Current Events > Millennials brought about the downfall of one of America's most iconic beers

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Good.

Beer is for preteens* have a real drink instead.

*This user does not advocate underage drinking.
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Umbreon posted...

have a real drink instead.

i love a good wine drunk, it means im sleeping like a fucking baby in a few hours
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If Im gonna drink crappy beer Ill just do Mexican since those come with lime and salt at bars, which is delicious. If youre drinking Bud you may as well just drink King Cobra (literally almost the same beer by the same company but stronger and cheaper). Annheuser should just be thankful older drinkers have actually bought into the anti-craft nonsense. All craft beer is doing is adding some flavor and giving you some old world variety. Craft breweries didnt invent the styles of beer theyre showcasing...
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Vulgorn posted...

*doesnt read topic*

look man, budweiser is trash

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As a vicious alcoholic I can say with full confidence that Bud is the worst beer.

Apparently Harley-Davidson is also suffering because millennials don't care. Trends change. Adapt or die.
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TheCyborgNinja posted...

Apparently Harley-Davidson is also suffering because millennials are pussies. Trends change. Guys paint their fingernails.

TheCyborgNinja posted...

Apparently Harley-Davidson is also suffering because millennials don't care. Trends change. Adapt or die.

Same with the Budweiser thing. People aren't bothered the way they used to be when it comes to their masculinity being drawn into question.

Imagine depending on masculinity to sell products and not you know actually having a good product
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*high fives fellow millennials*

Maybe we can take down some big tobacco brand next.
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what a joke

imagine blaming customers for you failing product, that takes some balls (and idiocy).
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Well is CE either elitist or obtuse about beer?
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what a joke

imagine blaming customers for you failing product, that takes some balls (and idiocy).

*shrugs*

If you're already failing, there's not much to lose. And strictly speaking, the failure would be because the millennials being blamed aren't customers.
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Link HT posted...

what a joke

imagine blaming customers for you failing product, that takes some balls (and idiocy).

They're not blaming millennials solely for it they're saying part of the reason for the decline is that they aren't drinking it as much as the prior generation did at that age. Also beer in general has been losing market share to wine and liquor for a decade now and there's more than just millennials being behind the decline.
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I stopped drinking it when they started running SJW ads.
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The list, if anyone was lazy and didn't want to click around:

1. Bud Light
2. Coors Light
3. Miller Lite
4. Budweiser
5. Corona Extra
6. Michelob Ultra
7. Modelo Especial
8. Natural Light
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chill02 posted...

EbonTitanium posted...

It's crappy beer.

Seriously

Ive had better domestic brews in 3rd world countries.
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Bud is just the worst. I'd easily take Coors or Miller over it. Hell I was even drink shit like steel reserve or ice house over bud lmao
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More like the Jack of Beers
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Aren't Budweiser and MillerCoors merging anyways...?
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Same with the Budweiser thing. People aren't bothered the way they used to be when it comes to their masculinity being drawn into question.

I think it's because we've realized that what you drink and what you drive are terrible indictors of what kind of man you are.

I mean a guy who rides a Harley and drinks Budweiser but has kids being brought up by television is pathetic.

Or alternatively, a guy who rides a Harley and drinks Budweiser and has kids he brings up with love and approprite discipline is a real man, just like one who knits sweaters and drinks tea and has kids he brings up with love and appropriate discipline.
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Fuck em.
They make those nasty lime-a-ritas.
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I'm a PBR kind of guy anyway
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Gimme a seasonal IPA over big brand beers any day.

And why are people feeling sorry for them? Their competition that is hurting them are local independent breweries.
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ZombiePelican posted...

I'm a PBR kind of guy anyway

Sad how far PBR has fallen
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Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

Fuck em.
They make those nasty lime-a-ritas.

And that's probably the one thing that they are selling. Now they got grape and strawberry too. That and that shit Bud Light Lime I see in cart after cart at the grocery store.
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Budweiser is to beer what McDonalds is to restaurants

People only eat there if they're young, or too poor/lazy to find something better
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TheCyborgNinja posted...

Apparently Harley-Davidson is also suffering because millennials don't care. Trends change. Adapt or die.

Most millennials couldn't afford a $5,000 Japanese bike let alone a $30,000 Harley in the first be.
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Wait that list still has bud light at number one
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josifrees posted...

Wait that list still has bud light at number one

Dilly Dilly
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thanosibe posted...

Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

Fuck em.
They make those nasty lime-a-ritas.

And that's probably the one thing that they are selling. Now they got grape and strawberry too. That and that shit Bud Light Lime I see in cart after cart at the grocery store.

I can't imagine actually like those. Have you ever actually had them?

MuayThai85 posted...

Most millennials couldn't afford a $5,000 Japanese bike let alone a $30,000 Harley in the first be.

I see so many Shadows and Vulcans, they have such a good rep too, I'm surprised Harley made it this long. If I was going to go with an "expensive" bike I'd get a Valkyrie.
Honestly, I think if not for SoA, Harley would have been under years ago.
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Fucking garbage beer anyway.
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Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

thanosibe posted...

Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

Fuck em.
They make those nasty lime-a-ritas.

And that's probably the one thing that they are selling. Now they got grape and strawberry too. That and that shit Bud Light Lime I see in cart after cart at the grocery store.

I can't imagine actually like those. Have you ever actually had them?

MuayThai85 posted...

Most millennials couldn't afford a $5,000 Japanese bike let alone a $30,000 Harley in the first be.

I see so many Shadows and Vulcans, they have such a good rep too, I'm surprised Harley made it this long. If I was going to go with an "expensive" bike I'd get a Valkyrie.
Honestly, I think if not for SoA, Harley would have been under years ago.

Hardley Ableson: 1947 technology in 2018 for 2025 prices"
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Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

thanosibe posted...

Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

Fuck em.
They make those nasty lime-a-ritas.

And that's probably the one thing that they are selling. Now they got grape and strawberry too. That and that shit Bud Light Lime I see in cart after cart at the grocery store.

I can't imagine actually like those. Have you ever actually had them?

No I haven't. I don't even like margaritas to begin with. But they seem to be popular with the ladies in my wife's circle of friends and family.

Also enough for Budweiser to market a 3.2% and a 5% ABV of each kind so they can be sold in liquor stores and the other outlets. Something they haven't done for any of their other line of drinks. Though they do have a Bud Premium which is only sold in liquor stores. But as I understand it, it is a different beer from Bud. Standard Bud and Bud Light cannot be bought in this state in a liquor store.
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I've been seeing quite a lot of them in Thailand over the last year. They are expensive at over 1 million baht to start ($33k+ usd). The rich guys who want a true big bike either go for the BMW S1000RR, Harley's, or Ducati (Multistrada and Panigales are popular).

I see at least one Harley per day. Even a bunch of them in Malaysia as well.
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thanosibe posted...

Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

thanosibe posted...

Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

Fuck em.
They make those nasty lime-a-ritas.

And that's probably the one thing that they are selling. Now they got grape and strawberry too. That and that shit Bud Light Lime I see in cart after cart at the grocery store.

I can't imagine actually like those. Have you ever actually had them?

No I haven't. I don't even like margaritas to begin with. But they seem to be popular with the ladies in my wife's circle of friends and family.

Bud Light Lime isn't half bad tbh. It's a good summer beer.
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Maybe they should start making good beer. I'd much rather pay extra for a really good craft beer than drink garbage just because it's cheap.
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I wonder how much of this is due to the changed nature of advertising. Bud still runs commercials on TV nonstop, but people don't watch commercials anymore. We don't get ads on our computers (if you're smart enough to have adblock). People don't have to be force-fed Bud anymore. Meanwhile, if there's a bomb ass craft beer cellar in your town it's going to have good word of mouth. No advertising required.
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Millenials are the driving force behind the craft brew industry, both as brewers and consumers. Where's the praise for support small business rather than following blind brand loyalty?

Now, if you don't mind me, I'm off to stand in line to buy an Apple product and then after that I'm buying a bunch of Nintendo Amiibos.
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MuayThai85 posted...

thanosibe posted...

Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

thanosibe posted...

Anarchy_Juiblex posted...

Fuck em.
They make those nasty lime-a-ritas.

And that's probably the one thing that they are selling. Now they got grape and strawberry too. That and that shit Bud Light Lime I see in cart after cart at the grocery store.

I can't imagine actually like those. Have you ever actually had them?

No I haven't. I don't even like margaritas to begin with. But they seem to be popular with the ladies in my wife's circle of friends and family.

Bud Light Lime isn't half bad tbh. It's a good summer beer.

I'm just not a fan of lime in beer. I remember that use to be all the rage in the 90's; accent beer with citrus fruits. So I would imagine it would not appeal to me.
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MuayThai85 posted...

I've been seeing quite a lot of them in Thailand over the last year.

Personally, if you want American muscle on 2 wheels, get an Indian. Can't image too many of those have made it over there. That's a bike for someone with style.
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ChromaticAngel posted...

NES4EVER posted...

Why is budwieser in usa 4.2% and it's 5% in canada?

maybe a rounding law?

In America diet coke is 0 calories but in europe it's "less than 1 calorie"

That's because Coca-Cola thinks the false advertising fine is lower than the amount of money they'd lose by using honest advertising.
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darkjedilink posted...

ChromaticAngel posted...

NES4EVER posted...

Why is budwieser in usa 4.2% and it's 5% in canada?

maybe a rounding law?

In America diet coke is 0 calories but in europe it's "less than 1 calorie"

That's because Coca-Cola thinks the false advertising fine is lower than the amount of money they'd lose by using honest advertising.

no that's not it at all. Aspartame actually does have a negligible calorie content but the FDA standards say that you don't have to label your product as having calories if it only has a negligible amount. I've burnt more calories typing this response than contained within a can of diet coke.

regulations in the EU are different where unless something actually has absolutely 0 you can't label it as 0.
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Another point to bring up is that millenials are the first generation to grow up where the standard is a huge variety of beer being available essentially everywhere. Is it really surprising then that they don't have brand loyalty to an older beer given how crowded the market place happens to be?

To be honest, I can't remember the last time I had a Bud other than at Wrigley.
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Millennials brought about the downfall of one of America's most iconic beers

And not a single fuck was given
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Budweiser gives me the morning shits 100% of the time.

So, fuck that.

Yuengling, please.
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So what shitty thing that has somehow stuck around should we kill next? Maybe Hershey's chocolate?
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ChromaticAngel posted...

regulations in the EU are different where unless something actually has absolutely 0 you can't label it as 0.

that explains why diet coke/pepsi is 'pepsi max' etc over there
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