Bud Light Platinum - Anheuser-Busch

ThisWangsChung

Maryland

1/5  rDev -55.4%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

Poured into a frosted mug. From memory; normally, I'd never do a review in this manner, but holy shit, I can still vividly remember what this tastes like.

A: Pours a textbook light straw color with perfect clarity and intense carbonation trails. Even with the frosted mug, the head is hilariously pathetic. Typical nasty-looking swill.

S: Almost non-existent. A touch of grain here, a dab of artificial sweetener there...wait a minute, a dab of artificial sweetener?

T: Hatred. Sickness. Vitriol. Insanity. Depression. No, these aren't the flavors BL Platinum exhibit - these are the emotions that run through my neural synapses when this liquid immediately hits my tongue. No joke, about 4 oz. of this made me sick. This is basically Bud Light (itself pretty awful) but with a nasty cotton candy sweetness to it. The cloying factor seems necessary to balance the additional alcohol...but holy crap, this just comes across as woefully under-attenuated and artificial. Did I mention the aspartame-esque finish is long and lingering, too?

And y'know, I can vaguely see the point of this. A low calorie yet high strength light beer for the masses to easily get drunk off of. Only thing is, they forgot to make it inoffensive and tasteless. Oops.

M: Who cares, this sucks ass.

O: I've always wanted to give something all 1's, so here it is in all its hideous glory. Normally, this kind of score represents the absolute bottom of the barrel, and without a doubt, BL Platinum is a foulest, most disgusting beer ever to grace my palate and should be avoided by any person who may lay claim to working taste buds. Hilariously, though, this may not be the worst beer AB InBev makes...if anything, Budweiser Chelada may make me wish negative scores were possible. Simply put, the malt beverage equivalent of frontal lobotomy performed with a rusty knife.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2012 05:37:25 | More by ThisWangsChung

jwc215

New Jersey

1.85/5  rDev -17.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

Pours golden with a thin head that struggles to be a slight wisp for a little while before disappearing. No real lacing sticks.

The smell is of cheap malt liquor - some grain, some alcohol.

The taste is sweet and slimy. Alcohol shows. Not much in the way of flavor.

It is slick in an oily way with some carbonation and a lingering alcohol taste.

This is ridiculous. A boozy, light beer.

Someone gave me this. I'm glad I didn't buy it.

Serving type: bottle

06-19-2013 00:38:35 | More by jwc215

BubbleBobble

New York

1.25/5  rDev -44.2%

06-18-2013 06:37:00 | More by BubbleBobble

MikeyC37

New Jersey

3/5  rDev +33.9%

06-18-2013 05:01:28 | More by MikeyC37

Jersh67

Connecticut

2.75/5  rDev +22.8%

06-16-2013 22:16:31 | More by Jersh67

ValpoExpo

Ohio

2.75/5  rDev +22.8%

06-16-2013 04:10:26 | More by ValpoExpo

b1515152004

Pennsylvania

2.25/5  rDev +0.4%

06-15-2013 12:29:32 | More by b1515152004

djre4orm

Virginia

2/5  rDev -10.7%

06-13-2013 20:30:32 | More by djre4orm

MPSTARR

Florida

1/5  rDev -55.4%

06-13-2013 02:29:10 | More by MPSTARR

Huntor0

Florida

1/5  rDev -55.4%

06-12-2013 02:26:17 | More by Huntor0

I_BYE_MI_BEER

Michigan

2.25/5  rDev +0.4%

06-11-2013 17:53:50 | More by I_BYE_MI_BEER

pjkelley82

New York

1/5  rDev -55.4%

06-11-2013 05:42:39 | More by pjkelley82

Fargrow

Michigan

2.25/5  rDev +0.4%

06-11-2013 02:49:53 | More by Fargrow

neckbeered

Montana

2.25/5  rDev +0.4%

06-11-2013 02:02:54 | More by neckbeered

Jedi8625

Michigan

2.5/5  rDev +11.6%

06-08-2013 21:28:00 | More by Jedi8625

jngrizzaffi

Texas

2.5/5  rDev +11.6%

06-07-2013 03:46:24 | More by jngrizzaffi

Ant4711

South Carolina

2.5/5  rDev +11.6%

06-06-2013 15:32:26 | More by Ant4711

hnandez

California

3/5  rDev +33.9%

06-05-2013 21:31:37 | More by hnandez

DuffmanSaysALotOfThings

New York

2.75/5  rDev +22.8%

06-05-2013 18:42:16 | More by DuffmanSaysALotOfThings

dsnyder61

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev +22.8%

06-04-2013 22:54:40 | More by dsnyder61

ChrisHartz

Illinois

2.75/5  rDev +22.8%

06-03-2013 03:37:29 | More by ChrisHartz

maxwelldeux

North Carolina

1/5  rDev -55.4%

06-03-2013 02:29:29 | More by maxwelldeux

ssimpson89

Illinois

3/5  rDev +33.9%

06-03-2013 00:18:48 | More by ssimpson89

chasmandocharles

Pennsylvania

2/5  rDev -10.7%

06-02-2013 23:10:12 | More by chasmandocharles

dvmin98

North Carolina

2.4/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Was at a BBQ and ran out of my Sculpin, so I was given this. Never had it, so what the heck, right? Other friend told me to turn in my man card. Found out this was in his fridge for close to a year (improvement?)

Drank it from bottle, so no clue about the appearance.

Not much of a smell here.

Bland front, with a sweetish back. Nothing major.

Carbonated, but not overly

Overall, it really wasn't THAT bad. Best of all the Bud products I've ever had, which isn't saying much. I would say one and done on this one.

Serving type: bottle

06-02-2013 22:55:54 | More by dvmin98