# Budweiser 76? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 14, 2007, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budweiser-76/419140 "2007-09-14T03:53:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SleepyDuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@SleepyDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SleepyDuck)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2007, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budweiser-76/419140/1 "2007-09-14T03:53:01Z")
OK, so we got a whole load of Budweiser promo hats, and they feature a “76” in the background of the Bud logo. Nobody here can figure out the connection. Google was of minimal help. Can anybody fill me in? ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2007, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budweiser-76/419140/2 "2007-09-14T04:11:09Z")
So these are new? If they are old, then perhaps an old NASCAR promo/sponsor item (Union 76 Gas)? ---
**Author:** ![SleepyDuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@SleepyDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SleepyDuck)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2007, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budweiser-76/419140/3 "2007-09-14T04:14:23Z")
[QUOTE=fiddlesticks] So these are new? If they are old, then perhaps an old NASCAR promo/sponsor item (Union 76 Gas)? [/QUOTE] Brand (heh) new. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2007, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budweiser-76/419140/4 "2007-09-14T04:16:43Z")
Welp, according to the FAQ at [Budweiser.com](http://Budweiser.com), the King of Beers has been brewed since 1876… Perhaps it is their hip-and-cool way of shortening “Budweiser - Since 1876” ---
**Author:** ![SleepyDuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@SleepyDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SleepyDuck)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2007, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budweiser-76/419140/5 "2007-09-14T04:47:29Z")
[QUOTE=ZipperJJ] Welp, according to the FAQ at [Budweiser.com](http://Budweiser.com), the King of Beers has been brewed since 1876… Perhaps it is their hip-and-cool way of shortening “Budweiser - Since 1876” [/QUOTE] Makes sense to me. I’m gonna file this one in the “probably” drawer until informed otherwise. Thanx for the research, **JJ**. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2007, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budweiser-76/419140/6 "2007-09-14T14:04:46Z")
Jealous of the “33” attention that Rolling Rock gets? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![raindog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@raindog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raindog)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budweiser-76/419140/7 "2007-09-14T17:09:12Z")
Sure it’s not a reference to 7.6% alcohol by volume? ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2007, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budweiser-76/419140/8 "2007-09-14T17:15:09Z")
[QUOTE=the raindog] Sure it’s not a reference to 7.6% alcohol by volume? [/QUOTE] Budweiser’s % is not that high, or it wasn’t the last time I checked. ---
**Author:** ![Miscue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@Miscue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miscue)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2007, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budweiser-76/419140/9 "2007-09-14T18:09:09Z")
Wikipedia confirmed what I already thought: _It has 5.0 percent alcohol volume, except in Utah, Minnesota and Oklahoma where a 3.2% alcohol by weight strength is available due to state laws._ ---
**Author:** ![JXJohns](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jxjohns/32/469_2.png) [@JXJohns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JXJohns)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2007, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budweiser-76/419140/10 "2007-09-14T18:11:03Z")
[QUOTE=Miscue] Wikipedia confirmed what I already thought: _It has 5.0 percent alcohol volume, except in Utah, Minnesota and Oklahoma where a 3.2% alcohol by weight strength is available due to state laws._ [/QUOTE] Add Iowa to that list as well. Anheuser Busch owns Rolling Rock now, so I doubt if it is a jealousy thing. ---
**Author:** ![butler1850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2007, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budweiser-76/419140/11 "2007-09-14T18:34:59Z")
[QUOTE=Miscue] Wikipedia confirmed what I already thought: _It has 5.0 percent alcohol volume, except in Utah, Minnesota and Oklahoma where a 3.2% alcohol by weight strength is available due to state laws._ [/QUOTE] Note to self. NO reason to visit above states. All I can find for the OP is that there are hats, and a “Surf Classic” t-shirt with ‘76’ in them. ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2007, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budweiser-76/419140/12 "2007-09-14T18:56:26Z")
[QUOTE=Miscue] Wikipedia confirmed what I already thought: _It has 5.0 percent alcohol volume, except in Utah, Minnesota and Oklahoma where a 3.2% alcohol by weight strength is available due to state laws._ [/QUOTE] And Colorado, although 5.0 is the norm and 3.2 is only sold in grocery and convenience stores. Our drinking age used to be 18 for 3.2 and we have some annoying laws on what can be sold where. I’ve never noticed much of a difference in taste. ---
**Author:** ![flex727](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/258eb7/32.png) [@flex727](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flex727)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budweiser-76/419140/13 "2007-09-14T19:09:09Z")
It was the revolution, man - when we stuck it to the MAN, man - 1776! 😛