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[โ€“] DandomRude@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Budweiser originally refers to a Czech beer - Budฤ›jovickรฝ Budvar - brewed in ฤŒeskรฉ Budฤ›jovice (German: Budweis). Today there are two separate beers sold under the Budweiser name: the Czech original (often marketed as Budvar or, in some countries, Czechvar) and the US beer produced by Anheuserโ€‘Busch. Trademark rights to the name "Budweiser" are divided by territory after long legal disputes: Anheuserโ€‘Busch owns the Budweiser trademark in the United States and in many other markets, while Budฤ›jovickรฝ Budvar retains rights in other countries (in Germany for example).

So Budweiser was never really a US beer - it is only sold under this name to give the impression that it is a good beer, which the original is, but its US imitation never was.