104. Miller Lite

It's Miller time!  At least, that's what time it is when your drunk friend hands you a bottle and expects you to drink it.  And because you're in the moment and because you don't want to look ungrateful, you take the beer, give your thanks, then take a drink.  And then you could your blessings that it tastes mostly like water and that it's easy to gulp down.  Until your friend sees that your bottle is empty and gives you another..the sad, sad, circle of life continues.  So yes, as described, I'm still in the Emerald Club, and I get this handed to me.  It's Miller time!

I had the beer in a bottle so I couldn't judge for aroma or appearance.  The bottle looks nice, does that count?  Granted, I didn't get the cool looking vortex ridges, so I feel like I've been had.  I can deal.

And the taste?  Almost tasteless.  You can get a grainy, slightly metallic finish, that has an odd, lingering aftertaste.  Since it's a light lager, it's much more mundane than your full flavored variety.  To me, if you're going to pay for a MGD or a Miller Lite, and you're paying the same price, get the one with the higher ABV%, right?  Light to medium carbonation, light bodied.  Honestly, this barely qualifies as beer..I'd rather throw half a shot of vodka into some vitamin water and shake it up.  Pass.

Grade: D-

Price Paid: Free (12 oz bottle...I get by with a little help from my friends..!)

12. Bud Light

Ah yes, Bud Light (http://www.budlight.com).  The #1 selling domestic beer in the United States.  Reduced calorie and reduced taste, so everyone is comfortable drinking more of it.  I will give Anheuser Busch credit for making some pretty funny commercials, but that's about the extent of it.

As the #1 beer in the US, I have obviously found myself consuming some Bud Light here and there.  I can't remember the last time I bought Bud Light...maybe college or something.  I'm sure that the last time I had one, I grabbed one from a friend's fridge and that was that.

Most folks drink it out of the can and bottle, myself included.  If it was actually purchased on draught, you would notice the golden color and about two fingers of head, give or take depending on who is doing the pouring.  Even more so than Budweiser, the beer still tastes incredibly watered down, with little to no flavor. It's the everyman's beer, good for any time.  At least, that's what their marketing department would say about it.  I'll tell you this, it's certainly not for me.

Grade: D-

Price paid: Free (12 oz can)

11. Bud Light Lime

Alright, onto some of the domestic offerings that I can say that I've consumed.  Bud Light Lime (http://www.budlightlime.com) is the first on the list.  Through the picture, you can notice the low ABV of 4.2% and the "infused" lime flavor into Bud Light.  The makers from Missouri must have thought that this would cater to women, I don't know.

First of all, I'm not a fan of Bud Light.  So what would make a Bud Light Lime any better?  I didn't know, but I was willing to give it the ol' college try to see if anything stood out.  It has a nice golden color to it.  I poured it incorrectly to give it a decent amount of head.  The lime aroma is not subtle on the first whiff.  It drinks easy enough, but that's because there's not a lot of taste there.  The lime presence is evident, but so is the fact that I'm drinking a Bud Light.  There's not a lot of pronounced flavor, I feel like I'm drinking watered down beer.  Unless I was visiting friends and this was all they had, I wouldn't drink again.

Grade: D

Price paid: Free (12 oz bottle)