More on A-B Results and New Products

Pat Stokes told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch yesterday that A-B is test marketing two products, Anheuser World Select and Bare Knuckle. Anheuser World Select is a European-style lager competing with the likes of Heineken, and Bare Knuckle is a stout competing with Guinness. These are the latest attempts by A-B to provide more high end products in its portfolio. ABIII said A-B won't get into the bottled water industry, mainly because the three tier system prevents it from being profitable