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i asked our local AB rep about distribution. He hadnt gotten any word on LSL but it seems that once bud rolls out a product it can go nationwide within 2-3 weeks

JustDucky wrote:Oh yeah - I drink mostly Abita Amber no matter what. So until LS comes to Louisiana....it's Abita baby!

which is not available in my neck of the woods. whenever roadtripping to NOLA, we come home with a carload of Abita!

I tried it at the KW M'ville. It was ok, nothing special but rather light. Not at all like Corona in my opinion.

I saw it available at a few locations in KW, but didn't buy any because I had to fly out.

I'd like to see it up here, but I don't think it will change my drinking habits all that much.

fruitcake (aka drunkgirl) wrote:

JustDucky wrote:Oh yeah - I drink mostly Abita Amber no matter what. So until LS comes to Louisiana....it's Abita baby!

which is not available in my neck of the woods. whenever roadtripping to NOLA, we come home with a carload of Abita!

I love Abita beers. Especially Abita Purple Haze. 'Cause I'm a girl.

Oh Boy ! A new beer to try !

cecoleman wrote:My question is, are you supposed to, or is it assumed that you drink the Land Shark Lager with a lime like you would a Corona? I wondered when I heard of this beer if was Budweiser's replacement for Tequiza? I really liked Tequiza as it was just like Corona but the lime taste was built in so you didn't need it. I heard they were discontinuing Tequiza this past summer, and thought Land Shark could be the next Tequiza like Sierra Mist replaced "Storm" from Pepsi...same drink, new name.

You should NEVER use LIME in a corona. Only reason why that was started was the crappy cleaning system Mexicans had in Mexico back when they first produced Corona. Since you would return your bottles, and they would not wash them out-- the citric acids in the Lime would steralize the bottle making it somewhat more sanatary.

fruitcake (aka drunkgirl) wrote:

JustDucky wrote:Oh yeah - I drink mostly Abita Amber no matter what. So until LS comes to Louisiana....it's Abita baby!

which is not available in my neck of the woods. whenever roadtripping to NOLA, we come home with a carload of Abita!

or when getting close to the state line in Lower Alabama and stopping at the Pig/Publix/Winn Dixie... Abita is not a bad addition to the beer cooler

I received this email from the AB folk today:

Thank you for taking the time to visit our Web site and e-mail Anheuser-Busch. We appreciate your interest in our company and the Land Shark Lager brand!



That being said, we apologize for our delayed response. Land Shark Lager is a refreshing, drinkable "island" lager brewed by Margaritaville Brewing Co., an Anheuser-Busch affiliate. It will be available in Las Vegas and throughout Florida in January 2007.



At your earliest convenience, please provide us with your postal zip code and we will do our best to help you find a Lank Shark or two at a retailer in your area.



We look forward to hearing from you soon!



Again, thank you for contacting Anheuser-Busch. Please let us know if you have additional comments or questions.



Your Friends at Anheuser-Busch

1-800-DIAL-BUD (1-800-342-5283)

www.anheuser-busch.com

Landshark lager will be available soon at Tanks Bar And Grill in Dayton,Ohio : Anheiser Busch has long arms,and also has a large brewery in Columbus....

bigcreola69

Land Shark Lager is a refreshing, drinkable "island" lager brewed by Margaritaville Brewing Co., an Anheuser-Busch affiliate.

Whoever wrote that should be fired. They're brewing a beer that's drinkable? Really? I thought that was the point of buying beer.

I thought beer was for freezing into a beercicle so you could eat it, not drink it. WOW! I guess I'll stop freezing it now. I didn't know beer was DRINKABLE.

There's a Landshark Lager billboard on I-10 here going into Jax, which makes sense considering this is where it's brewed.
Just found out that my wife's friend works there. I need to figure out how to work that to my advantage

bigcreola69 wrote:Landshark lager will be available soon at Tanks Bar And Grill in Dayton,Ohio : Anheiser Busch has long arms,and also has a large brewery in Columbus....

bigcreola69

not so big... just a few dozen acres..

LIPH wrote:

Land Shark Lager is a refreshing, drinkable "island" lager brewed by Margaritaville Brewing Co., an Anheuser-Busch affiliate.

Whoever wrote that should be fired. They're brewing a beer that's drinkable? Really? I thought that was the point of buying beer.

"drinkable" is code for "a beer so lacking in taste or body you can pound one after another and be drunk before you get bloated".

Kinda like a wine that is "quafable".

LIPH wrote:

Land Shark Lager is a refreshing, drinkable "island" lager brewed by Margaritaville Brewing Co., an Anheuser-Busch affiliate.

Whoever wrote that should be fired. They're brewing a beer that's drinkable? Really? I thought that was the point of buying beer.

I think that's intended to be a direct slam at their competitor.... basically implying Corona is NOT drinkable

A-B has never been a lightweight marketer....

bigcreola69 wrote:Landshark lager will be available soon at Tanks Bar And Grill in Dayton,Ohio : Anheiser Busch has long arms,and also has a large brewery in Columbus....

bigcreola69

That's the first I've heard or seen of anything happening outside of FL or the M'villes. My guess is either Dayton is a test market for broader distribution or you got bad info. Let us know if you hear more.

Quiet and Shy wrote:

LIPH wrote:

Land Shark Lager is a refreshing, drinkable "island" lager brewed by Margaritaville Brewing Co., an Anheuser-Busch affiliate.

Whoever wrote that should be fired. They're brewing a beer that's drinkable? Really? I thought that was the point of buying beer.

I think that's intended to be a direct slam at their competitor.... basically implying Corona is NOT drinkable

A-B has never been a lightweight marketer....

You do understand, don't you, that Corona is owned by Grupo Modelo, which is 52% owned by A-B.....

ColdWaterConch wrote:

Quiet and Shy wrote:

LIPH wrote:

Land Shark Lager is a refreshing, drinkable "island" lager brewed by Margaritaville Brewing Co., an Anheuser-Busch affiliate.

Whoever wrote that should be fired. They're brewing a beer that's drinkable? Really? I thought that was the point of buying beer.

I think that's intended to be a direct slam at their competitor.... basically implying Corona is NOT drinkable

A-B has never been a lightweight marketer....

You do understand, don't you, that Corona is owned by Grupo Modelo, which is 52% owned by A-B.....

I understand and have posted that several times on BN.

That's part of what makes this is such an intriguing strategic move by A-B. (It would have made much more sense for LS Lager to be a Miller product.) Viewing the packaging, promo info, etc. their competitive target is clearly Corona.

My daughter has a friend who is coming back from FL this Sat.
He's bringing me a case.
This is just like the old days when people would bring Coors from Colorado.
It tastes better when you can't get it locally.
Jim

Here is a little more info on the LSL and a competing Miller product. It comes from Ad Age. Funny, they mention Jimmy a few times but they spell Buffett with one T throughout.

http://adage.com/article?article_id=114594