Bud Light or Corona etc

[wcd]

So I am told that up to recently Bud Light was the number one selling brand? So what is it about that particular rendition that made it number one? From what I understand it’s nothing special so why the status of number one selling beer? Corona appears to be the same way nothing special? So was it marketing and advertising that put them in the top seller Slot?

 

[Leo]

Bud lite was cheap, heavily promoted, and it was on sale often. I never cared for it. If a person was looking to pound 12 in a night, you generally do not pay for premium products for that use.

 

[d.kaufman]

I would of never guessed it as a best selling beer. I don't know a single person that drinks it.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Bud lite was cheap, heavily promoted, and it was on sale often. I never cared for it. If a person was looking to pound 12 in a night, you generally do not pay for premium products for that use.

I had a friend that called it "lawnmower beer". The stuff you'd drink when you were out mowing the grass.

 

[Ingomike]

So I am told that up to recently Bud Light was the number one selling brand? So what is it about that particular rendition that made it number one? From what I understand it’s nothing special so why the status of number one selling beer? Corona appears to be the same way nothing special? So was it marketing and advertising that put them in the top seller Slot?

The big reason was if you popped a top of bud light your pickup truck was magically transported to the beach and bikini girls would pop up. Now your truck goes to gay bars and trans pop up…

They are both the same parent company. Probably all made the same and marketed well until now…

 

[wcd]

They are both the same parent company. Probably all made the same and marketed well until now…

From first hand experience, we like to put beer in our Chili, the dark beer from ALDI‘s is far superior in flavor to Bud light etc, we have also found that darker beers will work wonders for a sick goat. The hops really help their rumen.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

we have also found that darker beers will work wonders for a sick goat. The hops really help their rumen.

 

[KJQ6945]

I remember years ago, hanging out in my shop, drinking Coors light, playing on INGO, while working on an HK on my bench.

ChurchMouse would be in his shop, drinking Bud Light, with a tranny stripped on his bench. Good times!

I’ll bet ChurchMouse is Coors Light drinker now.

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

This chart tells the rest of the story.

 

[tomcat13]

S/b listed under Molson (Miller) Coors.
It was good enough for Dad while he served in Korea, so it's good enough for me.

 

[Ingomike]

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S/b listed under Molson (Miller) Coors.
It was good enough for Dad while he served in Korea, so it's good enough for me.
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Popular with the younger set today. They drink it wearing their Carhartt’s and trucker hats that never see real work…

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Marketing. Bud was a marketing power house for maybe 25-ish years. They had a ton of memorable ad campaigns that entered the cultural lexicon, even among non beer drinkers. Light beer and cigarettes rely real real heavily on image and lifestyle marketing to differentiate themselves from their competition since there's so little substantive difference otherwise.

Bud campaigns that even non-beer drinkers probably remember:

Talking frogs
Real American Heroes, which became Real Men of Genius after 9/11. I *still* remember the one about the bad toupee wearer.
Bud Bowl
Clydesdales, from parades to playing football
Spuds Mackenzie

They do brewery tours, sponsor sports, etc. Prior to InBev buying them out, AB was a marketing powerhouse who happened to brew beer. InBev decided to draw down a lot of their talent and the more iconic mega ad campaigns tapered off. Now, this.

 

[Expat]

I moved from Modelo to Dos Equis at mexican places.
I have always drunk Guiness if available on draft.

 

[wcd]

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This chart tells the rest of the story.

Interesting

 

[bwframe]

Marketing. Bud was a marketing power house for maybe 25-ish years. They had a ton of memorable ad campaigns that entered the cultural lexicon, even among non beer drinkers. Light beer and cigarettes rely real real heavily on image and lifestyle marketing to differentiate themselves from their competition since there's so little substantive difference otherwise.

Bud campaigns that even non-beer drinkers probably remember:

Talking frogs
Real American Heroes, which became Real Men of Genius after 9/11. I *still* remember the one about the bad toupee wearer.
Bud Bowl
Clydesdales, from parades to playing football
Spuds Mackenzie

They do brewery tours, sponsor sports, etc. Prior to InBev buying them out, AB was a marketing powerhouse who happened to brew beer. InBev decided to draw down a lot of their talent and the more iconic mega ad campaigns tapered off. Now, this.

That sure brings up the other side of the conversation.

While I think we need to let them continue to struggle (and hopefully go bankrupt,) we still owe AB a huge thank you. This needed to happen some how some way.

The exposure to many aspects of this whole thing couldn't have been any better. Opened a LOT of eyes to a lot of things.

 

[Ingomike]

The big reason was if you popped a top of bud light your pickup truck was magically transported to the beach and bikini girls would pop up. Now your truck goes to gay bars and trans pop up…

They are both the same parent company. Probably all made the same and marketed well until now…

The last quote was wrong but I cannot delete it. Corona is owned by Constellation…

 

[JettaKnight]

So I am told that up to recently Bud Light was the number one selling brand? So what is it about that particular rendition that made it number one? From what I understand it’s nothing special so why the status of number one selling beer? Corona appears to be the same way nothing special? So was it marketing and advertising that put them in the top seller Slot?

Strictly advertising to people with bad taste and just want to drink something.

If marketeers can make us drink crappy beer, just makes you think about politics...


Corona is **** because it's in clear bottles that lead to reacts that make it skunky.


I'll stick to my local microbrews... and Coors Banquet, which is a darn good American lager (and I'm a certified beer judge).

 

[Cameramonkey]

Strictly advertising to people with bad taste and just want to drink something.

If marketeers can make us drink crappy beer, just makes you think about politics...


Corona is **** because it's in clear bottles that lead to reacts that make it skunky.


I'll stick to my local microbrews... and Coors Banquet, which is a darn good American lager (and I'm a certified beer judge).

On a related note, I swear there are actually TWO kinds of Corona Extra. Each looks identical to the other.

Because a Corona at home is NEVER as tasty as one at a Mexican restaurant.

 

[JettaKnight]

On a related note, I swear there are actually TWO kinds of Corona Extra. Each looks identical to the other.

Because a Corona at home is NEVER as tasty as one at a Mexican restaurant.

Likely. Depends on where it's brewed, and how long it takes to travel.

Also, they probably pull it from kegs which don't allow light in.

 

[Born2vette]

The last quote was wrong but I cannot delete it. Corona is owned by Constellation…

Which is owned by AB Inbev