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braddy

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32. It is a smart ad, they are going for the guys that drink beer by the case and the 12 pack.

Mon Feb 2, 2015, 02:32 PM

Feb 2015

The ad is geared for guys that slam beers, the macro drinkers, guys who drink beer 8 and twenty at a sitting, people who drink high quality beers consume far less.

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Analyzing Budweiser's Hypocritical, Anti-Craft Beer Super Bowl Ad [View all] MohRokTah Feb 2015 OP

Budweiser is the McDonald's of beer. leveymg Feb 2015 #1

Yep. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #3

I'd rather eat a Big Mac than drink a Buttwiper� Bonx Feb 2015 #5

A steady diet of either industrial product will kill you, slowly. leveymg Feb 2015 #9

Yeah, I don't want even an occasional diet of either Bonx Feb 2015 #28

Good one.. 2naSalit Feb 2015 #56

Let's just say that both products are relatively unaffected by bodily filtration. leveymg Feb 2015 #65

That's totally more my style. n/t 2naSalit Feb 2015 #84

There are Some Beers that Don't Have any Hops AndyTiedye Feb 2015 #66

That's interesting to know 2naSalit Feb 2015 #85

Hipsters have already moved off PBR and onto Tecate taught_me_patience Feb 2015 #2

It's not for people who "taste" their beer but those who funnel it NightWatcher Feb 2015 #4

Big breweries are now making beers with crafty names.... Historic NY Feb 2015 #6

I knew about those. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #10

wow jollyreaper2112 Feb 2015 #7

The hipsters may move from PBR to Bud after this ad. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #13

that's how PBR got them in the first place jollyreaper2112 Feb 2015 #25

F*** that S***! PABST BLUE RIBBON! FrodosPet Feb 2015 #43

bud sucks Mosby Feb 2015 #8

The equipment and ingredients for home brewed beer have gotten so good and cheap... MohRokTah Feb 2015 #12

Fact. My first brew was an Dr Hobbitstein Feb 2015 #36

My new son-in-law's brother makes excellent home brew. Adsos Letter Feb 2015 #105

I do not consider IPA to be good beer jmowreader Feb 2015 #33

Not sure where you're getting your info tkmorris Feb 2015 #40

I'm referring to "pilsener" in the European sense jmowreader Feb 2015 #59

Everyone has different tastes when it comes to beer Mosby Feb 2015 #47

I love a good IPA. But it's a particular SheilaT Feb 2015 #53

I think the problem with IPAs is that some use the hops to mask shitty beer. Goblinmonger Feb 2015 #60

You do realize the IPA is an abbreviation ? Trajan Feb 2015 #64

Yeah. I got that. Goblinmonger Feb 2015 #69

IPA was pretty good when I first tried it. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #67

See if you can get Lagunitas Czech Pils in your area. bluesbassman Feb 2015 #70

Lots of craft breweries make pilsners. Adrahil Feb 2015 #90

I haven't had any that can match the German, Czech, or Polish offerings. Throd Feb 2015 #92

We'll have to disagree.... Adrahil Feb 2015 #94

Do they have access to ENOUGH refrigeration to hold a whole batch of beer? jmowreader Feb 2015 #96

The Breweries? Of course they do! Adrahil Feb 2015 #98

I can't believe somebody wasted their time HappyMe Feb 2015 #11

how about posting in a thread about it ? Bonx Feb 2015 #24

lol! HappyMe Feb 2015 #26

First-world problems on full display. nt Ykcutnek Feb 2015 #37

Then don't ever take an advertising class! kentauros Feb 2015 #81

The funny thing is, HappyMe Feb 2015 #107

Having worked in the past as a graphic designer, kentauros Feb 2015 #110

Even though their beer sucks, they probably had good will because of the Lab puppy/Clydesdale ad hlthe2b Feb 2015 #14

The dog whistles in the ad affect different people differently. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #16

Hold the phone...someone doesn't like an American mass produced beer? Dreamer Tatum Feb 2015 #15

Obligatory comparison to animal piss. Throd Feb 2015 #22

Meanwhile they pretend to love overhopped craft beer Dreamer Tatum Feb 2015 #29

I consider over-hopped beers to be akin to 24" spinner rims. Throd Feb 2015 #30

And there is the matter of that German beer being something like 500 years old. Dreamer Tatum Feb 2015 #39

I want to buy this post a goddamn drink....I'm tired of overhopped, bitter bullshit that msanthrope Feb 2015 #31

Thank you. HappyMe Feb 2015 #38

I love overhopped craft beer Bonx Feb 2015 #50

Meanwhile , Anheuser-Busch owns a number of craft beer brands ... kwassa Feb 2015 #17

Want to know what's even more hilarious? MohRokTah Feb 2015 #19

Most of the craft brew choices I never see, as they are consumed locally to their manufacture. kwassa Feb 2015 #55

I love when I'm in a different state Goblinmonger Feb 2015 #61

I love it when I find one with the build your own sixxer in another state. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #79

Bud sh*t, I say. DreamGypsy Feb 2015 #18

Anheuser-Busch is owned by Belgian-Brazilian beer giant InBev. Buy American beer! Yuengling! n/t benz380 Feb 2015 #20

yuengling is not available west of the miss. river nt Mosby Feb 2015 #54

Really? Why not? benz380 Feb 2015 #71

From their website Mosby Feb 2015 #77

Although Yuengling Lager is my beer of choice... CANDO Feb 2015 #99

I wish I were manly enough to respond. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2015 #21

Most craft brew consumers I know do not consider Red Hook to be Craft Beer any more. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #23

And it tastes like carbonated crap. One of the worst tasting beers ever. Rex Feb 2015 #27

It is a smart ad, they are going for the guys that drink beer by the case and the 12 pack. braddy Feb 2015 #32

It's designed as confirmation bias for existing customers. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #34

I am not a beer drinker... MADem Feb 2015 #35

Agreed KatyMan Feb 2015 #57

Bud is the Jerry Lewis of beers Enrique Feb 2015 #89

Sorry to disagree, but the craft beer movement was overdue for a flogging. Paladin Feb 2015 #41

I drink nothing but craft or home brewed beer. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #42

I've had plenty of microbrews as well, and I still gravitate to Marr Feb 2015 #45

Mexico produces some really first-rate suds, no doubt. (nt) Paladin Feb 2015 #46

There's a Mexican restaurant near us KatyMan Feb 2015 #58

I am not a fan of Corona but Negra Modelo is good. I think Pacifico is good too. Vattel Feb 2015 #78

Hey, drink what you like.... Adrahil Feb 2015 #91

They certainly know their audience. Marr Feb 2015 #44

First world problems Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2015 #48

So are about 99.9% of all posts on DU MohRokTah Feb 2015 #49

Pretty good add. You do know what they are in the business to do, right? NCTraveler Feb 2015 #51

LOL! Budweiser, the piss of beer. raven mad Feb 2015 #52

Fuck Budweiser. hifiguy Feb 2015 #62

IF the Bud mooks came for craft beer... MohRokTah Feb 2015 #63

Currently in Wisconsin but have lived in MN (originally ND) Goblinmonger Feb 2015 #86

If it wasn't for Portland's amazing craft brewery culture Trajan Feb 2015 #68

Oh look at all the beer poseurs. mathematic Feb 2015 #72

You've apparently never had a lager in the pilsner style outside of what Macro breweries produce. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #73

I specifically mentioned pilsners as distinct from american lagers. mathematic Feb 2015 #74

My apologies. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #75

No prob. mathematic Feb 2015 #80

Old Milwaukee underpants Feb 2015 #76

A cold pitcher of Budweiser is the perfect paring with hot pizza. Throd Feb 2015 #83

I'll defer to the Bruces' opinion about American beer kentauros Feb 2015 #82

I do not drink any of this garbage(beer). Dawson Leery Feb 2015 #87

Your choice. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #88

If there are three beers I drink they are yuiyoshida Feb 2015 #93

If you can find it, try Yebisu. It is my favorite Japanese beer. Throd Feb 2015 #95

Hard to find. I have heard of this beer... yuiyoshida Feb 2015 #97

Maybe if it didn't taste like piss they wouldn't be losing market share tabbycat31 Feb 2015 #100

My husband fell in love with me when I introduced him to real ale PumpkinAle Feb 2015 #101

Bud is a lager, first of all. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #102

You are absolutely right, but most people in the US don't know the difference PumpkinAle Feb 2015 #103

My fav lager was a decoction mash I did. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #104

Okay you have me - PumpkinAle Feb 2015 #109

Personally give me Guinness or Shiner Bock DonCoquixote Feb 2015 #106

I have Shiner in my fridge all of the time Major Nikon Feb 2015 #108