I'll do it :) Anheuser-Busch started using the name in 1876, long before the nazi's, and the dispute is over the use of the name not the recipe.
http://www.american.edu/TED/budweis.htm Anheuser-Busch was founded by German immigrants, the American brewers say. Adolphus Busch (a German-born American beer brewer) adopted the name Budweiser in 1876. He is said to had thought it was a great idea to give the beer distinct and evocative name --Budweiser - that reminded him of his old country which already was well-known for its high quality beer products, and was also to be brewed in the same style the Czech/German lager-style beers were. On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 20:56:50 -0800, Rob Munn wrote: > As for Budweiser and the Nazis sharing an eagle symbol, I don't think it is > so surprising that such a coincidence would occur. Budweiser was a beer > adopted/stolen (correct me here if I'm wrong) from a Chech or German brewer, > and the people selling Bud probably went looking for a symbol that would be > sufficiently German looking to support the brand they were trying to create. > That's my story, anyway, and I'm sticking to it. :-) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:149650 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
