Bud Dry
Anheuser-Busch


- From:
- Anheuser-Busch
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- American Adjunct Lager
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 57
- Avg:
- 2.28 | pDev: 40.79%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 62
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 20, 2025
- Added:
- Feb 19, 2002
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 11
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Psilo707:
Reviewed by Psilo707 from South Korea
2.71/5 rDev +18.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4
2.71/5 rDev +18.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4
Bready, grainy, a bit of rice and a bit of corn; I'm not quite sure where the "Dry" comes from either (quoting previous reviews), although I definitely don't think it's better than Busch or Busch Light.
Tastes like Bud Light but it has more drinkability, and it's a bit cheaper at most spots I've found. Also better than Bud Ice, but not as cheap as it. Somewhere in the middle of those two types is where Bud Dry lies.
Mouthfeel is very airy and unpresent, although it has a little bit of crispness to it which gives it a couple positive points.
Overall, it's another Budweiser that tastes how you would expect. Get Pabst or Busch instead if you're on a budget.
Apr 24, 2010Tastes like Bud Light but it has more drinkability, and it's a bit cheaper at most spots I've found. Also better than Bud Ice, but not as cheap as it. Somewhere in the middle of those two types is where Bud Dry lies.
Mouthfeel is very airy and unpresent, although it has a little bit of crispness to it which gives it a couple positive points.
Overall, it's another Budweiser that tastes how you would expect. Get Pabst or Busch instead if you're on a budget.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Spankyrightus from Maryland
2.97/5 rDev +30.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.97/5 rDev +30.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
This was one of my cheaper go-to beers back around the time I bought my first house and was on a tighter budget.
One of the few Budweiser products I would buy on a regular basis, the little increase in hops and the dry finish was appealing.
It’s a shame they got rid of it.
Oct 20, 2025One of the few Budweiser products I would buy on a regular basis, the little increase in hops and the dry finish was appealing.
It’s a shame they got rid of it.
Reviewed by brettunger from Ohio
3.78/5 rDev +65.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
3.78/5 rDev +65.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
This beer finished "dry", which of course was the whole point. Smooth and easy to drink. 6% Not a bad taste by '90's standards. I'd like to see it come back. I'd try it again.
Jan 12, 2021Reviewed by Thankin_Hank from Texas
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
It was a lighter version of another kind of beer that I tried once. It was drinking beer. I remember when it was popular, cheap and your friends would bring it around.
Aug 27, 2019Reviewed by OldSchoolMike from North Carolina
2.83/5 rDev +24.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.83/5 rDev +24.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Remember the "dry beer" craze of the mid-90's? If you don't you didn't miss much. I knew a few folks, however, who loved this stuff. Can't explain why.
Dec 14, 2017Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
2.05/5 rDev -10.1%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2
2.05/5 rDev -10.1%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2
Yellow pour with a 1/4" white head full of tiny bubbles. Aroma was like nothing.
Super watery, I thought this was Bud Dry? Nothing in terms of discernable hopping, malt, beechwood nonsense. There isn't much substance to this, still prolly some rice and corn adjunct to lighten the malt bill, super carbonated mineral water stuff.
Mar 13, 2016Super watery, I thought this was Bud Dry? Nothing in terms of discernable hopping, malt, beechwood nonsense. There isn't much substance to this, still prolly some rice and corn adjunct to lighten the malt bill, super carbonated mineral water stuff.
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