Ha! “…tons of phone calls from people being very hateful.” Awwww, poor babies! Where’s my teeny little violin?
When you push people too far with an agenda that is far beyond “hateful” - evil, actually - you should expect some unpleasant consequences.
In addition to Bud Light and Budweiser offerings, Anheuser-Busch owns: Kona Brewing Co., Michelob Ultra, Stella Artois, Estrella Jalisco, Busch, Natural Light, Landshark Lager, Presidente, Hoegaarden, Shock Top, Bass Pale Ale, Beck’s, Boddington’s Pub Ale. Also: BABE Rosé, canned wines, Cutwater Spirits canned cocktails, Hiball energy drinks, NUTRL vodka seltzers, Bon Viv spiked seltzers, Boxology wine margaritas, and RITAS sparkling margaritas. And: 10 Barrel Brewing Co., Appalachian Mountain Brewery, Blue Point Brewing Co., Breckenridge Brewery, Cisco Brewers, Devils Backbone Brewing Company, Elysian Brewing, Four Peaks Brewing Co., Golden Road Brewing, Goose Island Beer Co., Karbach Brewing Company, Omission, Platform Beer Co., Red Hook, Square Mile Cider Co., Veza Sur Brewing Co., Virtue Cider, Wicked Weed Brewing, Widmer Brothers Brewing, and Wynwood Brewing. And: O’Doul’s non-alcoholic beer, Rolling Rock, St. Pauli Girl, King Cobra malt liquor, Los Sundays tequila seltzers, Margaritaville Tropical Punch, MD 20/20 spiked punch, Montejo, Neon Burst hard drink, Noonshine, Redbridge, and Spaten.
Boycott them all.
Wow, sounds like they own them all!
I don’t drink beer, but if I did, I’d boycott all of them.
Several years back the larger companies began buying up craft breweries seeking to gain from some federal benefits or funding, and I remember small craft brewers were angry that they were doing so. I don’t remember what it was though.