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Busch NA
Anheuser-Busch
- From:
- Anheuser-Busch
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- Low-Alcohol Beer
Ranked #124 - ABV:
- 0.5%
- Score:
- 58
Ranked #28,506 - Avg:
- 2.28 | pDev: 37.72%
- Reviews:
- 64
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 12, 2024
- Added:
- Oct 23, 2003
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 9
Fully brewed with finest natural ingredients, including a blend of premium American hops, fine barley malt, cereal grains, and pure water. After full fermentation and maturation, the alcohol is gently removed to preserve the quality of the beer.
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Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia
3.02/5 rDev +32.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.02/5 rDev +32.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
From the can, it pours a clear light yellow golden color with a nice white head that soon diminishes to at thin ring. The nose gets some vegetable stew scent. The mouth gets a light flavor of pretty much unobjectionable flavor.
Jan 12, 2024Reviewed by illpass78 from Maine
2.83/5 rDev +24.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.83/5 rDev +24.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
12 oz can into a pint glass
Appearance: You know what this looks like. It looks like cheap beer in every way that exists.
Aroma: Not that pleasant. I’d be annoyed if it was though. Smells like canned corn, somewhat, to be very generous.
Taste: Rather inoffensive. Actually somewhat refreshing. Tastes very much like a U.S. adjunct or light lager. Sort of reminds me of Miller Lite.
Mouthfeel: Watery, chuggable. If a person wants to chug non-alcoholic beer, anyway.
Overall: It’s not good, but it gets the job done if you want to drink cheap beer and not feel it. (Which you probably wouldn’t with cheap alcoholic beer, either, unless you drank too much of it.) Bud Zero is an improvement on this model as far as no-alcohol U.S. lager goes. However, this is also 99 cents a can, and Bud Zero is like $1.50, so maybe head for the mountains if you’re looking to save some coinage.
Apr 07, 2023Appearance: You know what this looks like. It looks like cheap beer in every way that exists.
Aroma: Not that pleasant. I’d be annoyed if it was though. Smells like canned corn, somewhat, to be very generous.
Taste: Rather inoffensive. Actually somewhat refreshing. Tastes very much like a U.S. adjunct or light lager. Sort of reminds me of Miller Lite.
Mouthfeel: Watery, chuggable. If a person wants to chug non-alcoholic beer, anyway.
Overall: It’s not good, but it gets the job done if you want to drink cheap beer and not feel it. (Which you probably wouldn’t with cheap alcoholic beer, either, unless you drank too much of it.) Bud Zero is an improvement on this model as far as no-alcohol U.S. lager goes. However, this is also 99 cents a can, and Bud Zero is like $1.50, so maybe head for the mountains if you’re looking to save some coinage.
Reviewed by edthehead from Maryland
2.5/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.5/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Non-alcoholic beer has been getting better as a beverage for when you need or want to limit alcohol intake but prefer the beer flavor over soda, waters, tea or any of those other beverages. This one however still lags. Appearance nose palate are all underwhelming compared to others, like Athletic Brewing.
Feb 22, 2023Reviewed by lagrluvr
1.5/5 rDev -34.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2
1.5/5 rDev -34.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2
I like it because it has virtually no taste or smell, but helps me to replace good real local craft beer when the doctor says I need to give the liver a rest. Good for carrying the tart cherry concentrate to help with that too.
Sep 08, 2022Reviewed by bbhmmotorsport
4.01/5 rDev +75.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.01/5 rDev +75.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Busch is a shitty beer. I've stopped drinking exclusively non-alcoholic beers. This is a great way to enjoy cheap beer with the guys in the garage when we're working on cars without feeling left out. Sometimes a cheap beer is exactly what you're looking for.
Feb 27, 2022Reviewed by brother_rebus from Maine
2.46/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 1.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
2.46/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 1.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
Not as bad as its more expensive unkle dad boi Bud Zero. But still lacking in the feelz department. It’s decently carbed, but tastes like suckin on a thick can of pennies. Kinda how reg pbr does. Cheap tho!
Jul 01, 2021Reviewed by md3kcn from North Carolina
1.39/5 rDev -39%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.25 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.25
1.39/5 rDev -39%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.25 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.25
Purchased as a single can from the local drive-thru for $.99. Poured into a nonic pint glass.
L - Pale straw with a quick-to-disappear one-finger linen head.
S - Corn, wet hay. Slight grassiness.
T - Corn flakes, matzo bread. Underlying sweetness. Mild grass finish.
F - Medium carbonation. Crisp and clean finish. Very light body.
O - A low alcohol content does not always a terrible beer make. Unfortunately, this is a pretty bad brew. I have yet to have a normal Busch, but the bar is set pretty low here. Reminds me of a Miller Lite. Will not purchase again, and I highly recommend staying away from this one.
Jun 27, 2021L - Pale straw with a quick-to-disappear one-finger linen head.
S - Corn, wet hay. Slight grassiness.
T - Corn flakes, matzo bread. Underlying sweetness. Mild grass finish.
F - Medium carbonation. Crisp and clean finish. Very light body.
O - A low alcohol content does not always a terrible beer make. Unfortunately, this is a pretty bad brew. I have yet to have a normal Busch, but the bar is set pretty low here. Reminds me of a Miller Lite. Will not purchase again, and I highly recommend staying away from this one.
Reviewed by mooseisloose from Florida
3/5 rDev +31.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev +31.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
For what it is not that bad. Has nice carbonation. Malty taste, nothing on bitterness but refreshing and zesty. This is a great alternative when alcohol is not an option. Cheap too, just like the real thing.
Aug 16, 2020Reviewed by UristMcBrewer from Pennsylvania
1.54/5 rDev -32.5%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.5
1.54/5 rDev -32.5%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.5
Busch NA is a very transparent very pale straw with a short lasting foamy head. It smells of corn and something of crackers. The taste is corny and the sweetness, while not too strong, is unbalanced. The aftertaste is an unpleasant corn taste. The feel is very watery with some bubbles. Overall, it is Busch without alcohol.
May 23, 2020Reviewed by Drank from Illinois
2.38/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.38/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
I have been drinking NA beers for 2 months now due to reasons beyond my control. This one is not great, but unlike 75% of the ones I have tried so far, is not offensive. Tastes like a watered down macro. Does not have the wort flavor or the off flavors of many other NAs. And, the price is right.
Let's face it, no one drinks NA beer because they prefer it to the real versions. This one is not disgusting, which puts it in the upper 25%.
Mar 09, 2020Let's face it, no one drinks NA beer because they prefer it to the real versions. This one is not disgusting, which puts it in the upper 25%.
Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania
2.88/5 rDev +26.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
2.88/5 rDev +26.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
Poured from a 12 oz. can. Has a golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is dominated by corn. Taste is also corn heavy, some malts are present. Feels medium/light bodied in the mouth and overall it's not bad if you enjoy liquified corn, but otherwise is a below average example of this style.
Oct 13, 2019Reviewed by kdhughes from New York
3.89/5 rDev +70.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.89/5 rDev +70.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
I can no longer find this product locally. This NA beer blew me away the first time I tried it. The reason was it was the lowest price NA beer on the shelf, and the taste was very acceptable. Then I couldn’t find it for a while, and once it came back, the taste was noticeably more watery. Do you think they could have changed the recipe ? It was still OK, but now it has disappeared again.
Jun 28, 2019
Busch NA from Anheuser-Busch
Beer rating:
58 out of
100 with
117 ratings
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