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Offline Mano

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Dos Equis blew it when they ditched this guy
« on: June 22, 2020, 07:01:33 PM »




Their commercials are pretty bad now   :embarrassed:

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Re: Dos Equis blew it when they ditched this guy
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2020, 11:52:38 AM »
Yep.  They struck gold with that campaign and with him, then totally fumbled the ball.

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Re: Dos Equis blew it when they ditched this guy
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2020, 11:54:41 AM »
All the clever advertising in the world will never overcome being just another import lager.
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Re: Dos Equis blew it when they ditched this guy
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2020, 11:59:34 AM »
When something is not broke don't fix it! :banana: I really enjoyed the commercial
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Re: Dos Equis blew it when they ditched this guy
« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2020, 12:23:47 PM »
All the clever advertising in the world will never overcome being just another import lager.

That's why they started the coronavirus pandemic, to undermine their chief rival's brand.

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Re: Dos Equis blew it when they ditched this guy
« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2020, 01:28:21 PM »
It is a Heineken import.

I have no newer info but... in 2015 one out of every five beers sold in the USA was a Bud Light.

Eleven companies brew 90% of the beer sold in the US. AB InBev share is 45%. The next closest is MillerCoors with 26%.
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Re: Dos Equis blew it when they ditched this guy
« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2020, 05:48:11 PM »
If given a choice between
1. toilet water
2. stagnant pond water
3. bud light

bud light would still be 3rd. Nasty skunk beer.

The Dos Equis and Captain Morgan campaigns have always been entertaining though.
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Re: Dos Equis blew it when they ditched this guy
« Reply #7 on: June 23, 2020, 08:04:17 PM »
It is a Heineken import.

I have no newer info but... in 2015 one out of every five beers sold in the USA was a Bud Light.

Eleven companies brew 90% of the beer sold in the US. AB InBev share is 45%. The next closest is MillerCoors with 26%.
And this is why I'm on locally or at least in the general regionally brewed tasty IPAs all the time. Lots of those to be found most anywhere these days. Fresh beer is better beer. And they don't all taste like the same beer!


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Re: Dos Equis blew it when they ditched this guy
« Reply #8 on: June 23, 2020, 10:10:37 PM »
And this is why I'm on locally or at least in the general regionally brewed tasty IPAs all the time. Lots of those to be found most anywhere these days. Fresh beer is better beer. And they don't all taste like the same beer!


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You want it fresher.... you have to brew it yourself. Often your small breweries beer is older.
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Re: Dos Equis blew it when they ditched this guy
« Reply #9 on: June 24, 2020, 10:02:24 AM »
You want it fresher.... you have to brew it yourself. Often your small breweries beer is older.

While I don't disagree entirely, newer craft breweries who have broken out of their local market are addressing the issue, especially if they brew IPA, which needs to be fresh as possible when served.

Stone brewing has several beers that are marketed as having to be enjoyed by a certain date.
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Re: Dos Equis blew it when they ditched this guy
« Reply #10 on: June 24, 2020, 04:50:40 PM »
While I don't disagree entirely, newer craft breweries who have broken out of their local market are addressing the issue, especially if they brew IPA, which needs to be fresh as possible when served.

Stone brewing has several beers that are marketed as having to be enjoyed by a certain date.

All Bud product is dated. They have to pull it and destroy it past the date. They even remove it from bars and stores.
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Re: Dos Equis blew it when they ditched this guy
« Reply #11 on: June 24, 2020, 05:30:54 PM »
All Bud product is dated. They have to pull it and destroy it past the date. They even remove it from bars and stores.

I wonder if they contract out product disposal?

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Re: Dos Equis blew it when they ditched this guy
« Reply #12 on: June 24, 2020, 08:35:47 PM »
All Bud product is dated. They have to pull it and destroy it past the date. They even remove it from bars and stores.

Most craft beer I drink is too, I was referring to Stone Brewings offerings which are specifically brewed to be drank before a date. https://www.stonebrewing.com/beer/stone-enjoy-ipa-series/stone-enjoy-070420-unfiltered-ipa#ageGatePassed

I've also heard that Budweiser brews up their beer and then cuts it with water to bring it back down to 4. whatever percent it is.

Domestic and Import Lagers all taste the same to me, whether they are fresh or not. Corny taste, no body.

I'm currently drinking Big Timber (Elkins, WV) Logger Lager - 5.2% - crisp earthy hops and great body. It's like drinking real Lager, Not garbage corn water.

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Re: Dos Equis blew it when they ditched this guy
« Reply #13 on: June 24, 2020, 09:31:29 PM »
I wonder if they contract out product disposal?

No... they bust them in a dumpster. They are sticklers for rotation though.

If you ever see the Bud Girls in a place..... the beer they are distributing is "born on" beer. Made that same day.
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Re: Dos Equis blew it when they ditched this guy
« Reply #14 on: June 24, 2020, 09:38:51 PM »
After drinking the micros for so long, beers that have beer in them, every time I have a regular domestic like a Bud it's like they took all the beer out of it! Can't do it!

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