Natural Light - Anheuser-Busch

tdm168

North Carolina

1.93/5  rDev +12.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

Pours a pale gold color with very loose, soap-like head that quickly fades. The nose has an apple-like sweetness to it as well as some metallic notes. The taste is just like the smell; sweet apples, grainy, metal. The mouthfeel is very light, overly carbonated, and somewhat dry.

I hadn't had one since college, but I was drinking out of my father-in-laws fridge. It's basically a haven any and all macros so I figured I'd run through as many different ones as I could since it was free. I would never buy this now.

Serving type: can

12-01-2011 21:08:51 | More by tdm168

ZenAgnostic

Texas

1.2/5  rDev -30.2%
look: 1 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5

12oz can poured into a pint glass. Bottom of can stamped 28OCT11. Identical to the bottled version.

Appearance - Ultra clear pale straw body. Thin white lace with no retention and minimal stick.

Smell - Very mild hop. A bit more than you'd get from Bud Light, but not very much. Dry and musky.

Taste - Stale bubble gum that lost its sweetness. Mild cardboard hop and slight alcoholic astringency.

Mouthfeel - Almost no effervescence; flat. Light bodied. Kinda sticky.

Overall Drinkability - Nothing particularly offensive, but almost completely character-less.

Serving type: can

11-24-2011 05:36:33 | More by ZenAgnostic

dhannes

Wisconsin

3.08/5  rDev +79.1%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

I recall buying Natty Light once before, back in '85 while in college, and believing their advertising that it was a good light beer with food...as the only other light lager that I buy is also an A-B product (Busch Light), I thought I'd revisit it once I found these in bottles at $3.99 per 6-pack.

Poured into a Perfect Pint:

A=Greenish yellow in color and very pale; nice white foam head that went away right away.

S=Very sweet smell, almost like a cream ale.

T=Very hoppy, as with other light beers I've found. I think A-B puts more corn in here than Busch Light to give it a bit more sweetness, but still less flavor than Busch Light. Above average, however, as compared to other light lagers.

M=Very drinkable as a session beer due to its lightness and average carbonation.

O=A very close second to Busch Light in terms of flavor...definitely a good value light beer for picnics in the summer or after mowing the lawn.

Update: 1/22/12: Reducing taste to 2.5, below average, as this beer--even for a light--is way to watered down.

Serving type: bottle

11-20-2011 20:07:51 | More by dhannes

tylerss20

New Hampshire

1.08/5  rDev -37.2%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1

This is piss-poor stuff. Easily my most forgettable beer experience. Anecdote: some friends and I were filming a student film and needed a can as a prop. All we had was a handful of change, so we bought one 23 oz. can of Natty Light. It was a dry campus, so the can to be empty since we were filming outside. No one wanted to drink it before we got back to campus, so we dumped it out in the parking lot of the grocery store. THAT’S HOW BAD IT IS.

I don’t understand the "this beer does its job" comments. Yeah it’s cheap, but if what you want is to get drunk, you can get a lot more hooch on the dollar with cheap whiskey.

Serving type: can

11-18-2011 21:08:32 | More by tylerss20

rudolphjacksonm

Virginia

1.08/5  rDev -37.2%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1

A - Pours a pale straw-yellow if not lighter with a teensy head that remains for mere seconds. Very carbonated. Probably the only thing that gives this higher than a one. 1.5.

S - Corn, diacetyl, metal, and...dare I say it...urine. Really unpleasant. 1.0

T - Watery taste with so much carbonation, all you can really taste at first is yeast, corn, and stale malt/hops. Metal from the can (or some other source) makes this nearly undrinkable. 1.0

M - Almost painfully fizzy and carbonated. Once the beer warms up in your mouth it becomes flat and almost tepid. Meant to go down your gullet, not stay in your mouth. Does go down easy though. 1.5

O - If you're looking to drink something and drink it fast, go for Natural Light. Otherwise, you can get much better options for relatively the same price. 1.0

Serving type: can

11-10-2011 01:18:32 | More by rudolphjacksonm

boilermakerbrew

Indiana

2.42/5  rDev +40.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

I had to pour this ti see the appearance for the first time haha.

Here's the deal, you drink this to get drunk, and it's not even great at that, being 4.2% alcohol. I suggest Natural Ice if you want to do some damage.

Anyway, it looks like something close to water, tastes like close to water, and smells mostly like the can is came in. Drink this cause you're cheap like me while in college. Not a repulsive taste, just hardly any at all. Easy to drink a ton of.

Serving type: can

10-26-2011 02:28:55 | More by boilermakerbrew

AlimonyAle

Massachusetts

1.2/5  rDev -30.2%
look: 3 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5

Natural Light pours like your typical pale lager. The color is straw gold. There was no smell to speak of, none at all. The taste was bland and boring. Honestly, this beer felt like water in my mouth; oh that's right it IS water with food coloring added. My grandmother drinks this beer like its going out of style. She always has a 30 pack of it on hand.

Serving type: bottle

10-20-2011 13:51:13 | More by AlimonyAle

ChadBroChill17

Maryland

1.63/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5

Notes
Appearance: Infamous pale yellow/gold
Taste: Very flat taste. Essentially doesn’t have any distinct tastes.
Smell: Not really any big problems here. It definitely doesn’t smell good but doesn’t really small bad either.
Take Away: While some believe the beer is tolerable due to the price I think it may be more reasonable to shell out a few more bucks for something that tastes a little better.

Serving type: can

10-20-2011 06:26:36 | More by ChadBroChill17

aorloski

Massachusetts

1/5  rDev -41.9%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

Appearance- Piss Water
Smell- Piss
Taste- None
Mouthfeel- Water
Overall- Perfect to clean your toilet with. Looking back on my 18 year old self i realize why we drank this. But now i want to smack myself in the head, if you want to go cheap, get some high life.

Serving type: growler

10-09-2011 21:07:40 | More by aorloski

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

2.23/5  rDev +29.7%
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

24oz super can - one dollar and minimal change - one of those crazy things you see at American gas stations, like the one across from my hotel here in downriver Detroit.

This beer pours a clear, pale apple cider colour, with one finger of thin foamy bone-white head, which leaves some barren island group lace specks around the glass as it quickly skips town. It smells of light corn mash, and buttery nail polish remover. The taste is very thin corn graininess, light buttery diacytel, and not much else. The carbonation is present, but restrained, the body thin, watery, and smooth as a bandit. It finishes with an echo of all the nothing you’ve just ‘experienced’.

It’s dirt cheap (which is an insult to dirt, really), and doesn’t exhibit any particular nasty off-flavours, for obvious reasons. The big can sure is stately looking, and just as inherently slick, without any soul. And I just noticed the mention of 'Pilsner' in the label's description, and my own soul died a bit further.

Serving type: can

09-25-2011 06:05:42 | More by biboergosum

dsev

Ohio

4.7/5  rDev +173.3%
look: 3 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

My theory is that you should judge a beer based on what it sets out to be.

Natty Light sets out to be the cheapest swill possible that will get you drunk (eventually) and not taste awful. Why not judge it amongst peers?

Do I enjoy good beer? Absolutely. I'm also in college and I enjoy getting drunk in social events. Also, I am in college and therefore I am poor.

Appearance - clear/straw yellow, see-through. Not the point of this beer. 3.

Smell - it barely smells. Perfectly fine for what the beer wants to be. 5.

Taste - excellent; as close to nothing as possible. No nasty aftertaste like many other bottom of the barrel light beers. 5.

Mouthfeel - a little watery. I still like a bit of mouthfeel in my cheap beer.

OVERALL: A

Frankly, there's no reason to buy crap like Bud Lite over Natty Light, and people who insist otherwise (stupid college kids) just want attention.

Serving type: can

09-14-2011 02:31:30 | More by dsev

jeffbrister

Hawaii

2/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

There's 1 reason to buy this beer. The price. I bought a 12 pack of it last night for about 8 bucks.

Pours a very fizzy head and it disappears fast. Extremely clear beer... looks like water with some food coloring. Smells like nothing but maybe some grain. Tastes like nothing but maybe some grain. NO AWFUL AFTERTASTE thou. So it saves itself from an F.

Serving type: can

09-01-2011 04:06:19 | More by jeffbrister

VelvetExtract

Massachusetts

2.1/5  rDev +22.1%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

A-Fizzy light yellow color. Head rises and dies. Tons of bubbles and clear as day.

S-Ultra watery. Macro smell behind the blatant lack of smell.

T-One of, if not the most watery beers I have had. Then there's the macro smell.

M-Yeah, its watery with the only distinction coming from the intense carbonation.

O/D-Super light. Easy to put back endless amounts of these. I actually prefer the lack of taste to more Macro taste.

Serving type: can

08-24-2011 03:23:35 | More by VelvetExtract

bnes09

Illinois

1.95/5  rDev +13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 1 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

This review may not be fair as this beer has expired about 4 months ago. Not sure if this makes that much difference.

Pale yellow and completely see-through. Some bubbles. I am actually impressed because this has about two fingers of head. It doesn't last very long but settles to an ultra thin, circular blanket instead of disappearing completely.

Smell is awful. I can literally smell nothing more than vomit.

Small amount of off flavored malt in the taste. Garden soil. Very metallic also. I might as well shove a few quarters in my mouth if I wanted the same taste. Little hop flavor and what's there tastes like dirt.

Lighter than water. Crisp carbonation. No texture.

Once again, what is the point of light beer?

Serving type: can

08-20-2011 01:45:35 | More by bnes09

avaldivia

California

1.25/5  rDev -27.3%
look: 2 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

Poured into a plastic cup while playing beer pong.

As a general rule, I only play beer pong with good beer. The exception was this. I had heard so many awful things that I just had to try it. Appearance is light, no head or lacing. Smells barely of corn and cereal. Taste is same. No flavor. Mouthfeel is light crisp.

Overall: Never again.

Serving type: can

08-15-2011 08:56:01 | More by avaldivia

paxchristi

Missouri

1/5  rDev -41.9%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

Quite possibly the worst beer in the entire world. Natural Light shows what mindless marketing can convince people of buying. Natural Light is a beer people buy not for the experience of beer, but for getting drunk. It is made to be light so that you can consume more it it; not so that a creative beer can be enjoyed. Its lackluster performance is due to its lack of concern to even take any risks. It is Great Value cereal grains, yeast, and if it has hops, I can't taste it.

I tried this beer because I have a bunch of friends who had it laying around. NEVER AGAIN!

Serving type: can

08-13-2011 20:41:53 | More by paxchristi

Jerone

Florida

2/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Light straw colored with some bubbles. Not really a smell to it, maybe grain, grass corn. Taste is the same, very smooth and mild tastes of grass and some corn. Mouthfeel is very light body with decent carbonation, goes down smooth and easy. It's a cheap beer for tailgates parties, or days on the boat.

Serving type: can

08-10-2011 15:04:19 | More by Jerone

shealoftus14

Pennsylvania

1.58/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

Not a very good beer at all. Leaves a bad aftertaste in your mouth and gives me a headache in the mornings. People get it because it is the cheapest case to buy in most distributors, at least around me. Not really any taste to it, the smell is sub par and the appearance is nothing too special. You will see college kids drinking it and that's about it.

Serving type: can

08-08-2011 15:08:24 | More by shealoftus14

TheBeerAlmanac

Kentucky

2/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

A: Straw yellow, fizzy white head, ample but short-lived.

S: Smells tinny and adjunct with corn, very little else.

T/M: Tastes like seltzer water tainted with malts. The inevitable sixth beer tastes only like seltzer water.

It is what it is and it gets the job done. The job being inebriation.

Serving type: can

07-25-2011 01:34:01 | More by TheBeerAlmanac

BEERME528

Missouri

2.05/5  rDev +19.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

Of course it is going to taste pretty watered down, but for the price, it can't be beat. Great for parties and chugging, that's about iy. Not exactly a beer that you would want to sip but if a little buzz is what you desire, drink some Natty.

If you pour it quickly, you'll get some foam that dissolves instantly before your eyes. Don't even bother with a glass, just drink it from the can. Smells and tastes are pretty much non-existent.

Serving type: can

07-18-2011 19:29:06 | More by BEERME528

Ahoyhoyindeed

New Jersey

2.2/5  rDev +27.9%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

It is what it is. Cheap and ultra-light, you can get over the watered down taste and general bad beer smell as long as you're willing to buy and drink a lot of it. Tastes like spoiled water mixed with aluminum foil, but that dissipates after about 10 of them. Great for college and about nothing else, but still created a lot of memories or lack thereof.

Serving type: can

07-14-2011 18:01:00 | More by Ahoyhoyindeed

AlCaponeJunior

Texas

1.35/5  rDev -21.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1

Reviewed at a friend's BBQ.

Just barely colored at all, with a slight yellowness. Head was foamy and full of air and lasted only seconds. Lacing wasn't a word you'd use to describe this beer.

Smell wise there wasn't much there. Just a smidge of graininess was mostly what I could detect.

Taste followed the smell. Very lightly grainy, with some corn. Very dry and extremely light bodied, almost like carbonated water with just a touch of beer added.

Mostly good for frat boys, not something I'd buy for myself.

Serving type: can

07-04-2011 22:16:39 | More by AlCaponeJunior

FrankenBeerStein

Colorado

1.25/5  rDev -27.3%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5

Had this in an Old Chicago as a humorous way to mark a halfway point in their "World Beer Tour". Needless to say, this one can will be the ONLY one I ever drink. While I can enjoy cheap beer for what it is, there is almost no taste at all to this beer. It's as if rancid water was shown a picture of Coors/Bud/Miller light and told to try and imitate it, and it failed miserably. Very very bad beer, and even an insult to "cheap beer"....

Serving type: can

07-04-2011 03:02:50 | More by FrankenBeerStein

Redfoot19

Mexico

1.55/5  rDev -9.9%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

You cannot consider this beer. I will not do any such thing. Just nasty, frat endorsed beer. I guess people by it for the price? Yet if you respect beer...pass this up.
Just like its peers Bud light and Coors light, there is no smell. No color. No taste. Just do everyone a favor, and let the college kids have this one (even though I myself am in college).

Serving type: bottle

06-20-2011 03:21:35 | More by Redfoot19

mcoh1030

Florida

2.75/5  rDev +59.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

I gave this beer the rating I did because;

1) The appearance mirrors the taste. Which is to say, the beer looks just like you'd expect it to taste.

2) The smell is barely noticable. But that's fine for a light Pilsner beer.

3) Taste; Good becaue the manufacture claims it's smooth and that's exactly what it is.

3) Mouth feel, smooth. That's what they claim. It goes down real easy.

If your looking for an alternative to Miller Lite and want something with less taste and lots of smoothness, this is it. Some guy reviewed this and said something like it's a good beer for a hot summer night. I would agree.

Serving type: can

06-18-2011 02:02:45 | More by mcoh1030