when did anheuser busch phase out bud light next

Bud Light NEXT was launched in February 2022, but I couldn’t verify an official “phase-out” date from the available information. The clearest public evidence I found is that the product was being sold in 2022, while later mentions only point to area-level discontinuation reports rather than a companywide end date.

What is known

• Anheuser-Busch said Bud Light NEXT would be available nationwide beginning February 7, 2022.

• Coverage in early 2022 also described it as a new zero-carb beer rolling out nationally from February 2022.

• A later 2025 forum post suggests it may have been discontinued in at least one area, but that is not the same as an official nationwide phase-out.

Practical read

If you’re asking about the companywide phase-out, I can’t confirm a public announcement from the available sources. If you’re asking when it started disappearing from shelves in some places, the clearest clue here is a 2025 local/discussion report.

TL;DR

Bud Light NEXT launched in February 2022, and I could not verify a public nationwide phase-out date; the only later evidence found was a 2025 local discontinuation report.