Industry consultant Tom Pirko of Bevmark notes Bud Lite is the most popular beer in America.

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Never mind that Anheuser-Busch, which makes Bud Lite, is now owned by Belgians and Brazilians.

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Of course Bud Lite is mostly water, and it takes a lot of energy to get that water out.

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To illustrate one of the key issues in simple terms, imagine that you have to extract the ethanol from Bud Lite as the fuel for your car.

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Nothing says the holidays in America to him like a convenience- store sign wishing customers "Happy X-Mas" while offering them great deals on Bud Lite and antifreeze.

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The lawsuit alleges the other watered-down beers are Bud Ice, Bud Lite Platinum, Michelob, Michelob Ultra, Hurricane High Gravity Lager, King Cobra, Busch Ice, Natural Ice and Bud Light Lime.

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For lack of a better word, good old fashioned opportunistic public relations efforts won the day for Nabisco, with traditional Super Bowl advertising stars E-Trade and Bud Lite nowhere to be found.

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The brands that the suit alleges are watered down are those tested by CNN and Bud Lite Platinum, Michelob, Michelob Ultra, Hurricane High Gravity Lager, King Cobra, Busch Ice and Natural Ice.

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