Supporting kh54s10 above ^^^^^^
I promise I am not trying to start a taste war here. Much the opposite, I am bragging on our collective efforts as home brewers to make beer that far exceeds commercial suppliers.
I brew a large variety of beers. On my tap board I have a NE IPA, Chocolate milk stout, ESB, Cali Commons, Patersbier, Saison, Cream Ale....all the way down to a 2.5% ABV ultra light beer with Nelson Sauvin hops. By showing this I have a wide range of tastes and no real preferences except they must be well done beers to stay in my lineup.
I had a surprise BD party for my wife last month. Due to the location (and restrictions) where I had it, I used their vendor to supply the food, beer and wine. The vendor says by far the number one most popular beer is Bud Light. Also had some Mich Ultra along with red and white wine all priced as a package.
Long story short, I had a partial (opened) case of Bud Light left over which I took to the barn fridge at my farm. I didn't drink one at her party since I was busy hosting and thanking folks for coming. It was only yesterday that I decided to drink a Bud Light. I was none short of appalled that this beer is the number one best seller of non-craft beers in our market. It was genuinely a let down in about every aspect of the word. The only good thing I could say about it was that it was cold which helped mask some of the taste. If this beer was served in the 40F temp range, I can only imagine the off flavors coming thru. WOW....we must be making some seriously good beers as home brewers, and I appreciate our own collective efforts to make outstanding beers more than ever.
