The United States of cheap beer

First they came for Olympia, and I said nothing. Then they came for Old Style, and still I said nothing, because I live 1,000 miles away and Old Style sucks anyway. Then they came for Ballantine, and -- ooh, is that a micro-brewed hefeweizen?

While Budweiser and Miller and Coors were taking over America's supermarket cases by going Lite, meaning that starting in the '70s they dreamed up various… » Full Story on Salon.com