Anheuser-Busch Is Going To Give America Free Beer If It Hits 70% Vaccination By July 4th

Anheuser-Busch, the conglomerate behind beer brands including Budweiser, Michelob, Stella Artois, Natural Light and others, is danging free beer in front of Americans to incentivize them to get vaccinated.

In a statement released today, Anheuser-Busch said it will give all Americans a $5 virtual credit card for Anheuser-Busch beverages if the country hits President Biden's goal of having 70% of the population vaccinated by July 4th.

Anheuser-Busch, the national brewer that produces Budweiser, announces it will give away free alcohol if the nation reaches President Biden's goal of having 70% of US adults partially vaccinated by July 4.

— Kate Sullivan (@KateSullivanDC) June 2, 2021

"We pride ourselves on stepping up both in times of need and in times of great celebration, and the past year has been no different," said Michel Doukeris, the chief executive of Anheuser-Busch. "We are proud to work alongside the White House to make a meaningful impact for our country, our communities and our consumers."

As of June 2nd, 63% of Americans have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. However, vaccination rates have slowed as vaccine-hesitant groups have not yet gotten a vaccine.

Still, Anheuser-Busch's offer of a free beer (or 2/3s of one, if you live in New York City) caused social media users to have some tongue-in-cheek optimism that vaccine rates would increase.

Budweiser giving away free beer if America can reach the 70% goal of at least 1 vaccination by July 4th. If this doesn’t motivate Americans nothing will… pic.twitter.com/R4H2NtdQpm

— teatime75 (@teatime75) June 2, 2021

So if you get vaccinated, you can now get free Budweiser, Krispy Kreme doughnuts and chances to win a lottery.

Pretty sure that means you hate America if you don't get vaccinated.

— Dan Primack (@danprimack) June 2, 2021

Anheuser-Busch is buying everyone a beer if the country reaches Biden’s goal of having 70% of adults vaccinated by July 4. So far, 63% of adult Americans have received at least one dose.

I want free beer so get vaccinated. 🍻

— Voto Latino (@votolatino) June 2, 2021

The move is yet another vaccination initiative the country and some of its corporations have taken to promote the vaccine. Krispy Kreme has been running a promotion that will offer Americans free doughnuts if they show their vaccine card when ordering.