Michelob Light - Anheuser-Busch

gatornation

Minnesota

3.23/5  rDev +46.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

had on tap at hooters in cape coral,fl

clear and yellow with a white head and collar,smell was corn rice and bread and malts..had a sweet corn and malt start a little hop taste with bread and grain finish..crisp and carbonated easy to drink it went well with the wings..not a failure but an average beer that is really not to bad on a 100 degree day

Serving type: on-tap

08-06-2011 16:24:23 | More by gatornation

pasdachuri

Illinois

3.3/5  rDev +49.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4

Pours a pale yellow, with a long-lasting soapy white head with solid retention.

Has a very husky grain scent followed by a sweet corn aroma.

Surprisingly a decent tasting beer for a light lager. Has as much of a Bavarian lager taste as you are going to get from this style.

Smooth, but a little watery.

Possibly my favorite light beer. It is what it is. If putting a dozen beers down in one sitting is the goal, then this is my beer.

Serving type: on-tap

01-29-2010 17:07:13 | More by pasdachuri

buschbeer

Ohio

3.48/5  rDev +57.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

I poured into a pint glass to an inch of fluffly white head. It is pale yellow and crystal clear. It smells like your average light beer, sweet. The taste is slightly above average for a light beer. It is watery. It would be great to drink if you wanted to piss a lot and get a buzz in six hours. It is, however, better than the other light beers that I have had. It is what it is.

Cheers!

Serving type: on-tap

12-27-2009 18:15:40 | More by buschbeer

GrimmReaper

British Columbia (Canada)

2/5  rDev -9.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

This one was also free at our hotel at Disneyland,very pale straw yellow that you could see right through,little white head and no lacing.Wet grass and grains with a good whiff of corn is what comes to the nose,taste is the same with the corn coming thru,very lite body and bubbly like eno in water,went down like water,not much for my liking.

Serving type: on-tap

08-09-2008 04:12:43 | More by GrimmReaper

giblet

Ohio

2.58/5  rDev +16.7%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

well, i had this on tap this past weekend. it was either this, bud light, Old Mil draft. i actually ordered the Old Mil. that tap did not work. so i ended up with mich light, very light. about one quarter inch of head. light carbonation. light color. light (little) flava. tastes of grain and water. i was thirsty so i chugged it and was done. not a good choice but better than a cola...i think.

giblet

Serving type: on-tap

07-09-2008 15:42:31 | More by giblet

mikesgroove

South Carolina

2.05/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

What can I really say about this, looks bad, smells like air and tastes like flavored water. At a concert it is all you can get, so its what you are left with. Pale yellow carbonated water that has to be drank freezing or it is completly untolerable, please look somewhere else.

Serving type: on-tap

06-30-2007 03:14:51 | More by mikesgroove

treehugger02010

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev +35.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Your typical macro. I got this pint at Prime Time Sports Grill. It poured not head with very fast retention and little (if any lace). The color was a pale gold, if that is a color. The smell was typical macro. The taste was typical macro. By typical macro I mean that it was blah, not good, but not bad. Decent brew. Don't drink and review.

Serving type: on-tap

11-24-2006 03:30:32 | More by treehugger02010

zeff80

Missouri

2.08/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

A - I had this a wedding last weekend. It was poured into a tall pilsner glass. It was a straw yellow and highly carbonated. There was a descent sized head that lasted for quite awhile.

S - There isn't much of a smell, except for that alcohol/beer/skunk that comes from most beers like this.

T - The taste wasn't bad. There was a mix of malt and grains (corn & rice?). No hops but that is expected.

M - It was pretty crisp and light-bodied.

D - I wouldn't regularly pick this up, but when it is free and it is the only beer option it will do the job.

Serving type: on-tap

08-23-2006 23:15:14 | More by zeff80

scoobybrew

Iowa

2.03/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

This beer was from a keg at a family reunion, served in a tall glass that I brought along with me (for my homebrew).

The color is a light gold and it's very clear. It has a decent head, with okay retention as it settles a bit. Any aroma is faint, but it consists primarily of alcohol and mild malt loaded with adjuncts like corn and rice. The flavor is mostly watery with a light malt and hop taste. It's very unoffending, but there's not much here to speak of. The body is light with mild carbonation.

I suppose for mass produced light beer, Michelob Light is not really all that bad when there isn't any choice when being out with friends at a bar, boiling alley or a ballgame. I suppose the host of our family reunion did okay when selecting this, he could have done much worse.

Serving type: on-tap

08-15-2006 17:05:59 | More by scoobybrew

custardcb

Florida

2.3/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Hot day at a roadside eatery with this being the best thing on tap. The only head on top of the beer was probably from the keg being a bit shaken up. It was like a thin layer of lace floating on top of the beer. Extreme straw yellow color and was more clear then mexican tap water.

The smell is bland and a little skunky, I think they need to clean out their lines. The taste is nothing great at all and is bitter, stale hops and adjunts? Really is sad this is one of the better offerings from the largest brewer in the world.

Serving type: on-tap

05-21-2006 05:02:10 | More by custardcb

Drew966

Florida

2.3/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Michelob Light was served to me with absolutely no head. Its appearance was typical of macro lagers, yellow. The smell was typical as well, adjunct. Tastes like corn. Fairly typical and nothing to particularly recommend it. Okay for lawnmower beer, frat parties, and other appropriate occasions only.

Serving type: on-tap

05-19-2006 00:11:23 | More by Drew966

Backer2004

North Carolina

2.55/5  rDev +15.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

Mind you, the only reason I paid any money for this beer tonight was so I could finish this craxz beer club I'm in where I get a nice $50 gift certificate after completing my list. As you can tell, I'm near the end. Not the worse since it's on draft, this beer is just so nearly not as good after I've reviewed 250+ beers in the past year or so. Either your tastes really change or the comparison is so obvious now. Not worth even drinking after a mowing the lawn on a hot day. In 40 degree weather, it's even worse.

Serving type: on-tap

10-26-2005 02:37:35 | More by Backer2004

BEERchitect

Kentucky

1.85/5  rDev -16.3%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Lackluster and tasteless. Looks light yellow and brightly clear. Overly carbonated and lacks head retention or lacing. Tastes low malty or sweet. Grainy and cornlike. Slightly metalic and astringent. Tastes similar to smell. Hard on the toung and palate because of the carbonation. Thin and scrubbed to the palate. No malt or hop flavor or balance to mention. Light and powdery finish with a grainy, metalic aftertaste. Aside from all of its poor qualities, it's not offensive; but neither is water. All of it's beer-like qualities disolve as soon as it hits the palate.

Serving type: on-tap

07-24-2005 19:29:49 | More by BEERchitect

GreenWBush

Oregon

1.35/5  rDev -38.9%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

I thought bad beer was supposed to be inoffensive.

There's a hop-like taste in this beer that's absolutely repugnant. Its like bitter wood-chips or something.

I've actually been able to tolerate alot of A-B's products lately as they're dirt cheap and super-available and i'm pour, but even at a free keg I wasn't drinking this.

Noble hop flavor? Wretched.

Serving type: on-tap

03-01-2005 20:08:24 | More by GreenWBush

Vancer

Illinois

2.88/5  rDev +30.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

Well, wife-zilla was turning 50, so I had to supply some *better* stuff than Bud lite for her family. No way could I get good stuff without them complaining. Well, the Mic lite was acceptable, it’s just doesn’t have a lot of flavor. It pours ok with a minimal head, no aroma to speak of. No one got sick from it, so I guess that’s the highlight of this stuff.

Serving type: on-tap

02-22-2005 17:47:45 | More by Vancer

Wildman

Ohio

1.63/5  rDev -26.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5

Okay, I am not a fan of light beers. This is obviously better than than their Bud Light and Natural Light, but still nothing to write home about. Very little body, taste or character to it. When will somebody get the light beers right?

Serving type: on-tap

06-02-2002 10:53:15 | More by Wildman

Darkmagus82

Montana

2.15/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2

Poured from bottle into a pint glass

Appearance – Pours a light golden-yellow color with a two finger pure white head. The head fades over about a two minute time frame to leave a rather surprisingly god level of lace on the sides of the glass.

Smell –The aroma is very light. The light detectable smells are of a bread, corn, paper, caramel and light citrus hop smell.

Taste – The taste begins with a tiny bit of a bready flavor consisting mainly of a corny sweet flavor. As the flavors advanced the sweetness grew even stronger more toward the middle with some other light fruit flavors as well as some light caramel flavor coming to the tongue. The taste is rather sweet from here to the end, leaving a rather sweet flavor of corn, caramel, and some fruit with very little of any other flavors to linger on the tongue.

Mouthfeel – The body of the brew is on the average to above average side for a light brew (but still on the thinner side overall) with a carbonation level that is on the average side. The slightly thicker body for a light brew accentuates some of the sweeter corn and papery flavors a bit to heavily, where a lighter body and a bit more carbonation would have better hidden these and created a more refreshing style brew.

Overall – Higher in sweetness but lower in refreshment for a beer of the “light” category. A little too much corn and papery taste combined with the off feel make this brew one to likely avoid.

Serving type: bottle

04-02-2013 01:31:27 | More by Darkmagus82

Bierwolf

Missouri

2.05/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

12 ounce bottle poured into a pilsener.

Appearance: 1 finger of white, fizzy foam that diminishes to a thin froth. Clear, light yellow with tiny particles suspended in the beer. Some nice bubbles rising up. Slight lacing as the beer is drank.

Smell: Light hops and malt but mostly a yeasty smell.

Taste: There is not a lot of flavor in this beer. Very light grain and that is about it.

Mouth Feel: Light to medium body with a watery feel. Softly carbonated with a semi-dry finish.

Overall: A bit disappointing. Compared to the Michelob Ultra this is a bit weaker. The Ultra had a bit more beer flavor and appearance. This was really low flavor and did not make me want to come back for more.

Serving type: bottle

11-26-2012 17:35:40 | More by Bierwolf

puboflyons

New Hampshire

3.08/5  rDev +39.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

From the 12 oz. bottle stamped 12233-MW63. Sampled on October 24, 2012.

It pours pale yellow with loads and loads of foamy white head that eventually gives way.

The aroma is corn, rice, and clean hops which is about what I would expect from the style.

The body is thin.

The taste is fresh with grains and a crisp, quick light hop finish. It is really what I would expect from the style so I would call it average for the style. Nothing crafty here. Just plain old thirst quenching stuff.

Serving type: bottle

10-25-2012 00:25:36 | More by puboflyons

Baitcaster

4.13/5  rDev +86.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

I think this beer has an above average taste that doesn't bite but is full bodied and flavorable. I perfer a glass bottle over the can or tap. To me it is a much richer beer than it's brouther Ultra that taste much closer to water. My only problem is it seems that Michelob Light is fading out of the picture. I am having difficulty finding my favorite beer in the market place. I guess that is why this is known as Dad's beer but the yuppie beer Ultra just does't measure up for me.

Serving type: bottle

10-03-2012 18:54:39 | More by Baitcaster

tdm168

North Carolina

3/5  rDev +35.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A - pours a light copper with a thin layer of bubbly, loose head that fades quickly

S - grainy and a bit sweet

T - grainy, sweet, very faint grassiness

M - crisp, a bit heavily carbonated, very light bodied

Well, this achieved what they set out to achieve. It's light bodied, very lightly flavored, and you can work through quite a few of them. It's unoffensive, highly drinkable, but ultimately forgettable.

Serving type: bottle

07-09-2012 20:46:55 | More by tdm168

budgood1

Minnesota

3.4/5  rDev +53.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

pours out a pale gold colour with a festive fizzy white head. sparse lace. strained pale maltiness in the nose. some noticeable noble hopping, a bit spicy and herbal. taste profile has some character...pale malts and a restrained bitter hop profile make for some actual "pilsneresque" flavours. it is slightly more girthy for a light beer in the body department, with a slightly watery, thin, crisp and tongue tingling mouthfeel. drinakbility is nice, especially if slaking a thirst on a hot day, or washing down some spicy buffalo wings.

overall...this is a light beer one rung higher than the usual BMC light offerings. rated within the style, it rates fairly respectable.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2012 21:29:59 | More by budgood1

JackMatthew

3.8/5  rDev +71.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4

I cannot believe that this beer is not as popular as other light American beers. Its much better than Bud Light, Coors Light, and Miller Light. Super drinkable, real malt and hop flavor, and some lacing make this light lager my go to light beer. Don't waste your time with Michelob Ultra. Michelob Light is much better.

Serving type: bottle

04-07-2012 03:21:14 | More by JackMatthew

ThisWangsChung

Maryland

1.8/5  rDev -18.6%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

Re-review, because I felt like I my old review was too generically mean spirited. That, and bile fascination.

A: Pours a VERY light straw color with perfect clarity and strong carbonation rising to the head. White colored head with pathetic retention/lacing.

S: There is a noble aspect to this beer...granted, it's pretty unrefined, but the fact that it exists in a light macro is stunning. Otherwise features the typical grainy note (in this case, rice, not corn) of most light macros.

T: Not good, but expectedly not good. There is a slightly rough tone of rice adjuncts at first, and that slimy aftertaste I detest in most adjuncts, but otherwise, there's almost no flavor at all. You could pound these, but why would you want to? Just pound water instead!

M: Seltzer water-esque.

O: It's good for one thing: when for whatever reason, you're pounding beers like a madman and don't want to seem as hoi polloi as the typically redneck Bud Light drinkers. That's it. People, I drink this stuff so you don't have to, so just get some real beer instead. Might I suggest some Sierra Nevada Pale Ale?

Serving type: bottle

02-15-2012 22:53:07 | More by ThisWangsChung

Marti403

Michigan

2.23/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

I'm not sure why, but this is my favorite Bud product. It doesn't taste offensive, actually quite smooth with very little intense flavors or hops. Appears a little darker than normal light lagers but that seems to be a good thing. not a beer for playing drinking games, but I more closely relate this as "your dad's" beer. not complex but gets the job done. "free beer" rule applies here.

Serving type: bottle

02-15-2012 21:17:20 | More by Marti403