Why so many Budweiser haters on here?

I do Corona usually. I really like the Budweiser select too. I like light beers overall. Guinness is like a meal, not my thing.

Bud is so light and bland that it feels like "near beer" to me. Miller has a strange aftertaste.

Strip clubs in NC are not very inventive when it comes to beer choices. They may have a mass market upscale brew like Sam Adam's or Yuengling.

The irony is that Charlotte has a very active microbrew scene. Maybe some of the very nice clubs (Uptown or Men's Club) perhaps offer more selection than divey MAL branded clubs I visit.

Are there so many guys who hate Bud on here? I'd be a little cautious about judging quality based on "best selling in the USA". McDonald's is also the biggest restaurant chain -- that doesn't make it any less unhealthy chemical-laden slop that barely qualifies as food. And Bud, Coors Light, Bud Light, are in many ways the McDonalds (or at least the fast food) of beer.

Anyway! I think the most important thing is you drink what you like and what makes you happy. Bud, Coors Light, etc., are cheap, don't have much taste, are easy to drink, and have alcohol in them; if that's the experience you're looking for, more power to you -- really!

But, many people are looking for a different experience, with higher quality, more-complex (and sometimes much more challenging) flavors. Just a difference in what we're looking for. To make a coffee analogy: coffee's first wave democratized coffee (it was previously a rich person's luxury), with a focus on convenience and price, leading to it's pinnacle: instant coffee like folger's (height of convenience), diner coffee, Dunkin Donuts coffee, etc. With coffee having become ubiquitous, the second wave focused on higher quality taste and coffee as part of a social experience (albeit one scientifically designed), at the expense of a higher price: think Peet's and Starbucks. Coffee's third wave brought the experience to artisan-level quality, introduced responsibility and relationships into the supply chain, the introduction of micro-lots -- all at the expense of a still higher price. My parents are still thrilled with "first wave" coffee; many of my buddies love second-wave; I'm a fancyboy third-waver. Different prices, different experiences. I expect more $ is spent overall on first wave coffee -- it's cheap and affordable and has caffeine.

Ain't nothing wrong with being a beer first-waver, if such a thing applied to beer. I'm not sure I have a fave beer, but perhaps Chimay Grande Reserve is as close to one as I get

Good question. Budweiser is my favorite beer overall, and I've tried hundreds of different brands all over the world.

I am a total craft beer and homebrew guy, but at a strip club I will take what I can get. Most places usually have Sam Adams or maybe Sierra Nevada, but I would take a Bud over a bud lite or Coors light any time. I will never drink Miller Lite I hate that beer, I will drink a Miller High Life before a Miller Lite.

I drink Bud. Younger people think it's swill. They like the microbrewery beers, which taste funny to me.

I like Corona, but I’ll drink a Bud occasionally idCorona isn’t available.

Budweiser is my go to beer. You could probably pick up on that by reading my reviews. Miller and Coors use corn syrup. If I wanted to drink corn syrup, I'd just order a Dr. Pepper.

Craft beer = Crap Beer

Because it's like water.

-->"Because it's like water."

I think the old joke, "Q: Why is American beer like making love in a canoe? A: Because it's fucking close to water" was definitely true 30 years ago when all we had was Bud, Coors, etc.

If I am going to drink beer, it's gonna be a Bud Light. But I don't drink that much beer.

I drink bud lite when it's only $3 a bottle and Miller lite is $5 a bottle up to a point. The first 2 or 3 bottles are like drinking water. I like the taste of Miller lite better. At $7 a bottle, my record number of drinks so far is 3 bottles. Typically only 2 bottles of beer which is like drinking bottled water. Men's club in Charlotte changed their prices slightly. Still expensive.

I like very hoppy beers. I am not a big fan of lagers in general and prefer ales. BTW there is no corn syrup in any of the mentioned beers. You need sugars for fermentation. It doesn't make any difference whether the sugar comes from corn or rice. That would be like saying "I won't drink bourbon because it has corn sugar."

In the olden days, beer was pretty nasty. Then, Pilsner beer was invented in Plzen Bohemia. It was clear, crisp, and clean. A big hit. That’s where Budweiser beer has its roots.

Now, the pendulum has swung to favor more flavorful beers.

Budvar(or Czechvar if you see it over here) > Budweiser

I prefer Pilsner Urquell ( I toured the plant a few years ago ).

A good Milk Stoudt

Most of the traditional American beers are brewed to appeal to the masses and at a cheaper cost. They have a much blander taste so they appeal to people who want alcohol but haven't acquired the taste to really like the flavor of beer.

Ya, listening to people argue about Bud vs Miller vs Coors to me is like arguing about which brand of white rice tastes best :)

When I drink beer its Miller Lite, when I do drinks its rum and coke or jack and coke. Used to do Manhattan Straight Up. Now I do mainly bottled water. I have a job that if I get a DUI I'm immediately fired so dont normally drink anymore.

Craft beer people dislike the budwieser parent company, and products, for a very good reason. They strangle competition and steal shelf and cooler space. Miller's owner plays fair, and a lot of pubs will stock highlife to make a statement. Notice I said highlife, not Miller lite.

I just hate beer in general. Give me a nice bourbon or tequila instead.

Budweiser is huge on advertising and probably a big reason why it's "popular"

Budweiser tasted like water. Drink a real beer,it will put hair on your chest

I don’t like beer!

^^^ you better edit that to include "no homo", because not liking beer is very suspicious

LOL

I guess my taste in food/drinks is (at best) adventurous and (at worst) pretentious. Anytime I have a beer, it’s usually something like vanilla porter, a grapefruit cider, or other “different” flavors infused with it. Even better, if a bar/restaurant has a “flight” option for a variety of flavors, I like to go for that.

I think Heineken is my favorite mainstream brand.

When I hear Budweiser, I think of a frat party on a budget.

When I was in collefe Michelob was the classy beer, Bud was respected.

Most parties had Busch, Black Label, Pabst, Piels, and other similar crap beers.

I am a craft beer person. If a club does not have some craft offering I will get a Heniken. If they don't have that, it's Miller time! They use rice in Budweiser products and for whatever reason it gives me an instant headache.

Bud started using rice 20+ years ago, and it gave it a different aftertaste. I haven't liked it since.

It smells awful and has a nasty aftertaste. Coors Light is my cheap beer of choice but 805 is my current fave along with porters.

I’m not a beer drinker but when I’m in Tijuana and somebody buys me a beer... if Indio brand is available...that’s my choice.

(of course i’ll drink most anything that somebody buys for me.)

Bud's commercials in 2016 sounded progressive. Not allowed in my home.

My two favorite beers are TANK 7 and MILWAUKEES BEST.

In my 'hood we drink Old 8-Ball and Colt 45.

^ But that's when we are just rappin' on the stoop, not in the club. There it's Hennessey, straight up

^ No love for Old English Malt Liquor ;)