OT: Bud Light officially dethroned

[18IsTheMan]

Modelo is now the #1 selling beer in America,.

Modelo Especial is now the number one selling beer above Bud Light

Modelo Especial has now dethroned Bud Light as the top-selling beer in America after years of the longtime industry leader being in the top spot.

www.dailymail.co.uk

AB InBev does own the Modelo brand, except for the in the United States, where it is controlled by Constellation to satisfy US regulators.

 

[Backscrather]

And They were out yesterday. Had to go with PBR and that was out. Settled with Miller lite.

 

[Rogue Cock]

Haven't drank either in a long, long time. I generally stick with Yuengling, Rolling Rock, Stella Artois, Molsons and Heineken. Occasionally purchase a dark beer from England or Germany. BTW dark german or british beers are great for marinating a pork butt for a couple of days before smoking.

 

[Prestonyte]

It's a wonderful thing when your main competitor makes foolish marketing mistakes and clears a path for your brand!

 

[Rogue Cock]

It's a wonderful thing when your main competitor makes foolish marketing mistakes and clears a path for your brand!

Aren't both owned by the same company?

 

[18IsTheMan]

Aren't both owned by the same company?

AB InBev owns the Modelo brand outside the US market. Regulators made them sell control of Modelo in the US market to Constellation brands. So it's kind of weird.

 

[ToddFlanders]

The fact that Bud Light was the top selling beer for so long just shows people don’t like beer, they just like being drunk.

 

[The Reel Ess]

The fact that Bud Light was the top selling beer for so long just shows people don’t like beer, they just like being drunk.

They take the path of least resistance (taste) to drunkenness.

 

[Prestonyte]

They take the path of least resistance (taste) to drunkenness.

And if they can't give it away for free with coupons/rebates, what does that tell you?

 

[The Reel Ess]

And if they can't give it away for free with coupons/rebates, what does that tell you?

That there are plenty of tasteless beers out there. In a blind taste test you'd be hard pressed to distinguish the big three light beers.

 

[Prestonyte]

That there are plenty of tasteless beers out there. In a blind taste test you'd be hard pressed to distinguish the big three light beers.

To the guy looking for drunkenness, free is usually the winner regardless of taste!
Not the case with the Bud Light offering!

 

[PerchedOnRings]

That there are plenty of tasteless beers out there. In a blind taste test you'd be hard pressed to distinguish the big three light beers.

Wrong. I don’t drink any of them anymore, but much like Coke vs Pepsi, I can most times tell from the smell before tasting them.

 

[Gamecock Jacque]

Occasionally purchase a dark beer from England or Germany.

When I lived in Germany the only people I saw that drank dark beer were children. Adults drank pilsners.

 

[The Reel Ess]

Wrong. I don’t drink any of them anymore, but much like Coke vs Pepsi, I can most times tell from the smell before tasting them.

I guess there's only one way to convince me

 

[The Reel Ess]

When I lived in Germany the only people I saw that drank dark beer were children. Adults drank pilsners.

I think the stereotype of Germans being beer connoisseurs is a little untrue. Pilsners and light (colored) lagers are practically synonymous. I think they're just heavy consumers. Or maybe I just don't care for their major styles.

 

[Gamecock Jacque]

I think the stereotype of Germans being beer connoisseurs is a little untrue. Pilsners and light (colored) lagers are practically synonymous. I think they're just heavy consumers. Or maybe I just don't care for their major styles.

Pilsner is heavier on the hops. Germans do like their bier.

 

[The Reel Ess]

Pilsner is heavier on the hops. Germans do like their bier.

I couldn't tell that from the ones I've had. Miller and Lite are pilsners. Craft ones maybe, but the style is just not my bag.

 

[Gamecock Jacque]

I couldn't tell that from the ones I've had. Miller and Lite are pilsners. Craft ones maybe, but the style is just not my bag.

I'm sorry. I've been talking about German pilsners. Miller? LOL. But my favorite Pilsner is from the Czech Republic.

 

[Rogue Cock]

When I lived in Germany the only people I saw that drank dark beer were children. Adults drank pilsners.

Guess I’m one of the few adults that enjoy a good German dark beer. I wonder why the German adults don’t.

 

[Gamecock Jacque]

Guess I’m one of the few adults that enjoy a good German dark beer. I wonder why the German adults don’t.

I just Googled it. Seems to be a regional thing. Apparently they do drink dark beer in the South. I lived in northern Germany near the border with The Netherlands. They don’t drink dark beer there. But when they have a family holiday meal just the children drank dark beer that I saw.

 

[Thunderstick]

The fact that Bud Light was the top selling beer for so long just shows people don’t like beer, they just like being drunk.

Same with vodka.

 

[Psycock]

Good - they brought it on themselves. I don`t care what they do I`ll drink elsewhere.

 

[rockingamecock]

The fact that Bud Light was the top selling beer for so long just shows people don’t like beer, they just like being drunk.

I like beer and I can honestly say I've never spent one cent on Bud Light. It's garbage.

 

[The Reel Ess]

I'm sorry. I've been talking about German pilsners. Miller? LOL. But my favorite Pilsner is from the Czech Republic.

I've had Pilsner Urquell. Not many more crafty pilsners though.

 

[18IsTheMan]

And if they can't give it away for free with coupons/rebates, what does that tell you?

Read the report that they saw a 60% drop in Memorial Day sales. A spot check by one outlet found stores trying unsuccessfully to offload 24-packs of Bud Light for $3.49

 

[Gamecock Jacque]

I've had Pilsner Urquell. Not many more crafty pilsners though.

Urquell is the original Pilsner beer from the 1600's I believe. Craft beers that I've had remind me of the beer my parents tried to make when I was a kid. I'm not a fan of stuff floating around in my beer. To me Urquell taste like nectar of the gods. My wife thinks it's bitter. I think it's smooth. Taste is definitely an individual thing

 

[The Reel Ess]

Urquell is the original Pilsner beer from the 1600's I believe. Craft beers that I've had remind me of the beer my parents tried to make when I was a kid. I'm not a fan of stuff floating around in my beer. To me Urquell taste like nectar of the gods. My wife thinks it's bitter. I think it's smooth. Taste is definitely an individual thing

LOL. Craft beer is not all like that. Although I do enjoy juicy IPA that you can't see through. I'm with your wife on the Urquell. It does taste bitter to me. But then IPAs taste bitter to people who aren't used to drinking them. I went through several before I happened upon the citrus hopped beers. Now that's my favorite variety. The non-citrus ones tend to have an earthy taste.

 

[Psmith5532]

LOL. Craft beer is not all like that. Although I do enjoy juicy IPA that you can't see through. I'm with your wife on the Urquell. It does taste bitter to me. But then IPAs taste bitter to people who aren't used to drinking them. I went through several before I happened upon the citrus hopped beers. Now that's my favorite variety. The non-citrus ones tend to have an earthy taste.

Funny...I drank Coors Light for years. About 10 years ago a small brewery opened up near my work and tried all different kind of beers. I have since become a IPA drinker and my wife is a wheat girl. My beer of choice is Laganitas...good taste and not an high Alcohol content, about 6%. I had a douple IPA the other day...very smooth but at 9.5% you can't drink a lot of those.

 

[Bubba Fett]

I prefer the beer made close to where I live. Always fresh and good. A friend makes excellent home brew as well. Stuff like Bud light is just nasty.

 

[The Reel Ess]

Funny...I drank Coors Light for years. About 10 years ago a small brewery opened up near my work and tried all different kind of beers. I have since become a IPA drinker and my wife is a wheat girl. My beer of choice is Laganitas...good taste and not an high Alcohol content, about 6%. I had a douple IPA the other day...very smooth but at 9.5% you can't drink a lot of those.

Yeah, I came up drinking Mich Light until you couldn't find it. My wife is a wheat gal as well. Yeah, Lagunitas is good. Also like L'il Sumpin' Ale from them. My go-to is Wicked Weed Pernicious, but I'm always open to a citrus like the Big O from Sugar Creek. The wife and I got on a health kick more than a year ago and beer has been almost completely off the menu for months. We're headed to Florida Monday for vacation and there will probably be beers involved.

 

[SSIGamecock]

That there are plenty of tasteless beers out there. In a blind taste test you'd be hard pressed to distinguish the big three light beers.

I think I must have above average/upper echelon taste buds, because I can certainly taste the difference. It's not even close, and I've done multiple blind tastings.

 

[Backscrather]

Funny...I drank Coors Light for years. About 10 years ago a small brewery opened up near my work and tried all different kind of beers. I have since become a IPA drinker and my wife is a wheat girl. My beer of choice is Laganitas...good taste and not an high Alcohol content, about 6%. I had a douple IPA the other day...very smooth but at 9.5% you can't drink a lot of those.

Laganitas has a good peach beer out right now. Not quite a sour but close. Would be perfect for the beach/ lake/pool.

Edit: was just informed its Leinenkugel's

 

[Psmith5532]

Yeah, I came up drinking Mich Light until you couldn't find it. My wife is a wheat gal as well. Yeah, Lagunitas is good. Also like L'il Sumpin' Ale from them. My go-to is Wicked Weed Pernicious, but I'm always open to a citrus like the Big O from Sugar Creek. The wife and I got on a health kick more than a year ago and beer has been almost completely off the menu for months. We're headed to Florida Monday for vacation and there will probably be beers involved.

I do like Wicked Weed Pernicious as well but I want to say the ABV is around 7.5%. My problem is I don't know when to say whenIdon't know what part of Florida youre headed but If you are in Tampa make sure you go by Cigar City...Jai Alai is a good IPA

 

[The Reel Ess]

I do like Wicked Weed Pernicious as well but I want to say the ABV is around 7.5%. My problem is I don't know when to say whenIdon't know what part of Florida youre headed but If you are in Tampa make sure you go by Cigar City...Jai Alai is a good IPA

Another of my favs. And yeah, we'll be near Tampa in Longboat Key.

 

[Debo77]

I just watched a video on YouTube about their demise and the vid had a picture from twitter someone took at a ballgame of the lines at Bud Light stands and Coors stands...there were ZERO people in line for BL and about 40 people in the Coors line....get this tho...the pic was taking at the Columbia Regional it said...time stamp was June 5th at 8:47 so I assume the NC St game....point is even Founders is taking part in the boycott....kudos

 

[Mauze1]

I think the stereotype of Germans being beer connoisseurs is a little untrue. Pilsners and light (colored) lagers are practically synonymous. I think they're just heavy consumers. Or maybe I just don't care for their major styles.

Not sure about the average German’s ability to grade beer. All I know is Beer over there is in a different world than beer over here. German beer is a lot better. It is also true in Belgium, Holland, Austria and Switzerland.

 

[The Reel Ess]

Not sure about the average German’s ability to grade beer. All I know is Beer over there is in a different world than beer over here. German beer is a lot better. It is also true in Belgium, Holland, Austria and Switzerland.

Maybe their established brands are better than Bud-Miller-Coors. I understand Germany has beer purity laws and some varieties can only be made in certain places. And I like Belgian beers. But I'm not buying their superiority with the craft beer explosion here. You can get almost anything you want here now.

 

[Forkcock]

I normally drink whiskey buy will have an occasional beer. I used to drink Michelob or Michelob Light. I hate that bars and restaurants replaced both of those beers with the lame a** Michelob Ultra. If any beer needed a transvestite as it's spokesperson, it's Mich Ultra.

 

[Tngamecock]

Haven't drank either in a long, long time. I generally stick with Yuengling, Rolling Rock, Stella Artois, Molsons and Heineken. Occasionally purchase a dark beer from England or Germany. BTW dark german or british beers are great for marinating a pork butt for a couple of days before smoking.

Rolling Rock is the KING of Beer..............my favorite

 

[Backscrather]

Rolling Rock is the KING of Beer..............my favorite

Did you say that with a straight face and out loud?