Budweiser?

[Scotsman69]

My local Co-op ran out of Stella this evening.

So, for the first time in many years, I bought Budweiser. The US variant of the real Czech Budweiser Budvar, from which the US imitation stole the name many years ago.

The US stuff is tasteless... all sweet, no bitterness which is essential to any good ale or lager.

I won't be buying it again.

Thoughts?

 

[RedAllan]

My local Co-op ran out of Stella this evening.

So, for the first time in many years, I bought Budweiser. The US variant of the real Czech Budweiser Budvar, from which the US imitation stole the name many years ago.

The US stuff is tasteless... all sweet, no bitterness which is essential to any good ale or lager.

I won't be buying it again.

Thoughts?

What has happened to McKewans and other Scottish brews, Kestrel if you really like lager.

 

[Mrtenant]

My local Co-op ran out of Stella this evening.

So, for the first time in many years, I bought Budweiser. The US variant of the real Czech Budweiser Budvar, from which the US imitation stole the name many years ago.

The US stuff is tasteless... all sweet, no bitterness which is essential to any good ale or lager.

I won't be buying it again.

Thoughts?

fuckin hate Buttwiper....though the Black Crown was the closest I could get to tolerable. Beer snob, I know....don't care tho,

 

[Scotsman69]

It's McEwan's.

No longer brewed in Edinburgh alas.

Kestrel isn't lager. It's brewed the same way as ale. Lager has a completely different brewing process.

The only true lager brewed in Scotland is Tennant's.

But I share your view on US 'Bud'.

What has happened to McKewans and other Scottish brews, Kestrel if you really like lager.

 

[jacktar48]

My local Co-op ran out of Stella this evening.

So, for the first time in many years, I bought Budweiser. The US variant of the real Czech Budweiser Budvar, from which the US imitation stole the name many years ago.

The US stuff is tasteless... all sweet, no bitterness which is essential to any good ale or lager.

I won't be buying it again.

Thoughts?

I agree. It truly blows, like most American beer that costs less than $10 a six-pack.

In fact, some of the really cheap stuff is better than that. They maintain sales by huge advertising budgets, demonstrating once again that Americans will like what they're told to like, regardless of how tasteless it is.

 

[Scotsman69]

Interesting that the only responses to my post so far have been from the USA

I only bought it because it was £1.37 for a PINT can, and 4.8%. I won't ever buy it again.

I'm told that the USA now has many micro-breweries making decent ale. We're spoiled for it in the UK, and some of the best is (dare I say it?) English...

Belgium makes some of the best ale and lager in the world, btw.

I agree. It truly blows, like most American beer that costs less than $10 a six-pack.

In fact, some of the really cheap stuff is better than that. They maintain sales by huge advertising budgets, demonstrating once again that Americans will like what they're told to like, regardless of how tasteless it is.

 

[bronzeage]

My local Co-op ran out of Stella this evening.

So, for the first time in many years, I bought Budweiser. The US variant of the real Czech Budweiser Budvar, from which the US imitation stole the name many years ago.

The US stuff is tasteless... all sweet, no bitterness which is essential to any good ale or lager.

I won't be buying it again.

Thoughts?

Go fuck yourself and the kilt you rode in on.

 

[Scotsman69]

What a delightfully literate contribution

to this discussion.

Go fuck yourself and the kilt you rode in on.

 

[Dream59]

My local Co-op ran out of Stella this evening.

So, for the first time in many years, I bought Budweiser. The US variant of the real Czech Budweiser Budvar, from which the US imitation stole the name many years ago.

The US stuff is tasteless... all sweet, no bitterness which is essential to any good ale or lager.

I won't be buying it again.

Thoughts?

Budweiser is the biggest selling beer in the country. They got there by appealing to the largest common denominator. They do not have a distinctive flavor so therefore they will turn off fewer people. There are some great beers made in the US, but you have to go to the smaller brands to find them. It is tough to beat an ice cold Stella though.

 

[DesEsseintes]

Budweiser, as opposed to Budvar, is of course dreadful. But is Wifebeater really any better?

It's pretty easy to get hold of bottled Sam Adams in the UK - by no means the best US beer, but decent and properly brewed. I'm spoiled by two CAMRA regional pubs of the year in my small town, but even supermarkets are far better than they used to be for a decent range of lager and ale that actually tastes of something.

 

[RedAllan]

ok whats an extra k among friends,

it is a pity that Scottish and Newcastle no longer brew in Scotland, I believe they now brew in Northampton. but there are many good micro breweries in Scotland.

As for Budwieser, I'd rather go without.

 

[RedAllan]

I will say there are some good American beers.

 

[bronzeage]

to this discussion.

That's me, Mr. illiterate.

You bought some beer that didn't taste like the beer you were nursed on. People who were raised on buttermilk, gag on a sip of fresh milk. It's not a tragedy, even if it's not bitter. Of course, you probably drank it lukewarm, which is when Americans throw the bottle in the trash and order a fresh one.

 

[Scotsman69]

I know neither Wifebeater or Sam Adams...

Perhaps they haven't made it north to Glasgow yet.

I'm generally an ale man, but strong ale costs more than lager now.

And I agree, when I can afford it, Budvar is pretty good.

Budweiser, as opposed to Budvar, is of course dreadful. But is Wifebeater really any better?

It's pretty easy to get hold of bottled Sam Adams in the UK - by no means the best US beer, but decent and properly brewed. I'm spoiled by two CAMRA regional pubs of the year in my small town, but even supermarkets are far better than they used to be for a decent range of lager and ale that actually tastes of something.

 

[RedAllan]

Just a thought, but the Budweiser brewed in the UK will taste different from the American version.

I still don't like either one.

 

[Disgustipated]

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer********/29/37389/

 

[ryan8558]

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer********/29/37389/

That's just wrong

 

[RedAllan]

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer********/29/37389/

I puked a bit just reading this.

 

[thør]

My local Co-op ran out of Stella this evening.

So, for the first time in many years, I bought Budweiser. The US variant of the real Czech Budweiser Budvar, from which the US imitation stole the name many years ago.

The US stuff is tasteless... all sweet, no bitterness which is essential to any good ale or lager.

I won't be buying it again.

Thoughts?

Hamms...

 

[Scotsman69]

Dear bronzeage,

I have enjoyed beer on five continents: North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.

So I am used to many different types of ale and lager. Which may be more that you can say?

US Bud is second worst to Australia's notorious Foster's in my opinion, though most other Aussie ales and lagers are more than acceptable. Like Bud, Foster's thought the way to conquer world markets was to brew something with no taste or bite.

But tastes differ. In Europe we prefer food and drink to really have a bite. Which is why I can't drink Starbuck's coffee. Like Bud and Foster's, far too bland.

That's me, Mr. illiterate.

You bought some beer that didn't taste like the beer you were nursed on. People who were raised on buttermilk, gag on a sip of fresh milk. It's not a tragedy, even if it's not bitter. Of course, you probably drank it lukewarm, which is when Americans throw the bottle in the trash and order a fresh one.

 

[Fata Morgana]

I have enjoyed beer on five continents: North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia.

So I am used to many different types of ale and lager. Which may be more that you can say?

US Bud is second worst to Australia's notorious Foster's in my opinion, though most other Aussie ales and lagers are more than acceptable. Like Bud, Foster's thought the way to conquer world markets was to brew something with no taste or bite.

But tastes differ. In Europe we prefer food and drink to really have a bite. Which is why I can't drink Starbuck's coffee. Like Bud and Foster's, far too bland.

You're in my head. I was just going to post Bud is not quite as bad as Fosters. Bloody horsepiss.

I do like Stella though.

 

[Fata Morgana]

Used to like Red Stripe in my twenties.

 

[Dream59]

That's just wrong

I puked a bit just reading this.

My GOD! I agree with you guys. That has got to be the nastiest shit ever created. It ought to be a death penalty offense to put fruit or vegetables in beer.

 

[Dream59]

Used to like Red Stripe in my twenties.

I love Red Stripe. It is my favorite import, Stella Artois is my second favorite import.

 

[cjh]

Haggis has bite?