Bud Light Lime-a-rita:
Evening one and all, welcome to day 2 of tall-boy reviews. Today we are going to sample a summer release, Bud Light Lime’s Lime-a-rita. While I haven’t touched the lime beers that are out there, this is was too interesting to pass up during my most recent shopping trip. Brewed by Anheuser-Busch in the Bud Light family, this brew sports 8% ABV and is very strong on the sugar side. Pouring the beverage brought out a minimal foam that lasted for about the same time as water on a hot skillet and the nose was of lime with a slight hint of beer. Color wise this brew is that of a margarita mixer and the taste like one as well. The flavor is of a sugary lime more at home in a frozen concoction machine at your local corner store then a bar and there is real no flavor of alcohol but the carbonation is there. I will admit I do enjoy a good margarita, especially in the summer and one that’s made by hand with real fruit (if you’re curious, look under Food Network Alton Brown’s Recipe); while sweeter frozen margaritas are more the norm (supposedly the frozen margarita was created here in Dallas) they are pretty run of the mill, especially on the lime flavored. Now the addition of a Mexican lager or a Texas beer seems to change the flavor profile to a less sweet flavor which is more to my liking. There a lot of recipes online for beer margaritas and all have various ratios and “special” additions that set their caldron concoction apart. My advice, build your own from several different recipes, much like barbeque, these differ from person to person and, usually, all are good. Overall, not a bad beverage which is technically a Malt Liquor but just not something that’s in my wheelhouse due to it's sweetness.