A-B to pull caffeine from alcohol drinks

USA TODAY, June, 2008 by Joseph Spector

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Anheuser-Busch agreed Thursday to stop selling caffeinated alcoholic beverages after an investigation by New York and other states said it was illegally marketing the drinks to young people.

The agreement reached by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and other attorneys general calls for Anheuser-Busch to no longer produce caffeinated Tilt, Bud Extra or other alcoholic energy drinks.

Investigators concluded that the St. Louis-based brewer was making false or misleading statements about the health and energizing effects of Tilt and Bud Extra. They also said advertisements were directed to underage drinkers to promote the drinks as energy drinks rather than alcoholic beverages.

"Drinking is not a sport, a race or an endurance test. Adding alcohol to energy drinks sends exactly the wrong message about responsible drinking, most especially to young people," Cuomo said in a statement.

The agreement calls for Anheuser-Busch to no longer produce caffeinated ...