The boycott of Bud Light was just one factor in a year of industry-wide declines.
  • Jo Miran
    2638·
    10 months ago10 months ago

    Here is the key sentence in the article.

    …an acceleration in the long-term decline of so-called domestic-premium brands, which include Bud Light and rivals Miller Light and Coors Light…

    So, are people drinking less beer or are they drinking less piss beer? Could it be that people are having two Hazy Imperial IPA’s with 8+ ABV instead of a six pack of Coors Light? I am taking this headline with a grain of salt.

    EDIT: I found my glasses.

    • AbidanYreEnglish
      942·
      10 months ago

      Who the hell thinks those three are premium?

      • Pissnpink
        450·
        10 months ago

        If that’s premium what isn’t premium? Steel reserve? That’s just malt Coors with different marketing. Micky’s? That’s just malt Miller with different marketing. 10 barrel? That bud light wearing 2010’s hipster clothes.

        I think we’re giving these brand too much credit with the word premium.

        • Jo Miran
          113·
          10 months ago

          Hey, hey, hey! Don’t disrespect Mickey’s.

          • scottywh
            30·
            10 months ago

            Mickey’s is good… I like steel reserve too… I also enjoy imperial IPAs.

        • FrostyTrichs
          80·
          10 months ago

          They gave it the title of premium, not the consumer. If they labeled it as waste runoff it wouldn’t sell as well.

        • XtallllEnglish
          10·
          10 months ago

          Below those are brands like keystone and Natty Bo.

      • wolfpack86
        150·
        10 months ago

        People who drink keystone, busch, and natty

        • AbidanYreEnglish
          10·
          10 months ago

          I don’t even like alcohol. I still know that those are piss beers.

      • sylver_dragonEnglish
        20·
        10 months ago

        Hey now, those Clydesdale horses worked hard to convert water into piss Budweiser.

    • AA5B
      340·
      10 months ago

      Article has a vague accusation that soda-based drinks are to blame without covering any of the other possibilities here

      • TenderfootGungi
        80·
        10 months ago

        I thought soda consumption is also down? And the fizzy alcohols had leveled off or declining as well? I am curious myself.

        • negativeyoda
          61·
          10 months ago

          Probably talking about LaCroix and that other stuff

    • comador
      210·
      10 months ago

      I’m more of a once a week Porter, Ale and Hard Cider drinker, but it’s still a Microbrew.

      Grain a salt is right: People just don’t like the taste of that crap anymore, not with so many options on the market now.

      Coors/Bud/MGD/Corona? I haven’t had one in years.

    • QuarterSwede
      171·
      10 months ago10 months ago

      A Four Noses or Cerebrus Hazy is so much better than the domestic swill it’s not funny. We have so many more options these days that I’m glad it’s hurting the big guys. They’ve been making crap pilsners for decades.