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You now the joke “a rock legend goes into a bar.” We’ve that and some AB InBev beer news that may, or may not happen…
Mick Jagger Grabs Beer at US Bar, And No One Knew It Was Him
The night before the Rolling Stones opened their US tour in Charlotte, NC, Mick Jagger went out for beer, and posted a picture on twitter and Instagram of him drinking anonymously in front of the Thirsty Beaver Saloon.
“He was in here and then he was gone,” co-owner, Brian Wilson, told The Charlotte Observer. “Nobody really mentioned that anybody famous had been here – so, don’t think they noticed, but this morning my phone did!”
Wilson described the Thirsty Beaver Saloon as an “eclectic” venue where a megastar may well be able to remain incognito, though was sure to give the barman some stick for failing to spot Mick Jagger.
Words to Drink By
Good writers borrow, great writers steal.” —T. S. Eliot (but possibly stolen from Oscar Wilde)”
Anheuser-Busch InBev Explores Selling Off German Beer Brands
Anonymous insiders are telling Bloomberg that Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO Michel Doukeris is considering the sale of three of its most prominent German beer brands, Franziskaner Weissbier, Hasseroeder and Spaten. If it happens the $1.2 billion deal which would help lessen the company’s considerable debt that Doukeris inherited from the departing Carlos Brito.
The sale of those breweries would also signal a strategic move away from brands in Europe’s largest beer-producing country and an increasing focus on possible “beer alternatives” like the emerging hard seltzer segment.
According to the Drinks Business, Doukeris, who has only been helming AB InBev for three months, is also looking to “double down on the company’s energy drinks brands, canned wine, and Cutwater Spirits canned cocktails, in a bid to insulate the company against a stagnant performance in beer.”
