Budweiser Select 55 - Anheuser-Busch

oldcrustacean

Connecticut

5/5  rDev +203%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Rate this beer for what it is, not what you want it to be.

The clearest beer on the planet - pristine & true. I can taste the fine malted barley and fresh hops. After a long bike ride I could easily drink a keg of this stuff. Not only would it be refreshing, but it would also replenish my lost electrolytes. I want something light after working out. It's easy for brewers to hide mistakes in the sludge-like consistency of an imperial stout, but there is no room to hide anything in Bud Select 55. Luckily there are no mistakes. It's perfect. Gulpable all day long.

A:
Beautiful & golden.

S:
Smells like I'm standing over a kettle of boiling wort. Delicious.

T:
Hints of biscuit and passion fruit. Toffee.

M:
Smooth like teflon. Like drinking marshmellow flush warmed in the microwave. Slides right down my beer hole.

D:
Like I said, I could drink this by the keg. I'm going to be using Bud Select 55 instead of water on some of my longer endurance rides this spring.

Serving type: bottle

02-09-2010 20:50:48 | More by oldcrustacean

beergorrilla

Michigan

1/5  rDev -39.4%

05-22-2013 05:54:59 | More by beergorrilla

Kingcurio

Oklahoma

1.75/5  rDev +6.1%

05-21-2013 01:48:33 | More by Kingcurio

touchmeimsac

Pennsylvania

1/5  rDev -39.4%

05-20-2013 13:57:56 | More by touchmeimsac

canders0927

Texas

2/5  rDev +21.2%

05-20-2013 03:03:15 | More by canders0927

Srive009

Florida

3.25/5  rDev +97%

05-18-2013 23:41:10 | More by Srive009

HardyA

Michigan

1.75/5  rDev +6.1%

05-18-2013 18:08:47 | More by HardyA

Nolen12

Kentucky

1/5  rDev -39.4%

05-16-2013 20:10:21 | More by Nolen12

lucasj82

Indiana

1/5  rDev -39.4%

05-15-2013 01:25:46 | More by lucasj82

jkball01

Kentucky

1.25/5  rDev -24.2%

05-13-2013 16:17:15 | More by jkball01

teraflx

Arizona

1.5/5  rDev -9.1%

05-13-2013 16:14:33 | More by teraflx

harrymel

Washington

3/5  rDev +81.8%

05-12-2013 20:58:01 | More by harrymel

JamesStreet

Louisiana

2/5  rDev +21.2%

05-12-2013 16:51:59 | More by JamesStreet

Zaphog

Michigan

1/5  rDev -39.4%

05-12-2013 15:46:26 | More by Zaphog

Lare453

Florida

1/5  rDev -39.4%

05-12-2013 15:21:26 | More by Lare453

jucifer1818

Florida

1.5/5  rDev -9.1%

04-16-2013 20:28:41 | More by jucifer1818

Chucker17

South Dakota

1/5  rDev -39.4%

04-13-2013 21:29:51 | More by Chucker17

Arsenal0328

Indiana

1.5/5  rDev -9.1%

04-11-2013 02:09:24 | More by Arsenal0328

David1492

Iowa

1/5  rDev -39.4%

04-04-2013 02:30:26 | More by David1492

Celtics76

Rhode Island

1/5  rDev -39.4%

03-30-2013 21:23:32 | More by Celtics76

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

1.55/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5

Very light yellow beer, tons of clarity and filtering going on. White head that is fizzy and disappears into the nether realms of diet beer.

Smell is faintly recognizable as a AAL. A little bit sweet, like that kind of canned corn they seem to add sugar to (creamed corn?).

Taste? Like Mr. Tekagi: "WHAT taste?" Slightly sweet, very watery, very thin. No hopping, just comes off as seltzer water. Really feels like they thought Bud Light was too thick and strong, so they added some club soda or 7up to it.

They should ship this stuff out next time there is a hurricane or no running/safe water, this will probably hydrate you moreso than give you a buzz. Actually, this might be good for when you have to stop drinking, but you don't want a headache from your body wanting more, this might satiate it in like a methodone/heroin kind of way.

I guess the upside is also that it has no off flavors. But then again, its hard to have off flavors when you don't have "flavors".

This beer made Jon Spencer Blues Explosion "Flava" pop in my head "Who gots tha flava?" Not bud 55.

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2013 20:30:46 | More by Beerandraiderfan

Lee17

Texas

3.88/5  rDev +135.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

Howdy from Texas, where this beer is excellent in the heat down at our ranch. I enjoy micros when traveling to Portland, IPAs in San Diego, good lagers in the east.
I rate this highly as it hits the spot when I need a few ice cold beers in the afternoon, and want to keep things in check with responsibilities on the land.
There is no need to seek the aroma, or any such nonsense. Obviously that is not the point; if you are buying this you know what you are getting, and this is a great ultra light beer.

Serving type: can

03-17-2013 03:13:21 | More by Lee17

Herky21

Iowa

1/5  rDev -39.4%

03-12-2013 00:08:56 | More by Herky21

TheBeerAlmanac

Kentucky

2/5  rDev +21.2%

03-11-2013 22:13:52 | More by TheBeerAlmanac

JeffSuttonTX

Texas

2.5/5  rDev +51.5%

03-11-2013 02:24:41 | More by JeffSuttonTX