{"id":1946796,"date":"2023-06-14T10:07:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T14:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bud-light-is-no-longer-the-top-selling-us-beer\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T10:08:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T14:08:03","slug":"bud-light-is-no-longer-the-top-selling-us-beer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bud-light-is-no-longer-the-top-selling-us-beer\/","title":{"rendered":"Bud Light loses top spot in US beer sales."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbud-light-is-no-longer-the-top-selling-us-beer%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1946796&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Bud Light Loses Top Spot as America&#8217;s Best-Selling Beer<\/h2>\n<p>Bud Light, once America&#8217;s favorite beer, has fallen from grace following a controversial partnership with a transgender influencer. The brand&#8217;s sales have been on a steady decline since April, and now, after months of boycotts, it has lost its spot as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/merchandiser-sounds-alarm-about-whats-really-happening-after-bud-lights-woke-move-they-dont-know-their-clientele\/\" title=\"Merchandiser Sounds Alarm About What\u2019s Really Happening After Bud Light\u2019s Woke Move: \u201cThey Don\u2019t Know Their Clientele\u201d\">top-selling beer<\/a> in the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Our year is screwed,&#8221; a distributor for Bud Light parent company Anheuser-Busch told the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Modelo Takes the Lead<\/h3>\n<p>According to the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>, Modelo is now the best-selling beer in the US, with 8.4% of sales in the four weeks leading up to June 3. Bud Light came in second with 7.3% of sales. Overall, Bud Light&#8217;s sales are down by 24% compared to the same period last year.<\/p>\n<h3>Boycott Expected to Last<\/h3>\n<p>Many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bud-light-is-no-longer-the-top-selling-us-beer\/\" title=\"Bud Light loses top spot in US beer sales.\">beer distributors expect<\/a> the boycott of Bud Light to continue, with 65% predicting it will last another six months and 32% saying it could be permanent, according to a survey by investment firm Jefferies Group.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>April: Bud Light partners with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney<\/li>\n<li>June: Bud Light loses top spot as America&#8217;s best-selling beer<\/li>\n<li>July: Beer distributors predict boycott will continue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The partnership with Mulvaney was first made public on April 1, when Mulvaney revealed it on social media, showing a Bud Light can featuring the influencer&#8217;s face. Mulvaney also posted a video drinking Bud Light in a bathtub.<\/p>\n<h3>Attempts to Win Back Conservative Base<\/h3>\n<p>Bud Light and other Anheuser-Busch brands have since run several ads attempting to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/neocons-and-makeup-republicans-should-win-again-before-tearing-each-other-apart\/\" title=\"\u2018Neocons And Makeup\u2019: Republicans Should Win Again Before Tearing Each Other Apart\">win back<\/a> their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-is-swirling-down-the-toilet\/\" title=\"Fox News Is Swirling Down The Toilet\">conservative base<\/a>, and the company pledged to spend more money on marketing this summer. However, Republican senator Ted Cruz (Texas) launched a probe into the company last month over whether the company targeted an underage audience through its Mulvaney partnership.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Our year is screwed,&#8221; a distributor for Bud Light parent company Anheuser-Busch told the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bud Light lost its position as America&#8217;s leading beer due to boycotts after promoting a transgender influencer. It accounted for 7.3% of US retail-store beer purchases in the four weeks to June 3, making it the second-best-selling beer. 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