WASHINGTON — Budweiser’s Super Bowl 60 commercial features two of America’s most iconic symbols: a Budweiser Clydesdale and a bald eagle.

The 60-second ad, called “American Icons,” was directed by Academy Award-nominated director Henry-Alex Rubin, known for “Murderball” (2005) and “Girl, Interrupted” (1999). It celebrates both the 150-year legacy of the brand and the country’s upcoming 250th birthday.

Set to the soundtrack of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird,” the Budweiser Super Bowl commercial begins with a Clydesdale foal wandering beyond his stable to find a small bird beside a fallen tree. When a storm rolls in, the foal shelters the bird and sparks a lasting bond.

The commercial shows a montage of the pair growing together. In a majestic moment, the grown Clydesdale leaps as the bird soars behind him, creating the illusion of a Pegasus. That’s when it’s revealed that the bird is a bald eagle.

Last year was the first time in over a decade that a Clydesdale foal was featured in the beer brand’s Super Bowl ad.

In the 2025 Anheuser-Busch ad spot, a young foal wished to join the Clydesdale hitch on a keg delivery but is deemed too small to be a part of the beer run. When a keg accidentally falls from the delivery wagon, the observant foal takes it upon itself to complete the mission and deliver the missing keg.