Posted on 05/03/2023 10:16:45 AM PDT by Morgana
While Bud Light has seemingly seen the brunt of the backlash to its partnership with Dylan Mulvaney coming from conservatives opposed to the brand aligning itself with the transgender community, a growing number of voices from that community are now speaking out against the beer.
Since calls for a boycott emerged on social media at the start of April, Bud Light's parent company has, in the words of a marketing strategist, made a series of "knee-jerk" moves to quell the outrage, including releasing an advert for Budweiser infused with patriotic imagery and placing marketing executives involved in the partnership on leave.
But these appear to have only drawn accusations that the brand was pandering to transphobes after committing to supporting the LGBTQ+ movement, and the row has crystallized into a broader debate about the acceptance of transgender individuals in public life.
On April 14, Brendan Whitworth, CEO of parent company Anheuser-Busch, issued an official statement, saying: "We never intended to be part of a discussion that divides people. We are in the business of bringing people together over a beer."
Supporters of Kari Lake, the Donald Trump-backed GOP candidate for Arizona Governor in 2022, refused to drink the beer at an open bar at a rally in Iowa. A bar owner in Kentucky said he had noticed the drink sparking rows between patrons and other licensed venues have withdrawn the beer from sale.
Sales of Bud Light have also dropped "dramatically" since the controversy began, according to industry monitors, with its market share being absorbed by its main competitors—though there are competing accounts as to whether the boycott calls were the primary driver of this.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
Not only skip the BL, but skip all the AB-InBev products. There’s a ton of them.
Hat tip to MeganC for the full list.
Here’s the full list of AB InBev products to avoid:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AB_InBev_brands
Budweiser
Bud Dry
Bud Extra
Bud Lime
Budweiser Black Crown
Bud Light
Bud Light Chelada
Bud Light Lime
Busch
Busch Light
Corona
Corona Extra
Corona Latte
Estrella
Modelo Especial
Modelo Light
Negra Modelo
Pacífico
Victoria
Natural Light
Natural
Natural Ice
Natty Daddy
Shock Top Belgian White
Peeterman Artois
Stella Artois
Artois Bock
Ziegenbock
Beck’s (Germany)
Beck’s Dark
Beck’s Alkoholfrei
Beck’s Oktoberfest
Beck’s Premier Light
Brouwerij Bosteels (Belgium)
Pauwel Kwak
Tripel Karmeliet
Breda (The Channel Islands) Still Available
Camden Town Brewery (UK)
Diekirch (Luxembourg)
Diekirch Grand Cru
Diekirch Grande Réserve
Diekirch Exclusive
Dimix (Germany)
Dommelsch (Netherlands)
Dommelsch Pilsener
Dommelsch Ice
Dommelsch Dominator
Ginette (Belgium)
Gilde Ratskeller (Germany)
Haake-Beck (Germany)
Hasseröder (Germany)
Hertog Jan (Netherlands)
Primator
Oud Bruin
Grand Prestige
Tripel
Dubbel
Winterbier
Bockbier
Meibock
Hoegaarden (Belgium)
Hougaerdse Das
Hop Hound Amber Wheat
Julius (Belgium)
Jupiler (Belgium)
Jupiler N.A.
Jupiler Blue
Jupiler Tauro
Klinskoye (Russia)
Klinskoye Svetloye
Klinskoye Zolotoye
Klinskoye Luxik
Klinskoye Redkoye
Klinskoye Arriva
Klinskoye Samurai
La Bécasse (France)
La Bécasse Kriek
La Bécasse Raspberry
La Bécasse Gueuze
Leffe (Belgium)
Leffe Brown
Leffe Blonde
Leffe Ruby
Leffe Printemps
Löwenbräu (Germany)
Löwenbräu Alkoholfrei
Löwenbräu Dunkel
Löwenbräu Löwen Weisse
Löwenbräu Original
Löwenbräu Oktoberfestbier
Löwenbräu Premium Pils
Löwenbräu Radler
Löwenbräu Schwarze Weisse
Löwenbräu Triumphator
Löwenbräu Urtyp
Mousel (Luxembourg)
Noroc (Romania)
Permskoye Gubernskoye (Russia)
Permskoye Gubernskoye Svetloye
Piedboeuf (Belgium)
Piedboeuf Blond
Piedboeuf Brown
Piedboeuf Triple
Red Bridge (Luxembourg)
Rifey (Russia)
Rohan (Ukraine)
Rohan Lehke
Rohan Tradytsiyne
Rohan Monastyrske Temne
Rohan Veselyi Monach
Rohan Bezalkoholne
Safir (Belgium)
Sibirskaya Korona (Siberian Crown)(Russia)
Spaten (Germany)
Spaten Alkoholfrei
Spaten Diät-Pils
Spaten Münchner Hell
Spaten Oktoberfestbier
Spaten Optimator
Spaten Pils
St. Pauli Girl (Germany)
St. Pauli Girl Lager
St. Pauli Girl Special Dark
St. Pauli Girl Non-Alcoholic
Taller (Ukraine)
Tinkov Russian Lager (Russia)
Tolstiak (Russia)
Tolstiak Dobroye
Tolstiak Svetloye
Tolstiak Zaboristoye
Tolstiak Krepkoye
Tolstiak Grechisnoye
Victoria, strong blond Belgian beer (Belgium)[5]
Vieux Temps (Belgium)
Wild Series
Wild Blue
Wild Black
Wild Red
Whitbread (United Kingdom) (purchased from Whitbread Group plc in 2001)
Yantar (Ukraine)
Asia / Pacific
Baisha (China)
Beck’s Ice (India)
Boxing Cat (China)
Cafri (South Korea)
Cascade Brewery (Australia)
Cass (South Korea)
Cass Fresh
Cass Light
Cass Red
Cass Lemon
Cass Beats
Double Deer (China)
E-Generation
Premium Light
Dry Beer
GuoGuang (China)
Haywards 5000 (India)
Jinlin (China)
Jinlongquan (China)
Draft
Refreshing
Kaiba (China)
KK (China)
Nanchang (China)
OB (South Korea)
Red Shiliang (China)
Santai (China)
Sedrin (China)
Southern Bay brew hole
The Hand & Malt (South Korea)
Yali (China)
Zizhulin (China)
Zhujiang (China)
Americas
10 Barrel Brewing Co (USA)
911 (Dominican Republic)
Alexander Keith’s (Canada)
Keith’s IPA
Keith’s White
Keith’s Dark
Keith’s Red
Keith’s Light
Keith’s Regular
Keith’s Hop Series
Andes (Argentina)
Antarctica (Brazil)
Aqua Fratelli Vita (Brazil)
Babe Wines
Banded Peak (Canada)
Baviera (Paraguay)
Best Damn Brewing Company
Best Damn Root Beer
Best Damn Apple Ale
Blue Point Brewing Company (USA)
Blue Star (Canada)
Bogotá Beer Company (Colombia)
Bohemia (Brazil)
Bohemia Pilsen
Bohemia Escura
Bohemia Weiss
Bohemia Royal Ale
Bohemia Confraria
Bohemia Oaken
Bohemia (Dominican Republic)
Bohemia Light (Dominican Republic)
Brahma
Brahva Gold (Guatemala)
Brahva Beats (Guatemala)
Breckenridge Brewery (USA)
Budweiser
Budweiser Chelada
Bud Dry
Bud Extra
Bud Ice
Bud Ice Light
Bud Lime
Budweiser American Ale
Budweiser Black Crown
Budweiser Freedom Reserve
Budweiser Magnum
Budweiser Select
Budweiser Select 55
Bud Light
Bud Light Chelada
Bud Light Golden Wheat
Bud Light Lime
Bud Light Orange
Bud Light Platinum
Caracu (Brazil)
Cervecería Boliviana Nacional (Bolivia)
Bi-Cervecina El Inca
Ducal
Huari
Maltín
Paceña
Paceña Centenario
Taquiña
Cervecería Nacional (Panamá)
Atlas
Atlas Golden Light
Balboa
Balboa Ice
Malta Vigor
Cervejaria Colorado (Brazil)
Cervecerias Chile (Chile)
Cervejaria Wäls (Brazil)
Báltica (Chile)
Becker (Chile)
Cusqueña (Peru)
Devils Backbone Brewing Company (USA)
Elysian Brewing Company (USA)
Four Peaks (USA)[6]
Golden Road (USA)
Goose Island Brewery (USA)
Grupo Modelo (Mexico) Acquired in 2013
Barrilito
Corona Cero
Corona Extra
Corona Ligera
Corona Light
Cervecería Bocanegra
Cervecería Cucapá
Cervecería de Tijuana
León
Modelo Ámbar
Modelo Especial
Modelo Noche Especial
Modelo Trigo
Montejo
Negra Modelo
Pacifico Clara
Pacifico Light
Pacifico Suave
Vicky Chamoy
Vicky Chelada
Victoria
Victoria Ligera
Índica (Uruguay)
Karbach Brewing Company (USA)
Kokanee (Canada)
Kokanee
Kokanee Gold
Kokanee Light
Kokanee Frost
Kootenay True Ale
Labatt Family (Canada) Acquired in 1995
Labatt Blue
Labatt Blue Dry
Labatt Blue Light
Labatt Club
Labatt .5
Labatt Lite
Labatt Lucky Lager
Labatt 50
John Labatt Classic
Labatt Genuine
Labatt Extra Dry Lager
Labatt Wildcat
Labatt Ice
Jockey Club
Blue Star
NOTE: The U.S. version of Labatt is distributed by North American Breweries due to antitrust issues.
Lakeport Family (Canada) Acquired in 2007
Lakeport Pilsener
Lakeport Honey Lager
Lakeport Strong
Lakeport Ice
Lakeport Ale
Lakeport Light
Lakeport Red
Steeler
Brava
Wee Willy
Liber (Brazil)
Marathon (Brazil)
Michelob
Michelob Light
Michelob Honey Lager
Michelob Honey Wheat
Michelob Pale Ale
Michelob Ultra
Mill Street Brewery (Canada)
Malta Morena (Dominican Republic)
Norteña (Uruguay)
Oceánica (Uruguay)
Oland Export Ale (Canada)
Original (Brazil)
Patagonia (Argentina)
Patricia (Uruguay)
Pilsen (Paraguay)
Pilsen Ñande (Paraguay)
Pilsen Ñande Roja
Pilsen Ñande Blanca
Pilsen Ñande Negra
Pilsener (Ecuador)
Pilsener Light (Ecuador)[7]
Presidente Light (Dominican Republic)
Presidente Black (Dominican Republic)
Quilmes (Argentina)
Rolling Rock
Rolling Rock Light
Rolling Rock Red
Ron Barceló (Dominican Republic)
Schooner Lager (Canada)
Serramalte (Brazil)
Spiked Seltzer (USA)
Sukita (Brazil)
Turning Point (Canada)
Stanley Park
Hell’s Gate
Veza Sur Brewing Company [8] (USA)
Wicked Weed (USA) [9]
South African Breweries (SAB)
Brutal fruit
Black Crown
Carling Black Label
Carver’s Weis
Castle Lager
Castle Lite
Castle Milk Stout
Castle Free
Corona
Flying Fish
Flying Fish Chill
Hansa Pilsner
Liberado
Newlands Spring
Redds
Cervejas De Moçambique (CDM)
2M[10]
2M Flow
Manica
Laurentina
Laurentina Premium [11]
Laurentina Preta [12]
Laurentina Clara
Impala(cassava-based beer) [13] [14]
Dourada [15]
Services and Products
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Newsweak trying to make it look like trannies are leading the boycott of Bud Lite. i.e. shifting the narrative.
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republicans buy shoes too
Ten Fidy from Oskar Blues is my go to beer.
Why some mentally ill people….
There, NOW it makes sense.
this would be taking down goliath
bud light is number one
modelo is number two(also AB owned)
So pretty much anyone buying a beer anywhere in the world is putting money in AmBev’s pockets? Nice monopoly...
LOL! Not the boycott? Sure .....
With Sales Crushed, Anheuser Bush Tells Wholesalers to Give Bud Light Beer Away Free to Employees Before Expiration Date
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2023/05/03/with-sales-crushed-anheuser-bush-tells-wholesalers-to-give-bud-light-beer-away-free-to-employees-before-expiration-date/
Excerpts from link:
Bud Light and Bud are the #1 and #2 products across the entire beer industry. Within the A/B wholesaler’s sales book, those two brands likely represent well over half of all their retail beer sales combined (‘well over’, and I’m being generously low in the estimate).
It depends on the region and wholesaler product mix, but Bud and Bud Light easily make up more than half of the specific portfolio of distributor gross product sales.
When the #1 and #2 products that consist of more than half your gross revenue drop by 20 to 25%, essentially the value of your company has just dropped by the same percentage. A $50 million beer distributorship, now worth $40 million and falling fast.
Additionally, and worse still for the parent company, the sales of the competitor products have increased by the same amount as the collapse in the targeted brand. Coors Light and Miller Lite have picked up all the customers. This is what’s known as a “hard brand switch;” meaning it’s likely to be very difficult – if not impossible – to regain brand position.
A/B just gave Coors and Miller brands their biggest sales increase in history, and that increase is likely permanent as beer drinkers solidify brand use. This is why you are starting to see such urgent action in response by the U.S. parent company AB Inbev. However, Bud and Bud Light have created a no-win position as they are now being targeted by the transgender community activists for failing to support their Tranny Beer rebranding effort strongly enough.
Bud and Bud Light beer inventories are piling up. The product is now going out of date due to lack of sales. Beer drinkers do not want to be viewed with weird side-eye looks if they pick up a Budweiser product in a bar. Retail consumers are walking past the product. Regional wholesalers, seeing their distributorships being destroyed, are calling the home office looking for help.
Meanwhile, the alphabet activists are stomping their feet and riding their bicycles in slow circles at the bottom of the Anheuser Bush corporate offices, glaring in the windows while telling Budweiser they need to worry about their feelings. {{{I cannot stop laughing}}}
Anheuser Bush’s solution?
Screw it… we’re f**ked, just give it away!
Actually, if you do a bit of research, you may find local breweries near you that aren’t beholden to AB. I’m sure they would appreciate your business.
Go woke, go broke.
If they had stayed out of the whole trans thing altogether, they would not be having these problems.
My buzz is grown, not brewed, but I appreciate it.
We got some good microbrews in the DFW area though from what my friends tell me. I have thought about trying a Velvet Hammer, but so far that thought has not been above curiosity.
How long until Budweiser obtains government backing in its losses? You know it’s coming. Budweiser was just complying with SEC regulations in its stupidity. See what you get for not slow walking the dumb stuff?
Wow, this is bad for Bud. If the Transgenders start boycotting they’ll lose another 0.0000001% of market share! /s
and I don’t care
I used to have a director level manager who was intuitively brilliant in slow- walking dumb stuff, showing just enough activity to show progress but never enough to effect organizational change or let roots take grip. His goal was always outlive the motive or trend and eat the cost of going nowhere on the directive by spreading it out across all his reporting groups so everyone understood the game. Brilliant guy.
*** My buzz is grown, not brewed, but I appreciate it.***
You’re welcome. My buzz is distilled, but hubby’s is brewed. ;)
I pay attention to this though, because I am the CPO (chief procurement officer) for a small organization (my family). Cheers!
My house beer: Deschutes (E. Oregon) Black Butte Porter
Are you near Bend? Daughter lives there as of a year ago.
I’ve been hearing more of this, that they don’t like it either.
I bet that people that work at Bud Light do not wear their Bud Light tshirts anymore. If I worked there I would change clothing before I leave the company.
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