Comment on Saw this at the store this morning, took a double take
Jiral@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Not only 0% alcohol, also 0% taste and 0% beer. There are great alcohol free beers out there btw. This ain’t it.
What’s this actually taste like? I figure it’s basically what they added to bud light to make bud select if it wasn’t just water. Bud light - 110 calories, 4.2% alc. Select - 55 calories 2.1% alcohol.
I remember looking at it when it came out and thinking they filled half the bottle with carbonated water and sold it for slightly more.
What is it with Americans and bud light anyway. It’s the worst version of the product and yet for some reason it’s really popular in the US.
Because you can drink it all day and still drive home.
I’d say this is sarcasm, but I live in a rural area and have heard it calls ‘driving beer’ before. And looking in the ditches, it appears to be true.
It’s common and they were already in place when prohibition ended.
So after a good chunk of time with all the breweries becoming unavailable, they were fast to start selling and it just became a common brand.
Having the three key elements to an alcohol consumed for social purposes rather than taste also helped: cheap, available and cheap.
We’ve got others around, but they’re generally not everywhere.
I don’t know that I’ve ever heard anyone say they like the taste though. I think the closest I’ve heard is someone saying they like how it’s cold.
It’s like McDonald’s. It isn’t haute cuisine but it’s fine, as much as people feel better about themselves for looking down on it. People like judging other people.
Blanka@lemmy.world 3 days ago
If you try them in Europe they are great. And even there underage kids are not allowed to buy them