Budweiser Chelada

tomato like aroma, fizzy spicy, watermelon colored water, forcing myself through this one, makes me appreciate other options

Local A-B rep was pulling out all the beers at the World Cafe Live beer fest. I’ve seen cans of Bud Chelada in the South, and the rep was telling me its a huge seller in Texas due to the Hispanic population. He also said for white folks like me its a great hangover beer. Whatever...this is equal parts clamato and scudweiser in a can. sweet, clammy and far from anything I’d drink on a regular basis.

I really didn’t think that this was literally going to be Budweiser and Bloody Mary mix. Alas, I was tragically wrong. My friend said that this tastes like "spaghetti water", whatever that means. This is really the most disgusting fucking beer I’ve ever had, next to the Granddaddy of them all: Steel Reserve. Definitely gets dangerously close thereto however in the vomit department. AFTERTHOUGHT: After having Steel Reserve the other day, I can definitely say that Budweiser Chelada is EASILY worse and therefore it has claimed the crown for "Most Disgusting Fuckin’ Beer Ever." It has absolutely in my mind and many others, set a new standard. Therefore I’ve changed the rating to .5, the lowest I can. Congrats, Anheuser-Busch, you’re back at worst.

CanPoures a murky dark pink. Looks smells and tastes like tomato juice with a few dashes of pepper, cut with water, that has been run through an old box of cornflakes, or rather, budweiser.....hey wait...

Can. Head is initially small, fizzy/frothy, light pink, fully diminishing. Body is murky medium pinkish-amber. Aroma is lightly malty (grain), with notes of tomato juice and other vegetables, DMS, metal, lime. Flavor is moderately sweet, moderately acidic. Finish is lightly sweet, moderately acidic, lightly bitter, unclean. Light to medium body, watery texture, fizzy carbonation. Maybe a hint of citrus in the nose, which I couldn’t find in the Bud Light version, but this is almost identical otherwise. I didn’t realize vomit was available in cans.

Maybe its a texas thing, but I loved it. Reminds me of a red draw. My favorite drink.

Looks a bit like a fizzy fruit punch. Tall pink head disipates quickly to a flat looking watered tomato juice with some pulp left on the side. Both this and the light look the same. Tomato and celery aromas. Bloody mary flavors with a little red pepper nip. No real beer qualities. If you want a bloody on the cheap perhaps this is your savior. Otherwise this in no real brew.

This is NOT the best of both worlds. I cannot believe I actually tried this. At least it was free. I suppose if one absolutely has to have a weak, adjunct-laden beer mixed with clam and tomato juices, it’ll do. Just plain gross.