Starting a boycott against a beer company

I'll join your boycott of Stella, but mostly because it tastes foul. I've never understood the popularity of that one...

I haven't read the label, but I'm pretty sure it was bottled here. Very little of beer imports are brought in bottled. Certainly, nothing of any significance.

Here are the brands owned/controled by AB InBev, they would all be under the boycott (one of my favorites is on the list, Spaten):

Absolut Cut (Sweden)
Alexander Keith's (Canada)
Keith's White
Keith's Dark
Keith's Red
Keith's Light
Keith's Regular
Andes (Argentina)
Antarctica (Brazil)
Apatinska pivara (Serbia)
Jelen pivo
Pils Light
Aqua Fratelli Vita (Brazil)
AstikA (Bulgaria)
Baisha (China)
BagBier (Russia)
BagBier
BagBier Classicheskoye
BagBier Krepkoye
BagBier Nashe
Bass (United Kingdom)
Baviera (Paraguay)
Beck's (Germany)
Beck's Dark
Beck's Oktoberfest
Beck's Premier Light
Belle-Vue (Belgium)
Belle-Vue Kriek
Belle-Vue Kriek Extra
Belle-Vue Framboise
Belle-Vue Gueuze
Bergenbier (Romania)
Blue Star (Canada)
Boddingtons (United Kingdom)
Bohemia (Brazil)
Bohemia Pilsen
Bohemia Escura
Bohemia Weiss
Bohemia Royal Ale
Bohemia Confraria
Bohemia Oaken
Borsodi (Hungary)
Borsodi Bivaly
Borsodi Polo
Borsodi Sör
Borostyán (Hungary)
Boomerang (France)
Brahma (Global)
Breda (The Channel Islands) Still Available
Budweiser
Budweiser Chelada
Bud Dry
Bud Extra
Bud Ice
Bud Ice Light
Budweiser Select
Budweiser Select 55
Bud Light
Bud Light Chelada
Bud Light Lime
Busch
Busch Light
Cafri (South Korea)
Caracu (Brazil)
Cass (South Korea)
Cass Fresh
Cass Light
Cass Red
Cass Lemon
Castlemaine XXXX (owned by Castlemaine Perkins Pty Ltd.)
Chernihivske (Ukraine)
Chernihivske Svitle
Chernihivske Premium
Chernihivske Mitsne
Chernihivske Temne
Chernihivske Bile
Chernihivske Bila Nich
Chernihivske Bagryane
Chernihivske Fitness+
Diebels (Germany)
Diekirch (Luxembourg)
Diekirch Grand Cru
Diekirch Grande Réserve
Diekirch Exclusive
Dimix (Germany)
Dommelsch (Netherlands)
Dommelsch Pilsener
Dommelsch Ice
Dommelsch Dominator
Double Deer (China)
E-Generation
Premium Light
Dry Beer
Dutch Gold (Netherlands)
Eiken Artois
Franziskaner Weissbier (Germany)
Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier
Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier Alkoholfrei
Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier Dunkel
Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier Leicht
Franziskaner Weissbier Kristallklar
Gilde Ratskeller (Germany)
Guaraná Antarctica (Brazil)
Guaraná Brahma (Brazil)
GuoGuang (China)
Goose Island Brewery
Haacke-Beck (Germany)
Hasseröder (Germany)
Harbin (China)
Hertog Jan (Netherlands)
Primator
Oud Bruin
Grand Prestige
Tripel
Dubbel
Winterbier
Bockbier
Meibock
Hoegaarden (Belgium)
Hop Hound Amber Wheat
Hougaerdse Das (Belgium)
Jinlin (China)
Jinlongquan (China)
Draft
Refreshing
Julius (Belgium)
Jupiler (Belgium)
Jupiler N.A.
Jupiler Blue
Jupiler Tauro
KK (China)
Kamenitza (Bulgaria)
Klinskoye (Russia)
Klinskoye Svetloye
Klinskoye Zolotoye
Klinskoye Lux
Klinskoye Redkoye
Klinskoye Arriva
Klinskoye Samurai
Kokanee (Canada)
Kokanee
Kokanee Gold
Kokanee Light
Kokanee Frost
La Bécasse (France)
La Bécasse Kriek
La Bécasse Raspberry
La Bécasse Gueuze
Labatt Family (Canada) Acquired in 1995
Labatt Blue
Labatt Blue Light
Labatt .5
Labatt Lite
Labatt 50
John Labatt Classic
Labatt Genuine
Labatt Extra Dry Lager
Labatt Wildcat
Labatt Ice
Labatt Sterling
Lakeport Family (Canada) Acquired in 2007
Lakeport Pilsener
Lakeport Honey Lager
Lakeport Strong
Lakeport Ice
Lakeport Ale
Lakeport Light
Lakeport Red
Steeler
Brava
Wee Willy
Leffe (Belgium)
Leffe Brown
Leffe Blonde
Liber (Brazil)
Löwenbräu (Germany)
Löwenbräu Alkoholfrei
Löwenbräu Dunkel
Löwenbräu Löwen Weisse
Löwenbräu Original
Löwenbräu Oktoberfestbier
Löwenbräu Premium Pils
Löwenbräu Radler
Löwenbräu Schwarze Weisse
Löwenbräu Triumphator
Löwenbräu Urtyp
Marathon (Brazil)
Michelob
Michelob Light
Michelob AmberBock
Michelob Dunkel Weisse
Michelob Honey Lager
Michelob Honey Wheat
Michelob Irish Red Ale
Michelob Marzen
Michelob Pale Ale
Michelob Porter
Michelob Ultra
Michelob Ultra Amber
Michelob Ultra Lime Cactus
Michelob Ultra Pomegranate Raspberry
Michelob Ultra Tuscan Orange Grapefruit
Michelob Golden Draft
Michelob Golden Draft Light
Mousel (Luxembourg)
Natural Light
Pivara Trebjesa (Montenegro)
Nik Cool
Nik Gold
Nikšicko pivo
Nikšicko tamno
Noroc (Romania)
Oland Export Ale (Canada)
OB (South Korea)
Oranjeboom (Netherlands)
Oranjeboom Premium Pilsener
Oranjeboom Oud Bruin
Oranjeboom Premish Malt
Original (Brasil)
Peeterman Artois
Permskoye Gubernskoye (Russia)
Permskoye Gubernskoye Svetloye
Paceña (Bolivia)
Paceña Pico de Oro
Paceña Pico de Plata
Huari
Bock
Ducal
Piedboeuf (Belgium)
Piedboeuf Blond
Piedboeuf Brown
Piedboeuf Triple
Pilsen (Uruguay)
Quilmes (Argentina)
Red Bridge
Red Shiliang (China)
Rifey (Russia)
Rohan (Ukraine)
Rohan Lehke
Rohan Tradytsiyne
Rohan Monastyrske Temne
Rohan Veselyi Monach
Rohan Bezalkoholne
Rohan Kampai
Rohan Arriva
Rolling Rock
Rock Light
Safir (Belgium)
Santai (China)
Schooner Lager (Canada)
Sedrin (China)
Shock Top Beligian White
Sibirskaya Korona (Siberian Crown)(Russia)
Skol (Brazil)
Spaten (Germany)
Spaten Alkoholfrei
Spaten Diät-Pils
Spaten Münchner Hell
Spaten Oktoberfestbier
Spaten Pils
St. Pauli Girl (Germany)
St. Pauli Girl Lager
St. Pauli Girl Special Dark
St. Pauli Girl Non-Alcoholic
Staropramen (Czech Republic)
Stella Artois (Global)
Artois Bock
Peeterman Artois
Stone Mill Pale Ale
Sukita (Brazil)
Taller (Ukraine)
Tinkov Russian Lager (Russia)
Tolstiak (Russia)
Tolstiak Dobroye
Tolstiak Svetloye
Tolstiak Zaboristoye
Tolstiak Krepkoye
Tolstiak Grechisnoye
Vieux Temps (Belgium)
Wild Blue
Wolters (Germany)
Whitbread (United Kingdom) (purchased from Whitbread Group plc in 2001)
Yali (China)
Yantar (Ukraine)
Zagrebacka pivovara (Croatia)
Božicno Pivo
Ožujsko Pivo
Ožujsko Cool
Ožujsko Izzy
Ožujsko Strong
Fresssh by Ožujsko
Tomislav
ZiegenBock
Zizhulin (China)
Zhujiang (China)
Zenda (Perú)

In Mexico:
Pacifico
Corona
Victoria
Negra Modelo
Especial Modelo
Modelo Lite
Estrella
Leon

I tried to do a little research on beer bottle size.
The only European bottle I've got is from the Czech Republic, and it's 375ml (more than 12 ounces).
In Britian, the standard bottle is 500ml
US standard "long neck" is 355ml (12 ounces)
The Dutch have a standard of 300ml (10.1 ounces) Whimps! But doesn't Heineken in the US come in 12 ounce bottles? (ps Did some more research. A year ago Heineken cut the number of sizes they produce internationally from 15 to 5. They were selling 15 different sizes of beer).

In Europe, there are smaller bottles below the the 375ml. So Europe stood and took this beer expropriation. Looks like the US will have to bail out the Europeans again. WWIII: This time it's about the size of beer bottles.

Say no to 11.2 ounces!
I say embrace the metric system. I want my beer bottles to be 500ml!!!

I took the $25.00 BeerMasters tour in Merrimack NH last summer, versus the free self guided tour, and the one thing that our tour guide mentioned was in fact that a few years ago AB was contemplating buying out Corona or Stella; and they chose Stella. Anyone else considering doing this type of a tour is a must, that being said, when we finished our tour we were all presented with a gift bag worth at least $25.00 in merchandise, " hats, coolers, very nice pilsner glasses, coasters etc. " that alone was worth more than the $25.00 paid, plus we got our own area to taste test everything they offered, plus munchies and the free tour people didnt get this, we also got pics. So I have often wondered if they made a mistake in buying Stella instead of adding Corona to their Stable.

Lee,
AB InBev owns a controlling interest in Corona. The the question left is if they'll buy up the minority share to own completely.

Your beer tour sounds interesting. I plan to tour Europe some day based on finding breweries. I'll travel Belgium, Germany and Czech Republic.

nice list.

somebody needs to go on a noah trip!!

Frito-Lay is another company that is making their products smaller and raising their prices at the same time.

EZ solution: Support American craft brewers.

I agree about craft beers, learning more about them, as I love beer, but will not support anything owned by AB InBev, which is considerable, looking at that list. They own Anhauser Busch and are quietly phasing out the magnificent Clydesdale hitches. They no longer make commercials with them or appear anywhere. After a 58-year history of appearances, they were not in the Rose Parade this year! As a family of horse people, we feel the anguish the handlers of these stunning animals must feel. Don't bring Bud to my house! Sorry - had to vent.

Linda

Next time you're in the grocery store, take a look at the "double" roll of Charmin bath tissue. Now cut that in half, and look at how big a regular roll would be. This is how they've been doing us to make it look like they're not raising prices. And by and large, the consumer never notices, because the changes are gradual. It's much easier to catch it when it is something as obvious as an 11.2 ounce beer, but much harder when you're talking about square inches and millimeters.