Budweiser Chelada

Brewed by Anheuser-Busch InBev
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
St. Louis, Missouri USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tumbler

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I didn’t think it was possible to find a beer worse than Bud Light and Clamato Chelada, but I finally found it - the Budweiser version of the same beer. I really do not understand the appeal to these drinks at all. Their entire premise is like something the drunkest, highest person in the world would come up with - take tomato juice and add clam broth to it, then infuse it with salt and lime and add Budweiser to make it alcoholic. The result is a beer that tastes like ocean water with tomato flavoring. I do realize this beer and others like it are aimed at a very specific, niche audience (mostly Hispanics), but considering how it actually tastes - who could possibly find this appealing?

I poured a 24oz can into a 1 liter boot stein.

Appearance: Hazy dark red with pinkish hue. Forms a pink, soapy head which fizzles away in seconds. Leaves large, noticeable salt granules around the glass.

Smell: Absolutely disgusting! Vomit mixed with tomato sauce while inside a fish market. The smell alone had me gagging.

Taste: The best way to describe the flavor would be the aftertaste of vomited Spaghetti-O’s chased with a glass of saltwater from the dirtiest possible fish tank. The taste here is simply vile. I’m not sure what’s worse - the bile-like flavor, the saltwater flavor or the fish feces flavor. They all combine to form one potent palate of swill to the nth power. The ironic part is if it had actually tasted like Budweiser it would be an improvement of massive exponential powers. I think this is the worst-tasting thing I’ve ever put in my mouth.

Mouthfeel: Saltwater.

Drinkability: Undrinkable.

Overall, the worst "beer" I’ve ever had in my life. Why this is still in production I have no idea, and how people can actually drink it is a mystery. Keep it away from me and no one gets hurt.

I too have an open palate and I really like this unusual beer. I really like this on a hot day, chilled to almost slushiness. The saltiness infused, gives the beer a slightly sweet taste on the front of the tongue. Mouth feel is rather thin, but pleasant. Finish is tomato, Bud, and a >hint< of shellfish, but finishes in a good way.

24oz can, pours light hazy pink with a thin white head. Aroma is skunk, corn, slight brine. Flavor is very strong tomatoe juice with salt and a salty brine finish. Blah.

A better tasting coffee. A much worse idea. This stuf tastes so salty. Better this than a breakfast jack I guess. What the hell is clam juice?

I love tomato juice. I don’t particularly like Bud - but if it’s there I’ll drink it. But this? Never again. My friend had both the Budweiser and Bud Lite versions of this beer and I thought, why not? It’s something new, right? Wrong. I’ve smelled this before. On my 21st birthday, the next morning - after a night of drinking beer and eating pizza, chips and salsa. Perhaps one of the more revolting things I’ve consumed. If you really like Bud, tomato and salt water, this is for you.

from a can. Decided to buy this to drink one morning before skiing, I figured there might be a small amount of nutrients in the tomato juice, I’m a fan of bloody marys, and wanted to give this a try. It is drinkable and not horrible, but the problem is there is too much budweiser taste in it. You get the same stale sock macro dirty bud finish just like normal bud. Will not be coming back to this one.

Remember, people, this is a hedonistic rating system (or supposed to be anyway) and I LOVE tomato juice and this weird beer was fantastic! Aroma and taste were both dominated by strong tomato with just a slight lime aftertaste. Decent carbonation, though beer is very watery. Not a great beer for the beer geeks but if you love Bloody Marys (or just tomato juice) this is worth a try.

Worst thing ever...made me almost throw up in my mouth...I would not recommend this to anyone unless it’s some sort of practical joke

Can. Pours a pale reddish color with no head. Has a fruity slightly tart clamato aroma. Fruity and slightly sweetish clamato flavor. Fruity thick clamato thinish.

I totally love this stuff. I have been drinking tomato beers all my life and they have made it really easy with this one