Busch is the "value" brand beer from Anheuser-Busch. Apparently it’s "the country’s largest-selling subpremium-priced beer in all major demographics"… that’s a long-winded way to say "cheap." This is one of those beers for which I have the least familiarity. Here’s an interesting tidbit, though: introduced in 1955, "Busch also holds … Continue reading

Rainier is an American classic, there’s no two ways about it—one of the Pacific Northwest icons. Whether you remember the great commercials of the ’70s, or the giant "R" on top of the brewery itself, it’s hard not to look fondly upon this beer. These days, Rainier is a product … Continue reading

Miller Genuine Draft is the "premium" brew from Miller Brewing that was introduced in 1985. It’s "cold filtered four times for smoother flavor" and sits at 4.66% alcohol by volume. I have to admit, back in my youthful beer drinking days, before discovering home- and microbrew, I considered MGD to … Continue reading

Coors Light is pretty ubiquitous around these parts (Central Oregon); it’s always on the menu at restaurants and seems to be the one available whenever somebody is offering beer (and doesn’t have microbrew). And even though it’s a "light" beer, it seems therefore to be the flagship from Coors (even … Continue reading

Icehouse is the next beer in the tasting queue, one of the so-called "ice beers" from Miller (the "Plank Road Brewery" line). In fact it’s the "first domestic ice beer" in America, they say, and has an alcohol content of 5.5% by volume. Generally, an "ice beer" is supposed to … Continue reading