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When you compare a beer to a train wreck pop star you might feel the need to defend such a statement, no? Well, if you cant make the connection, allow me to explain: Bud Light is as mainstream as you can get. Now, this in and of itself is not necessarily a flaw, but the fact Anheuser-Busch tries to market this beer as some kind of quality product is what makes it so fraudulent. Its only popular because it was destined to be popular - it has no depth whatsoever.
POUR, COLOR AND AROMA
I was surprised Bud Light poured so rough, but its actually a good thing in this case because it produced a perfectly-proportioned head. Smooth pouring (even straight out of the tap) results in almost no head at all.
At least the beer, much like a pop star, is nice to look at: a pretty, crystal-clear, light gold body with a lot of carbonation evident. The head is bright white and extremely fizzy perhaps more so than most sodas. It evaporates in seconds and leaves zero lacing on the glass.
The aroma is rather mild for such a mass-market lager. Typical beer smell or a grainy scent is pungent, but at least it isnt skunky.
TASTE
What taste?
For a beer that is brewed with an abundance of adjunct ingredients, mostly rice and corn, Bud Light is surprisingly taste-free. Use of such adjuncts is not always a bad thing, in fact, some of my favorite beers have a noticeable corn flavor, but this beer is basically alcoholic water. It doesnt even have the crispiness of an even remotely quality pilsner - something which would have given the beer an average taste at least.
Bud Light is about as diluted as a lager can be while still fitting the definition of beer. Any more water and it would officially have to be called beer-flavored water. I have to at least give it credit for not having a bad taste in the least. Frankly, Id prefer a flavorless beer to a disgusting one.
FINISH
Drinkability was a term beer drinkers of America were using to describe the appeal of Bud Light years before Anheuser-Busch started using the buzzword its recent marketing campaign.
And yes, it is very drinkable. It starts out with a bit of a coarse edge but it eventually smoothens to an easy finish (I use the word easy because smooth implies there is even some element of friction at all). Ironically, its even easier to drink out of a bottle than a pint glass.
BODY
Along with its so-easy-a-caveman-can-do-it-finish, Bud Light is so light even the lightest lightweights should have no problem downing many of these brewskis in one session. A more perfect, arbitrary party beer there probably could not be. At only 110 calories and 4.2% ABV, this beer is about as heavy as Britney Spears lyrics.
In fact, the problem with Bud Light which frat boys, hobos and alcoholics will NEVER address is that it might actually be too light. Yes, really. Why waste so much time and space in your bladder drinking this beer if you goal is to get drunk? Surely beer with more taste and more alcohol will get the job done faster and in a more satisfying way, right? Drinking this beer with the intention of inebriation is taking a very roundabout route.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Dont get me wrong, I know why Bud Light is the #2 beer in America and the #1 light beer on the planet, I just never understood the appeal. Just because its so ridiculously easy to drink doesnt mean its worth drinking. Perhaps while gobbling down bar or party food it works as a thirst-quencher, but thats about all its useful for.
Bud Light | Chad'z Beer Reviews
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When you compare a beer to a train wreck pop star you might feel the need to defend such a statement, no? Well, if you cant make the connection, allow me to explain: Bud Light is as mainstream as you can get. Now, this in and of itself is...
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