The allegations that Budweiser beer tastes watered down isn't exactly being met with surprise in the Beer City.

"That's news?" about sums up the reaction to the class action lawsuits being brought against Budweiser maker Anheuser-Busch InBev, which is being accused in federal court of watering down beer brands like Bud Light and Michelob.

The suits, filed in Pennsylvania, California and other states, claim consumers have been cheated out of the alcohol content stated on beer labels due to excess water being added just before bottling.

The lawsuits are based on information from former employees at the Anheuser-Busch InBev's 13 U.S. breweries, some in high-level plant positions, according to lead lawyer Josh Boxer of San Rafael, Calif. Bloomberg News broke the story on Tuesday.

Reaction among Grand Rapidians and those elsewhere to the lawsuit on social media appears to fall in line with what you’d expect to hear out of a city that prides itself on its growing craft beer industry.

Anheuser-Busch InBev has called the claims “groundless.”

The company's social media team appear to be taking a hands-off approach on the Budweiser Facebook page, where many comments about the lawsuit have been left in place since the news broke this week.

The company, headquartered in Belgium, is the world's largest beer maker. It is attempting to purchase Grupo Modelo SAB, the Mexico-based maker of Corona, for $20.1 billion. The Department of Justice is opposing the merger.

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Below is some Twitter reaction from folks around West Michigan.

@kimkibby Budweiser watered down? How could they tell? — Mark Sanchez (@masanche) February 27, 2013

@nick_ponton I've been on the Budweiser tour in St. Louis, this claim is true — Bill Herbst (@wrherbst) February 26, 2013