Budweiser leans fully into symbolism and tradition with its extended Super Bowl LX commercial “American Icons,” centering the story on the quiet, powerful journey of a single Clydesdale from youth to adulthood.

Audiences love the Clydesdales, Budweiser is celebrating 150 years and America is turning 250. That's what led Budweiser to land on "American Icons," a Super Bowl commercial that documents a bond formed between a Clydesdale foal and a baby hatchling who eventually gains his wings as the guitar from Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird" kicks in.

Budweiser is celebrating 150 years of making beer in the U.S. by featuring two "American icon" animals in its 2026 Super Bowl ad