Bud Light - Anheuser-Busch

MrGaughran

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

I'll say outright that I'm not going out of my to blast Bud Light. I'm sure it won't look that way, but I promise I'm just being honest.
I always say this is the beer for people with no taste in beer. Perfect for the inexperienced, (college kids) or people that usually don't drink beer. It's as close to water as you can get, but with the terrible corn after taste. I understand that the reasons I dislike it are basically the reasons it sells so well. I'm not trying to change that. I'm just not a fan of that kind of beer. At all. It's basically the McDonalds of beer. Cheap, easy to make, and will give you the desired effect. But it won't be great.

Serving type: can

06-27-2012 02:07:37 | More by MrGaughran

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

metter98

New York

1.73/5  rDev -7%
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

A: The beer is crystal clear very light yellow in color and has a moderate amount of carbonation. It poured with a finger high bright white head that quickly died down, leaving a thin layer of bubbles on the surface and a thicker collar around the edge of the glass.
S: There are light aromas of rice adjunct malts in the nose.
T: The taste is very similar to the smell and is filled with flavors of rice. No bitterness is perceptible.
M: It feels very light-bodied and also quite watery on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer goes down easily but I wouldn’t consider it to be that drinkable unless you have this ice cold. As the beer begins to warm up, the taste doesn’t make this beer that palatable.

Serving type: can

06-22-2012 01:54:55 | More by metter98

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

UCLABrewN84

California

1.6/5  rDev -14%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

Pours a clear light yellow with an off-white head that fades to nothing. No lacing on this one. Smell is of grain, corn flakes, and metal. Taste is the same with a corn-like aftertaste that sticks around the palate. This beer has a low level of carbonation with a pretty flat mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty horrible beer with no real redeeming qualities.

Serving type: can

06-19-2012 00:44:30 | More by UCLABrewN84

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

ToppyBeerMaster

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

light straw coloured hue, faint grains on the nose, minimal appeal, upfront carbonation, minimal taste, faint taste of grains, easy drinking, little to no aftertaste, uneventful

This beer is more suited to those that don't appreciate a full bodied, real-tasting beer, perhaps one for the ladies and your beer-dodging mates.

Serving type: bottle

06-03-2012 18:57:10 | More by ToppyBeerMaster

TheCondor

Missouri

1.78/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Poured from can into pint glass. Come one, who hasn't drank this? Does it even need an introduction? I generally kind of give a back story on my reviews, but for this it isn't really needed. I like to mix in a corny macro review from time to time.

Appearance – It pours a light golden color with tons of bubbles seen streaming through the brew. Depending on how aggressive you want to pour, you can get as much head as you want, although it won't really make much differenct in the end.

Smell – Some corn and some metallic aromas are the most pertinent. These are mixed with a very light caramel aroma. Basically it has no scent at all, other than that imparted by the can. Not that the bottle is any better.

Taste – There really isn't much going on. Tastes like carbonated water with a slight corn flavor. This is what most people think beer tastes like.

Mouthfeel – Very thin and a high level of carbonation.

Overall – Even for a macro, light American lager, this beer is not good. I am not a beer snob, I drink macro all the time. But I do not drink BL. It's just not very good in any department. I leave this stuff for the fraternities.

Serving type: can

05-30-2012 01:55:07 | More by TheCondor

FlemingVSKing

Florida

1.9/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

In 100% seriousness. If you still think Bud Light or Budweiser, or Miller or Coors is the pinnacle of beer, you are completely missing out. Please please please please please get out and try something better. And I say this because these giant were intentionally founded to brew boring beer. Why is that you ask? Well because follow prohibition it was the surest way to rapidly expand and dominate a beerless America. So they are boring, and they're counting on you loving that, which is why i again encourage you to strive for more interesting recipes.

It's not bad. I'll completely enjoy one at a ball game from one of those gallon plastic cups. But it's as basic as it can possibly be. It is as good as mutton is to prime rib. I cannot urge you enough to expand your horizons if Bud Light is currently as good as it gets for you.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2012 18:09:17 | More by FlemingVSKing

shand

Florida

1.95/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

Poured from a 12oz can into a Sam Adams perfect pint.

This beer pours out an extra pale golden color with huge amounts of visible carbonation and a large, fluffy white head that drops quickly. Smells like dad's beer from when I was a kid. Tastes like water, with just the smallest hint of bready malt and corn. It gets a two for not tasting BAD, it just doesn't taste like much at all. The mouthfeel is highly carbonated and very thin, and the drinkability is really not that good. For a beer that markets itself on drinkability, there's plenty of pale ales and IPAs that I can crush faster. Probably because they actually taste good, so I want to drink them. It's Bud Light. Really, what did you expect? Oh yeah. For the love of God, don't let it warm up. Please.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2012 04:28:17 | More by shand

jameschristianrusso

3.13/5  rDev +68.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

I prefer to drink my bud light straight from the can. You've gotta make sure that the beer is nice and cold. If you let it sit too long in the hot sun, you might as well be drinkin piss.

Appearance – Light gold with a frothy head that disappears after a few minutes. Value those minutes.

Smell – Crisp, light and cool.

Taste – Cool refreshing dank and watery.

Mouthfeel – Easy to go down, cool and bubbly.

Overall – Its a bud light.

Serving type: can

05-12-2012 21:45:56 | More by jameschristianrusso

billphilly

3.1/5  rDev +66.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

This was the first beer I ever had I'v had a few other typ beers since then but this is I guess you could say a classic typ beer you should have at least a few times. Always buy bottles never buy beer in cans the tastes is just gross!! You will get gas from this beer not much but it will be there.

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2012 05:07:05 | More by billphilly

TroyMcClure

2.95/5  rDev +58.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

I judge this as what it is, a cheap American light beer. Although not as cheap as Keystone, the standard around here, it is noticeably easier to drink. I'm not sure if it is worth the extra money, but as I drank it straight out of the 40oz, I have to say it is better than others, lighter and easier to drink after a night of hard liquor than the cheaper alternatives. College status, straight up.

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2012 05:12:44 | More by TroyMcClure

mndlssphlsphr

Washington

1.05/5  rDev -43.5%
look: 2 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

The color is a very straw-urine yellow. The scent is about the same. The cost was a $1.99, and I did say I would try everything once. The head is what to appears to be a snow white cap, but when sighted closely we are able to visually dissect all the little mites crawling around and in deep meditation for discovering your eyebrows. This rushing river charged into my mouth to show its lack of density and viscosity. Yet, the carbonation is dominant, a nice feeling if you are an addict to club soda. There is also a last for everything, eventually the cosmos will do what is due. Just as there was no before, there is certainly nothing after. This was just a bit of suspended confusion, deeply looking into the eyes of the man next to you. You know who you are. It bothers me still that the percent is 4.2

Serving type: on-tap

05-01-2012 03:47:20 | More by mndlssphlsphr

beerman1

1.85/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

Pours a very pale straw color with a fizzy head that goes down almost immediately. There's not much of a smell except for a bit of the hops. Taste is some adjunct and a hint of hoppy bitterness. The mouthfeel is very watery. As the beer warms up, it takes a skunky aroma and taste. Best if you drink it ice cold, which I guess is why is advertised as such.

Serving type: can

04-26-2012 03:40:17 | More by beerman1

Darkmagus82

Montana

1.93/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Poured from can into pint glass

Appearance – It pours a light golden color with tons of bubbles seen streaming through the brew. There is a two finger white head formed upon pouring the fades quite fast to give very little lacing.

Smell – Some corn and some metallic aromas are the most pertinent. These are mixed with a very light caramel aroma.

Taste – Light corn with a very light caramel taste sum up the whole taste experience for the most part. There really is not too much else going on.

Mouthfeel – Very thin and a medium level of carbonation. For the lightness of the brew a bit more carbonation would be called for as it would hidden some of the flavor and given a more tantalizing mouthfeel.

Overall – Not really what I would call a good beer. It’s not all the refreshing as many “light beers” could be considered and would not be something I would look for after a long hot day or a long run in the sun. Low cal – yes, but beyond that not much else.

Serving type: can

04-23-2012 01:13:46 | More by Darkmagus82

BlackBelt5112203

South Carolina

2.05/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

12 oz can poured into a pilsner glass (I know, fancy, right?) at refrigerator temperature.

L - Pale straw color with a 3-finger fizzy white head. Better retention than I was expecting but still not terrific. Nearly no lacing. Lots of bubbles.

S - Slightest hint of bready malt but mostly corn and other grains (slight wheat smell). No hop aroma present.

T - Water with a little bit of bready malt and corn. But really, mostly water. One plus is that it doesn’t have a bad taste like some light or adjunct lagers - it just has no taste.

F - Very light-bodied, lots of fizzy carbonation, crisp and dry finish. Refreshing.

O - Hey, it could be worse. At least it doesn’t smell or taste “bad” like some other light/adjunct beers. It mostly tastes like water. One plus is that it is pretty refreshing due to the light body and carbonation. If you ever find yourself at a frat party, tailgate, wedding, etc. where all they have is light lagers, this isn’t a terrible choice. Alcoholic water has its time and place.

Serving type: can

04-22-2012 02:51:46 | More by BlackBelt5112203

JuicesFlowing

Kansas

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

Poured into a standard pint glass. The beer is a light, crystal clear straw yellow. A fizzy, super-airy white head sits on top for a few seconds, then dissipates to nothing -- but a ring of bubbles around the edges of the glass. No lacing. The beer smells slightly sweet and also with a strange corn-husk sourness, must be the adjuncts. The beer tastes sweet up front, then is followed with the sour/cabbage/corn/adjunct finish. The mouthfeel is light bodied and goes down like water.

Overall, that this is America's "powerhouse" mass-produced beer makes me sad. This is nothing more than a beer to get hammered with (i.e. college kids). But, these are thoughts from a guy who drinks craft, and since I'm reviewing it, I'll treat it on the same standards, thus ... avoid.

Serving type: bottle

04-21-2012 03:08:24 | More by JuicesFlowing

bier_uber_alles

1.58/5  rDev -15.1%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

smells and tastes like a combination of alkaseltzer, pennies, seaweed and lake water. truly terrible. perfect beer for a) poor people; b) young people; c) people who don't know better; d) big parties or some combination thereof. with that said, the fact that this shit is the best selling beer in the world does not speak to quality but rather illustrates that bud light is the fast food of beers.

Serving type: can

04-12-2012 14:18:52 | More by bier_uber_alles

jimmah120

Minnesota

2.13/5  rDev +14.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

On-tap into a pilsner glass.

Piss-yellow, water + food coloring look to it. Smell is very light - corn, touch of malt, yeast. Dry in the nose as well as the taste. Very light malts along with corn and rice is all I can detect. Mouthfeel is light yet cloying. Not especially great.

Overall, what did you expect? It's not quality but better than nothing at the end of the night. It gets a pass somehow.

Serving type: on-tap

04-02-2012 07:12:24 | More by jimmah120

mdfb79

New York

2.5/5  rDev +34.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Review #2000! I reviewed this over a year ago but recently noticed that for some reason that was never explained to me that the review got deleted, so figured I'd review it again. Poured from a 12 oz. can into my Portsmouth 20th Anniversary pilsner glass because why the hell not. BA suggests a pilsner glass so let's go with that.

a - Pours a bright, pale straw yellow color that is very transparent, one finger of fluffy white head that only lasts a few seconds, and high carbonation evident. No lacing left on the glass and no head retention at all. Looks like most light BMC beers.

s - Smells of corn, grains, wheat, and light sweet pale malts. Not much going on at all, but not skunky light some other light lagers.

t - Tastes of corn, lightly sweet, grains, bread, and wheat. Again, not offensive but nothing going on. Not skunky at all.

m - Light body and low to moderate carbonation. Light, watery mouthfeel.

o - Overall this is not a good beer, but it is a lot better than any Miller product, and is very easy to drink. It is not as watery and tasteless as Coors Light either; I think it's the best of the BMC light lagers, though that isn't saying much. Obviously nothing to seek out but I've had much worse and much more offensive craft beers, that I would rate below this. Most people will give it a bad grade due to it being a light lager produced by a BMC company, but it isn't offensive or skunky at all. Most of the beers on the "Bottom of the List" list are worse than this one; while it might deserve to be on the list, it should be much lower than #5.

Serving type: can

03-28-2012 23:08:42 | More by mdfb79

TheBeerGuy101

2.9/5  rDev +55.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Well, what can I say. Bud Light is my goto brew after I've had a few.

It pours a slight straw color.
Average looking lager. Some carbonation, and a slight separation that sticks around more so than your other macro lagers.
Very subtle in flavors!!

Its crisp, easy drinking and an 'ok' light beer.
Very light hops, very light malt.
One might even say its a soda water texture.

There's nothing offensive about this brew and I enjoy it ice cold.
It's a session for me and one can likely drink "1 to many" of these. :)

Its an average macro!
Great commercials by the way, but that isn't the reason I drink this particular brand.
Cheers.

Serving type: bottle

03-20-2012 04:23:12 | More by TheBeerGuy101

Labeerfinder

1.73/5  rDev -7%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

Pours a very pale straw yellow color with a fizzy head that does not last very long. No lacing on the glass. Smell is pretty subdued with some corn and no hops. Taste is much of same with a very thin body. Almost like drinking water. Not sure what the point of drinking this beer is.

Serving type: can

03-18-2012 18:59:38 | More by Labeerfinder