"Budweiser is about as American these days as a successful Green Party or ample paid maternity leave," added beer writer Tom Acitelli in The Washington Post. "So many other, smaller - and when it comes to flavor, better - beers scream 'America' much more loudly." Earlier this month, Anheuser-Busch announced it had bought its 10th craft brewery: Wicked Weed Brewing in Asheville, North Carolina. Other recent acquisitions include Karbach Brewing in Texas, Devils Backbone Brewing Co. in Virginia and Blue Point Brewing Co. in New York. "They want to send a very strong signal that even though they're the biggest beer producer in the world, they remain committed to the U.S.," said Robert Ottenstein, an analyst for Evercore ISI. "It's a very important market for them, so this isn't a surprise."