Bud Ice
Anheuser-Busch

Bud IceBud Ice
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From:
Anheuser-Busch
 
Missouri, United States
Style:
American Adjunct Lager
Ranked #310
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
49
Ranked #28,587
Avg:
1.94 | pDev: 41.24%
Reviews:
337
Ratings:
1,276
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 04, 2024
Added:
Oct 02, 2001
Wants:
  11
Gots:
  263
Anheuser-Busch’s exclusive ice-brewing process takes the beer to a temperature below freezing, which leads to the formation of ice crystals in the finishing process that gives Bud Ice its rich, smooth taste.
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Ratings by tectactoe:
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Rated by tectactoe from Michigan

1/5  rDev -48.5%

Jun 09, 2014
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Rated: 2.86 by Jacob313 from Michigan

Jan 23, 2024
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Reviewed by Hopsslutlou

5/5  rDev +157.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
My life is changed. My days have been enriched with joy, my work and life is slumping because all I do is think about Bud Ice. Bud Ice so nice you had to eat it twice! When I win video game, I yearn for an Ice.
Jan 10, 2024
 
Rated: 5 by SRV from Oklahoma

Jan 08, 2024
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Reviewed by Death_Adder from South Carolina

3/5  rDev +54.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Well Bud Ice, you’re the lucky beer that gets to be my 100th beer review on Beer Advocate! Sadly I don’t have much to say about this one, it has the look and smell of an ice lager, and tastes very watery much like regular Budweiser. It wasn’t a bad beer, and one I could see myself drinking it again, but taste wise I’d much rather have a Busch Ice or Icehouse.

Style: Ice Lager | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 5.5% | Rating: 3
Dec 11, 2023
 
Rated: 2.35 by not2quick from Missouri

Nov 23, 2023
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Reviewed by rrella

2.61/5  rDev +34.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Got to the liquor store not realizing I’d left my wallet at home and had two bucks in my pocket, not wanting to leave empty handed I picked up a can. It isn’t as bad as I thought it would be, especially at $1.95 for a 25 oz can. It’ll do after a long day in the office, but I don’t think I’d get it again.
Oct 12, 2023
 
Rated: 1.43 by Rhettroactive from Virginia

Aug 20, 2023
 
Rated: 3.53 by Wilkolaczek94 from Connecticut

May 03, 2023
 
Rated: 2.5 by Andyman22 from Texas

Apr 28, 2023
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Reviewed by Mapachoman from Washington

3.88/5  rDev +100%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Honestly not a bad beer. A bit bready up front, but it has no offensive flavors and goes down smooth. For what it is, this is a good go to cheap beer. This is Budweiser 2.0 and has a much crisper finish. I'm a big fan of this beer and think it's one of the best budget options out there. I used to be a huge IPA guy, but im now coming around to the fact that beers like this absolutely have their place.
Apr 26, 2023
 
Rated: 3.13 by morsa_95 from California

Mar 21, 2023
 
Rated: 3.44 by scootercrabb from Illinois

Feb 14, 2023
 
Rated: 1.72 by Beergod420 from Michigan

Feb 04, 2023
 
Rated: 2 by brewme from Massachusetts

Dec 31, 2022
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Reviewed by Luscious_Malfoy from Illinois

3.55/5  rDev +83%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
poured from a 25oz can into a 3 floyds pint glass. pours a clear straw gold with a finger a white foam that eventually fades away. no lacing, of course, but it’s not a bad looking beer. smell isn’t much. neither is the taste. it has that corn product, domestic lager thing going on but it isn’t terrible. almost refreshing and appreciate the ABV. very carbonated on the mouthfeel. what is there to say really? this is what it is and i enjoy it here and there. it’s at least got some alcohol content to it to make it worth drinking, which it is.
Dec 09, 2022
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Reviewed by sawhite245

2.01/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
This beer is sour but not like a sour beer. Not that good. High alcohol for low price. Feeling the economy pinch so I bought this. No smell to it. Light carbonation. Clean taste that ghosts pretty quick.
Oct 26, 2022
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Reviewed by markfill from Tennessee

3.53/5  rDev +82%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
I like my IPAs bitter.Nowadays,brewers sell IPAs to the masses that taste and smell like mangos.I don't drink mangos.
I have gone back to macros for my everyday beer.This is a 5.5% beer.Its taste,if COLD as it meant to be drank,is clean,but carbonated.It looks dark golden(who cares?).It smells like a cheap,adjunct beer,but not offensive(don't take a large whiff,it ain't that kind of beer).I laugh at the morons that claim that this is a 'get drunk' beer...its 5.5%,less than any micro I drink!
Look,its brewed by Bud;say what you want,but they know what they are doing.Looking for micro-taste at this price point?Again,you're a moron.This is a cheap beer that has a clean taste for an adjunct;it ain't bad for what it is at all.
Oct 18, 2022
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Reviewed by Nicksikes from Idaho

3.96/5  rDev +104.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
The Taste is good for how high alcohol content it is it is a good cheap beer it's my everyday drink after work after Keystone stop selling Keystone eyes.
Oct 16, 2022
Bud Ice from Anheuser-Busch
Beer rating: 49 out of 100 with 1276 ratings