Bud Light Golden Wheat

Objective review of an A.B. product with the world "light" in it!!! ZOMG!!!!!11!!!!!11!oneone!!!!

2-12oz bottles (1.5 actually) poured into a weizen-glass. Bottle says 4.1% alcohol. Also says that it is a "light beer brewed with coriander and citrus peels."

I know I said I'd probably do some more common beers, but you probably didn't think I'd go this low. Well, there was some in the fridge, and I also said I'd give everything a fair chance. So here we go. I'll try to be objective.

Pours a murky orange. There actually is a bit of sediment floating around, and also some left in the bottle. The weizen-glass is obviously too big for one bottle, so I opened a second to top it off. Aggressive pour only gave me a white finger or so head which did not last long, and quickly settles into a decent soapy ring. One thing you will NOT see in this beer or any other beer I ever drink is a lime, lemon, or orange. If the brewer wanted those flavors in the beer, they can put it in themselves. Citrus = acid = kills the head = adversely affects the taste of the beer that was brewed. I guess you can do what you want, but I get a little pissy when I pay extra for a micro brew or a craft brew and the douchey bartender assumes I want a piece of fruit in it. Ask me first. I will tell you no......then I will mock you and curse you behind your back. Besides, there are citrus peels in this beer, that's not enough citrus taste for you?

Smell isn't too bad. Citrus/lemon really dominates, but I do get a little of that hay/dry grass/earthy smell that you get with a wheat. Smells like a mix between, say a Boulevard Wheat, and a Blue Moon. A little bit fruitier than the former, but not as much as the latter. Are you confused? Good.

Taste? This isn't god-awful. Is it all that good? No, it is not all that good. It tastes like a wheat, just thinner....or "lighter" in this instance. There is a somewhat noticeable citrus bite (lemon and orange) at first, and it's pretty highly carbonated and very clean. Tastes (the citrus that is) somewhat natural too, as opposed to that bullshit lime syrup or whatever it is they use for the Bud Light lime. After that a bit of wheat tries to come in, and it's just a little above "noticeable". It's a dull, earthy taste that says "hey this isn't a normal bud light!", but it comes in almost the same time as that...........I can only describe it as the typical - not all that pleasant sweetness - that you get in Budweiser or Bud Light, for that matter. So the finish is a bit like a bud light, but there's a tiny little hint of a dry woodiness like you get in some wheats.

And thus, the "light" part is actually the main problem with me. When I want a good wheat beer, I know I'm getting something super heavy, super filling, and something very full in it's flavor. But I guess if they're going for a "light wheat" then they actually did a fairly decent job. Unfortunately I rarely if ever want something "light" when I want a beer.

I'm not a big fan of this beer, but I don't hate it with the fire of a thousand suns like I do the standard Bud Light. They (AB) wanted to give you something that's still light with a bit more flavor, and I think they accomplished that. To make it more plain for you, if I saw you or a stranger in a bar, and you got me a beer without asking me what I wanted, and showed up with a Bud Light Golden Wheat, I wouldn't have to "choke it down" just to be nice. Nor would I throw a fit if I showed up to a BBQ and this was all they had.

I'm giving it a 5/10, and I can assure you that I will have some beers in the near future from some more reputable micro-breweries that will be ranked below it. (Sam Adam's Cherry Wheat, anyone?).

Verdict: 5/10