 BossHossBikes (113), Tennessee, USA
Jul 4, 2008 Updated: Jul 5, 2008
100th Rating. My very first rating was the Motts Clamato Red Eye, the most putrid substance I’ve allowed entry into my body. So, I thought it’d be fitting to have an american clamato be my special 100. And here it is.
As I crack open the can I can smell the tomato juice and that nice clam funkiness. This beverage pours pink, very similar to grapefruit juice. The pink head is a soda-fizzy and abundant, but diminishes rather quickly. The aroma... oh man, the aroma... it’s nauseating. First whiff made my stomach churn. This isn’t a good sign. It’s like opening a jar of tomato-based pasta sauce that had been sitting out in room temperature for a couple days. I don’t sense any beer aromas, though. Just spoiled tomato puree, old socks, some hints of clam, subtle hints of lime, and some various spices. The flavour... why am I doing this to myself? Spoiled tomato puree is dominant. It has some sweetness at first. No traces of a beer taste, though. As this beverage starts to pass, it becomes rather salty. The back of my throat instantly has that burning sensation that feels like I’ve hurled. Clams become apparent now to delicately meld with the wonderful flavour of spoiled tomatoes. I’ve never put a used sock in my mouth, but I’m pretty sure the other flavours in this would taste relatively similar. And why is this continuing to burn the back of my throat? I’m hoping I’m chewing on bits of tomato, otherwise I have no clue what that is...
This doesn’t nearly meet the atrocity that the Motts Clamato was, though. But it’s up there. My complaint is that there’s too much clamato, not enough beer. I was looking for the clash of flavours between the beer and clamato that Motts had. But alas, all I taste is bad tomato. I also wish Budweiser sold these in 12 oz bottles, but alas, they come in 24 oz cans. I’m in for a really, really rough night. Yeah, happy fourth of july for me...
So, after creating this rating, I attempted to chug the rest of this beer. I even recorded it for amusement purposes. I first poured this into the second largest glass I own, an english pint (it’s easier to clean than the weizen). I realized that this ended up pouring darker than my initial tasting. That probably means more intense flavours. Oh boy! Well, I stare at the beverage for a second then start chugging. It’s actually not that difficult to chug, as compared to the Motts. At one point I did have to stop because the carbonation was bothering my throat to the point to where fluids would’ve returned back into the glass. But the grotesqueness wasn’t enough for me to start gaining gag reflexes. However, after a couple seconds rest, I realized my stomach was instantly in disagreement with my current actions. After mentally telling my stomach to not be a wuss, I chugged the rest of the glass. That was actually difficult. Gag reflexes were starting to emerge. But there wasn’t enough of the beverage for the reflex to surface. Now, that burning sensation in the back of my throat during the tasting was nothing. After rapidly consuming this atrocity, my throat was on fire. At this point my stomach is loathing its very existence. Why... just why did Budweiser have to sell this in 24 ounce cans?
beer_god_35 (1), Angola, New York, USA
does not count  Aug 18, 2008 August 17th - Bud Chelada - definitely aimed for our Spanish-American counterparts - yet Red Eye ( the cocktail) was something the Japanese enjoyed immensely. Not a big fan of this - in my world Budweiser sucks, but I give them credit for expanding their horizons and it was one of those "I’ll try anything once - twice if I like it" things. Tried it once - enough said. Drank this as an early morning "eye" opener - definitely opened my eyes and kicked me in the ass to wake up - other than that, Budweiser can keep this product - seemed more as a novelty item like the time we all drank some blue El Salvadoran beer named Romulan Ale for all the Trekies out there! !
MtStateBeer (50), Hurricane, West Virginia, USA
Aug 16, 2008 24 oz. can. Pours a watery orange-red color with no head. Aroma of tomato almost made me vomit. I was hesitant to drink, but had to give it a whirl. I’m not a big tomato juice fan, not a big Budweiser fan, and not a fan of this beer. Another reason not to fruit your beer.
riversideAK (1570), Shoreline, Washington, USA
Aug 11, 2008 Drank side by side with BL Chelada. Was redder than the other one. Aroma of tomato soup and Budweiser. Ridiculously better than BL Chelada, but that is not saying much. Ha!
rednapx3 (23), , Isle of Man
Aug 10, 2008 Who in the hell drinks this crap ?
I’ll make this short and to the point. . .
The people at Budweiser got stupid one day and opened up a can of Tomato Paste, Drank it, then Drank a Can of Budweiser, then ate some spices and a Lime Rind, then puked it up, then KAAAZAM !
You have Budweiser Chelada
BlackDonald (1040), North Carolina, USA
Aug 7, 2008 This is horrid. This seriously smells like vomit in a can. Looks like it too, I mean come on, who thought red beer would taste good?
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