This Bud's for you... and it's free

[QueBert]

Bud Wheat something or other that came out around last November is pretty decent, it's similar to a Blue Moon or Shock Top. Not awesome brew but pretty good and not too expensive.

 

[qliveur]

From the nasty taste to the unique, frontal-lobe headache that drinking just 2 or 3 can cause, Budweiser is a horrible beer and it deserves to die.

 

[foghorn67]

Not a beer snob, but I hate Bud. Hell, I'll drink Coors before I'll choose Bud.

 

[eldorado99]

Eh, Bud is fine I don't know what you guys are complaining about. I like fancy craft beers too, but Bud gets the job done just the same if you aren't some picky snob.

 

[zerocool84]

Eh, Bud is fine I don't know what you guys are complaining about. I like fancy craft beers too, but Bud gets the job done just the same if you aren't some picky snob.

Exactly

Hell I'll even drink Keystone Light sometimes when I'm in the mood.

 

[guyver01]

Hell I'll even drink Keystone Light sometimes when I'm in the mood.

My name....

IS KEITH STONE.

 

[zerocool84]

My name....

IS KEITH STONE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLYxRWjHzwQ

 

[Scouzer]

the only thing worse than bud is warm bud. warm bud tastes like you're drinking the grain right out of a loaf of bread. so not what i want in a warm beer!

 

[AndroidVageta]

Nasty ass beer for free? I'll pass...but hey! It is on my birthday...so, meh, why not? I can always use vodka to wash the taste out my mouth...

 

[brainhulk]

darn, I thought this was gonna be a weed thread

 

[DominionSeraph]

Bud is light and refreshing. I don't like a beer I have to chew.

 

[Old Hippie]

if you guys are too snobbish to take your free bud, send'em my way!

I'll split 'um with ya!

 

[Gibson486]

i still have a hard time drinking that swill, even when its free
/beer snob

yup. You drink that stuff when you are already buzzed and all beer tastes the same. But sober? No way.....

 

[ElFenix]

that taste is usually from beer from in an aluminum can. glass > aluminum

can taste doesn't exist any more due to far superior liners. cans are actually better than bottles now: cans let in no light, cans have less air at the top, they're much easier to ship, and more readily recyclable than glass

Bud Wheat something or other that came out around last November is pretty decent, it's similar to a Blue Moon (which is coors) or Shock Top (which is budweiser). Not awesome brew but pretty good and not too expensive.

and yes, the wheat is not bad

What Bud, Miller and Coors haven't seemed to grasp is a lot of the American beer drinkers have progressed from drinking the "light" beers into finding something they can enjoy and still get a decent buzz off of. There's no flavor to them, no matter the gimmic they seem to use - "triple-hops" brewing (uh yah, someone should break it to them that most beer is triple hops brewed), the vortex neck, aluminum bottles, etc. are all gimmicks and ploys that equal wasted money. Michelob has expanded their brewing to include a larger selection, though admittedly, I've never tried them - but at least they're trying. There will always be a place for cheap beer - but of course your revenue is going to drop if you think the same old thing will always work.

michelob is another budweiser (AB-Inbev) brand. been AB for a long, long time.

miller and coors are the same company now
(molsoncoors merged with SABmiller to form millercoors)

 

[evident]

i wouldn't drink that shit even if it was free. what's the point of drinking it?

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

Of the cheaper beers Bud is actually pretty smooth. It does have an aftertaste though. And after awhile it loses it's taste. Yuengling seems to be the best value in taste/cost

:thumbsup:

 

[dougp]

michelob is another budweiser (AB-Inbev) brand. been AB for a long, long time.

Same owner, but I doubt the brand is managed anywhere near the same. Like I said, at least Michelob has ventured away from the american light lager.

Say, you didn't go down to the Saucer for Pint Night yesterday did you? I wanna buy someone's stein from them ...

 

[BeauJangles]

I drink Bud. Usually when I go out, I have a few of my favorite beers to start and then switch to Bud. At $2 / bottle, it's good enough.

 

[ElFenix]

Same owner, but I doubt the brand is managed anywhere near the same. Like I said, at least Michelob has ventured away from the american light lager.

Say, you didn't go down to the Saucer for Pint Night yesterday did you? I wanna buy someone's stein from them ...

nope, sure didn't.

 

[Perknose]

What Perk is describing is distinct from the "can taste", although I dislike that, too. I've never tasted it in any other beer.

This.

I actually haven't noticed that other, aluminum can taste in quite some time. I think they changed the packaging to include those inert white liners like they use in canned veggies and other food stuffs.

Around here, if you require/want a cheap beer, you can get Lionshead for $6-7 less a case than Bud and the other heavily promoted national brews.

It's a little watery, like all bargain brews are, but it's an honest beer and tastes just fine.

You can spend more but still come in cheaper than Bud, Miller et al and choose Yuengling! Yuengling is so much better than them it's not even close.

But, imho, the worst part about Bud, the King of Beers, is not that it's relentlessly mediocre, it's that it's downright nasty. I guess those who've seldom or never had anything else just don't notice.

Meh. Each to his own, I guess.

The funniest part is that I was once in a place that had this outrageous special of free food AND free, unlimited alcohol, including mixed drinks and all their premium brews, and a table of yobs just over from me were ordering Bud all night long!

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

No thanks. All beer tastes like piss. I'd have a glass of red wine just for the health benefits though. /Health snob
Alcohol buzz is crap. You just become stupid and feel like shit especially the day after. If I wanted to get buzzed I'd smoke a doobie. Much better buzz without the side effects. But nowadays I'll just avoid either one.

 

[SnarkRap]

Me and my buddies drink Bud. Good for them for supporting the troops!

 

[Turin39789]

Meh, I like my craft brews but I will drink cheap too. Of course when I do I prefer Miller to Bud, prefer the flavor. When I want to go really cheap I dip down to Miller High Life.

If I'm at a bar and someone offers me a free budweiser I don't think I'd turn them down, but I sure as heck ain't paying for one.

 

[Red Dawn]

Nasty ass beer for free? I'll pass...but hey! It is on my birthday...so, meh, why not? I can always use vodka to wash the taste out my mouth...

Hey at least you won't have to steal it.

 

[DivideBYZero]

I'm a beer snob, and I like Bud. Deal with it.