Damn Yankees
eightdotthree:
I don't recall ever seeing Bud Light in the park to begin with so /shrug
Hmmm.
I have to assume it was previously available. Otherwise, OhioStater's entire post makes no sense. And that seems unlikely.
I'm just curious. Because the way the room has waved it off has explained nothing.
Did CP (CF?) drop Bud Light (AB products in general?) and why? Because the proposed answers here as to why they did (if they did) only support "the boycott's" effectiveness.
And even if they never had it, the narrative from the employee follows the boycott path too. Perception becomes reality and so on and so forth.
Some articles on effect of the boycott. First one is a couple weeks old at this point.
Lord Gonchar:
Did CP (CF?) drop Bud Light (AB products in general?) and why?
They are still serving other InBev products.
Brian Noble:
nitrogen tap
Been there, done that. Tastes too smooth. Call me crazy but I like the harshness of the room temp bottle.
eightdotthree:
They are still serving other InBev products.
That's even more damning.
eightdotthree:
I don't recall ever seeing Bud Light in the park to begin with so /shrug
Really? They had it on draft at Red Garter, and they had stands and cabana carts all over the place in years past. They even had a self-serve draft setup that was all sponsored by Bud Light.
Sponsorships and opportunities change. This is no exception, I’m sure. They still have Michelob Ultra everywhere, so.
People gotta drink. 🙂 There's a lot of margin in beer if you get it for the right price, and more if it demands a certain price. I would not be surprised if they weren't getting the margin they wanted on that particular beverage.
Jeff - Editor - CoasterBuzz.com - My Blog
Lord Gonchar:
That's even more damning.
I saw a headline earlier this week saying that Bud Light now sits behind Modelo as the highest selling beer in the US. Modelo is an InBev product. The boycotters have really put them in their place.
It's interesting to think about how much different brands might be exposed to the Internet Rage Engine from various factions. Bud Light might be paying a steeper price than some other brand (say, PBR) might for doing exactly the same thing.
What's fascinating to me is that AB more or less immediately capitulated, but it does not seem to have helped at all. If anything, it dug them into a deeper hole--they lost any faith they might have had with an audience that valued inclusivity, and it didn't stop the firestorm from the "go woke and go broke" folks. Contrast that with e.g. Garth Brooks, who has said, more or less: "Hey, I get it. You don't want to come because we have Bud Light. But, I'm going to be inclusive, and am welcoming everyone. So, if you change your mind, come on by. You are welcome any time. Ultimately, what I carry will be what sells."
Bud Light got the backlash from initial marketing campaign. Then pulled back from it and got backlash from people in favor of the campaign. But the initial backlash continued. So from a marketing perspective, they got the worst of both sides.
Garth Brooks bar is a different situation though. Effectively AB has unlimited capacity to sell more beer (not literally but there is a limit to potential growth). Brooks does not at his bar. From what I have read, other bars in Nashville have stopped selling Bud Light. So Garth's ability to pull in the boycotters is limited. But there are also those against the boycott and those in favor of the marketing campaign (and those who just don't care either way but want to drink Bud Light) who will go to his bar based on his decision to sell Bud Light. So I expect its as much a business decision as anything else. Can sell it in terms of "inclusivity" as well. His statements about people disagreeing with his decision (very much in contrast to many people on this site and elsewhere) are very soft. Basically, you are entitled to your opinion as I am mine. I read that to point to business decision more than anything else.
What if you don't see Bud Light in the park due to low stock at the distributors? After the initial "boycott", local distributors could have panicked and reduced orders from AB which caused a small disruption that resulted in less Bud Light at Cedar Point, while other AB beers continued to be sold.
-Chris
bigboy:
US. Modelo is an InBev product.
Incorrect. In the US, Modelo is still owned by Constellation Brands. It is only an AB-InBev brand outside of the US.
In the states, Constellation owns Modelo, Pacifico and Corona. They also own High West distillery, Nelson Brothers bourbon, Casa Noble and Mi Campo tequilas, Svedka vodka and plenty of seltzers and wines, too.
That was the last BeastBuzz. I had to buy an extra keg for the alcoholics. It was one of our last events (Dollywood was the last), but it was epic.
Jeff - Editor - CoasterBuzz.com - My Blog
The last BeastBuzz was epic. I still remember every detail of that event. It was also the last time I spent 16 straight hours in a park.
Heineken 0.0 is a really impressive NA beer... Heineken proper is also a SIGNIFICANTLY different (by different = better) when in Holland, and not due to location bias. Far more grain/dough character, honey and bread. By the time they import, let the bottles skunk (let's all thank the green bottles) and sit in the distro warehouse a bit... It's not even close at that point. Kegs and cans are better, but still not quite there. Same issue we have with all the German imports too, which is unfortunate... Having those fresh when in Germany are next-level... Very few within the US can produce lager to the same caliber as the Germans... Kolsch in Cologne, Helles/Dunkel/Hefe within Munich and Rauchbier in Bamberg... Next level stuff.
The big brands here in the US have the QC down, but they simply don't produce comparable products as they focus on adjunct lagers. If they only used their brewing abilities to produce better beer styles.
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