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Monday, November 24, 2014

Budweiser Puts Clydesdales Out To Pasture For Holidays

Budweiser is stabling its iconic Clydesdale horses this holiday season, and light beer, young people and Lime-a-Rita’s are to blame. The “King of Beers” is aiming for a younger crowd using Jay Z, food festivals and zombie-themed parties, but no horses.

Budweiser has seen a dip in popularity and sales the last 25 years, and its parents company, Anheuser-Busch InBev, said that 44 percent of 21- to 27-years-olds in America have never even cracked open a Budweiser before, The Wall Street Journal reports.

The beer giant went from selling 50 million barrels in 1988 to a mere 16 million in 2013, and light beers like Bud Light and Coors Light are responsible for part of the decline.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Despite rumors, the Budweiser Clydesdales *will* appear usatoday

Anonymous said...

The popularity of the craft beers have hurt the profits of the big beer corporations.

Anonymous said...

Kids today don't know a good beer
they have to have fufu beers with lime in them....sissys

Anonymous said...

Budweiser leaves you with a headache next morning that's why.