Comment on Saw this at the store this morning, took a double take
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 1 week agoWhat’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.
echodot@feddit.uk 6 days ago
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.
Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
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.
ricecake@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
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.
daychilde@lemmy.world 6 days ago
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.