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As a brewer with more than 20 years of experience. I will say that the most difficult to brew style are the American Light Lagers. There is nowhere to hide any flaws and the fact the large macrobreweries are able to produce millions of gallons with such amazing consistency is impressive. Every beer has its place and there is nothing wrong with enjoying any one of these, however none would be a first choice if the goal is to enjoy a beer with complexity and exceptional flavor. You did well identifying all three. We keep an American style light lager on tap and some people have told me it's a PBR clone while others have claimed it's a bud light, Coors or Miller lite clone. The fact is that most of these beers are more similar than they are different.
People forget that big breweries became big because they were really good at making beer. Producing huge quantities with perfect consistency. Obviously making lowest common denominator beer that doesn’t offend is good business but that skill could be turned to any sort of beer if the market demanded it. For example, Guinness realised there was a thirst for some heavier tasting beers and they produced West Indies Porter which was excellent.
The large macrobreweries learned that producing the least offensive beer profile with the broadest appeal was extremely profitable. I don't give them credit for producing great beer. I give them credit for developing a large scale brewing process that produces a near flawless and consistent product. The fact is, the vast majority of American Light Lager "beer" drinkers don't actually like beer. Give most of them a beer with more than 10-15 IBU's and they can't tolerate it and hate the way it tastes. One of the greatest things to come out of the homebrewing and microbrewing trend is that it brought many Americans back to enjoying beer brewed without a bunch of adjuncts and enjoying a beer brewed with noticeable Hop character, Barley, A good water profile and a yeast strain with some complexity.@@Dreyno
@@jamess3532 I didn’t say they produce great beer. I just said they’re really good at making beer and they’re capable of making better beers if they wanted. I agree, most people want easy to drink, light beers. So that’s what they churn out by the truckload. And as someone who’s worked in some physical jobs down the years, the appeal of an easily chugged, frosty beer with little complexity is understandable after a day in the hot sun. You don’t particularly want a heavier beer with lots of notes. You just want refreshment. Very different from having a few tasty micro brews of an evening.
I was here to say something similar. He treated them and the people who make them respectfully. Working near Saint Louis. I’ve gotten to see the pride of the A-B families and workers. It is really a generational company where students come to college planning to return to the company their dad works for.
With the craft market more established than before, it’s nice to see a new wave of consumers and brewers showing compassion and not snobbery towards the drink we all enjoy :)
I think as craft beer makers have started making Lagers the scene has grown an appreciation for the mass brewers, for exactly the reasons he brought up in the beginning of the video
I've drank each of them hundreds of times and they all taste the same to me pretty much. Miller does have a few less calories for the same alcohol content though so it's probably a bit superior to the others due to that alone. As a guy who is trying to avoid gaining weight I don't feel quite as guilty drinking a couple Miller lite's compared to the others but in all honesty if any of them are free I'll take it.
I've always found Miller Lite to be the most drinkable personally. It's something about the finish for me, the other two have a kind of sweet/sour finish that I don't really care for.
It’s a general term used describing the all of these beers are garbage, shit, trash, nasty, empty, worthless, etc. but its probably to hard of a concept for your pea brain to understand the term, “Piss water”.
I think piss probably has more flavor flavoring Miller Lite. It's probably the 3rd worst beer I've ever tried... Badass was definitely the worst - I poured a six-pack out because it wasn't worth it.
Miller Lite and High Life are my macros of choice. Glad you pointed out the additional sweetness in the bud light, that's always what I've told people I do not like about it.
@@dennisanderson8663So cheap, and somehow remains drinkable. Or maybe I just convince myself of that because it's so cheap 😂 There's a couple bars in my town that have bottles for like $2.50, that's what I'm drinking over the $8.00+ craft choices available most of the time.
@@tiki_trashHas to be bottle for High Life for me. I have absolutely no idea why, but it's just not quite the same from keg or can. There's a lot of craft light lagers out there I enjoy also. But yeah, miller lite is the only macro light lager that hits the spot for me really.
Can't badmouth a potential future employer. Those big macrobrewers pay $$$ to their head brewers that run their large production facilities. There's no more money in beer than in making something like Bud Lite.
I disagree. I think that it is an absolutely amazing beer in its style category. Not only is it consistent, but its typocity is ridiculous. The fact that it comes across as pedestrian and mundane is a testament to these famous brewery's success in making that so. Imagine a craft IPA that became so dominant and loved that it is viewed with the same level of boredom! These lagers are challenging to make, and make consistently. Despite churning out huge volume, there is a real art in manufacturing this stuff.
For sure, tastes better than overly sweet bud light. A little cornier than coors lt imho, but both are superior to nasty ass bud light. Cant go wrong with miller light, or coors light sheeeeit, ice em down and KssssssK-TOK,gluggluglug
@@jesotfor me, its been the opposite. I can only have 2 Coors Light before I start getting a headache, but when I was drinking Miller Lite and High Life, I didn’t have that issue.
Yeah it's interesting how his preference was so inconsistent. He started off saying Bud Light had more hop flavors then later said Bud+Coors had less. Then was more negative on Miller and said he would prefer that one even though he ranked it last. Perhaps he should compare them without swallowing bc his viewpoint changes as he drinks more alcohol.
Not to toot my own horn, but, in the beginning when he said Miller Lite was the least impressive I told myself that he would end choosing Miller Lite 🌬 📯
As someone who got really into craft beer in college and has mellowed out his palette in the 7 years since graduating, I’ve gravitated more and more to lighter beers. My and my friend group’s go to light beer is Miller, and for the same reasons he stated, and I too think bud light is too sweet! Thanks for this video! Cool To hear from an expert, and appreciate the respect he gives to these beers and their brewers!
@@Miked_uppA forward tasting note is not dependent on the physical presence or involvement of that ingredient. Compare with vanilla, toffee, tobacco, or what have you, in a bourbon.
The moment he said "I love this, I'm having fun" is when I started having fun too. There's nothing better than witnessing the pros do what they love most.
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@@treehousebrewcoI love in St. Louis and Bud Light is not consistent here anymore AT ALL. Not sure if how it's stored, bottled, or how it's brewed. Bud Light sometimes tastes a bit more like champagne and really sweet which is absolutely nothing what it should taste like. It also sometimes loses ALL the hop flavor.
I've actually done this same blind test with a # of friends in the past. Over a sample of maybe 30+ people coors light won the vast majority of the time.
Well presented. I can easily see how challenging it would be to sample that particular selection, but you did so fairly and honestly. Interesting idea. I'll have to try it myself.
Wow, Nate perfectly explained my cycle with Bud Light. Whenever I crack open a can I'm like 'Hmm this is better than I remember.' Then as the beer warms a bit I taste that sweetness and it brings me back to why it is my least favorite light lager. What the macro producers do very well is making that first sip clean, crisp and refreshing before the limitations of their ingredients, process, etc. can make themselves known as the beer warms. Maybe that is why I used to be so fond of the Rolling Rock 7-ounce bottles - you get many more "first sip" experiences without worrying about how the beer tastes half an hour from now.
@@DiscombobulatedHampster Long story, but once every 1-2 years in a free cooler for the masses on a parade float. And at that I usually start with a craft beer smuggled on in my Tervis. I certainly never choose BL at a store or bar!
BL has to be really cold for me to choke one down. Never ever buy it myself...only drink it if it's all that's available at the get-together or party or whatever.
Nailed that explanation, the differences and complexity of a beer as it warms is so important and BL is a classic example of a beer that is made to jump out of the gate clean and be drunk immediately. Letting it sit just preps it for you to get a smell and feeling of a 4am bar that should've closed at midnight, just in a glass.
Bud Lights sweetness is the major standout characteristic when comparing the big 3 imo, and why it's my last choice of the 3. Would have liked to hear your thoughts on Mich Ultra mixed in there, it's the most "nothing" light beer out there. Busch is one of the few beers I would honestly just decline in most situations, so the "I don't like it" gave me a chuckle.
Good choice! Miller is definitely the best, Bud gives me a headache, and Coors just tastes rough. Don't get me wrong, a bottle of any of these is good. However, I'm buying Miller every time.
I used to be a bud light drinker but I enjoyed a lot of beers. But as soon as I tasted Miller lite I switched over and that’s my usual. So I was shocked at first when he said it was the worst, but then happy when he switched his decision to the best out of the 3. The sweetness of bud light is why I can’t go back to it. I never realized how sweet it was until I tried it again after drinking Miller lites for so long
Great review, no hate, just enjoying beers and respecting them for what they are. Miler Lite is def one of the best tasting light beers of them all imo. I am not being bias being a Chicago Native, but it used to be Miester Brau Lite which was a Chicago company that Miller bought out and then rebranded it to Miller Lite.
Completely shocked you were able to pick them blind. That's a freaking skill! Go NATE! Busch Light is gross. I drank that during COVID and the acetaldehyde in that beer gave me issues after a handful. Now lets do the "heavy" versions of these beers. I think that's a way better show of quality of these brews (assuming they're doing high gravity brewing).
he was able to pick them, because IT WAS NOT A BLIND TASTING!! he already knew what the 3 brands of beer were that he was tasting, just not what order he was tasting them in.
That was cool to see a craft brewer be so complimentary towards what beer snobs consider garbage beers. Also I worked at a distributor for almost a decade, Miller and Coors light came in the same style barrels, if a cap happened to get mixed up between the two, nobody ever noticed lol
These 3 beers are definitely the safest bets for cheap light beer, would drink them without complaint. But where i'm from (PA) you can pay maybe another $1-2 a case and get yuengling instead 😁
The larger companies seem to focus on removing objectionable flavors vs making a good flavor. It can make them very drinkable, but its not something I'd generally crave either.
That's the point of Pilsners and other similar pale lagers, whether you're drinking an American or Czech-style. The style should be clean, crisp, and dry with only mild malt character and varying degrees of hop bitterness. The style is intended to be refreshing with a clean finish and no dominant flavors besides the mild bitterness of the hops. The American macro lagers are all decent examples of this, and are based on Czech Pilsners. It's a notably difficult style to brew well because there's nothing to hide your mistakes. The big brands have the ability to produce them at a massive scale with impressive consistency, which is definitely much more of a struggle for smaller brewers and home brewers.
@DustinHayre I no longer drink, but that said, I started with Budweiser and then budlight by the time I was in my late twenties I felt they all had no real flavor and if they got warm they were disgusting. Which I find hilarious since I love the flavor of corona, it's just so distinct and bitter. On a side note, they should have snuck in an Old Milwaukee in that second 3... that stuff is putrid.
Please do more of these. I don't give a shit about cheap beer but this was enthralling. I love watching masters of their craft do their thing. Really engaging stuff.
@@CPizzle83being an Amber lager it would for sure stick out with a more malt forward character. Would maybe have to throw in a Shiner Bock, Michelob Amberbock, or Modelo Negra would be a better comparison with Yuengling.
Bro was so nice and professional. I'm not a beer expert and don't dislike any of the popular lagers, but I think ML is the best American Light Lager for the reasons he gave. It's beautifully simple, clean, and refreshing. My wife is a little picker than me, and it's the only one she'll have.
I have been home brewing since 1992, it is refreshing to come across another brewer who recognizes the skill involved in making an American style ( albeit “light”) lager. The “experts” who bad mouthed American lagers have no perception of the challenges associated with brewing a consistently clean, crisp beer. My experience with brewing full body dark ales is how forgiving they are to make; minor flaws can be masked with a little tweaking. All I can say is try to brew an acceptable American beer before you pass judgement on a domestic beer.
I would love to see more content like this with even more beers and spirits. Super interesting stuff. Would also love to hear more about how the difference in brewing processes affect the taste and produce the characteristics you are picking up on during tasting
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Everything you said about the differences between Miller lite and Bud Light or 100% accurate in my opinion. I also drink both of them and prefer Miller light, but my favorite beer is free
Very impressive Nate. You're take on all of these very popular beers supports why they are popular. They are good examples of their type of Lager, Pilsner..etc. They are made by people that love making beer. Good for all of them and the people that drink them. I visited New Belgium Brewery in Ft. Collins a few weeks ago. Great brewery with perhaps the best employee support, benefits and love of any place I've visited. Our tour guide gave us many samples of their sours, porters, IPA's and ambers. All very good. Our guide told us the head brewer does not like IPA's. I said it showed. She asked how it showed and I answered every one of your beers tastes like it was made to be the best beer in it's class, except the IPA's. They taste like they were made to fill out the IPA palate of their brewery. The guide then told us that their Juice Force IPA was the best selling IPA in America. Then asked if I found that surprising? I wasn't. I told her it was good, but not on the level of their other beers. She seemed fine with my response. My labored point here is that every beer I have tried from Treehouse, Pilsner, Lager, Farm Ale, Common Ale, IPA, Porter and Stout are all made with love and dedication to the style and Treehouse's commitment to quality. For all of the beers you brew, and there are lots, each of them is of the highest quality and most of all, you make your customers very, very happy. Is there any better outcome?
I’ve done some light lager and macro lager tasting panels before, amongst many others, and American light lager is by far the most difficult to judge, with so little to work with. Excellent video.
I drank bud light as a teenager into my early 20s. As my palate matured i started getting into ipa, sours, and stouts, along with lagers. If i am drinking light beer, it is definitely miller.
This is one of the most respected breweries in the country and he complimented all three of these “basic” beers. Bravo. I’m in the alcohol industry and I’ve been taught to “hate” these simple beers but have always thought differently. Thanks for being honest and not one bit pretentious. SALUD.
I've done this blind test quite a few times.. It's real simple. In my experience, the people that prefer Bud light and Coors light are not able to determine this. But those that prefer Miller lite can. It can be done by smelling all three, and then just tasting one. The Coors light will have the strongest aroma. Miller lite and Bud light have almost no aroma. The smell will tell you which one is Coors light right away. Bud light and Miller light taste a little similar. Bud light might be a little sweeter. But Miller lite will leave a slight aftertaste, whereas Bud light will leave almost no aftertaste. The aftertaste alone tells you that it's Miller lite..
An added dimension would be to try them at different can ages. I find as coors ages it drops off fast and the others get more metalic after they sit for a while and after a while are just straight undrinkable. Bud light I just cant drink anyways. Never liked it. It's primary flavor note to me is sadness 😂 and I generally have never had an issue with miller. I will say this. The best lager type beer I have EVER had was the coors straight out of the tank on the brewery tour. I asked why they can't bottle that and they said it only lasts a few days then changes flavor. It's the one you can only get there and in a few select places they deliver kegs to daily.
A very humble honest experiment. I love the best hazy DIPAs from Treehouse, Fidens, Modestman etc. But in the locker room after a hockey game, if the cooler is full of Coors, Bud and MIller Lite, I'm taking the Miller every time. And it's great for that time & space.
Miller really does taste better as you drink it. It tastes clean and refreshing. Bud is too sweet and the brand I've experienced the least consistency with. It just tastes kind of like dirty water to me, and very often is flat. Coors is crisp but otherwise unremarkable.
He hit on the nail when he said Miller Lite has the slight metallic flavor and Bud Lite is sweet. If I were to pick a beer on hot summer day next to the pool or at the beach Coors Lite is my go to.
I’ve done this test exactly. I actually think it’s not very hard to distinguish! Bud is straight sweet apple acealdyhyde, Coors is straight banana ester. Miller is the cleanest. Once I figured that out they just jump out at me.
When i was stationed at Hanscom AFB, Treehouse's Julius IPA was one of the best ive tasted. Now, 10 years later and living in San Antonio, Florida, and now South Georgia, it is still one of my favorites...even though i haven't had it since i lived there. Wormtown be hoppy is up there too. Would love to be able to get some here in Georgia.
I appreciate how he handled and described each beer with a reverence. My personal taste is for a little bit sweeter beer, as he stated, which is probably why I lean more toward Bud Light for my macro brewery taste.
Miller is my favorite. Has been my whole life. Tried a bunch but Miller has always stood the test of time. Well balanced light beer that's good even if you want to have several in one sitting. Raised in WI, so...
Respectful, knowledgeable, and explains things well. Not sure if this video is reflective of all the content on this channel, but I subbed and I plan to find out. Great video!
Miller lite has always been my go to and I would fall back on bud light once it started to get old, but no matter what I get I always come back to miller lite eventually
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myself, son, & daughter in law blind taste tested over 100 beers 4-5 years ago. No Imports. Our best score went to Lone Star Beer. PBR, & Coors banquet were in the top as well.
Just discovered this in my feed and very glad I did, what an fun and informative watch - Nate is amazing! how do I get my hands on some Tree House brews if I'm not in MA?
I had some Miller Lite over the weekend for the first time. Its flavor and taste improved tremendously as it warmed up. Funny that here I am watching this, the same is said of it in this video.
My "go to" has always been Miller Lite. I've never been a fan of Bud products. To my palate, Coors Light is just a step above water. But it also comes down to how much I think I will be drinking. If I know I'm going to be at home on a holiday (such as the upcoming 4th of July), then I usually go for "quantity" over "quality"; Miller Lite. But when I want "quality" I tend to go for either a good stout or hef from one of my local micro-breweries.
I used to drink Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. I have issues with gout which can be caused by both alcohol and yeast. So I now drink Bud Light mainly because it is triple filtered which removes most of the yeast remnants. Also the alcohol content is fairly low and haven't had a gout and I have gotten used to it and haven't gout attack since. The best part is I can still drink beer.
Nate, is bud light rice based versus miller lite corn based? Why does bud light give me a higher percent chance of hangover vs miller lite or coors lite? What in the brewing process can give people greater chance of hang over other than of course quantity consumed😊
Of the 3, Miller Lite is by far my favorite … however, most bars/eateries in my area only seem to keep Coors/Bud behind the bar, in which case I opt for Coors
I’m impressed, I did not think you would get all of them. I do agree with you 100% about the flavor profiles which is why miller lite is my go to light beer. That being said, I love trying new brands and styles of beer.
I was in the industry for a few years. I’m cicerone certified. Miller lite is the best for the style. Fun fact: coors light tends to be consumed by wealthier people, bud light tends to be consumed by the less affluent, and miller lite tends to be preferred by connoisseurs (regarding the American style light lager/pilsner brews).
Hi , beer drinker everday for the past 10 years here ✌🏻, ive had stages of drinking all three of these however since i started drinking miller lite ive found it impossible to switch back to bud or coors
I'm not ashamed to say that Natural Light is the house beer for me. It's just light and good tasting. That said, I can appreciate Guiness stout, Modelo, Dos Equis and other beers.
I appreciate his non-judgmental takes on all of these. I’m a firm believer that cheap beer has its time and place. I am NOT drinking a very hoppy, super flavorful, craft brewed beer…on a lawnmower, but I used to love a good cheap beer while mowing the lawn. Damned addictive personality has me drinking O’Douls now though lol
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Geez Nate, you just made me want to go buy a Miller Lite and I'm a devout IPA dude! Great stuff as usual.
‘This is fun, I’m really digging this.’ -me every time I drink ice cold light beer
Ya know it just really neat. Something generational about it
Gawd an ice cold beer on a hot day bout give you a chub
pooring a miller lite right now, its by far the best of the light beers and less carbs, so less belly fat from carbs during into sugar in your body
@@-qj6ps LOL chub, I'm back in 1998
As a brewer with more than 20 years of experience. I will say that the most difficult to brew style are the American Light Lagers. There is nowhere to hide any flaws and the fact the large macrobreweries are able to produce millions of gallons with such amazing consistency is impressive. Every beer has its place and there is nothing wrong with enjoying any one of these, however none would be a first choice if the goal is to enjoy a beer with complexity and exceptional flavor. You did well identifying all three. We keep an American style light lager on tap and some people have told me it's a PBR clone while others have claimed it's a bud light, Coors or Miller lite clone. The fact is that most of these beers are more similar than they are different.
People forget that big breweries became big because they were really good at making beer. Producing huge quantities with perfect consistency. Obviously making lowest common denominator beer that doesn’t offend is good business but that skill could be turned to any sort of beer if the market demanded it. For example, Guinness realised there was a thirst for some heavier tasting beers and they produced West Indies Porter which was excellent.
The large macrobreweries learned that producing the least offensive beer profile with the broadest appeal was extremely profitable. I don't give them credit for producing great beer. I give them credit for developing a large scale brewing process that produces a near flawless and consistent product. The fact is, the vast majority of American Light Lager "beer" drinkers don't actually like beer. Give most of them a beer with more than 10-15 IBU's and they can't tolerate it and hate the way it tastes. One of the greatest things to come out of the homebrewing and microbrewing trend is that it brought many Americans back to enjoying beer brewed without a bunch of adjuncts and enjoying a beer brewed with noticeable Hop character, Barley, A good water profile and a yeast
strain with some complexity.@@Dreyno
@@jamess3532 I didn’t say they produce great beer. I just said they’re really good at making beer and they’re capable of making better beers if they wanted. I agree, most people want easy to drink, light beers. So that’s what they churn out by the truckload.
And as someone who’s worked in some physical jobs down the years, the appeal of an easily chugged, frosty beer with little complexity is understandable after a day in the hot sun. You don’t particularly want a heavier beer with lots of notes. You just want refreshment. Very different from having a few tasty micro brews of an evening.
@@Dreynotheres definitely a time and place for craft beers as well as light lagers n such
@@DreynoIdk, man. There are plenty of belgian wheats that fit this mold while also not tasting skunky. You cant buy a 36 pack for under $30 though 😁
Even more impressive than his palette was his kindness in describing cheap beer.
I was here to say something similar. He treated them and the people who make them respectfully. Working near Saint Louis. I’ve gotten to see the pride of the A-B families and workers. It is really a generational company where students come to college planning to return to the company their dad works for.
@@aaronsapp3407 It’s definitely a craft that is passed down generations
With the craft market more established than before, it’s nice to see a new wave of consumers and brewers showing compassion and not snobbery towards the drink we all enjoy :)
@@krinklesofmadness Exactly! It’s okay to appreciate both types of the beer drinking experience
I think as craft beer makers have started making Lagers the scene has grown an appreciation for the mass brewers, for exactly the reasons he brought up in the beginning of the video
Yep. I’ve had em all, and I’ve had a lot of them. ML is now all I got in my fridge after years of rotating them. Over time it just became the winner.
I've drank each of them hundreds of times and they all taste the same to me pretty much. Miller does have a few less calories for the same alcohol content though so it's probably a bit superior to the others due to that alone. As a guy who is trying to avoid gaining weight I don't feel quite as guilty drinking a couple Miller lite's compared to the others but in all honesty if any of them are free I'll take it.
@@Travybear1989I’ve drank all three as well and personally I just can’t drink Coors light. Tastes disgusting.
Same. Miller light is the original light beer anyway
Miller builds on the palette. Gotta give it 3 or 4 drinks to get the full flavor experience. My fave of the domestic light lagers.
@@Travybear1989 If you're "a guy who is trying to avoid gaining weight", go drink Michelob Ultra with the rest of the ladies. See you at the urinal.
As a miller lite drinker, I would trust this man brews some great beers
It seems that he may know a thing or two about beers
I've always found Miller Lite to be the most drinkable personally. It's something about the finish for me, the other two have a kind of sweet/sour finish that I don't really care for.
@@ccampbell02ytcoors light tastes like bananas to me for some reason.
😂 Miller? Can't you get Krombacher or Peroni? I feel sorry for y'all. Shame.. choice in all aspects of life has been controlled to fek
And he didn’t even use the term ‘like piss’ once… amazing.
Whenever people say this I have to wonder how they know what piss tastes like
Or carbonated water.
It’s a general term used describing the all of these beers are garbage, shit, trash, nasty, empty, worthless, etc. but its probably to hard of a concept for your pea brain to understand the term, “Piss water”.
I think piss probably has more flavor flavoring Miller Lite. It's probably the 3rd worst beer I've ever tried... Badass was definitely the worst - I poured a six-pack out because it wasn't worth it.
Appearance
Morning piss, midday piss, late night piss
Miller Lite and High Life are my macros of choice. Glad you pointed out the additional sweetness in the bud light, that's always what I've told people I do not like about it.
The Rite Aid by me sells 12 packs of High Life bottles for like $9 it's great!
@@dennisanderson8663So cheap, and somehow remains drinkable. Or maybe I just convince myself of that because it's so cheap 😂 There's a couple bars in my town that have bottles for like $2.50, that's what I'm drinking over the $8.00+ craft choices available most of the time.
Super cold Hi-Life on a wicked hot day. Nothing better
I've never been a fan of High Life but Miller Lite is the only light beer I actually like.
@@tiki_trashHas to be bottle for High Life for me. I have absolutely no idea why, but it's just not quite the same from keg or can. There's a lot of craft light lagers out there I enjoy also. But yeah, miller lite is the only macro light lager that hits the spot for me really.
I agree. Bud light seems the sweetest to me. Miller light is my preferred as well.
What a roller coaster of emotions for me. Glad he came back around to the Miller!
I appreciate that he's respectful toward his fellow brewers in the field! Cool video
"fellow brewers" lol
Can't badmouth a potential future employer. Those big macrobrewers pay $$$ to their head brewers that run their large production facilities. There's no more money in beer than in making something like Bud Lite.
As a beer lover from Portland, I get so much crap for loving Miller Lite. Now this validates that I knew what I was talking about!
The Midwest supports you
you're not wrong haha; it's my go to for parties where i know there's a demand for lite beer.
Stop drinking with children.
Drink the bud light
@@deadpanfish You must be a big grown up boy aw how cute
No one would describe Miller Lite as a great beer, but it’s impressive how good and consistent it is at the volume that it’s produced.
I think its great 😂
I disagree. I think that it is an absolutely amazing beer in its style category. Not only is it consistent, but its typocity is ridiculous.
The fact that it comes across as pedestrian and mundane is a testament to these famous brewery's success in making that so.
Imagine a craft IPA that became so dominant and loved that it is viewed with the same level of boredom!
These lagers are challenging to make, and make consistently. Despite churning out huge volume, there is a real art in manufacturing this stuff.
Miller Lite is a crusher for sure i love it, for a mass produced beer its just solid all around.
For sure, tastes better than overly sweet bud light. A little cornier than coors lt imho, but both are superior to nasty ass bud light. Cant go wrong with miller light, or coors light sheeeeit, ice em down and KssssssK-TOK,gluggluglug
Would love a follow up of their non-lite options and see how they compare!
The original , REAL Coors was superb for it's classification.. The bubbles were as fine & uniform as Dom Perignon, , the bite just right.
Between banquet, high life, and bud I would pick the coors all day personally
@@doctajuice team High Life!
Miller Lite is the best for real. Nate has such a discerning pallet it's really impressive
Miller Lite is the best of the 3, but it gives me a terrible headache which is why I drink Coors when I'm slumming.
my preference of the major lights as well; bud is in the middle, because coors tastes watered down.
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@@jesotfor me, its been the opposite. I can only have 2 Coors Light before I start getting a headache, but when I was drinking Miller Lite and High Life, I didn’t have that issue.
Halfway through I was getting disappointed when Miller was seemingly falling behind, but glad it made a comeback at the end 😂
Miller beats all lite beers by far
Yeah it's interesting how his preference was so inconsistent. He started off saying Bud Light had more hop flavors then later said Bud+Coors had less. Then was more negative on Miller and said he would prefer that one even though he ranked it last. Perhaps he should compare them without swallowing bc his viewpoint changes as he drinks more alcohol.
Not to toot my own horn, but, in the beginning when he said Miller Lite was the least impressive I told myself that he would end choosing Miller Lite 🌬 📯
I do like miller the best although i find myself getting kind of tired of it since it’s been my beer of choice for so long
Bud Light is beyond sweet and fruity. Knew it would change as it got warmer, then he finally tasted what we all Know- Miller > Bud Light.
Out of the 3 I prefer coors light. It goes down smooth and it’s always consistent regardless of the size can and it doesn’t taste bad as it warms up.
well yeah water doesnt really change that much
The other 2 are just as weak-@@YourStylesGeneric321
@@YourStylesGeneric321 bro dont understand how ABV works
I’m with you. Highly consistent.
A warm bud light is TOUGH
As someone who got really into craft beer in college and has mellowed out his palette in the 7 years since graduating, I’ve gravitated more and more to lighter beers. My and my friend group’s go to light beer is Miller, and for the same reasons he stated, and I too think bud light is too sweet!
Thanks for this video! Cool
To hear from an expert, and appreciate the respect he gives to these beers and their brewers!
Nate's palate is incredible. It's no wonder why Tree House Beers are so incredible.
Completely agree.
I too enjoy eggplant penetration
He says Bud Light is corn forward.. no corn is used in brewing BL.
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@@Miked_uppA forward tasting note is not dependent on the physical presence or involvement of that ingredient. Compare with vanilla, toffee, tobacco, or what have you, in a bourbon.
The moment he said "I love this, I'm having fun" is when I started having fun too. There's nothing better than witnessing the pros do what they love most.
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@@treehousebrewcoI love in St. Louis and Bud Light is not consistent here anymore AT ALL. Not sure if how it's stored, bottled, or how it's brewed. Bud Light sometimes tastes a bit more like champagne and really sweet which is absolutely nothing what it should taste like. It also sometimes loses ALL the hop flavor.
I sure wish I could try your beer here in Michigan. Please distribute it here!
For American brews, Miller High Life is my go-to. It's probably been 15 years since I've had a Miller Light, so I might have to give it another shot.
MGD is superior to MHL, although harder to find outside of Midwest
Wow, came full circle. Got all three right and Miller Lite is the best of the three. Well done.
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I've actually done this same blind test with a # of friends in the past. Over a sample of maybe 30+ people coors light won the vast majority of the time.
Coors light from a bottle at just above freezing goes down so smoothly, for me anyway.
Miller been my go to for years
Well presented. I can easily see how challenging it would be to sample that particular selection, but you did so fairly and honestly. Interesting idea. I'll have to try it myself.
Wow, Nate perfectly explained my cycle with Bud Light. Whenever I crack open a can I'm like 'Hmm this is better than I remember.' Then as the beer warms a bit I taste that sweetness and it brings me back to why it is my least favorite light lager.
What the macro producers do very well is making that first sip clean, crisp and refreshing before the limitations of their ingredients, process, etc. can make themselves known as the beer warms. Maybe that is why I used to be so fond of the Rolling Rock 7-ounce bottles - you get many more "first sip" experiences without worrying about how the beer tastes half an hour from now.
You shouldn't drink Bud Light at all.
@@DiscombobulatedHampster Long story, but once every 1-2 years in a free cooler for the masses on a parade float. And at that I usually start with a craft beer smuggled on in my Tervis. I certainly never choose BL at a store or bar!
BL has to be really cold for me to choke one down. Never ever buy it myself...only drink it if it's all that's available at the get-together or party or whatever.
No beer should last a half an hour.
Nailed that explanation, the differences and complexity of a beer as it warms is so important and BL is a classic example of a beer that is made to jump out of the gate clean and be drunk immediately. Letting it sit just preps it for you to get a smell and feeling of a 4am bar that should've closed at midnight, just in a glass.
Wow! You’re good! And I appreciate your open mind towards American lagers and respect towards the brewers.
Insane to nail the first 3 light lagers. Nate is the 🐐
Bud Lights sweetness is the major standout characteristic when comparing the big 3 imo, and why it's my last choice of the 3. Would have liked to hear your thoughts on Mich Ultra mixed in there, it's the most "nothing" light beer out there.
Busch is one of the few beers I would honestly just decline in most situations, so the "I don't like it" gave me a chuckle.
He did great. And while I rarely drink standard American light beer, I 100% agree with his choice.
Good choice! Miller is definitely the best, Bud gives me a headache, and Coors just tastes rough. Don't get me wrong, a bottle of any of these is good. However, I'm buying Miller every time.
I used to be a bud light drinker but I enjoyed a lot of beers. But as soon as I tasted Miller lite I switched over and that’s my usual. So I was shocked at first when he said it was the worst, but then happy when he switched his decision to the best out of the 3. The sweetness of bud light is why I can’t go back to it. I never realized how sweet it was until I tried it again after drinking Miller lites for so long
Absolute water. Gross
I use to drink bud light until they took and unnecessary stance in support of castrating males. Left a bad taste in my mouth after that.
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Well Miller lite does "Taste better and it's less filling."
Great review, no hate, just enjoying beers and respecting them for what they are. Miler Lite is def one of the best tasting light beers of them all imo. I am not being bias being a Chicago Native, but it used to be Miester Brau Lite which was a Chicago company that Miller bought out and then rebranded it to Miller Lite.
Completely shocked you were able to pick them blind. That's a freaking skill! Go NATE!
Busch Light is gross. I drank that during COVID and the acetaldehyde in that beer gave me issues after a handful.
Now lets do the "heavy" versions of these beers. I think that's a way better show of quality of these brews (assuming they're doing high gravity brewing).
good idea!
he was able to pick them, because IT WAS NOT A BLIND TASTING!! he already knew what the 3 brands of beer were that he was tasting, just not what order he was tasting them in.
Coors original has to win the heavies, hands down.
@@orion7741 Lil bud it was blind test, you just don't understand.
I could pick each one by taste 💯 if you gave me a blind taste test. Even more so if I saw the color.
Absolutely spot on! Bud light is so sweet. Miller Lite definitely is the most solid.
Miller lite is definitely my favorite of those three.
I've only been brewing for about 5 years, but the skill you have is incredible! Hats off to you brother!
I appreciate that!
Very cool and interesting video. Miller Lite is my favorite of those 3 as well, for exactly the reasons he mentions.
Thanks for watching - and for commenting. Have a great day. 🍺
That was cool to see a craft brewer be so complimentary towards what beer snobs consider garbage beers. Also I worked at a distributor for almost a decade, Miller and Coors light came in the same style barrels, if a cap happened to get mixed up between the two, nobody ever noticed lol
These 3 beers are definitely the safest bets for cheap light beer, would drink them without complaint. But where i'm from (PA) you can pay maybe another $1-2 a case and get yuengling instead 😁
The larger companies seem to focus on removing objectionable flavors vs making a good flavor. It can make them very drinkable, but its not something I'd generally crave either.
That's the point of Pilsners and other similar pale lagers, whether you're drinking an American or Czech-style. The style should be clean, crisp, and dry with only mild malt character and varying degrees of hop bitterness. The style is intended to be refreshing with a clean finish and no dominant flavors besides the mild bitterness of the hops. The American macro lagers are all decent examples of this, and are based on Czech Pilsners. It's a notably difficult style to brew well because there's nothing to hide your mistakes. The big brands have the ability to produce them at a massive scale with impressive consistency, which is definitely much more of a struggle for smaller brewers and home brewers.
@DustinHayre I no longer drink, but that said, I started with Budweiser and then budlight by the time I was in my late twenties I felt they all had no real flavor and if they got warm they were disgusting.
Which I find hilarious since I love the flavor of corona, it's just so distinct and bitter.
On a side note, they should have snuck in an Old Milwaukee in that second 3... that stuff is putrid.
Please do more of these. I don't give a shit about cheap beer but this was enthralling. I love watching masters of their craft do their thing. Really engaging stuff.
thanks! There are a few more on the channel
I'd love to see a pt. 2 with Narragansett, PBR, and Yuengling
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@@treehousebrewco Rainier, Hamms, PBR here (the PNW edition)
Seconded.
I think yuengling would stick out here
@@CPizzle83being an Amber lager it would for sure stick out with a more malt forward character. Would maybe have to throw in a Shiner Bock, Michelob Amberbock, or Modelo Negra would be a better comparison with Yuengling.
Bro was so nice and professional. I'm not a beer expert and don't dislike any of the popular lagers, but I think ML is the best American Light Lager for the reasons he gave. It's beautifully simple, clean, and refreshing. My wife is a little picker than me, and it's the only one she'll have.
Interesting! I always detect more hops with Miller Lite and a sweeter corn flavor with Bud Light.
I thought Bud Lite uses rice in place of corn (syrup).
Wow, your final word on those beers is 100% in line with how I taste them. Great job!
I have been home brewing since 1992, it is refreshing to come across another brewer who recognizes the skill involved in making an American style ( albeit “light”) lager. The “experts” who bad mouthed American lagers have no perception of the challenges associated with brewing a consistently clean, crisp beer. My experience with brewing full body dark ales is how forgiving they are to make; minor flaws can be masked with a little tweaking. All I can say is try to brew an acceptable American beer before you pass judgement on a domestic beer.
Lagers are in vogue right now and most brewers have been very respectful of the craft involving them for the last decade.
I would love to see more content like this with even more beers and spirits. Super interesting stuff. Would also love to hear more about how the difference in brewing processes affect the taste and produce the characteristics you are picking up on during tasting
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Can you guys do a video on water profile? Being the main ingredient in beer it plays a massive role in how it turns out and I’d love to get Nate’s thoughts on how he treats his water for Tree House beers 👍🏼
That would be such a learning experience! Great idea, hopefully they see your comment.
Everything you said about the differences between Miller lite and Bud Light or 100% accurate in my opinion. I also drink both of them and prefer Miller light, but my favorite beer is free
Very impressive Nate. You're take on all of these very popular beers supports why they are popular. They are good examples of their type of Lager, Pilsner..etc. They are made by people that love making beer. Good for all of them and the people that drink them. I visited New Belgium Brewery in Ft. Collins a few weeks ago. Great brewery with perhaps the best employee support, benefits and love of any place I've visited. Our tour guide gave us many samples of their sours, porters, IPA's and ambers. All very good. Our guide told us the head brewer does not like IPA's. I said it showed. She asked how it showed and I answered every one of your beers tastes like it was made to be the best beer in it's class, except the IPA's. They taste like they were made to fill out the IPA palate of their brewery. The guide then told us that their Juice Force IPA was the best selling IPA in America. Then asked if I found that surprising? I wasn't. I told her it was good, but not on the level of their other beers. She seemed fine with my response. My labored point here is that every beer I have tried from Treehouse, Pilsner, Lager, Farm Ale, Common Ale, IPA, Porter and Stout are all made with love and dedication to the style and Treehouse's commitment to quality. For all of the beers you brew, and there are lots, each of them is of the highest quality and most of all, you make your customers very, very happy. Is there any better outcome?
I bet New Belgium lets it's bartenders receive tips though. Probably less screaming children running around too
I’ve done some light lager and macro lager tasting panels before, amongst many others, and American light lager is by far the most difficult to judge, with so little to work with. Excellent video.
I drank bud light as a teenager into my early 20s. As my palate matured i started getting into ipa, sours, and stouts, along with lagers. If i am drinking light beer, it is definitely miller.
This is one of the most respected breweries in the country and he complimented all three of these “basic” beers.
Bravo. I’m in the alcohol industry and I’ve been taught to “hate” these simple beers but have always thought differently.
Thanks for being honest and not one bit pretentious.
SALUD.
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I've done this blind test quite a few times.. It's real simple. In my experience, the people that prefer Bud light and Coors light are not able to determine this. But those that prefer Miller lite can. It can be done by smelling all three, and then just tasting one.
The Coors light will have the strongest aroma. Miller lite and Bud light have almost no aroma. The smell will tell you which one is Coors light right away. Bud light and Miller light taste a little similar. Bud light might be a little sweeter. But Miller lite will leave a slight aftertaste, whereas Bud light will leave almost no aftertaste. The aftertaste alone tells you that it's Miller lite..
Treehouse is fantastic! Just discovered the channel, but have long appreciated your products. Keep up the great work!
Welcome aboard!
An added dimension would be to try them at different can ages. I find as coors ages it drops off fast and the others get more metalic after they sit for a while and after a while are just straight undrinkable. Bud light I just cant drink anyways. Never liked it. It's primary flavor note to me is sadness 😂 and I generally have never had an issue with miller. I will say this. The best lager type beer I have EVER had was the coors straight out of the tank on the brewery tour. I asked why they can't bottle that and they said it only lasts a few days then changes flavor. It's the one you can only get there and in a few select places they deliver kegs to daily.
I really like Red Stripe lager beer. You should try that one too!
A very humble honest experiment. I love the best hazy DIPAs from Treehouse, Fidens, Modestman etc. But in the locker room after a hockey game, if the cooler is full of Coors, Bud and MIller Lite, I'm taking the Miller every time. And it's great for that time & space.
Miller really does taste better as you drink it. It tastes clean and refreshing. Bud is too sweet and the brand I've experienced the least consistency with. It just tastes kind of like dirty water to me, and very often is flat. Coors is crisp but otherwise unremarkable.
Oh hey! I didn't realize we have a brewery in Charlton. I don't spend as much time out that way as I did, but it sounds like time for a visit.
come pay us a visit! we'd love to have you!
They do all taste similar. But bud light gives me a headache everytime I drink one.
Fucking facts
"Headache in a can"...Budweiser
Its because its brewed with rice
Was the Coors Light cold though?
He hit on the nail when he said Miller Lite has the slight metallic flavor and Bud Lite is sweet. If I were to pick a beer on hot summer day next to the pool or at the beach Coors Lite is my go to.
Very impressive pallet. wow. they are similar. And I would lean Miller Lite too, but none are my go to anymore. great video
I’ve done this test exactly. I actually think it’s not very hard to distinguish! Bud is straight sweet apple acealdyhyde, Coors is straight banana ester. Miller is the cleanest. Once I figured that out they just jump out at me.
I agree when they warmed up. Ice cold in a black glass these particular cans were extremely similar
When i was stationed at Hanscom AFB, Treehouse's Julius IPA was one of the best ive tasted. Now, 10 years later and living in San Antonio, Florida, and now South Georgia, it is still one of my favorites...even though i haven't had it since i lived there. Wormtown be hoppy is up there too. Would love to be able to get some here in Georgia.
I don't think Bud has changed much since I tried it lol. It gives me an off taste almost skunky on the backend.
I appreciate how he handled and described each beer with a reverence.
My personal taste is for a little bit sweeter beer, as he stated, which is probably why I lean more toward Bud Light for my macro brewery taste.
Haven't had a Bud Light since Mulvaney and I regret nothing
Not a drinker, but im legitimately happy this random ass video showed up in my feed.
This was cool!
You are now
Miller Lite is goated. also busch light sucks
Hell yeah, Miller Lite FTW! That's my go-to cheap beer.
Just went to treehouse for the first time this year. Great beers and a very cool spot to hang!
Anyone else hoping that when he tried bud light he would say "mmhh this tastes gay"
Miller is my favorite. Has been my whole life. Tried a bunch but Miller has always stood the test of time. Well balanced light beer that's good even if you want to have several in one sitting. Raised in WI, so...
Respectful, knowledgeable, and explains things well. Not sure if this video is reflective of all the content on this channel, but I subbed and I plan to find out. Great video!
Hi! I love Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier from Spaten-Franziskaner-Brau.
I’d love your take on it! I’ve always wanted to understand its flavor profile.
Miller lite has always been my go to and I would fall back on bud light once it started to get old, but no matter what I get I always come back to miller lite eventually
Good googly moogly I love the youtube algorithm. This guy is so well spoken and has such a wonderful, easy to follow narrative. What a great channel. Easy to click "subscribe", I'll be following along. Great job
thank you 😀
myself, son, & daughter in law blind taste tested over 100 beers 4-5 years ago. No Imports. Our best score went to Lone Star Beer. PBR, & Coors banquet were in the top as well.
You should check out the other video on the channel with Banquet! I picked it!
Fun video, great to see a breakdown of these light lagers!
Just discovered this in my feed and very glad I did, what an fun and informative watch - Nate is amazing! how do I get my hands on some Tree House brews if I'm not in MA?
I had some Miller Lite over the weekend for the first time. Its flavor and taste improved tremendously as it warmed up. Funny that here I am watching this, the same is said of it in this video.
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My "go to" has always been Miller Lite. I've never been a fan of Bud products. To my palate, Coors Light is just a step above water. But it also comes down to how much I think I will be drinking. If I know I'm going to be at home on a holiday (such as the upcoming 4th of July), then I usually go for "quantity" over "quality"; Miller Lite. But when I want "quality" I tend to go for either a good stout or hef from one of my local micro-breweries.
I used to drink Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. I have issues with gout which can be caused by both alcohol and yeast. So I now drink Bud Light mainly because it is triple filtered which removes most of the yeast remnants. Also the alcohol content is fairly low and haven't had a gout and I have gotten used to it and haven't gout attack since. The best part is I can still drink beer.
Nate, is bud light rice based versus miller lite corn based? Why does bud light give me a higher percent chance of hangover vs miller lite or coors lite? What in the brewing process can give people greater chance of hang over other than of course quantity consumed😊
Of the 3, Miller Lite is by far my favorite … however, most bars/eateries in my area only seem to keep Coors/Bud behind the bar, in which case I opt for Coors
These videos are fantastic, thanks for doing these. Keep it up!
Happy to see a brewer giving props to the big brewers. Not talking bad about how consistancy is king in the beer world.
I’m impressed, I did not think you would get all of them. I do agree with you 100% about the flavor profiles which is why miller lite is my go to light beer. That being said, I love trying new brands and styles of beer.
I was in the industry for a few years. I’m cicerone certified. Miller lite is the best for the style. Fun fact: coors light tends to be consumed by wealthier people, bud light tends to be consumed by the less affluent, and miller lite tends to be preferred by connoisseurs (regarding the American style light lager/pilsner brews).
Excellent content as always! Ultra stoked to visit in early September!!
Hi , beer drinker everday for the past 10 years here ✌🏻, ive had stages of drinking all three of these however since i started drinking miller lite ive found it impossible to switch back to bud or coors
I thoroughly enjoyed this. Really impressed with your skill!
Me and my mom do this 😂 I love throwing in a "good" micro brewry pils in and see if we can find it!
I'm not ashamed to say that Natural Light is the house beer for me. It's just light and good tasting. That said, I can appreciate Guiness stout, Modelo, Dos Equis and other beers.
You just chose another 3 light beers.
I appreciate his non-judgmental takes on all of these. I’m a firm believer that cheap beer has its time and place. I am NOT drinking a very hoppy, super flavorful, craft brewed beer…on a lawnmower, but I used to love a good cheap beer while mowing the lawn. Damned addictive personality has me drinking O’Douls now though lol
Love this video! Always great to get perspective
Absolutely love your channel!! This was awesome!