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| The Redskins are selling World Cup beer, and Budweiser says it has ‘passed its freshness date’ | |
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| Snyder selling me old World Cup beer. pic.twitter.com/CAUbhQ7pRk — The Ball Hogs (@BallHogsRadio) September 14, 2014 | Snyder selling me old World Cup beer. pic.twitter.com/CAUbhQ7pRk — The Ball Hogs (@BallHogsRadio) September 14, 2014 |
| Snyder selling me old World Cup beer. pic.twitter.com/CAUbhQ7pRk | Snyder selling me old World Cup beer. pic.twitter.com/CAUbhQ7pRk |
| — The Ball Hogs (@BallHogsRadio) September 14, 2014 | — The Ball Hogs (@BallHogsRadio) September 14, 2014 |
| During Washington’s home opener in mid-September, the fine gents from Ball Hogs Radio cracked open a nice, cold, World Cup beer at FedEx Field. That wasn’t a huge deal, except for the fact that the World Cup had ended more than two months before the Redskins hosted the Jaguars. | |
| I didn’t write anything at the time, because I figured maybe Budweiser was just planning to manufacture 2014 World Cup beer in perpetuity. It was a great World Cup. Why not continue to commemorate it with nice, cold beer? Or maybe they just had lots of extra bottles? | I didn’t write anything at the time, because I figured maybe Budweiser was just planning to manufacture 2014 World Cup beer in perpetuity. It was a great World Cup. Why not continue to commemorate it with nice, cold beer? Or maybe they just had lots of extra bottles? |
| But the Redskins played again on Thursday night, about 2 1/2 months after the World Cup ended and 3 1/2 months after that tournament started. And yet again, a fan received a World Cup-branded beer at FedEx Field. | But the Redskins played again on Thursday night, about 2 1/2 months after the World Cup ended and 3 1/2 months after that tournament started. And yet again, a fan received a World Cup-branded beer at FedEx Field. |
| Fresh beer served here at fed ex @dcsportsbog pic.twitter.com/lCEJnBjj1v — tom robinson (@stonestom) September 26, 2014 | Fresh beer served here at fed ex @dcsportsbog pic.twitter.com/lCEJnBjj1v — tom robinson (@stonestom) September 26, 2014 |
| Fresh beer served here at fed ex @dcsportsbog pic.twitter.com/lCEJnBjj1v — tom robinson (@stonestom) September 26, 2014 | |
| I asked the customer to photograph the date code on the bottom of that bottle, and he complied. | I asked the customer to photograph the date code on the bottom of that bottle, and he complied. |
| @dcsportsbog June this year. Mmm not sick yet so not to skunky… I hope pic.twitter.com/FI8WluCEJm — tom robinson (@stonestom) September 26, 2014 | @dcsportsbog June this year. Mmm not sick yet so not to skunky… I hope pic.twitter.com/FI8WluCEJm — tom robinson (@stonestom) September 26, 2014 |
| @dcsportsbog June this year. Mmm not sick yet so not to skunky… I hope pic.twitter.com/FI8WluCEJm | @dcsportsbog June this year. Mmm not sick yet so not to skunky… I hope pic.twitter.com/FI8WluCEJm |
| — tom robinson (@stonestom) September 26, 2014 | — tom robinson (@stonestom) September 26, 2014 |
| Then I typed that code into Budweiser’s “Track Your Bud” feature on its Web site. “Your Bud has passed its freshness date,” the site told me. “Dan Westmoreland would like to buy you a fresh Budweiser. Please contact us.” | Then I typed that code into Budweiser’s “Track Your Bud” feature on its Web site. “Your Bud has passed its freshness date,” the site told me. “Dan Westmoreland would like to buy you a fresh Budweiser. Please contact us.” |
| Expect 80,573 e-mails, Budweiser! Or at least 65,000, anyhow. | Expect 80,573 e-mails, Budweiser! Or at least 65,000, anyhow. |
| And so Washington’s defense wasn’t the only thing stale at FedEx Field on Thursday night. How many ways did the Redskins get skunked against the Giants? I mean, that was a flat performance, from the field to the fridge. The era of good feelings is rapidly reaching its expiration date. Etc. Etc. | And so Washington’s defense wasn’t the only thing stale at FedEx Field on Thursday night. How many ways did the Redskins get skunked against the Giants? I mean, that was a flat performance, from the field to the fridge. The era of good feelings is rapidly reaching its expiration date. Etc. Etc. |
| Still, there was some symmetry here. Perhaps the bottle was sold in tribute to popular teams suffering humiliating losses in front of international audiences on their home fields. | Still, there was some symmetry here. Perhaps the bottle was sold in tribute to popular teams suffering humiliating losses in front of international audiences on their home fields. |
| (Also, at least there is no history of selling outdated concessions at FedEx Field. I mean, besides that time when the Redskins were selling peanuts from an airline that had gone out of business.) | (Also, at least there is no history of selling outdated concessions at FedEx Field. I mean, besides that time when the Redskins were selling peanuts from an airline that had gone out of business.) |