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The mountain of World Cup beer going to waste after Qatari royals' booze ban: Thousands of cans of Budweiser are piled up in warehouse after rulers ordered last-minute U-turn on selling alcohol at stadiums
2022-11-21
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Beverage giant had been announced as one of the sponsors for the tournament

  • But it is now only able to sell the alcohol-free version of its beer at the stadiums

  • It has left Budweiser with prospect of large amounts of stock now going to waste

  • However, it has offered the cans of beer to the nation that comes out victorious

Posted by:Skidmark

#24  #19 Welsh rugby is more lost than that god awful hooligan sport

Spent quite a few days playing in Cwmbran, Monthmouth, Pontypool

https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/63687627
Posted by: Beavis   2022-11-21 20:41  

#23  Or is this the real entertainment?

Let us not forget the on-field soap opera, "Dives of Our Lives".
Posted by: SteveS   2022-11-21 20:34  

#22  As a solution, I recommend tying a large barge next to Qatar we’re fans with no standards can drink Bud without defiling their crappy country. If you pick the correct barge, there will be no need to empty the porta—John’s.
Posted by: Super Hose   2022-11-21 20:16  

#21  So, is there an actual sporting event associated with this drama queen tag team? Or is this the real entertainment?
Posted by: ed in texas   2022-11-21 19:12  

#20  Hey, I'm watching, but I would so much rather that the Cup not be in Qatar.

I was totally excited, for these very articles wokesters vs. reality.

Corporate arrogance. The Coward's hypocrisy. Threats of vigilante violence. Most exciting cup ever, and hasn't even started.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-11-21 18:25  

#19  Given my heritage, I'm a 16th generation American of Anglosphere descent, I ought to be rooting for the USA in the upcoming match with Wales, but given the woke BS of changing the team USA logo to the tranny colors, it pushed me over the edge, Yma o Hyd, CYMRU AM BYTH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llkwpwdk2ro
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2022-11-21 17:12  

#18  If you're stupid enough to go to Qatar and expect to do your usual shit, then you need to stop drinking.
Posted by: Chris   2022-11-21 16:59  

#17  ^ Hey, I'm watching, but I would so much rather that the Cup not be in Qatar.
Posted by: Matt   2022-11-21 15:53  

#16  Not many people seem to care about this World Cup. Something I have never seen.

Compare this with the enthusiasm created by the first NFL game in Munich Allianz Arena.
Posted by: European Conservative   2022-11-21 15:32  

#15  OK. Who were the fucking retards who ramped up production to sell beer in Qatar?

"Budweiser will give the winning country all the beer prepared for the #QatarWorldCup2022 worth of €75 million."

As if scoring points wasn't rare enough.

"Its the 34th minute of extra time and the midfielders just keep passing the ball back and forth to the other team across midfield. Wait...what's this?...the forwards have come back to midfield and taken possession....and are attacking their own goal! That does it, score, GOOOAAAAALLLL! And Saudia Arabia wins the world cup!"
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-11-21 15:26  

#14  Nobody wants the Buttwiper.
Posted by: DarthVader   2022-11-21 15:22  

#13  No. They also own Munich beers Löwenbräu and Spatenbräu, which aren't that much better.
Posted by: European Conservative   2022-11-21 14:42  

#12  But EC, Bud is owned by your Belgian allies in the EU, so your legitimate beer snobbery is insulting a friend?
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2022-11-21 13:41  

#11  "Budweiser will give the winning country all the beer prepared for the #QatarWorldCup2022 worth of €75 million."

That's one way to make sure that Germany won't win.

Posted by: European Conservative   2022-11-21 12:51  

#10  As William Burroughs said "When you do business with a religious son-of-a-bitch, always get it in writing, because his word is not worth sh*t. Not with God telling him how to f*ck you on the deal..."
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-11-21 12:28  

#9  That the beer was shipped into a local warehouse is proof of some level of agreement for sales during the event. The very last minute cancellation, after virtually all the tickets for the various events, parties, hotel rooms, etc, are finalzed, is a world-class bait-and-switch. Islamic virtue signaling and ruthless double-cross, brings to mind again the world-famous Kipling quote:
"And the end of the fight is a tombstone white, with the name of the late deceased, And the epitaph drear: A fool lies here who tried to hustle the East." Source: The Naulahka, ch. 5 (1892).
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2022-11-21 12:22  

#8  In unrelated news the world cup will never be hosted by a Muslim nation again.

Isn't Qatar the one that is really friendly with Iran?
Posted by: ruprecht   2022-11-21 12:14  

#7  Budweiser isn't beer. Throwing it out is a mercy to all humanity.
Posted by: Angstrom   2022-11-21 10:13  

#6  Well, it'll cut down on the futball hooligans. Maybe.
Posted by: ed in texas   2022-11-21 09:11  

#5  "The one beer to have if you were even allowed to have one..."
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-11-21 07:58  

#4  Not a fan of futbol, would rather plunger a clogged toilet, but is A-B still a sponsor of this event after having the rug pulled?
If so, they are dumber than a bag of hammers.
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2022-11-21 07:55  

#3  I believe there is an opportunity given the still significant presence of American facilities (targeted by Iran) near the Syrian border and ships in the Persian/Arabian Gulf to properly dispose of any surplus.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2022-11-21 07:36  

#2  
No Surprise here.

What did Beer Sales VP idiot think?
That Qatar would bend a knee and change itself for a once in a lifetime sporting event, like some USA state would to get the Super Bowl.
Posted by: NN2N1   2022-11-21 06:03  

#1  one of the sponsors for the tournament

Do business in mohammed land, lose.
Posted by: Dron66046   2022-11-21 03:30  

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