Bud Dry
Anheuser-Busch

Bud DryBud Dry
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From:
Anheuser-Busch
 
Missouri, United States
Style:
American Adjunct Lager
ABV:
5%
Score:
57
Avg:
2.28 | pDev: 40.79%
Ratings:
131 | reviews: 62
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 20, 2025
Added:
Feb 19, 2002
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  11
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Ratings by Psilo707:
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Reviewed by Psilo707 from South Korea

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, 2010
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Reviewed by Spankyrightus from Maryland

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, 2025
 
Rated: 1 by doctorgary from New York

Apr 01, 2025
 
Rated: 2.02 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Nov 04, 2021
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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
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, 2021
 
Rated: 3.25 by njbusa from New Jersey

Aug 17, 2020
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Reviewed by Thankin_Hank from Texas

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, 2019
 
Rated: 1.99 by Foxman27 from Iowa

Feb 20, 2018
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Reviewed by OldSchoolMike from North Carolina

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, 2017
 
Rated: 2.25 by harpus from Alabama

Oct 20, 2016
 
Rated: 1.25 by Jeremiah_Nelson from California

Aug 24, 2016
 
Rated: 1 by Nichols33 from Massachusetts

Apr 17, 2016
 
Rated: 1.06 by MasterRigger from North Carolina

Apr 04, 2016
 
Rated: 2.62 by hophugger from Virginia

Mar 27, 2016
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

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, 2016
 
Rated: 1.9 by Dave_DC18 from Massachusetts

Dec 19, 2015
 
Rated: 1.95 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Nov 12, 2015
 
Rated: 1 by nuebs from South Dakota

Oct 21, 2015
 
Rated: 1.25 by Muny from Missouri

Sep 02, 2015
 
Rated: 1 by Beersmuggler from Michigan

Aug 23, 2015