The Best of the Bottom

By: Michal Macias

The Best of the Bottom

Everyone likes to sit back and relax on the weekends and sometimes that entails a drink.  One could always go to the bar and enjoy a night with out some friends but, before you know it, you already owe the keep over $50 for the few beers you bought for yourself and some buds.  Of course you’re going to pay for the atmosphere and the socializing, but there is a cheaper alternative for this, and it’s sold at most gas stations, the best of the bottom.

A few friends and I had tested couple of different low grade beers and when we say low, we mean beer that is cheaper than 60 cents a can.  We took into account how it poured (its head), price per beer, and overall taste.  The beers we tested were Miller High Life, Busch, and Keystone.  All samples were bought as 30 racks to maximize cost and efficiency.

Miller High Life:

Miller High Life is an American style lager known for its consistently crisp taste and iconic clear glass bottle.  When poured into a glass, the beer is bright yellowish color with a little white head.  A plus side to this is that it is extremely cheap, the cheapest of all three samples. We paid $14.24 for a 30 rack, which comes out to a measly 47 cents a can!  As for taste, we noticed a brewed cereal and malt aroma; the flavor was on the sweeter side with a skunky after taste. Overall, we gave this beer a 7 out of 10 because we all knew it was cheap stuff, but it goes down pretty smoothly and isn't at all that terrible. 

Busch:

Busch is also an American style lager that is more blended with hops, malt, and corn to provide a more balanced pleasant flavor.  When poured, this beer is a very light yellow with an extremely large off white head.  Being the most expensive beer we sampled, this beer ran us $15.85 for a 30 rack, which comes out to roughly 53 cents per can.  As for the taste, we noticed a more bitter and maltier aroma; the flavor came off as a light corny taste but was awfully resembling water.  Overall, we gave this beer a 4 out of 10 because being a slightly more expensive beer, we were let down with the quality and taste.

Keystone Light:

Keystone Light is as well an American style lager.  When poured, it comes off a pale gold color and has a very carbonated feel with a large head that seemed to die down pretty quickly.  This 30 rack cost us $14.92, which comes out to almost exactly 50 cents a can.  As for the taste, we noticed the aroma to come off a bit soda-ish and also had faint hints of sweet and grainy; the flavor tasted very corny with a strong cereal finish and also resembled water quite terribly.  Overall, we gave this beer a 2 out of 10.  There isn’t much good to say about this beer, other than it’s kind of cheap,                                                                  but there are better tasting, cheaper alternatives. 

The Final Thoughts:

                                                Miller High Life:  7/10

                                                Busch:  4/10

                                                Keystone:  2/10

As both Keystone light and Busch are not terrible choices, but they do have their own downsides that outweigh the positives; being more expensive and very watered down tasting, Miller High Life takes the cake on this one. www.ratebeer.com has small reviews on any beer you would like, including the ones we reviewed above.  Its tolerable taste and extreme cheapness makes it the best of the bottom!  If you ever are short on money or just don’t want to go out to the bars, Miller High Life is the best alternative to those costly party places. So sit back and enjoy the weekend with the “Champagne of Beers”, Miller High Life.