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America Officially Dethrones It’s Top-Selling Beer. All Hail The New King!
Daily Caller ^ | JULY 19, 2024 | KAY SMYTHE

Posted on 07/19/2024 11:47:28 AM PDT by Red Badger

Congratulations, America. We are wrapping up one the wildest, most historical weeks in modern history with a huge win: Bud Light is officially dethroned as our No. 1 beer.

All Hail the new King Modelo Especial!

After Bud Light’s leadership decided to utterly destroy their brand and careers by hiring Dylan Mulvaney — a biological male who dresses up as a horrendously insulting parody of a woman — as their brand ambassador, America bit back by deciding to boycott Bud’s bullsh*t. Modelo Especial is officially America’s top choice of beer, ending a decades-long rule by Bud, according to The Wall Street Journal.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times while we scrambled to find our replacement redneck brew. In the joys of dethroning Bud Light, something pretty tragic happened. Americans turned to Michelob Ultra. The beer has reportedly come in second behind Modelo Especial. I’m considering a deep-dive investigation into why so many of my fellow countrymen hate themselves enough to drink this stuff. But then again, I am partial to a White Claw, so perhaps we’re all trash?

But at least we’re not Bud Light trash anymore!

I wouldn’t be surprised if Bud Light stops being a thing within the next year or so. There’ve been some solid attempts to rebrand, but the damage seems to have been done.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Health/Medicine; History
KEYWORDS: budlight; michelob; modeloespecial
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To: Red Badger

Michelob Ultra is like drinking unflavored seltzer water with a dash of alcohol in it.


41 posted on 07/19/2024 12:43:04 PM PDT by mowowie
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To: Red Badger

Whatever happened to Hamms, or Rainier or Olympia? Lums restaurant chain used to cook their hotdogs in Ballentine, my uncle’s drank Schlitz , and my dad drank Fallstaff or Old Milwaukee, my Piney cousins all drank Stroths.

Because of my “heritage” around these various budget brews growing up... I came to the conclusion that beer is way overrated, especially bottled beer. Kegs or cans, no skunking. Blindfold tests tend to agree.

Singha was atrocious and Sam Magoo was ferocious.

A strong homemade Korean “ongee” beer is a beautiful thing, but it’s an acquired taste. Saki is also palatable.


42 posted on 07/19/2024 12:45:53 PM PDT by Clutch Martin ("The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right." )
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To: Clutch Martin

From BRAVE AI:

Defunct beer brands

Based on the provided search results, here is a list of notable defunct beer brands:

Falstaff (1838-1996): An American beer brand that was once the third-largest in the US, popular at ballparks and backyard barbecues.

Rheingold (1883-1976): A German-American brand that was the official beer of the New York Mets and featured a Miss Rheingold contest.

Ballantine (1840-1991): A brand synonymous with the New York Yankees, its “three-ring” logo was a iconic symbol of the team.

Stroh’s (1850-1999): A Midwestern beer giant that was acquired by Pabst Brewing Company and still produces Colt 45 and Mickey’s Malt Liquor.

Schlitz (1849-1982): A Milwaukee-based brand that was once the largest in the US and the world, known for its “Grapefruit Juice is Brewed for You” slogan.

Narragansett (1888-1992): A Rhode Island-based brewery that was once the largest in New England, its beer is still brewed and available in some areas.

Oldenberg Brewery (1838-1970s): A Kentucky-based brewery that was known for its Light and Ice versions, discontinued in 2021.

Lone Star (1895-1997): A Texas-based brewery that was forced to discontinue operations during Prohibition and did not resume production until after its repeal.

Primo (1897-1990s): A Hawaiian brewery that halted production during Prohibition and resumed brewing in 2007 under Pabst Brewing Company.

Heileman’s Old Style (1902-1996): A Wisconsin-based brewery that was acquired by Pabst Brewing Company and still produces beer under the Old Style brand.

These are just a few examples of the many defunct beer brands that once thrived in the United States.


43 posted on 07/19/2024 12:48:37 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: GOPJ

I think you are reading too much into my comments. Besides, I don’t drink. I’m perfectly happy with Bud Light losing.


44 posted on 07/19/2024 12:50:32 PM PDT by The Unknown Republican
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To: Clutch Martin

Hamms went defunct in 1997

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamm‘s_Brewery

Rainier went defunct in 1999

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainier_Brewing_Company

Olympia went defunct in 2003

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympia_Brewing_Company

Achlitz went defunct in 1999

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Schlitz_Brewing_Company


45 posted on 07/19/2024 12:52:25 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

Read it as Moderna.


46 posted on 07/19/2024 1:03:44 PM PDT by bgill
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To: ifinnegan

Modelo in the USA is Canandaigua Wine Company..or whatever they call themselves now. Constellation Brands, IIRC.


47 posted on 07/19/2024 1:05:37 PM PDT by Nik Naym (It's not my fault... I have compulsive smart-ass disorder. )
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To: dware
...AB Inbev is and will be just fine, and they have been. They could drop the BL line altogether and it wouldn't hurt them in the slightest... Somehow we scored some big victory though? Lmao.

Lost revenue is lost revenue and they're not making that back. Depending on the analysis, Transheuser Busch / InBev has furthered a permanent drop in sales of Bud Light at least 20% in addition to their already significant decline which led them to Go Woke in the first place. Bud Light sales peaked at 42.4 million barrels in 2008 and had already dropped to 25.7 million barrels by 2020.

In addition to the smack that Transheuser Busch / InBev got and continues to get, the message is also clear to other korporations - Don't use promote troons and deviance to the public as a means to support your declining company.

48 posted on 07/19/2024 1:08:19 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: The Unknown Republican

I do that sometimes - my apology for overreaching.


49 posted on 07/19/2024 1:11:53 PM PDT by GOPJ (Trump was NOT Hitler last time. He won't be a dictator this time. Democrats lie TO THE PEOPLE.)
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To: Red Badger

Guys who are heavy regular beer drinkers and price conscious drink Bud Light these days.


50 posted on 07/19/2024 2:23:53 PM PDT by TalBlack (I We have a Christian duty and a patriotic duty. God help us.)
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To: TalBlack
Gays who are heavy regular beer drinkers and price conscious drink Bud Light these days.

Fixed it for ya.

51 posted on 07/19/2024 2:25:10 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Red Badger

Stopped purchasing AB products when they sold out to foreigners. Miller High Life in clear glass bottles served ice cold is the choice now. I was a life(adult)-long drinker of Budweiser and Michelob. Anyway, they own many other brews now so this is just a ‘blip’ to corporate.


52 posted on 07/19/2024 2:43:38 PM PDT by LibertyWoman (America, the Handwriting is on the Wall. )
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To: Red Badger; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; ..

53 posted on 07/19/2024 2:57:11 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: Tom Tetroxide
Incorrect, IN THE US.
54 posted on 07/19/2024 4:42:07 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Roses are red, Violets are blue, I love being on the government watch list, along with all of you.)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

“Incorrect, IN THE US.”

What’s incorrect? Especial is not made in the US?

AB InBev owns a 50% non-controlling stake in Modelo.


55 posted on 07/19/2024 7:31:06 PM PDT by Tom Tetroxide
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To: Red Badger

Modelo Especial is a better beer than Bud Lite. Modelo Negra is very superior beer, actually an Ale.


56 posted on 07/19/2024 7:45:09 PM PDT by cpdiii (cane cutter, deckhand, oilfield roughneck, drilling fluid tech, geologist, pilot, pharmacist ,MAGA)
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To: Red Badger

“Ballantine (1840-1991): A brand synonymous with the New York Yankees, its “three-ring” logo was a iconic symbol of the team.”

Mel Allen on the radio called a Yankee home run a Ballantine Blast or a White Owl Wallop.


57 posted on 07/20/2024 2:37:34 AM PDT by rxh4n1 ( )
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To: Red Badger

Bud Lite was the number one
seller I maintain not because of its taste or quality, but due to slick advertising and cheap price. Ever since the end of Prohibition, Americans have been mostly content to drink a watery beer concoction that could be quickly and cheaply brewed. Budweiser notoriously boasted of using rice in its brew, basically a cheap filler. In the 1980s so called Lite beers became a thing for consumers wanting a lower calorie less filling brew. Mich Ultra is the ultimate lite beer with low calories, low carbs, low alcohol and low taste.

I am surprised that Modelo, a traditional brewed lager, has so quickly dominated the US market. Perhaps American consumers have discovered the taste of real beer.


58 posted on 07/20/2024 10:52:39 AM PDT by The Great RJ
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To: Tom Tetroxide
Both companies are owned by the same group outside of the US.

But inside the US Modelo is owned by Constellation not InBev.

So your statement is incorrect.

59 posted on 07/20/2024 11:54:13 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Roses are red, Violets are blue, I love being on the government watch list, along with all of you.)
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