Around when did Stella Artois first become widely available in the US?

It was pretty available in the mid 2000s. I used to get it all the time.

But I kept seeing her anyway.
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I'm surprised she kept seeing you!

Good beer.

I had one at Flying Saucer in Memphis, circa 1998/1999. It was all the rage in NYC, they said. I thought it tasted like Bud Light.

When I visited Belgium in 2007 the old men at the cafes were drinking this. It was their BMC beer.

I had a six pack at my oldest sons 5th birthday, circa 2005.

Moeckler was pushing it in baton rouge about 2006 or 2007.

Goes further back. I first drank it on a NYC trip in 1986.

I mean it is decent but I almost never drink in here in the US because there is almost always something I prefer more available. But in places like the Middle East where its slim pickings for beer I'll load up on it

Is “Artois” French for piss?
Because it tastes like Stella’s piss.

After InBev bought them in 2004. By 2008 the merger was complete, and they were brewing over a billion litres annually. I don't love it, but it's a neutral lager that's nice to have on standby if the selection is limited. I certainly don't hate it.