Busch Light
Anheuser-Busch
- From:
- Anheuser-Busch
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- Light Lager
Ranked #228 - ABV:
- 4.1%
- Score:
- 49
Ranked #39,951 - Avg:
- 1.97 | pDev: 42.13%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 521
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Tuesday at 04:09 PM
- Added:
- Nov 28, 2001
- Wants:
- 17
- Gots:
- 360
SCORE
49
Awful
49
Awful
Welcome to the home of Busch Light, the coldest and smoothest light lager there is. Here at Busch Light we’re serious about cracking a cold one and heading for the mountains. We get excited about packing a cooler, that feeling when you reel in a big fish, supporting the farming community, the first hunt of the season and cranking up some country music. If that sounds like a good time to you, stick around and take a hike through the home of Busch Light.
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Ratings by mltobin:
Rated by mltobin from Connecticut
2.22/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.25
Feb 14, 2026
2.22/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.25
Feb 14, 2026
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by ScaryEd from New Hampshire
1.85/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.75
1.85/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.75
Why is there so much corn syrup in this beer? It's basically Cream Corn Light.
Looks as good as any other golden pale lager. Nice head retention. Modest amount of sticky lacing.
Smell is sweet corn and wet grass. Coors Light and Bud Light have a decent hop presence to at least balance out the sweet "beer" smell. Not here.
Overly sweet corn syrup flavor. Light grass. Gross.
Feel is light bodied and good carbonation. It's fine. Do you honestly care about the mouthfeel on a beer like this?
Definitely among the worst of the worst. I can appreciate Miller Lite or Coors or whatever for what they are, but this is like a sad attempt at even that. Give me a Bud Light and I'll happily drink it. Give me this and I'll ask for a water.
Apr 28, 2026Looks as good as any other golden pale lager. Nice head retention. Modest amount of sticky lacing.
Smell is sweet corn and wet grass. Coors Light and Bud Light have a decent hop presence to at least balance out the sweet "beer" smell. Not here.
Overly sweet corn syrup flavor. Light grass. Gross.
Feel is light bodied and good carbonation. It's fine. Do you honestly care about the mouthfeel on a beer like this?
Definitely among the worst of the worst. I can appreciate Miller Lite or Coors or whatever for what they are, but this is like a sad attempt at even that. Give me a Bud Light and I'll happily drink it. Give me this and I'll ask for a water.
Reviewed by BEERDRINKER_2001 from Kansas
2.37/5 rDev +20.3%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.75
2.37/5 rDev +20.3%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.75
Probably the most watered down beer I have ever had. The design and cheap price of BUSCH LIGHT is the only thing they got going. Why my friends love this beer it's beyond me? There are definitely far better cheap beers out there for sure!
Apr 08, 2026
Rated by Corca_Laoidhe from Massachusetts
2.5/5 rDev +26.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.5/5 rDev +26.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Perfectly forgettable beer at a good price. Pretty watery but hell, it's an American Macro. Serve cold on a hot summer day and you'll get the point.
Mar 21, 2026
Reviewed by NE_Wammy from Nebraska
1.64/5 rDev -16.8%
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.75
1.64/5 rDev -16.8%
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.75
This is a high school/college beer. No other way to describe it. It doesn't really have a smell. It doesn't have mouth feel other than watery and "brassy." It has zero complexity. This is a cheap beer. Nothing more, Nothing less. I think that's ok because it doesn't really pretend to be anything other than that. The only thing this beer has going for it is the mass-produced cans reflective of John Deere and Corn.
Feb 16, 2026
Reviewed by papaglide from New York
2.85/5 rDev +44.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.75
2.85/5 rDev +44.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.75
poured from a 24 ounce can into a nonic pint glass
These ratings are based on a Light Lager scale.
L - 3.0 - poured with a one inch thick foamy head that slowly dissipates. The color is a pale dull yellow. Not many carbonation bubbles.
S - 3.0 - grassy, grainy. Not picking up corn but there's a slight cereal note. Lack of a hop note is disappointing.
T - 3.0 - the first is the slight sweetness which lingers and dissolves into a very tiny apple note. There's a small cereal finish that's almost undetectable. Overall the taste isn't offensive. It's completely non descript.
F - 2.0 - the mouth feel is tiny tiny bit syrupy, not at all heavy or thick but not watery.
O - 2.75 - this beer isn't offensive, isn't great or above average for that matter. It is just a very average American style light beer. I won't be searching it out nor will I buy it again but I'm happy that I tried it.
Jan 24, 2026These ratings are based on a Light Lager scale.
L - 3.0 - poured with a one inch thick foamy head that slowly dissipates. The color is a pale dull yellow. Not many carbonation bubbles.
S - 3.0 - grassy, grainy. Not picking up corn but there's a slight cereal note. Lack of a hop note is disappointing.
T - 3.0 - the first is the slight sweetness which lingers and dissolves into a very tiny apple note. There's a small cereal finish that's almost undetectable. Overall the taste isn't offensive. It's completely non descript.
F - 2.0 - the mouth feel is tiny tiny bit syrupy, not at all heavy or thick but not watery.
O - 2.75 - this beer isn't offensive, isn't great or above average for that matter. It is just a very average American style light beer. I won't be searching it out nor will I buy it again but I'm happy that I tried it.
Reviewed by Andrew_the_Griller from Virginia
2.8/5 rDev +42.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.8/5 rDev +42.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
A solid macro light lager on the budget end of the spectrum. Back in the day my uni friends called it God's water. Today it's a frosty cold post-work brewski that's easy on the wallet and still deserving of that moniker. Perfectly acceptable for all occasions.
Jan 23, 2026
Reviewed by TheAncientSwiller from New Jersey
2.76/5 rDev +40.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.76/5 rDev +40.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Needed a 30rack for the upcoming weekend. Something “light” decent, and affordable. Busch light it IS! Been a long time. Drank this stuff pretty frequently in the 90’s. Honestly, of all the 30racks, this one had the freshest date. BB: May 2026. Freeze em up! and swill em down! It’s an average light beer. Not nearly as bad, as the score given here. It’s smooth, crisp, gold, and gets the job done. When you need a bunch. Cheers!
Jan 15, 2026
Reviewed by JohnnyHopps from Indiana
2.83/5 rDev +43.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.83/5 rDev +43.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Appearance - The beer was a cloudy yellow color.
Smell - sweet adjunct grains were noted.
Taste - The taste was not entirely offensive. This could go well with certain meals.
Mouthfeel - the carbonation was fairly aggressive.
Overall - It seems to have become cool to like this one. Honestly, I have had many worse AALs.
Jan 05, 2026Smell - sweet adjunct grains were noted.
Taste - The taste was not entirely offensive. This could go well with certain meals.
Mouthfeel - the carbonation was fairly aggressive.
Overall - It seems to have become cool to like this one. Honestly, I have had many worse AALs.
Rated by grat_uhr
2.92/5 rDev +48.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
2.92/5 rDev +48.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Same as Busch
Dec 09, 2025
Rated by burkesbongsnbeers from Michigan
1.56/5 rDev -20.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.5
1.56/5 rDev -20.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.5
good beer for drinking on a budget, or day drinking. overall poor taste
Nov 09, 2025
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