• Jiral@lemmy.world
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    15 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.

    • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
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      15 days ago

      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.

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        15 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.

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          15 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.