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August 18, 2023 | 2:06 p.m
Kid Rock apparently reconciled with Bud Light just months after using an assault rifle to destroy several cases of beer in response to Dylan Mulvaney’s social media posts.
He was the rapper of “Bawitdaba” Spotted by gossip news site TMZ Sipping from a boxed Anheuser-Busch can at the Colt Ford Gala in Nashville on Thursday.
Kid Rock went viral on social media in early April when he filmed himself taking an AR-15 rifle and obliterating what looked like four 12-packs of Bud Light.
“Fk Bud Light and fk Anheuser-Busch,” the “Devil Without a Cause” singer said in the April 3 video.
Just two days ago, Mulvaney, a transgender influencer, posted photos to her social media promoting Bud Light — sparking outrage among conservatives.
Calls for a boycott of Bud Light have grown, leading to a steady slump in sales for the brand that has long dominated the local beer market.
Despite the backlash against Bud Light, Kid Rock’s Nashville restaurant, Honky Tonk Rock & Roll Steakhouse, continued to serve beer even as country stars like John Rich and Travis Tritt vowed to get rid of it.
While Bud Light sales have suffered in recent months, there are clear signs that American beer drinkers are warming up to the brand again.
The share of Bud Light drinkers who say they are unlikely to buy the brand in the next three to six months fell from 18% to just 3% in July, according to a survey by Deutsche Bank.
Bud Light sales have been falling four months after its controversial Mulvaney ad caused a backlash.
According to Nielsen data, Bud Light sales fell 26.5% for the week ending August 5.
Volumes also fell 29.7% in the period – a faster drop from the previous week than in the previous week, when volumes fell 29.3%.
Representatives for Anheuser-Busch did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
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