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The dethroned king of beers has fallen on hard times. Its short-lived dalliance with fake woman Dylan Mulvaney and implicit endorsement of the Left’s efforts to force us all to accept the trans madness has not only cost Bud Light its position as America’s top-selling beer, but the Drag Queen of beers isn’t even in the top ten anymore. Bud Light is now the 14th-best-selling beer in the United States, and fairly soon, Anheuser-Busch executives will look back fondly at the days when it was as high as 14th place. The financial news site Benzinga reported Monday that “a recent...

After 127 years in business, San Francisco's Anchor Brewing Company is shutting down. According to a press release, the brewery has been facing challenging economic factors and declining sales since 2016. "This was an extremely difficult decision that Anchor reached only after many months of careful evaluation," Anchor Brewing spokesperson Sam Singer said. "We recognize the importance and historic significance of Anchor to San Francisco and to the craft brewing industry, but the impacts of the pandemic, inflation, especially in San Francisco, and a highly competitive market left the company with no option but to make this sad decision to...

The 127-year-old maker of the influential beer Anchor Steam files for a form of bankruptcy amid a prolonged pandemic impact in San FranciscoAnchor Brewing Co., the self-proclaimed first craft brewery in the U.S., said it will “cease operations and liquidate the business,” about 127 years after being incorporated. “This was an extremely difficult decision that Anchor reached only after many months of careful evaluation,” said Anchor Brewing Spokesperson Sam Singer. Anchor, whose beer lineup includes Anchor Steam, Old Foghorn and West Coast IPA, has decided to begin the assignment for the benefit of creditors, or ABC, process, which is a...

Bud Light is no longer ranked amongst the top 10 in the US after the Dylan Mulvaney marketing disaster, a survey has found. In a new YouGov poll, which asked 1,468 people, the public approval of the beer slumped so much it fell out of the top ten. While the proportion of Americans who 'liked' Bud Light hadn't changed, the popularity of other rival beers surged, pushing it into 15th place. The latest slump in popularity comes after a disaster move by brewer Anheuser-Busch in April that saw them pair with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. Since then, Anheuser-Busch has tanked...

Seriously, man … how embarrassing can one company get? For over three months since its partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, beer giant Bud Light has been getting rocked with embarrassment on a daily basis. For both Bud Light and its umbrella brand Anheuser-Busch, sales have completely tanked. And speaking of that umbrella, it’s been getting slammed with heavy rain as Anheuser-Busch’s stocks have come down as well. And what’s been A-B’s plan in an attempt to get out of their Mulvaney disaster? To just simply act like nothing ever happened. Instead of just owning up to their stupidity and...

Bud Light sales have been slipping, and the impact extends beyond the beer brand. Global glass producer Ardagh Group recently announced that it's shutting down two glass bottling plants — one in North Carolina and one in Louisiana. WRAL-TV reported that the closure of these two plants would result in roughly 645 employees being laid off. According to an internal memo obtained by WRAL, the decision was "due to slow sales with Anheuser InBev," the multinational brewing company behind Bud Light. In April, Bud Light partnered with transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney, who has 10.7 million followers on TikTok....

Bud Light's latest commercial showing a woman eating a watermelon in the middle of a storm sparked a wave of mockery on Sunday as viewers said the clip was representative of the brand's own calamitous marketing department. The ten-second clip posted to the beer brand's Twitter page shows a a female picnic-goer spooning large bits of melon into her mouth as wind sends paper plates and cans of Bud flying. She remains seated as though nothing at all is going on around her. The video is captioned: 'It's fine, this is fine,' likely a reference to a popular meme of...

As Bud Light, once a beloved contender among the country's favorite beers, spirals down to the 14th spot, the repercussions resonate far beyond the brand itself. A recent YouGov survey reveals the decline in Bud Light's ranking, casting it below competitors like Pabst Bue Ribbon, Miller Genuine Draft and Miller Lite. This seismic shift in popularity jeopardizes the livelihoods of the 65,000 people whose economic well-being is intricately tied to Anheuser-Busch InBev's success. Anheuser-Busch CEO Brendan Whitworth has taken full responsibility for the controversial promotion involving transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney that caused sales to plummet. In an interview with CBS,...

The boycott in response to Bud Light's outreach to transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney has had notable staying power. Why it matters: The ferocity of this particular boycott — which has entered its third month of headlines — is due in large part to the brand's misalignment with key consumers, easily accessible competitors and the poor corporate response.

Bud Light lost its spot amongst America’s top ten favorite beer brands — just a month after Modelo replaced it as the “King of Beers” due to the public’s backlash against the brand’s partnership with trans activist Dylan Mulvaney. A survey conducted by YouGov for the second quarter of 2023 shows Bud Light dropping from ninth spot in 2022 to tying for 14th with Pabst Blue Ribbon, Miller Genuine Draft, and Miller Light., Newsweek reported. In both years’ surveys, the proportion of people who like beer stays the same at 42 percent. However, the popularity of other beers increases. Guinness,...

Bud Light's business has collapsed since April, plummeting 30% in consumption, the result of the company putting a trans influencer on a can to celebrate the NCAA's March Madness basketball tournament. The resulting social media brouhaha combined with the head of marketing deriding the brand's out-of-touch humor and fratty connotations has led to the most crushing boycott of a large consumer product brand in modern history. Bud Light, legitimately, might be finished as a popular beer. As I demonstrated in May with an experiment that went viral, many beer drinkers simply refuse to be seen with a Bud Light. The...

Despite Bud Light's expectations, their new advertisement, featuring Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce, failed to salvage their reputation in the aftermath of the Dylan Mulvaney controversy. As sales continue to plunge, Bud Light released a 15-second commercial on Sunday showing Kelce cracking open a can of beer and aggressively grunting with several other men. The ad, titled 'Backyard Grunts with Travis Kelce,' is being labeled as another 'desperate' effort to regain support and has faced criticism online, with the majority of comments claiming the brand is attempting to save face once again. The new advert appears to be an...

Joe Rogan has slammed transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney as 'mentally ill' and an 'attention w****' on a new podcast episode after she claimed Bud Light abandoned her after their disastrous partnership. In a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, Rogan criticized comments Mulvaney made when she broke her silence over her involvement with the beer brand last week. Mulvaney said she felt abandoned by the beer company after facing 'more bullying and transphobia than I could have ever imagined' over her partnership with the brewing giant. Such criticism continued with Rogan as he described her as being 'mentally ill'...

Bud Light is now selling for less than water in some places following weeks of declining sales after the brand's disastrous partnership with Dylan Mulvaney. America's former number one selling brew is now down almost 50 percent from its sales numbers a year ago. The brand has lost upwards of $20billion since generating a massive wave of controversy over its partnership with trans influencer Mulvaney in early April.

The bold move by Bud Light to align with transgender activist Dylan Mulvaney has backfired, leading to an internal shakeup with numerous executives being dismissed from the brand. Retailers are being hit hard financially as they struggle to sell their stockpile of Bud Light. Factories associated with the Anheuser-Busch brand have started shutting down.

Bud Light has been branded 'desperate' after releasing a new advert with Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce in a bid to win back customers. The embattled beer giant released a new 15-second spot on Sunday showing Kelce cracking open Bud Light cans and aggressively grunting with several other men.

Beer lovers from across the globe have taken part in the world wife-carrying championships in Finland to win their partner's weight in beer. Husbands were pictured purple in the face as they struggled to lug their wives around a sand obstacle course and deep water pool in the middle summer. Contestants headed to the small town of Sonkajärvi, Finland, armed with only a helmet and belt this weekend to win their wife's weight in beer. They have to be aged at least 17 and have to weigh at least 49kg, meaning the winning prize will secure their husbands at least...

Anheuser-Busch issued a response to Dylan Mulvaney after the transgender influencer alleged the beer giant never reached out during the backlash over their controversial partnership. In an Instagram post Thursday, Mulvaney, who identifies as female, described a torrent of online "bullying and transphobia" that erupted after Bud Light put Mulvaney's face on a customized beer can. "I was waiting for the brand to reach out to me, but they never did," the TikTok star said. "For a company to hire a trans person and then not publicly stand by them is worse in my opinion than not hiring a trans...

Bud Light has resorted to giving away free beer over the Fourth of July in a desperate bid to reclaim its dwindling market share after the Dylan Mulvaney fiasco. Although the promotion won't make a 15-pack of Bud Light completely free, customers can submit a rebate offer for $15 to make a big saving on a pack of cold refreshments this holiday weekend. The beers have to be purchased between June 15 and July 8 to be eligible and consumers will be reimbursed through a prepaid card. The rebate has to be submitted by July 22 and the card is...

A recent Toronto Pride event featured a communist transgender flag, nudity and drag queen performances. Bud Light is a sponsor of Toronto Pride.Ex-transgender influencer Oli London shared a video Saturday from The Post Millennial, revealing transgender activists raising a communist transgender flag during Toronto Pride’s “Trans Pride March.”“They are not even trying to hide their ultimate goal anymore…communism,” he tweeted.The pride event, which was sponsored by Bud Light, comes amid the ongoing conservative boycott of the company.Conservatives initiated a successful boycott of Bud Light products in April following the company’s partnership with Dylan Mulvaney, a transgender influencer on social media.According...