Bud Select "55"

[Edcculus]

Wow, someone doesn't like berliner weiss.

I suspect a Berliner Weiss has more than 55 calories.

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

BW has a ton of taste and way more calories than 55. Also, I will note that BW is maybe my favorite summer time beverage.

 

[yermej]

Here's a nice Write-up about it

Anheuser-Busch Thought About Three 55-Calorie Beer Brands - Adages - Advertising Age

Another comment from that article:

By shellymorgan18 | Los Angeles, IL August 19, 2009 04:05:40 pm:

My guess is that most of the people speaking against 55-calorie beer are overweight and/or unhealthy (and have no idea that they are) or alcoholics. Do any of you people realize that America is the fattest country in the world? And for you Chicagoans and other Midwesterners, you are at the top of the 2009 list of America's fattest cities. Is drinking full calorie beer really worth the devastating health conditions that come with being overweight or obese or consuming too much alcohol? Wake up Chicago and the Midwest, and wake up America. Please stop proving the rest of the world right in thinking we are fat and stupid. You are embarrassing yourselves and the rest of the country. Being fat is no laughing matter – any intelligent person knows and understands this. And the only thing worse than being fat is being ignorant. It shouldn't take a heart attack or other health condition for you to make the decision to eat healthier and cut calories. I do hope that more beer companies jump on the low-calorie bandwagon. It shows that these companies are not just trying to make a profit, but they also care about America's health.

Clever troll or hopelessly deluded?

 

[lamarguy]

Well, if it's a choice between drinking OJ and Bud Select 55, I choose OJ with a dash of Vodka!

• Bud Select 55 – 55 calories, 1.9 g carbs, 2.4% abv
• MGD Light 64 – 64 calories, 2.4 g carbs, 2.8% abv
• Bud Select – 99 calories, 3.1 g carbs, 4.3% abv
• skim milk – 129 calories, 17.9 g carbs
• orange juice – 168 calories, 28.2 g carbs

 

[Gremlyn]

I think the best part is that AB is charging the same for the 55 as the regular select! Go buy a case of Bud Select and cut it with water...