Free Budweiser Samples on Sept 29th?

[DEMDeepEllumMusic]

Latest ad strategy to freshen Budweiser's image: Free beer - USATODAY.com

Not sure where in Texas and if it will be the 6 oz or 12 oz version but what the heck, free beer!

[revjvegas]

Free doesn't make it taste any better.

[Todd Lambert]

Drinkers can't be choosers.

[Steelsun]

I think it's against the law in Texas for beer manufacturers or distributors to provide free beer samples. I know Shiner and St Arnold have both fought against this and lost.
A retail place can, but the samples are limited to 1 or 2 oz (not sure which) and there is a limit to the number of samples they can give per person.

Texas is one of the more backwards states when it comes to beer distribution and sales. You can't even go to the breweries (like St Arnold) and buy a case. They (St Arnold etal) keep trying to get that law changed, but the big guys (Silver Eagle distributing etc) keep getting the bill killed.

[carrbowl]

we have friends that work for Bud...wish I drank more beer!!! : )

[bairfoot]

They used to give away free beer at Sea World in San Antonio Texas until about two years ago (maybe less). They were owned by one of the beer companies (Anheiser Bush maybe). Two free draft beers per adult...I would guess about 12oz each. The last time we went I made a stop at the "free beer pub" and they weren't doing it any longer. The guy behind the counter said they had been sold or were under new ownership/management and giving away beer didn't seem as profitable as it did before.