Bud American Ale bottles

[fratermus]

I have a buddy at work that supplies me with recappable bottles, and his latest package was Bud Ale bottles.

On the plus side the labels come off easily, and the bottle brush fits in easily, and they are legit poptops.

On the minus side these are some ugly bottles. I don't know what it is about them that rubs me the wrong way but the shape seems wrong and out of proportion somehow. Ugly pointy double-ridged crown. I also have a couple of cases of real Bud returnable longnecks. Classic lines, things of beauty.

 

[MikeInCtown]

They are not twist offs. Who the hell cares what they look like as long as they are free.

 

[WDC]

I just got back from the store with a six-pack (in the spirit of open discovery) and was trying to figure out why they'd given the poor bottle a goiter.

Have you recapped them already? I'm looking at this odd triple lip on the neck and wondering if the sizing is non-standard.

 

[Shonuff]

Hopefully this doesn't turn into a "Bud American Ale Sucks A$$" thread.

(Silently crossing fingers and saying a prayer)

 

[beerthirty]

Hopefully this does turn into a "Bud American Ale Sucks A$$" thread.

(Silently crossing fingers and saying a prayer)

Fixed that for you. No need to thank me, it was my pleasure.

 

[Shonuff]

Fixed that for you. No need to thank me, it was my pleasure.

What did you fix?

 

[rod]

he took out the word "doesn't" and replaced it with "does"

 

[Shonuff]

no, no, we don't want another American Ale bashing thread!

 

[uncleozzy]

Have you recapped them already? I'm looking at this odd triple lip on the neck and wondering if the sizing is non-standard.

They cap just fine, with my wing capper. I bought a sixer a couple months ago and have had two separate batches in the empties already. No problems.

 

[Revvy]

I think they are good looking bottles, they are different from the regular bottles. THe only think I don't like is the AB symbol etched on the shoulder. Other than that I think they're awesome looking..

If you wanna hate them, ship them to me, I'd love a nother case of them. Ive bottles two batches with a few of them already. I think they are cool.

 

[McKBrew]

Bud makes an ale? WTF?

It probably doesn't suck, but I'm guessing it's probably bland, unimpressive, and overpriced for what it is.

 

[WDC]

It comes in 12oz brown recappable bottles and my grocery store has it on a very deep sale. I'm pretty content right there. If it came in .5l recappable brown bottles I'd be all over it.

It's definitely an ale. It's very easy to drink. It's certainly better than Blue Moon... but that's a different flame war

If its normal price is not much higher than regular Bud I'll be using it as the "please-empty-these-recappable-bottles-beer" for my schwillingest guests. If it's normal price is on par with New Castle, well...

 

[Vic_Sinclair]

I have also successfully capped them with a wing capper. Personally, I don't care what they look like given that I don't condition my bottles in a conspicuous place. They are a larger diameter, however. I keep a few empty Sam Adams/Red Hook 12-pack boxes around to bring fresh bottles from the basement to the fridge and noticed that the Bud Ale bottles make it a tight fit.

 

[Col224]

I tried it, I liked it. But then again I also really enjoy Yuengling, and its very similar.

If you don't mind me asking, how did you get hooked up with free bottles? Although I do enjoy emptying the ones I buy, that would be a huge find.

 

[Shonuff]

It's certainly better than Blue Moon... but that's a different flame war

Crap now you're going to start a slew of threads on how Blue Moon sucks.

Hurry close the thread!

 

[thataintchicken]

It comes in 12oz brown recappable bottles and my grocery store has it on a very deep sale. I'm pretty content right there. If it came in .5l recappable brown bottles I'd be all over it.

I've got 6 packs of 12oz and single 22oz bottles across the street from me.
Priced very competitively
I love the bottles for Apfelwein. The labels just fall off

The ale itself is very sessionable. can kill at 6 without batting an eye.
It is my 'out of homebrew' fallback beer at this point.

 

[WDC]

Lucky.
If I could get my hands on cheap bombers I'd be buying them by the five gallon lot. Who cares what's on the inside. Hell, I'd drink Mountain Dew if they put it in $1 bombers.

That's safe, right? Nobody would get pissy defending Mountain Dew on this board, right?

 

[holjim]

It would be un-American to dislike the Dew wouldn't it?:fro:

 

[Tenchiro]

They are some funky looking bottles, but on the plus side the GIS for Budweiser American Ale returned this;

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:fro:

 

[beerthirty]

Bud makes an ale? WTF?

It probably doesn't suck, but I'm guessing it's probably bland, unimpressive, and overpriced for what it is.

Bud seems to think they do make an ale. Your guess is right on the money, at least the bottles are different.(and reusable).
Sorry Shonuf, I was less then impressed. I have recently sent Bud an email offering lawn clippings since that is what their "dry hopped cascades" taste like. I will stop here so as to not offend the BMC lovers.

 

[Shonuff]

I never said I liked it. I just didn't want the bandwagon to start up again for American Ale bashing.

American Ale is like the ugly cousin. Nobody will claim her.

 

[goodbyebluesky82]

Dude, I've been buying American Ale in 22 oz. bombers (pry off caps yes) for $1.99 at the gas station by my work this last week, halfway for a cheap beer to drink when I get home (most of my pipeline is young) and half just for the bottles.

I've realized I drink 2 beers in a sitting almost always unless its a big beer, so why not bottle in bombers instead of nearly twice as many 12 ounce bottles?? The bottle alone would cost me almost 2 bucks at the LHBS, and these labels fall right off in even cold water.

Plus this stuff is growing on me. I still dislike that beechwood bud taste, but this goes well with my late night snacking of leftovers.

 

[McKBrew]

Cool, somebody (Shonuff) is using one of my quotes for a sig.

 

[Shonuff]

F'ing best quote ever!