Should Bud Light Lime "-Rita" variations be listed as beers?

Talk Discussion in 'BeerAdvocate Talk' started by Hop-Droppen-Roll, Mar 13, 2014.

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  1. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    Please provide some evidence that this product is beer-based, as, like I said before, I'm 99.9% certain they contain no beer.

    p.s. you're an expert @Todd - enlighten us - is every malt beverage beer, as some on this thread have suggested?
     
    #21 Hop-Droppen-Roll, Mar 13, 2014
  2. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    I don't think you've read the entire thread - This is my third time having to assert that the product in question contains no beer-base.
     
    #22 Hop-Droppen-Roll, Mar 13, 2014
  3. YamBag

    YamBag Initiate (0) Feb 2, 2007 Pennsylvania

    If you remove it you'll have to remove a bunch of DFH craft malternatives
     
    #23 YamBag, Mar 13, 2014
  4. JG-90

    JG-90 Initiate (0) Nov 29, 2012 New Jersey

    My point is if Cran-ber-ita, is not a beer because it's a malt beverage, then the beloved WnB is not a beer either, should we remove that from the site as well?

    I never said that everything listed as a malt beverage is beer - just replying to your idea that malt beverage and beer are mutually exclusive.
     
    #24 JG-90, Mar 13, 2014
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  5. mudbug

    mudbug Pooh-Bah (1,762) Mar 27, 2009 Oregon
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    Please. Removing stuff like Brr ita whatever will drastically lower the humor factor on this site. Think the Daily show without FOX news.
     
    #25 mudbug, Mar 13, 2014
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  6. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    There's Bud Light Lime in it. Says so on the label, so one could argue that it's beer-based.

    The more important question: How much beer is actually in it? Is it really just "a twist" or is the majority of the volume Bud Light Lime? And back to your original post: Should it be classified as a beer? The outcome of which would determine its fate on BA.

    So, we're listening ...
     
    #26 Todd, Mar 13, 2014
  7. homebrew311

    homebrew311 Pooh-Bah (2,144) May 19, 2008 Illinois
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    You're right, I didn't read the entire thread and am now here to eat my words. From the ab website "Cran-Brrr-Rita, a limited-edition winter offering that combines the taste of a cranberry margarita with a splash of Bud Light Lime." That certainly implies to me that the base beverage is a margarita mixer type deal and only a splash of beer is in there. I agree with your original point.
     
    #27 homebrew311, Mar 13, 2014
  8. HRamz3

    HRamz3 Initiate (0) Feb 9, 2010 Pitcairn

    Now I want a BL Lime.
     
    #28 HRamz3, Mar 13, 2014
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  9. SerialTicker

    SerialTicker Pooh-Bah (2,851) Jun 18, 2012 Missouri
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    Nope, and this is why I don't understand why this site doesn't allow ciders or meads.
     
    #29 SerialTicker, Mar 13, 2014
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  10. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    I stand completely corrected (I've never had the stuff [therefor have never had a chance to decide to 'dislike' it]) nor have I purchased it or carefully examined the label. Sorry for wasting everyone's time.

    I'm now every bit as curious as you - this is the new discussion.
     
    #30 Hop-Droppen-Roll, Mar 13, 2014
  11. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    It's simple: regardless of this thread, cider and mead are not beer.
     
    #31 Todd, Mar 13, 2014
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  12. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    What's the verbiage on the label? If memory serves from seeing the promotional info, there's some jargon about it containing 'a Twist of Bud Light Lime' - could it be that the folks in AB Marketing have decided that a hint of lime flavor constitutes a 'twist' of something? I still am not sure I believe it contains a drop of actual beer.
     
    #32 Hop-Droppen-Roll, Mar 13, 2014
  13. TheShogun

    TheShogun Savant (1,063) Aug 18, 2011 New York
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    Perhaps a special section for " Malternative" reviews? Obviously somebody likes them because they sell!
    They are derived from fermented barley malt / grains so ......
    And,to say they don't taste like beer isn't valid either. I recently reviewed a Founders' Rubaeus that tastes exactly like raspberry soda!
     
    #33 TheShogun, Mar 13, 2014
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  14. Ieatlambfries

    Ieatlambfries Maven (1,344) Dec 5, 2003 New Jersey

    Bud light lime is a beer with lime in it. So if it has Bud light lime in it, it has beer in it.

    The end.
     
    #34 Ieatlambfries, Mar 13, 2014
  15. TheNightwatchman

    TheNightwatchman Initiate (0) Mar 28, 2009 Pennsylvania

    According to AB, this is how the Lime version is made:


    http://www.anheuser-busch.com/s/uploads/Ritas-Family-Combined-Fact-Sheet-FINAL.pdf
     
    #35 TheNightwatchman, Mar 13, 2014
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  16. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    My point is that I haven't seen any real evidence that it contains any Bud Light Lime.
     
    #36 Hop-Droppen-Roll, Mar 13, 2014
  17. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    #37 Hop-Droppen-Roll, Mar 13, 2014
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  18. Ieatlambfries

    Ieatlambfries Maven (1,344) Dec 5, 2003 New Jersey

    It's stated right on the web site! What evidence do you need? Lol...

    http://www.budlightlime.com/about.aspx

    "Bud Light Lime is the official beer of natural good times. It's Bud Light, With a Twist."
     
    #38 Ieatlambfries, Mar 13, 2014
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  19. TheShogun

    TheShogun Savant (1,063) Aug 18, 2011 New York
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    Now the question is : How much filtering , blending, additions, etc. render a beverage no longer beer?
    Think Jello, the only Kosher pork product!
     
    #39 TheShogun, Mar 13, 2014
  20. Hop-Droppen-Roll

    Hop-Droppen-Roll Initiate (0) Nov 5, 2013 Minnesota

    Not to beat the dead horse, which is quite thoroughly dead, but you seem to believe this discussion is about Bud Light Lime. It is not. Please refer to the original post.
     
    #40 Hop-Droppen-Roll, Mar 13, 2014
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