{"id":5347,"date":"2015-10-20T13:36:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T21:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/can-becks-be-labeled-german-if-its-brewed-in-st-louis-no-judge-agrees\/5347\/"},"modified":"2015-10-20T13:36:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-20T21:36:00","slug":"can-becks-be-labeled-german-if-its-brewed-in-st-louis-no-judge-agrees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/can-becks-be-labeled-german-if-its-brewed-in-st-louis-no-judge-agrees\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Beck's Be Labeled 'German' If It's Brewed In St. Louis? No, Judge Agrees"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A judge has approved the settlement terms of a lawsuit over the way Anheuser-Busch labels its U.S.-made, German-style Beck’s beer. Braca Nadezdic Fotografix\/iStockphoto<\/strong> hide caption<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Anheuser-Busch, the company behind both Budweiser and Beck’s, has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit. The plaintiffs claim the megabrewer misled customers by trumping up Beck’s German roots and insinuating that it was an imported beer.<\/p>\n

Now, for more than 100 years, Beck’s has been brewed in Germany. But in 2002, the company was bought up by big international brewers, eventually becoming part of Anheuser-Busch InBev, based in Belgium.<\/p>\n

And, since 2012, Beck’s has also been made in St. Louis, which is definitely not in Germany. Which means the Beck’s you buy in the U.S. is definitely not an import.<\/p>\n

But, the lawsuit claims, that didn’t stop Anheuser-Busch from charging import prices.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, a judge gave final approval to the settlement terms. Anheuser-Busch referred us to a June statement that reads in part, “AB brews Beck’s to the highest quality standards and is proud to employ the finest American brewmasters to produce Becks for the U.S. market.”<\/p>\n

And if you bought Beck’s in the past few years and kept the receipts, you could get a partial refund: 50 cents back for every six-pack, up to $50 total.<\/p>\n

In case you were wondering, $50 can buy you a couple of cases of Beck’s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A judge has approved the settlement terms of a lawsuit over the way Anheuser-Busch labels its U.S.-made, German-style Beck’s beer. Braca Nadezdic Fotografix\/iStockphoto<\/strong> hide caption<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Anheuser-Busch, the company behind both Budweiser and Beck’s, has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit. The plaintiffs claim the megabrewer misled customers by trumping up Beck’s German roots and insinuating that it was an imported beer.<\/p>\n

Now, for more than 100 years, Beck’s has been brewed in Germany. But in 2002, the company was bought up by big international brewers, eventually becoming part of Anheuser-Busch InBev, based in Belgium.<\/p>\n

And, since 2012, Beck’s has also been made in St. Louis, which is definitely not in Germany. Which means the Beck’s you buy in the U.S. is definitely not an import.<\/p>\n

But, the lawsuit claims, that didn’t stop Anheuser-Busch from charging import prices.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, a judge gave final approval to the settlement terms. Anheuser-Busch referred us to a June statement that reads in part, “AB brews Beck’s to the highest quality standards and is proud to employ the finest American brewmasters to produce Becks for the U.S. market.”<\/p>\n

And if you bought Beck’s in the past few years and kept the receipts, you could get a partial refund: 50 cents back for every six-pack, up to $50 total.<\/p>\n

In case you were wondering, $50 can buy you a couple of cases of Beck’s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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