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	Duff's principal competitor is [[Fudd Beer]].		Duff's principal competitor is [[Fudd Beer]].
		+	==Possible inspiration==
		+	The word "duff" is common English slang for "useless" or "broken".  Like many other countries, discerning beer-drinkers often characterize popular domestic brews in a pejorative way (American criticize Budweiser, Australians discount Fosters, Victoria Bitter et cetera) as being mass-market swill.  Clearly, the character of Homer represents the typical mindless drone who would drink whatever beer was marketed most heavily, regardless of quality, as satire of undiscriminating beer drinkers who routinely purchase "popular" (read: heavily advertised) beer.  Hence, he drinks a beer that tastes like duff.
−	== Duff Brands ==	+	The idea for the name of the beer possibly could have come from the play "Landscape" written by Nobel prize-winner [[Harold Pinter]]. Landscape is a one act play where the leading characters, Beth and Duff, a middle aged couple sit and talk at a kitchen table, and one of the leading topics that is discussed by Duff is his job at the local brewery. The play itself is a social commentary analyzing the difficulty at which a married couple communicates, and could be considered a social commentary much on the same respects ''The Simpsons'' is and could have even been a contributing factor in the characterizations of Marge and Homer.
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−	*Duff Beer	+	Another inspiration may have come from former Guns N' Roses/current Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagan who in the early days of Guns N' Roses was known as Duff McKagan "The King Of Beers".
−	*Duff Blue - tap into the peppermint glacier	+
−	*Duff Dry	+	==Similarities to Budweiser==
−	*Duff Dark	+	Duff has been likened to [[Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)|Budweiser]] beer.<ref>[http://www.snpp.com/other/papers/jk.paper.html "Advertising of America's Beer Companies and the Duff Corporation", The Simpsons Archive]</ref>
−	*Duff Zero	+
−	*Duff Gummi Beers	+	*Budweiser has used a cartoon [[spokesperson]] named "Budman".<ref>[http://www.abwholesaler.com/aabinboston/Gallery/Budman August A. Busch & Co. of MA, Inc.]</ref>
−	*Duff Lite	+	*Budweiser used a real dog called [[Spuds MacKenzie]] as a mascot to promote Bud Light. In the episode "[[Old Yeller Belly]]", the Simpson's dog, [[Santa's Little Helper]] becomes Duff's mascot under the name Suds McDuff.
−	*Duff Stout - the beer that made Ireland famous	+	*Like Duff's, the Budweiser logo has violet diagonal areas above the product's name.<ref>[http://www.budweiser.com Budweiser official page]</ref>
−	*Henry K. Duff's Private Reserve	+	*Duff is the corporate sponsor to a stadium and an amusement park which parallels Budweiser's corporate parent, [[Anheuser-Busch]] with [[Busch Stadium]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]] and [[Busch Gardens]].
−	*Lady Duff	+	*During the [[Super Bowl]] in the episode "[[Lisa the Greek]]", Duff has an advertisement where Duff Lite and Duff Dry play in the Duff Bowl, which is analogous to Budweiser's [[Bud Bowl]].
−	*Raspberry Duff	+
−	*Tartar Control Duff	+	==Duff Gardens==
−	*Duff Extra Cold	+	In the episode entitled "[[Selma's Choice]]", [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] and [[Lisa Simpson]] travel with their aunt Selma to Duff Gardens, a parody of the [[Busch Gardens]] amusement park, but also containing elements of [[Disneyland]]. In the gift shop, Bart spots "Beer Goggles", a sort of glasses that mimicks what drunks see. Aunt Selma appears young, feminine, and beautiful to Bart and also somehow, alters her voice. Later, they see the [[mascot]]s of Duff Beer, the Seven Duffs: Sleazy, Queazy, Edgy, Surly, Tipsy, Remorseful, and Dizzy. Surly is often seen in other episodes such as when Moe's is closing down, Surly pours some of his liquid onto the street in front of it. Bart and Lisa ride "The Little Land of Duff" attraction, where they hear this song (repeated over and over):
−	*Crystal Duff	+
−	*Duff Hi-Carb	+	:Duff Beer for me!
−	*Duff Sludge	+	:Duff Beer for you!
−	*Maple Syrup Duff	+	:I'll have a Duff,
−	*Duff Light	+	:You have one too!
−	*Duff Draft	+
−	*Duff Malt	+	This is a direct parody of the "[[It's a Small World]]" attraction at [[Walt Disney Parks and Resorts|Disney parks]].  Unlike that attraction, the boats float on a brown liquid, most likely stagnant recycled beer, with [[Psychedelics, Dissociatives and Deliriants|hallucinogenic]] properties, which Lisa drinks on a dare from Bart.
−	*Duff Lager	+
−	*Duff Christmas Ale	+	Other Duff Gardens attractions include the [[Beeramid]], the Beerquarium ("Home of the world's happiest fish"), the Beer Hall of Presidents, the Washing Machine ride, the Whiplash rollercoaster, singing group Hooray for Everything (who sing a politically correct version of [[Lou Reed]]'s "[[Walk on the Wild Side (Lou Reed song)|Walk on the Wild Side]]" and are based on [[Up with People]]), and a direct parody of Disneyland's [[Main Street Electrical Parade]].
−	*Duff Amber Fire-Brewed Barley Export (only sold in Canada)	+
−	*Duff's Double Dunkin' Breakfast Lager (never sold)	+	===The Seven Duffs===
−	*Doctor Duff's Health Tonic	+	The [[Duff Beer (The Simpsons)|Seven Duffs]] are characters at the [[Duff Beer (The Simpsons)|Duff Gardens]] [[theme park]]. The "Duffs" are a reference to [[The Walt Disney Company|Walt Disney]]'s ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'', although Duff Gardens is an obvious parody of [[Busch Gardens]]. The Seven Duffs are named Tipsy, Queasy, Surly, Sleazy, Edgy, Dizzy and Remorseful. The only one that has spoken so far is Surly: "Hey, Surly only looks out for one guy...Surly!", "Shut Up" and "Take a picture, it'll last longer. Get outta here!" While waving to people at the Duff Dayz Beer Festival, "Drink Duff (covers mouth with hand) responsibly." All seven can be seen on a rotating poster in Moe's Tavern in [[The Simpsons: Hit & Run]].
−	*Crate-O-Duff	+
−	*Duff Stadium	+	==Real Duff beers==
−	*Duff Gardens	+	In the late [[1990s]], the [[Lion Nathan]] brewery in [[Australia]] produced an unrelated beer called "[[Duff Beer (Real product)#Other Duff beers|Duff Beer]]". [[20th Century Fox]] brought legal action against the company.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/federal_ct/unrep8336.html |title=TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION AND MATT GROENING PRODUCTIONS INC v. THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BREWING CO LTD AND LION NATHAN AUSTRALIA PTY LTD No. NG 155 of 1996 FED No. 365/96 Trade Practices - Passing Off |accessdate=2007-03-18}}</ref> The product was ordered to be pulled off of store shelves and destroyed, becoming a collectors item in the process.
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		+	[[Daleside Brewery]] in [[England]] makes a Duff beer<ref>http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/daleside-duff/5502/</ref> - Duff being [[Gaelic]] for dark, this is a 5% [[Alcohol by volume|abv]] dark beer.
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		+	In 2007 a Duff energy drink was made which looked just like the beer on ''The Simpsons''.{{Fact|date=October 2007}}
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		+	==Duff Scam==
		+	As reported on the T.V. show ''[[Inside Edition]]'', there was a scam in 2004 where an Austrailian woman was sold a Duff beer similar to the one on The Simpsons (in which the can had the same logo as the can on the show). She went to court to sue the person who sold it to her but the case was thrown out by the judge a few days later.
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"Can't get enough of that wonderful Duff!" - the Duff Beer slogan

Duff Beer is the biggest brand of beer in the Simpsons universe. It's Homer's favorite, and is endorsed by Barry Duffman a.k.a Duffman. Duff's principal competitor is Fudd Beer.

Possible inspiration

The word "duff" is common English slang for "useless" or "broken". Like many other countries, discerning beer-drinkers often characterize popular domestic brews in a pejorative way (American criticize Budweiser, Australians discount Fosters, Victoria Bitter et cetera) as being mass-market swill. Clearly, the character of Homer represents the typical mindless drone who would drink whatever beer was marketed most heavily, regardless of quality, as satire of undiscriminating beer drinkers who routinely purchase "popular" (read: heavily advertised) beer. Hence, he drinks a beer that tastes like duff.

The idea for the name of the beer possibly could have come from the play "Landscape" written by Nobel prize-winner Harold Pinter. Landscape is a one act play where the leading characters, Beth and Duff, a middle aged couple sit and talk at a kitchen table, and one of the leading topics that is discussed by Duff is his job at the local brewery. The play itself is a social commentary analyzing the difficulty at which a married couple communicates, and could be considered a social commentary much on the same respects The Simpsons is and could have even been a contributing factor in the characterizations of Marge and Homer.

Another inspiration may have come from former Guns N' Roses/current Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagan who in the early days of Guns N' Roses was known as Duff McKagan "The King Of Beers".

Similarities to Budweiser

Duff has been likened to Budweiser beer.^[1]

• Budweiser has used a cartoon spokesperson named "Budman".^[2]
• Budweiser used a real dog called Spuds MacKenzie as a mascot to promote Bud Light. In the episode "Old Yeller Belly", the Simpson's dog, Santa's Little Helper becomes Duff's mascot under the name Suds McDuff.
• Like Duff's, the Budweiser logo has violet diagonal areas above the product's name.^[3]
• Duff is the corporate sponsor to a stadium and an amusement park which parallels Budweiser's corporate parent, Anheuser-Busch with Busch Stadium in St. Louis and Busch Gardens.
• During the Super Bowl in the episode "Lisa the Greek", Duff has an advertisement where Duff Lite and Duff Dry play in the Duff Bowl, which is analogous to Budweiser's Bud Bowl.

Duff Gardens

In the episode entitled "Selma's Choice", Bart and Lisa Simpson travel with their aunt Selma to Duff Gardens, a parody of the Busch Gardens amusement park, but also containing elements of Disneyland. In the gift shop, Bart spots "Beer Goggles", a sort of glasses that mimicks what drunks see. Aunt Selma appears young, feminine, and beautiful to Bart and also somehow, alters her voice. Later, they see the mascots of Duff Beer, the Seven Duffs: Sleazy, Queazy, Edgy, Surly, Tipsy, Remorseful, and Dizzy. Surly is often seen in other episodes such as when Moe's is closing down, Surly pours some of his liquid onto the street in front of it. Bart and Lisa ride "The Little Land of Duff" attraction, where they hear this song (repeated over and over):

Duff Beer for me!

Duff Beer for you!

I'll have a Duff,

You have one too!

This is a direct parody of the "It's a Small World" attraction at Disney parks. Unlike that attraction, the boats float on a brown liquid, most likely stagnant recycled beer, with hallucinogenic properties, which Lisa drinks on a dare from Bart.

Other Duff Gardens attractions include the Beeramid, the Beerquarium ("Home of the world's happiest fish"), the Beer Hall of Presidents, the Washing Machine ride, the Whiplash rollercoaster, singing group Hooray for Everything (who sing a politically correct version of Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side" and are based on Up with People), and a direct parody of Disneyland's Main Street Electrical Parade.

The Seven Duffs

The Seven Duffs are characters at the Duff Gardens theme park. The "Duffs" are a reference to Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, although Duff Gardens is an obvious parody of Busch Gardens. The Seven Duffs are named Tipsy, Queasy, Surly, Sleazy, Edgy, Dizzy and Remorseful. The only one that has spoken so far is Surly: "Hey, Surly only looks out for one guy...Surly!", "Shut Up" and "Take a picture, it'll last longer. Get outta here!" While waving to people at the Duff Dayz Beer Festival, "Drink Duff (covers mouth with hand) responsibly." All seven can be seen on a rotating poster in Moe's Tavern in The Simpsons: Hit & Run.

Real Duff beers

In the late 1990s, the Lion Nathan brewery in Australia produced an unrelated beer called "Duff Beer". 20th Century Fox brought legal action against the company.^[4] The product was ordered to be pulled off of store shelves and destroyed, becoming a collectors item in the process.

Daleside Brewery in England makes a Duff beer^[5] - Duff being Gaelic for dark, this is a 5% abv dark beer.

In 2007 a Duff energy drink was made which looked just like the beer on The Simpsons.^{[citation needed]}

Duff Scam

As reported on the T.V. show Inside Edition, there was a scam in 2004 where an Austrailian woman was sold a Duff beer similar to the one on The Simpsons (in which the can had the same logo as the can on the show). She went to court to sue the person who sold it to her but the case was thrown out by the judge a few days later.