Busch Beer

Brewed by Anheuser-Busch InBev
Style: Pale Lager
St. Louis, Missouri USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker

12oz can - what the heck. Pours a piss yellow, huge white head, highly carbonated. Not much of a smell - at least it doesn’t offend. No real flavour, almost artificially sweetened (maybe that’s the corn) and a finish much like gingerale - carbonation but no taste. Have to admit although its pretty terrible at least its not offensive - best I can say is that you are in a contest, and need to drink beer quickly this would be a good choice.

piss colored water... smells terrible, all skunk... taste is even worse, one of the worst macros, don’t try

Haven’t had this for years, for good reason. Metallic tasting and just plain awful otherwise.

“Mmmm…so watery. And yet there’s a smack of can to it.” The Review: This beer tastes like club soda, with a hint of that classic “old man beer breath” taste. However, I would say there isn’t ENOUGH of that classic beer breath taste. It says on the side of the can that it has “natural aging” and “natural carbonation.” I guess that might be true, but it doesn’t taste like it. That club soda taste screams of artificial carbonation. As for aging, I’m not sure what that refers to. I’m not aware of American style lagers undergoing an aging process, nor can I imagine what it could have been aged in. Steel? Whatever it was, it didn’t impart any flavour to the beer. That much is clear. I would call the amount of carbonation excessive. It covers up that “old man beer” or “bad beer” taste that I’m looking for in an economy beer. I WILL give it this. It IS refreshing and easy to drink in quite possibly unlimited quantity. Due to the high carbonation, there is a limit to how fast you can drink it as you have to take time to purge the burps. However, at 4.7% alcohol, it WILL eventually get you drunk. One odd thing about it is that my ability to taste its mild flavour seemed to be slightly different with each sip. Sometimes I could taste it as I first sipped it, but it completely lacked a finish. Other times, it tasted like water at first, but I could taste a VERY light bitterness as I swallowed. Whether that was imparted by a tiny amount of hops or by the can taste, I can’t be sure. The Golden Standard: I consider Busch to be the quintessential water beer, the water beer that all other water beers will be compared to. If I want a can of watery refreshment with little to no beer taste, I grab a Busch. It’s so watery, that you can pick out a residual taste of the can it’s packaged in, which is conveniently also the preferred serving vessel. This being said, it is not necessarily the wateriest or the best of the water beers. That remains to be seen, but it will be the standard against which all others are judged. In summation: Taste notes: carbonated water and VERY mild cheap beer taste with practically no finish and very little aftertaste.

Absolute terror. I bought this to cook brats in (and taste) and it ruined my sanity and my brats.

Has a yellow pour with an aroma of bread/yeast. Busch is a beer I go to for mass consumption, not for taste. After 4 beers, Busch is watery enough to go down fast. Great for boot races.

piss yellow with little head, light corn aroma, watery taste wih some corn, no hops or malt, goes down like water... this is ideal value priced Industrial Swill for white trash lagerboys.

Reviewed from notes. Pours a moderate golden color and actually has a bit of head. Smells like spent grain and a bit of bread. Tastes like grain husks. Quite light. Mouthfeel is really like with quite a bit of excess carbonation. Drinks very poorly. Nothing to bring me back for more and I didn’t enjoy the first few sips. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 10-08-2010