"BudLight" news and stories

Bud Light Fan Cans. Photo: TailgateApproved.com

Bud Light's new lineup of beer cans color-coded for sports teams has some college administrators raising their eyebrows over the marketing campaign.

The Fan Cans are being touted by Anheuser-Busch as the perfect tailgate accompaniment on its Web site, TailgateApproved.com. "Show your colors!" the site says. "Put your hand around a fan can!"

But the cans, which the site says come in 26 color combinations in 24- and 30-packs, haven't got everyone doing the wave.

Photo: Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com, Flickr

Of all the ink spilled about last week's notorious Beer Summit, in which President Obama, police sergeant James Crowley and Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates gathered at the White House for a brewski, none have been more hilarious than this Washington Post recap. Writer Dana Milbank not only sums up the media's "tipsy" coverage of the affair but suggests our commander in chief take a cue from American beer names to address other diplomacy issues.

To wit: Sen. John Ensign would be welcomed to the White House with a quaff of Horny Devil, a California brew, whereas "if a certain former Alaska governor tries to challenge Obama in 2012, he can pour her an Arctic Devil Barley Wine." An equal opportunity satirist, Milbank also takes down "hot-tempered chief of staff Rahm Emanuel" by suggesting he indulge in Permanently Pissed Off Pilsner.

How do you feel about President Obama's choice of Bud Light -- a brew owned by a Belgian conglomerate -- for sipping?



[Via The Washingon Post]

That's right. Rock Paper Scissors is going places, and wherever it goes Bud Light will be there. The game has been growing exponentially in popularity for years. Now it has its own league and championships, which are happening this June in Las Vegas.

The lucky winner of the USA Rock Paper Scissors (USARPS) league championship will not only win $50,000 but the opportunity to represent the US in the international competition at the Olympics this summer in Beijing.

And Bud Light will be proud to sponsor the American representative. Regional tournaments are going on now, and those winners will go on to Las Vegas. You can find out more at usarps.com.

[Via Beer Advocate]