Anecdotal but seen in many states RE: Bud Light

[AKwannabe]

I recently traveled 5700 miles in 15 days.
I am a bartender and my usual is to find the local dive bar(s). Also, I am an American Legion Post member so I find the local Post to stop in.
I meet and talk to people and I observe and I have always drank Bud Light.

Throughout three Canadian Territories, and 8 (mostly red states): MT, WY, SD, IA, MO, AR, OK, TX…Fact is, Bud Light is being served and purchased and consumed by Republicans.

Also, Budweiser (which is the King of BL) lol

I believe that the only reason this became a big deal is because people with some power or celebrity opened their pie holes and spouted and the media picked it up with gusto and gave it some gas.

In a recent news article I read that the idiot Kid Rock’s bar still serves it…idk if that is true as I would never go there (even if for research 🧐

I’ve also seen report of Modelo taking top sales spot over Bud Light. But I do not see Modelo in peoples hands. I do not put Modelo in peoples hands. Even in TX I did not see Modelo in people’s carts or hands.

Ya’ll. The media is the enemy of truth nowadays.
That is all.

[onenote]

1. If Bud Light sales weren't really down, wouldn't A-B be making that argument?

I don't think the drop in Bud Light sales is a false story by the media. Anheuser Busch knows what their sales are and if they hadn't dropped, they would be responding to stories saying it has.

[AKwannabe]

2. I never said sales weren't down.

I pointed out my observations of red states consumption of the product.

I would bet that Modelo has been close to topping BL in sales for some period of time. But, I do not know where it is being served. I don’t serve it and I don’t see it. Anecdotally as my OP title stated.

Thanks for your response.
What do you drink?

[onenote]

3. You said the media was the enemy of the truth and since the media have been reporting BL sales drop

Seemed like you were challenging the reporting. If not, what was the point of your comment about the media?

And I drink a variety of beers, but have never been a drinker Bud, Bud Light, Michelob, etc. I do drink Stella sometimes, which is an A-B product. I also drink Kona, which is an A-B product.

When I drink Mexican beers, I go with what's available at the bar or, if buying at the store, what is on sale; Dos Equis, Modelo, Pacifico, Sol, Corona, etc.

[inthewind21]

4. No

You pointed our your observation of the few bars you were in for a few hours in some red states. Any idea how many bars are in Texas alone? What you observe over a few hours at a few bars does NOT give one a picture of what's "really" going on.

[Justice]

11. Not so sure - AB doesn't want to get any more press on issue. Cowardly.

[onenote]

14. You think that if Bud Light sales weren't dropping they'd stay silent and allow people to believe

they were dropping?

That's not even remotely likely.

[bluedigger]

5. I'm less than alarmed at the fortunes of a Belgian corporate giant.

Even a 1 or 2% drop in sales would be both alarming and unnoticeable at the scales involved. But Bud and Bud Light haven't been American assets for years now. Also, I find it interesting that one of the companies that unsuccessfully sued to prevent the takeover, Modelo, is now being called out as the beneficiary of A-B's foibles. What a coincidence!

[BlackSkimmer]

6. Your story is interesting, but money talks.

The company screwed this up every which way but Tuesday, and they're losing money.

[Jose Garcia]

7. The plural of anecdote is not data

[AKwannabe]

8. But I shared my story

And that is what the OP is about.

And I used anecdotal as one would use the sarcasm thingy…to try to avoid this type of poke in the eye.

But hey it’s your right.

[onenote]

9. But you implied that, based on your anecdotal evidence, the media was lying about Bud Light sales

[Arazi]

10. Thanks for the report

I think the fact Kid Rock never stopped serving it, even as he was performatively “shooting it down”, encapsulates the entire episode.

No doubt they’ve lost market share but they aren’t out of the game at all

[Effete Snob]

12. One would assume the Kid Rock has a supplier contract which would be painful to violate

It is unlikely that Kid Rock has any choice in what is served in his establishment, since it's not as if anyone goes shopping when they run low.

An establishment of any size has a contract with the distributor that determines what is on the taps.

[AKwannabe]

13. The pub I worked at in AK pulled it immediately

And is fighting the contract.

I literally went in that morning and the GM said we are no longer serving Bud Light.

I was like….this is nuts! One reason it was easy to walk away.

[Effete Snob]

15. "And is fighting the contract"

Some people prefer making money to paying lawyers.

[AKwannabe]

16. So your point is that Kid Rock

Prefers making money to fighting a contract for something he “supposedly” is against.
Smart man. (Sarcasm)

[Effete Snob]

17. I would assume that his primary motivator is money

Yep.

You've long been an admirer of his consistent moral principles?

Of course he prefers the money.

[Showbizkid]

18. Are you in some kind of contest?

400 miles a day with at least two pitstops in bars per day sounds.......pretty tiring.

[AKwannabe]

19. Haha!

No

I relocated and visited my kid and grandkids in TX.

Anchorage to TX then back to KC.
It’s hot as hell here. Bars, Posts and Casinos were my cooling spots. A/C services on my vehicle but still not keeping up

[Trenzalore]

20. North Eastern PA here

The loudmouth conservatives stopped drinking it here and it is piled high at the beer distributor I go.to. they were doing promotions like a free pint glass. I am a miller.guy so I don't touch the stuff

[Midnight Writer]

21. Around here they call it "queer beer".

Beer marketing has a strong "manliness" aspect, just like marketing for guns and pick-up trucks and tobacco.

When the brand is no longer "macho", the folks who worry about their manly image will buy something else.

[walkingman]

22. If I was a beer drinker - I would go for it. Worries me that we have so many dumbasses in America.