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RATINGS: 753   WEIGHTED AVG: 1.03   EST. CALORIES: 177   ABV: 5.9%
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Natural Ice is brewed with a blend of premium American-grown and imported hops and a combination of malt and corn that lends Natural Ice its delicate sweetness. It then undergoes Anheuser-Busch’s exclusive ice-brewing process, which takes the beer to a temperature below freezing and leads to the formation of ice crystals which create its signature rich and smooth taste.

Characterized by its robust body, delicate sweetness and smooth, rich taste.

The introduction of Natural Ice provided the company with two brands in the value priced ice beer category (Busch Ice was also introduced in 1995).


1.4
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 1/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 6/20
obguthr (2382) - Poquoson, Virginia, USA - DEC 18, 2010
Slightly shitty corn smell. Clear yellow, thin white head. Tart corn and malt flavor, but finishes soapy with noticeable alcohol. Blah.

2.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 7/20
Stellaaaa (213) - Tennessee, USA - DEC 10, 2010
Pours a clear yellow. The aroma is of syrupy grains. The taste is the same, corn syrup and malt. It’s less syrupy than other ice beers, but still disgusting.

1.4
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 4/20
drseusszb200 (618) - Florida, USA - NOV 25, 2010
smelled of corn and sweetness poured golden with nice head that faded relatively quickly tasted sweet to start and awful to finish this was the beer from college but now know why i havent had it since

0.7
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 1/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 1/20
otakuden (1490) - Vero Beach, USA - NOV 15, 2010
Appearance: clear gold surrounded by a thin white collar. Swirls with no lace and no head.
Nose: sweet breads with a dry wispy wonderbread crust finish.
Palate: light and watery, wonderbread crust soaking in watery lemonade comes to mind. Very dry on top of the tongue with a hard, rank undercurrent of old stale bread crust. Dry bales of straw and hay linger long after each swallow.
Final Thoughts: I never have really understood the appeal of “high alcohol” beers that really aren’t that high in the overall scheme of things, especially since they tend to taste horrible and one is still required to drink many to get a “buzz on”. Drink better, drink less (maybe), and you’ll find far more reward in both flavor and as a side product, ABV. I’m just saying…

2.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
Bart (2330) - Brussels, BELGIUM - NOV 11, 2010
Golden blond coloured, lots of carbonation and a medium white head. Special, light fruity sweet hinted with a very short hoppy hint. Medium palate. Finish is light bitter sweet and short hoppy sweet ending. Medium one.

2.2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
fata2683 (2066) - Tucson, Arizona, USA - NOV 4, 2010
sometimes it’s nice to pick up a handful of 40’s at the store and have something light to drink while cooking and watching sports. This is one of those, picked it up and noticed I haven’t rated it yet........here goes. Pours light gold with a thin white head. The nose is thin cereal malts and sweet hay. Flavor is light and sweet, grassy with corn hints and a crisp clean finish with not much going on. It is what it is.

0.6
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 1/5   TASTE 1/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 1/20
VAAC (85) - Middlebury, Indiana, USA - OCT 27, 2010
Natural Ice. Natty Ice. Nasty Ice. Rot gut. The beast. Whatever you name this swill, it all looks like piss, smells like drainage and tastes like piss from a drainage. Avoid

1.1
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 1/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 4/20
womencantsail (3572) - Home of Rebecca Black, California, USA - OCT 19, 2010
A: The pour is a crystal clear yellow color with a big white head that is gone before it’s arrived. S: This beer smells like Nebraska. Corn, corn, and more corn. And then some offensive aromas of alcohol, urine, and grass. Actually, that’s not fair, sorry Nebraska. T: An intense alcohol, corn, and grain flavor to this beer. Just bad. It’s no wonder this beer was only used for drinking games that involved chugging and "served" ice cold. I can barely choke this down. M: Light, thin, watery, and fizzy just about sums up our mouthfeel. D: This stuff is probably the worst of the adjunct lagers. At least most of them are not so blatantly offensive.


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