Bud Light - Anheuser-Busch

pjkelley82

New York

1.6/5  rDev -14%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Yes. Just plain awful beer.

The smell, taste and mouthfeel are dreadfull. Again only thing I like is the look but that's with all beers in general.

Watery taste with nothing really there....

The best way to describe it is.... since I've had real good beers you can pick out so many different characteristics on so many different levels. It blew my mind how different they were... even within a same style. Then you try a Bud Light and you realize it's made to be cheap, get you drunk and as clean... by clean i mean watery and hiding any flavor.... as possible. Miller light would be a better choice if you like that stuff

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2013 03:19:28 | More by pjkelley82

ACinSC

South Carolina

1.78/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 3 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75

Had these because all other options were off the table.

Nose is corn, rice and more corn as this is an adjunct lager.

Taste is of cardboard, rice and hops. Nothing fills it out. This beer does not stand out in any way. It's hard to make a strong protest against it though. It isn't revolting, just very, very plain. It doesn't even leave an aftertaste. (I guess that's a good thing for an unimpressive major label beer.)

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2013 06:48:52 | More by ACinSC

kwyers

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +115.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Lets be realistic, bud light may not be craft beer. But it has got more people laid than any craft beer. Most of life of a man revolves around getting laid, then you grow up get married then getting laid doesn't matter as much. When is the last time Pliny got you laid??? Dont hate on people that drink light beer, let them do their thing. Most girls do not drink craft beer if they drink any beer at all. I personally am beer spoiled due to my occupation, and I drink tons of craft beer with visits to Russian river, 21st amendment, victory, magic hat and goose island so far this year. The only reason these craft beers exist is because anheuser busch lets them. Craft beer is about 10% of the beer industry. Beer is meant to be drank. Drink up.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 22:34:08 | More by kwyers

sharlie

Michigan

4.19/5  rDev +125.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

This is my all time favorite beer, for a everyday drink. Whether its after a long day of work or even a tailgate day where you are out drinking all day in the sun, this is the beer for you. It is a light beer that is nothing special. Served cold out of the bottle is best for this beer. It's look is light and carbonated with little aroma this beer is good for any occasion.

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2013 12:49:24 | More by sharlie

BlueMoon10

Mississippi

3.55/5  rDev +90.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

This by far is my favorite beer that I know can be found anywhere and is light allowing you to drink on it for hours at a time. Basically between Coors Light, Miller Light, and Bud Light, I will always go with Bud. Now having said all of that it by all means doesn't make it the best. It terms of flavoring and sipping on a beer to enjoy its creativity this obviously isn't the beer for that. It's about as simple and generic as a beer can get but it does have drinkability going for it.

Serving type: bottle

04-02-2013 21:49:58 | More by BlueMoon10

Danomeister

British Columbia (Canada)

2.68/5  rDev +44.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A Remarkable Absence of Flavor --

Phoenix, AZ - the heart of the American Southwest. Here, at the NASCAR Sprint Cup, the pulse of red state America is crowned with the roar of the 45 jet engines and for a few sacred hours, the air fills with the shrill ecstasy of speed, fury, and corporate sponsorship.

Bud Light is crucial to the race environment, lubricating the proceedings and driving the fans into a watery, dream-like state. Complexity, character, and flavour are traded in for the easy consumability and mass appeal which characterises the entire event. In this context, Bud Light becomes a symbol, a quaffable embodiment of the American spirit. It fills the drinker with a crisp, slickly produced, dilute sense of pleasure that quickly fades and leaves a curiously hollow feeling; a sense of longing and dissatisfaction that can only be recovered with another $7 purchase.

My first sips of this beverage, from its embarrassingly designed aluminium bottle, were remarkably absent of any sensation at all. When cold, this beer is indistinguishable from soda water. As it warmed, a soft, sweet flavour appeared to fill the drink's middle space. None of this was unpleasant; in fact, I was impressed by the skill with which this beer was executed. In the end, there are no faults, flaws, or any hint of character whatsoever. There is energy here, but no substance.

Serving type: bottle

03-04-2013 04:12:09 | More by Danomeister

RyanLaCount03

Wisconsin

4.34/5  rDev +133.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Bud Light is one of my favorite beers that is not going to break the bank when you go out, or just want some beer around the house. The taste of Bud Light is good,while the smell is just average. I have always liked the texture of it as well. It is a good and relieble beer.

Serving type: bottle

02-20-2013 18:51:01 | More by RyanLaCount03

SometimesIfart

Michigan

2.43/5  rDev +30.6%
look: 2 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

You know, After drinking quite a few terrible light lagers, I'm inclined to re-review Bud Light.

A - Drank from the bottle so I don't know.

S - Creamed corn, Slightly malty, Rice adjunct, A bit hoppy as well.

T - Follows the nose almost completely. Creamed corn and lots of it, Rice in the middle, Some decent malt as well and some slight hops in the finish.

M - Medium body with medium carbonation.

o - I know a lot of people bash this because it's an InBev product, But realistically this is one of the best Light Lagers you will find. I've had some terrible light lagers that are rated far higher than this simply because they are from another brewery. Easy drinking, Not offensive at all and actually has some flavor, Which is rare for the style. It isn't a craft beer, And it doesn't pretend to be a craft beer. You can do MUCH worse for the adjunct style.

Serving type: bottle

01-22-2013 00:26:20 | More by SometimesIfart

puboflyons

New Hampshire

3.28/5  rDev +76.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25

From the 12 fl. oz. bottle. Sampled on January 18, 2013.

Wow! I thought I had reviewed this one. But what can I say? It pours straw yellow with a lot white fizzy head. That gets a higher grade because that's the way these beers are supposed to look.

Aromas of corn, light malts, and even a little apple if I stretch it.

The body is light, which is the way it should be for a light lager.

The taste is very typical of an adjunct light lager like this with a pale grainy malts and a clean hop finish. It makes sense that this beer is popular among the masses. As a craft beer it is weak but for its style it is right where it is supposed to be.

Serving type: bottle

01-19-2013 01:14:24 | More by puboflyons

mnrider

Connecticut

1.68/5  rDev -9.7%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

12 oz. Brown Bottle. Twist Off. Born on Date. Well at least it's fresh.

A: Pours as clear as water with a faint pale yellow tint. A small ugly white
head forms and turns to nothing before the pour is finished. I didn't expect
any lacing, but did get a little watery lacing run down the side of the glass.

S: Almost nothing here, besides the sweet cereal grains.

T/M: Tastes like carbonated water with the remote inclusion of alcohol.
Dry and crisp and actually very easy to drink. Not sure if any malts were used
or any hops as I can barely even identify them in the taste. The dry sweet grains
dominate and the finish is again dry and pretty clean.

O: One of the worst light lagers I've ever had. Only good for drinking games or
for the person who actually likes bad beer. I've written too much.

Cheers

Serving type: bottle

12-29-2012 21:06:27 | More by mnrider

beergoot

Colorado

2.08/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 1 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Born on date: 6/9/12

Very, very pale yellow body with no real head after the pour, only a weak, light ring of white foam on top of the beer body. Thin hint of grain in the aroma. Watered down grain and corn flavor, evenly balanced with a barely perceptible hop bitterness. Body feels like nearly-flat soda water; clean, dry finish.

Barely a step above weak soda water. In fact, I'd rather drink a nice, cold glass of ice water over having this beer. I wonder what the Budweiser marketing folks mean by the "superior drinkability" label on the bottle? Superior to plain water? Perhaps; there is a low alcohol content that may be a draw over plain H2O. Superior to drinking a flavorful beer? No way! One of the primary reasons I try and drink so many beers near and far is for classic beer flavors and new and interesting twists which so many creative, thinking brewers come up with. If low alcohol and barely perceptible taste are what you're looking for, then Bud Light is the beer for you...

Serving type: bottle

11-13-2012 01:23:08 | More by beergoot

ThisWangsChung

Maryland

1.53/5  rDev -17.7%
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5

And because I'm a masochist, here's Bud Light. 18 oz bottle poured into a glass.

A: Pours a light straw color that's clear as sin. Head retention isn't as pitiful as I expected, as there's still a nice film of white head 30 seconds later. There's even a little lacing on the glass, what gives?! WHY ARE YOU SO SEMI-GOOD AESTHETICALLY, BL?!?!

S: What smell?

T: Aside from a little cotton candy/cooked corn sweetness, there's really no flavor to speak of here. At least it's not skunked, I suppose.

M: Light. Watery. Fizzy. Bloaty. Blech.

O: Proof positive that millions of rednecks from the South can be very, very wrong. I was ready to say how it wasn't THAT horrid, right up until it gave me a slight headache. Yeesh.

Score wise, this is as low as I'll ever go without giving this to Drain, because as much as I dislike it, it IS very drinkable (even with all of its pus-filled carbuncles), due to being so similar to carbonated water. And, it's not quite as terribad as BL Platinum. So celebrate those two merits Bud Light, because that's all I'm giving you tonight.

Serving type: bottle

11-02-2012 22:14:04 | More by ThisWangsChung

michiganminer

Michigan

2.8/5  rDev +50.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Fist off if you ding bud light just because don't waste your time reviewing. we all loathe it. It's because it's popular. From it's soda pop inspired label to its "try not to piss any one off" taste. It's truly frustrating that some people won't touch anything else. Case in point is BL Platinum. selling off the charts to the sheep who drink nothing but bud light but if they sold it as any other name it wouldn't. ok.. I've drifted enough,

Poured into a 16 oz mug. light, watery, 2 finger head quickly disappears. fizzy, no smell. watery mouth feel but that Budweiser rice smoothness. Its watered down budweiser . Its drinkable and available everywhere. Don't hate it for what it is. I hate the sheep who will drink nothing but.

Note: I review for the style. I refuse to let my prejudices slant any review. Nothing worse than the typical beer snob reviewing an AAL, same for your AAL drinker reviewing a craft brew.

Serving type: bottle

10-29-2012 03:01:34 | More by michiganminer

Gstarkey

1.23/5  rDev -33.9%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

What is really funny is that for some years now i have been drinking this beer and within the last year or so i have been getting really into craft beers and visiting local breweries enjoying excellent beer. Having doing this i don't think i can really go back to this beer if i really tried!. It really just seems to taste like carbonated water to me. Having said this i will go ahead and rate this beer.

It pours a bright, clear golden yellow color. Lots of bubbles shooting to the top. The head doesn't really stick around. There is a very very slight malt and hop aroma to it and really isn't too
impressive. The taste is like a mentioned before which is very carbonated and very watery.

It is really hard for me to absolutely hate this beer having pretty much drank it most of my adult life but now having tasted so many excellent and shall i say "real" beers. This one is definitely at the bottom for me.

Serving type: bottle

10-19-2012 19:54:31 | More by Gstarkey

Alextricity

Michigan

2.03/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

This beer is an absolute atrocity. Having it called a "beer" bothers me. Having it advertised the way it does bothers me. There is nothing about this beer to make it worth a drink. As I affectionately call it, it's the beer for people that don't like beer. It's carbonated water. It's entirely unpleasant to drink. I wish I knew why I know so many people that prefer this "beer" to craft. I don't usually look down my nose when I have an opinion, but this is a case of that. Awful. The only reason I'm not giving this beer straight 1's is because I don't think a whole can would put you in your grave... I don't THINK.

Budweiser "King of Beers" my ass.

RE-REVIEW: After having several cans of this (without paying a dime for any of it, of course), I've finally decided what many people already knew ... Bud Light is nothing but a drink to get you drunk. That's its only purpose. There's nothing enjoyable about Bud Light. At the same time though, there's nothing off-putting about it to me, unlike Budweiser.

Appearance: I've only seen it in a glass once ... when I was at a bar and a friend got it on draft. Looks about as bad as it does from a can, I'd presume. It just looks watered down -- basically no head, and there's zero lacing. Awful.

Smell: Corn sweetness. Hops? Very, very faint.

Taste: Inoffensive, so it's not GOD AWFUL. But it drinks like a glass of water ... which is... weird. A beer should never drink like that. Sure, Bud Light has "superior drinkability", but it has inferior everything else. Alcoholic corn water (with a touch of sweetness) is all this is. As I said at the start, this is a "get me drunk for cheap" beer, like any other macro, really. It is what it is. Not good by any means, but it gets the job done.

Serving type: bottle

10-12-2012 19:07:13 | More by Alextricity

johnnnniee

New Hampshire

2.5/5  rDev +34.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Pours a medium golden color with a smallish white head that dissipates rather quickly but never disappears. Smells of light sweet bready malt with a touch of apple and honey and maybe some floral hops. The flavor is sweet grainy with pomme fruits and a hint of bread and hops. Light body with a moderate to high level of carbonation and a sweet watery mouthfeel. Well it could work on a hot summer day, but there is so little flavor in here it's hard for me to want to.

Serving type: bottle

10-09-2012 04:07:03 | More by johnnnniee

Celtics76

Rhode Island

1.75/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 2 | smell: 1 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

Straight out of a plastic bottle at a Pawsox game. My other choice was Heineken..so I decided to alternate. Kicked it off with this and obviously knew what to expect. Watery as hell, and the flavor that is there is somewhat funky/skunky but otherwise inoffensive. I drank two of these without even thinking, as I was chatting it up with some co-workers and eating typical luxury suite food - chicken fingers, hot dogs, etc.

I will end this rambling review with some advice - there are better light beers out there but you will have to spend a little more. Give Sam Adams Light a shot. Cisco also has a good one - Sankaty Light but they are even pricier. Worth it though.

Serving type: bottle

08-09-2012 21:57:42 | More by Celtics76

Treyliff

West Virginia

1.78/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

A- pours a very pale yellow, crystal clear with small fizzy white head, no lace.

S- cereal grains, that's about it. Nearly nothing there.

T- grains, a bit of husk and corn. Very faint hop and malt is barely noticable.

M- over carbonated like seltzer water, Light bodied and fizzy. Finishes dry.

O- AB has most of the country convinced that this is what beer is supposed to taste like. That's too bad, because this stuff is bottom shelf compared to what is available today. I don't remember the last time I purchased a Bud Light and intend to keep it that way.

Serving type: bottle

07-18-2012 18:47:06 | More by Treyliff

WinoSapien

Texas

1.38/5  rDev -25.8%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5

Co-worker gave me a couple cold ones for the ride home.

A - Looks like water in the brown bottle. No color to see.

S - Cannot pick up any type of aroma at all. Is it water?

T - Very bland as far as beer goes. Minimal malt sweetness and no hops at all in the mix. Watery.

M - Mouthfeel is not terrible. Its easy to drink if your thirsty and hot.

O - Everybody in America has tried this beer before. It's like training wheels before you jump onto a real bike and move onto something grander than a light lager.

Serving type: bottle

07-14-2012 02:03:22 | More by WinoSapien

boilermakerbrew

Indiana

2.35/5  rDev +26.3%
look: 1.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

As a ticker, I can't believe I haven't gotten to this before now.

A- Pours a very clear, light , light yellow. Big fizzy head that disappears quickly. No lacing.

S- This category actually isn't terrible. Slight malty sweetness is accompanied by mostly cereal grain notes. No hop scents are present. Slight skunkiness also in there, somewhat similar to a German or Czech pils.

T- Just like the scent for the most part. Mostly smooth cereal grains of corn and rice. Slight sweetness throughout with no hops. Finishes like a sip of water.

M- Like a fizzy water. Light with the capability for massive chugging.

Overall, it's what you expect for the style. It's an AAL that's been named a light lager. If it had more flavor, then it would be a light lager, but a very bad one. As far as AAL's go, pretty much the standard middle of the road.

Serving type: bottle

06-27-2012 02:16:18 | More by boilermakerbrew

BostonHops

Massachusetts

1.83/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

disclaimer: i don't necessarily set out to review AALs, but occasionally decide to review one if it's there. i also figure in order to have a broad beer experience you need to sample from all over the spectrum. that said...

12oz can served in a standard pint glass.

an fairly aggressive pour from the can yields a quickly dissipating finger or so of a spirtzy, fizzy head. body is bell-clear, light golden-yellow in color. nose is just... absent. the only thing that saves this score from a 1 is it's not outright repulsive - tough to pull off offensive when nothing is there. (unless of course you consider an odorless beer offensive, in which case you might have a point.) very muted notes of corn.

taste is actually a slight improvement, which still isn't saying much. mostly corn/grainy. no real hops presence to speak of. clean finish. light bodied, crisp mouthfeel.

overall, i am not enjoying this and think it pretty much sucks as a beer. it's not overtly offensive and thus i could conceivable see myself drinking one at say a beach if offered for free.

Serving type: bottle

06-22-2012 21:05:18 | More by BostonHops

Danielplanview77

1.03/5  rDev -44.6%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

This is one of the worst beers I've ever tasted. I cannot understand the obsession with this beer. I'm often forced to drink it at certain venues such as concerts where they only offer Bud Light and each time I'm reminded just how awful it is. There is not a single redeeming quality about this Beer.

Serving type: bottle

06-19-2012 00:53:38 | More by Danielplanview77

IPA1978

Missouri

1/5  rDev -46.2%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

Crap. Taste like seltzer water with a dash of canned corn juice. Quit drinking crap a commercial tells you is good. If you like light beer go get some Pabst or Hamms for half the price. If some switched these beers out for your Bud light youd probably like it better.

Serving type: bottle

06-09-2012 20:24:58 | More by IPA1978

OWSLEY069

Pennsylvania

1.18/5  rDev -36.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

Pours a clean pale yellow with a white head. In the aroma, faint lager smells. In the taste, a small bite and quite watery. A small bite and a lighter bodied mouthfeel, with a small dryness in the aftertaste. Other than a small bite, nothing to write about.

Serving type: bottle

06-09-2012 18:30:23 | More by OWSLEY069

dbrauneis

New Jersey

1.98/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

A: Pours a crystal clear pale golden yellow with heavy amounts of visible carbonation. The beer has a very thin bright white head that dissipates almost instantly. No lacing is observed.

S: There are light aromas of corn adjunct malts but overall there is almost no smell to this beer.

T: Very light flavors of corn adjunct malts and a slight sweetness but there is not really much of a taste to this beer. There is also something moderately metallic in the flavor and something chemically in nature - maybe formaldehyde.

M: Light bodied with moderate to heavy amounts of carbonation. Thin and watery.

O: This beer is quite sessionable but not very enjoyable in my opinion - it is very watery and does not have a lot going for it in the smell or taste.

Serving type: bottle

06-05-2012 14:02:45 | More by dbrauneis