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Old 01-31-2012, 04:33 PM   #1
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Default New bud light aimed at micro fans?

http://im-trying-something.blogspot.com/2012/01/hey-craft-brew-snobs-this-buds-for-you.html

http://www.c-ville.com/Article/The_Working_Pour/Crafty_light_Tastes_great_less_filling_and_a_bette r_buzz/?z_Issue_ID=11103001123885018

Something called Bud Light Platinum supposed to be higher in alcohol and flavor but still a light beer. I'm intrigued.... Probably a marketing ploy to get people to buy a repackaged version of Bud Ice but hopefully not.


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Old 01-31-2012, 08:27 PM   #2
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I saw it at the store but I have no intention of buying it.
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I saw a case of it at my friends house the other day. I haven't had a chance to talk to him to see if he liked it, but I can't imagine it being that much better than BL other than actually having some alcahol in it.
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Polishing a turd......

On a different note, the article talks to the brewer at Blue Mountain brewery. Cool place with their own hop farm. Love the evil 8 dubbel. Need to head back down that way this summer.
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I want it to be descent bc im not above drinking macro beers. I tend to
Only have light beers though when I do and a good part of it is $money? But yeah I have a feeling it will prob suck. If it still tasted like bud light I could tolerate it. But I'm envisioning Bud Ice... My god I don't think I've ever had a nastier beer
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My first thought was another ploy to occupy shelf space...
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I don't think this is aimed at craft beer lovers at all. Looks more like its geared toward the college kids and macro "ice" drinkers. They can now buy a boosted alcohol "light" beer. No more no less. If it were geared toward us it would have some craft beer verbage thrown in there, like "Bud Light Amber!" or "Imperial Bud Light!"(wouldn't that be a hoot.)
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I had some of these the other day. Not great at all.

The aftertaste reminded me of Colt 45. I can see college kids going nuts over this stuff.
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I hate to drink bud light. disgusting. the only bud I can drink is bud ice and it has to be warm (i'm weird i know) haha. I think I would try these though just to say I have.
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sorry for double post but my buddy said he got a 6 pack of this last night, and I asked him how it was. all he said was "just more ****ty bud light with more alcohol. got pretty drunk.." and thats it.


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