On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 18:10:49 -0800, mainunderdawg wrote:

> I know many of you may shun these, but for us beer drinkers with budgets,
> what do you say? It's hard to say, but I think I prefer budweiser.


Bud is brewed with rice, Miller with corn. This makes Miller the more
American of the two because corn comes from America while rice is an
Asian import. I think the taste you like in Bud is the flavor of the
beechwood aging. Some people think they can taste the corn in Miller,
while the rice contributes practically no taste at all to Bud. Both are
about 90% fermentable, contributing alcohol while adding practically
nothing to the body.

As far as freshness goes, both Bud and Miller are quite religious about
removing out of date beer from distributors and retailers. What
constitutes old? Beer that is 120 days old.

When it comes to my favorite, it's Blatz. It has a skunk taste just like
Heineken and Becks.


-CB