Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (ADR) (BUD) Vs. Boston Beer Co Inc (SAM): The Coolest Beer Can Yet?

For the love of beer
What’s more, just a few weeks ago, Boston Beer Co Inc (NYSE:SAM) made the encouraging decision to allow all craft brewers the chance to use its new can design without any royalty or license fee, all in the name of helping their smaller kin deliver the best taste experience possible.

As someone who wholeheartedly appreciates a good brew, I’m happy to see Boston Beer effectively epitomizing its own “For the love of beer” catch phrase.

Foolish final thoughts
Unfortunately for current industry stalwarts such as Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE:TAP) and Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (ADR) (NYSE:BUD), McGauley was absolutely right in saying consumers are out there looking for “new things.” The problem, however, is that those new things largely consist of better-tasting beers. And that’s why the craft beer industry should be able to continue its meteoric rise at the expense of huge traditional brands.

While the brewing big boys will undoubtedly do their best to grab as large a slice of the craft brewing market as possible, I still think Boston Beer stands alone as the best way to play this long-term shift in drinking preferences.

What do you think? Am I giving the beer-drinking public too much credit? Sound off in the comments section below.

The article The Coolest Beer Can Yet: Budweiser Vs. Boston Beer originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Steve Symington.

Fool contributor Steve Symington has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Boston Beer and Molson Coors Brewing (NYSE:TAP) Company. The Motley Fool owns shares of Boston Beer.

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