

And during my younger years, I contributed mightily to the Budweiser fortune. Budweiser long necks frosted over in an iced cooler by the side of a Florida Keys canal. Ah, those were the days, my friend. Mm hmm.

My tastes have changed. Bless my ears and whiskers, now I’m a snob!

[Better Days Ahoy]

21. Oh, well, now then. Ice cold Bud in the Keys?

Yeah, baby. Meet you there.

[MagickMuffin]

13. Seeing all male fans in the crowd, it's a good thing no alcohol is served

I found it kinda creepy seeing all those men screaming and yelling. Just think if they were drinking.

I know there’s a lot of violence committed by fans win or lose.

[Gore1FL]

14. I hope they think twice before sponsoring anything FIFA ever again.

There is nothing about this entire event that wasn't predictably stupid.

[liberaltrucker]

15. The sovereign nation of me accepts this honor

[48656c6c6f20]

22. I only drink Budweiser, why do you all shit on it?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budweiser_Budvar_Brewery