By Jim Boyce | It’s not going out on a limb to say China has fake booze issues, whether for beer (see here, here, here, here and here), major spirit brands, like Johnnie Worker, or this perfect storm of wine fake-ness. So a pair of ten-second videos that popped up on social media and apparently show the production of fake Budweiser are not that surprising.
Workers are seen dipping empty cans into a tub of beer and sending them down a line. You have to wonder why they would allow this to be filmed: maybe the owner or a worker took a few clips, shared with friends, and they are now spreading much further than intended?
Whatever the case, the videos are a a reminder of the potential for getting fakes and to source from people and places you trust: if you seek ice-cold Budweiser in Beijing, you might want to try your local 7-ELEVEN.
Suffice to say, the average can of Budweiser is not made using the kind of assembly line featured here:
And the amount of beer in each can deviates far outside the normal of error range of your typical mass-produced brewery operation. That’s some slosh factor:
Again, beware of fakes and source your Budweiser and other fun juice from people and places you trust.
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