“Heavy” AAL Comeback?

Can’t call it a come back if I never left.
@HammsMeASAP @Squire @DavetotheB

 

Was never a fan of light beers to begin with. Gimme a heavy any time.

 

Could the embrace of lager by "craft" (hate the term) breweries be spurring renewed interest in Bud Heavy and the like? It's a good thing that two segments of the beer industry can compliment each other imho.

 

Personally, I've seen the opposite. Slow decrease of the 'heavies' over the last decade, but especially over the last 6 years or so. I've never really known anyone that drank light, though. It just went from Bud Heavy to...craft. The only people that I have ever met that drink the light versions are (1) people on medication, (2) people with gout, and (3) true alcoholics that drink seemingly 'round-the-clock.

 

This thread makes my head hurt.

Even more than is usual.

 

People still drink tons of light beers even here in Oregon. Especially out hunting and camping..judging by what the nasty b++yards leave behind.
Never saw the sense in drinking lite beers even now with diabetes. Just find something that doesn't make my levels go crazy..and often it's not light beers

 

Just here to say i don't know what the hell AAL even means

 

I wouldn't be too sure of that, from the US Patent and Trademarks Office :

Sure, the 3 former "regular" flagships are still around, just much diminished.

1980
Budweiser #1 w/21.5 % market share
Miller High Life #2 w/12.3%
Coors Banquet #4 w/5.5%
Total 39.3% Market Share

2018
Budweiser #4 w/5.5% market share (since dropped to #5)
Miller High Life #13 w/1.7%
Coors Banquet #22 w/0.8%
Total 8% Market Share

 

American Adjunct Lager.

 

Feel like most people who were into the “lights” have given up beer all together in favor of seltzers

 

Your #3 reason is what I think of first!

 

Unrelated to product placement, I personally am never really a picky person I can find something I like about anything. For me the AAL taste good, are clean, cold and very convenient because I live in eastern camden county where finding anything special beer related is not easy to begin with but I don’t mind because I’ll take a $7 six pack over a $15 four pack any day.

also I’ve been into a lot of bud heavy ( I like what rice does to beer) and yesterday I’ve discovered that I like PBR way more than bud heavy. I’ve been spouting last few years about how Budweiser is actually a great beer for what it’s worth but no in comparison to PBR. This is BA I’m sure everyone has had both beers but side by side PBR is straight up better than bud heavy (also better than genessee cream ale too which I like a lot too) in terms of flavor, carbonation, texture.

realistically besides Guinness it’s been 9 out of ten lagers around here choice wise. There’s things like benediktiner and okocim in the mix but a lot of bud heavy, modelo and PBR

 

Yep. Was gonna say my head hurts just thinking about it. Just like my college weekends.

FWIW -- I may have to bring back my old mantra: "Life's too short to drink bad beer."

 

I’m almost 30 and had too many Budweiser last nigh coincidentally. Headache most definitely but what’s worse is the stomach. Feel bad for the restroom

 

Does the question really need asking?

 

Spicy food and a Budweiser my friend.

 

With friends like that...

But my real question was, why? As in, why continue when you know the results will be awful?

 

Love me some Bud. For what it is style wise and meant to be I gave it a 5. Really.