"Craig Bergren" > wrote in message
> says it's supposed to be. But with AB taking over controlling interest, I
> was interested if anyone who's had one recently can comment on this. Has
> AB dumbed down Negra Modelo from a fine maerzen to a dark american lager,
> or is the liquor store's description as screwed up as the one they have
> for Bohemia - a Vienna-Style Lager (whatever that means)?

I don't believe A-B has taken over a "controlling" interest in Modelo. They
own 50% of the company, but not 50% of the voting shares. Modelo still runs
its own company, and A-B does nothing but wait for an opportunity to take
control. If Negro Modelo has been dumbed down (though I would never have
called it a "fine maerzen;" oscura, maybe), it's Modelo's doing. Like I say,
A-B's done enough. We don't need to make things up.

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