Budweiser has been brewed in what is now the Czech Republic for a couple hundred years. During the 1800's many central Europeans migrated to the US and all knew of this beer. The beer we know today stole the name, marketed and sold their beer as the original. The original Budweiser in Czech sued for trademark infringement after communism fell since they could not do so before then. They lost.

Budweiser was originally brewed in Prague. The American company took advantage of weak international copyright laws to use the name, hoping to sell to an already established clientelle. The original "Budweiser" beer now sells in the U.S. under the label "Pilsner Urquell."

The original Budweiser is from Ceske Budejovice in southern Czech Republic. I just visited the brewery. The original recipe wasn't stolen... just the name... American Budweiser and Czech Budvar are two different worlds. It's not Pilsner Urquel, which is from Pilzn, Czech Republic (been there too). In america the original Budweiser is called Czechvar... and It's GREAT.... unlike watery bud. :)