Spykes is a Horrible Idea
April 11, 2007 – 9:06 amPosted Under: food, health, society
Mothers are in an uproar and rightfully so. In hot chocolate, spicy mango, spicy lime and hot melon, you wouldn’t see these Spykes and think they’re alcohol shots or something to give your beer a little zingy flavor, however with 12% alcohol per volume and the brightly colored nail polish sized bottles they are potent enough to get teenagers severely impaired. Of course Anheuser-Busch claims they aren’t marketing to teens, yeah, well maybe they’re marketing to the those vibrant color loving 20 and 30 year olds then, huh? They fit in a purse, a bookbag, in a back pocket, in a gym sock and are barely visible. The fear is that the colors will tempt kids to try all of the flavors and then they’ll end up–well, you know. I’d love to be in one of those brainstorming sessions to see exactly what they’re saying. A caffeinated rush with a sweet taste–this creation doesn’t make sense on any level.
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2 Responses to “Spykes is a Horrible Idea”
I saw these a few weeks ago. They’re “supposed to be” shots that you add to your beer to change the flavor. Chocolate spiked beer? YUK!!! Maybe a Bud drinker would like it.
I do agree that the whole presentation reads TEEN market. And I think they only cost $1 or $2. Bad bad bad idea.
By Baby Girl on Apr 11, 2007
Who is coming up with this stuff and its companying spin?? Now I’m not a beer drinker but I can’t even begin to imagine wanting the taste of chocolate spiked beer, or mango, etc. Wow.
By MsJayy on Apr 11, 2007