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The Budweiser Clydesdales were featured in a Super Bowl ad this year, recreating a moment in 1933 following the repeal of Prohibition as a town celebrates its first beer delivery. The spot marked the 22nd time the iconic horses have appeared in a Super Bowl advertisement. Jeff Knapper, general manager of Budweiser Clydesdale operations for Anheuser...

Last weekend, the Bud Light Hotel reaffirmed its position as the hottest place to be Super Bowl week, hosting four nights of exclusive events and concerts. On-hand to bring the event to life for Bud Light's social media community was Leila Mahadin, the official Bud Light Hotel correspondent. Leila provided Bud Light's 2+ million Facebook fans behin...

The beautifully crafted Stella Artois Chalice is a symbol of authenticity and value that, when combined with the 9-Step Belgian Pouring Ritual, is the ideal way to experience the No. 1 selling Belgian beer in the world. And what better way to enjoy a Stella Artois than from a customized Chalice! In February and March, Stella Artois is giving consum...

More Hops, Extra Smooth. Shock Top Brewing Co. announces a new, full-time addition to its family of unfiltered wheat ales that brings a unique flavor to the craft beer category. Shock Top Wheat IPA (WIPA) is not a traditional beer. It's a unique hybrid that brings the refreshment and smoothness of a wheat beer and marries it with the crisp hop bitt...

 During a live special last night, CBS-TV asked consumers to vote on the greatest Super Bowl commercials of all time from three finalists that had been culled from earlier online voting consisting of 10 brands, including Careerbuilder.com, Coke, Doritos, FedEx, GoDaddy.com and Pepsi. The final three came down to E*Trade, Victoria's Secret and ...

CBS-TV is asking consumers to vote on the greatest Super Bowl commercials of all time, and Budweiser and Bud Light are among 10 brands featured now in online voting. "Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials" airs live as an interactive countdown special on Wednesday, Feb. 1. The one-hour show, hosted by Boomer Esiason and Jillian Michaels, features brand...

This February, Bud Light – the official beer sponsor of the NFL – is taking up residence in downtown Indianapolis for Super Bowl XLVI with the return of the Bud Light Hotel. Beginning Thursday, Feb. 2, Bud Light will transform a 180-room downtown Indianapolis hotel into the premier destination for Super Bowl week entertainment. In addition to hosti...

On New Year's Eve, G&M Distributors and its partners, Dennis Twitty State Farm Insurance, Checker Cab, WGIL, FM95, 92.7 The LASER, and 105.3 KFM sponsored Alert Cab, a community-based initiative that helps prevent drunk driving by providing free cab rides home to adults who may have had too much to drink. On Saturday, December 31, 139 Galesburg...

As adults head out to celebrate New Year's Eve, they can "do the ride thing" by taking advantage of a free program that can help keep Galesburg streets safe. G&M Distributors, Dennis Twitty State Farm Insurance, Checker Cab, and Galesburg Broadcasting are sponsoring Alert Cab, a community-based initiative that helps prevent drunk driving by pro...

Beer lovers in St. Louis are about to have a new way to enjoy fresh draft beer in the comfort of their own home. Anheuser-Busch's latest innovation, a unique new home draft system called Draftmark, will arrive in select St. Louis retail locations this week, before becoming more widely available throughout the greater St. Louis area in February 2012...

Budweiser's groundbreaking social reality show, Bud United presents: The Big Time, is set to debut in early 2012 on U.S. network television, as part of a new agreement with ESPN/ABC to broadcast all of the episodes on ABC. Cast via Budweiser's social media sites, Bud United presents: The Big Time is a social reality show that features young adults ...

National Government Research Shows Alcohol Responsibility Progress For nearly 30 years, Anheuser-Busch has been the industry leader in promoting responsible drinking initiatives and building partnerships with elected officials, educators, law enforcement and parents to help prevent underage drinking and drunk driving. Two recent national government...

Anheuser–Busch is producing several new packages in the fourth quarter of 2011 and into 2012. These packages will offer consumers greater value and more size options. G&M has been handling the Busch, Busch Light and Natural Light 18 pack 16oz cans for a few months now. Anheuser-Busch will continue to focus on new and innovative packages in 2012...

Once again this Holiday Season Goose Island Brewing Company is offering its annual Christmas Ale. Each year the Brew master changes the recipe slightly so that you can enjoy something new. Traditionally the Christmas Ale is a complex brown ale that develops in the bottle for up to five years. Goose Island Christmas Ale has a chocolate appearance wi...

When the first Goose Island Brewpub opened its doors in 1988, domestic, mass-produced beer was deeply ingrained in Midwestern culture. The craft beer industry was still in its infancy, with only a handful of brewpubs in existence in the Midwest. In his travels across Europe, beer-lover John Hall had enjoyed a distinctive local brew in each region h...

Help us promote Global Be(er) Responsible Day on Friday, September 23, 2011 by making sure when you drink you have a Designated Driver. Global Be(er) Responsible Day is an Anheuser-Busch initiative. Please show the community you support designated drivers by wearing red today. Please visit Budweiser's Facebook page, where you can join the effort by...

Wednesday, September 21, 2011 is Budweiser National Happy Hour. The G&M team will be conducting promotions across our market to promote and educate consumers about the freshness and quality of Budweiser. Please look for us at your favorite bar.