"Craig Bergren" > wrote in message
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> 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.

Whatever. I don't know where Bud's rice comes from, but most of the rice
consumed in America comes from California.

> I think the taste you like in Bud is the flavor of the
> beechwood aging.

Beechwood contributes zero flavor. It's used as a clarifier.

The taste difference in Bud is due to their yeast, which kicks out high
levels of acetaldehyde. The chemical tastes like green apple.

-Steve