I am really, REALLY going to hope that the Czech beer is vastly superior to the
American beer of the same name. I hate, loath and despise Budweiser, and almost
always refer to it as Buttwiper. If the two taste anything alike, I shall have
to pass.
Interesting case law, though. Shows what deep pockets can accomplish, i.e.,
keeping lawyers in their fancy cars and private jets.
--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal
On Jan 29, 2014, at 9:19 AM, Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Is it any good??? Bob, it's the real thing!
>
> Places in Bohemia often have dual German and Czech names. Thuse the Czech
> town Plžen had the German name Pilsen. It is the home of Pilsner beers.
> Likewise Budvar had the German name Budweis . and you can guess the rest.
>
> There was a landmark legal action in UK in the past few years concerning the
> Budweiser trademark. The Anheuser Busch sought to ban the sale of a Czech
> beer named Budweiser (had always been called that since time immemorial),
> and failed. Hence both Budweisers are on sale here under that name. Hard to
> mix them up, though!
>
> http://www1.american.edu/ted/budweis.htm
>
> I believe the Czech beer is marketed in US as Czechvar.
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