Free beer

So I'm at a software seminar this week....They will provide free beverages. The beer offerings are pretty thin. All "major" brands....

I have two to report on.

Sam Adams -- this is what I like to refer to as "good beer, for people who don't know any better...."

And that's what it is. It's good beer. It wins prizes because it's good. Still, it's annoying that it's become a sort of stereotype for people who think they're buying upscale beer. "Hey, I bought some good beer!!!" Anyways, there's nothing special about Sam. It's got the flavor profile that's like, mass-produced beer reduced to 75% or original beer. Like, it's 33% better than your average beer -- the taste is stronger, but it's not like they incorporating something special -- just less water!

The other beer, as I worried about getting filled up, was Bud Light. Neither Bud, or Bud Light, is the worst beer in the world. It's by no means, however, as good as IT thinks it is. And that's the thing -- overexposure. And if it's going to be fewer calories than normal, well then no complaints. But really. A thin flavor profile, but something you don't taste in most beers, and that's NOT a slam. It's actually pretty good, for one or two bottles. But you have to know you're not getting anything "out" of it.

Grades:
Sam Adams: B
Bud Light: C