Chicago Tribune beer taste test finds favor with Milwaukee-based beers
Craft beer experts like MillerCoors, Pabst Brewing products best
Craft beer experts like MillerCoors, Pabst Brewing products best
It can sometimes be hard for Chicagoans to give a little respect to Wisconsin, especially when it comes to sports. But it's a different story when it comes to beer.
The Chicago Tribune asked three Chicago craft brewers to taste test 16 major domestic beers. The judges sipped four beers at a time from 6-ounce glasses.
The Tribune write, Josh Noel had the following 5-point scale scoring system:
5: Sure! I'd be happy to drink this after work and keep it in my fridge at home.
4: Not bad. Works fine for a ballgame or a barbecue.
3: Meh. Not egregious, but macro beer's flaws are starting to show.
2: Bad. This is why I got into craft beer.
1: Abysmal. Someone hand me an IPA, quick! I need this taste out of my mouth!
This is how the scoring finished and check out the top seven!
- Hamm's (Miller Coors) 4.5
- Miller Lite (Miller Coors) 4.3
- Pabst Blue Ribbon (Pabst Brewing) 4.3
- Keystone Light (Miller Coors) 4
- Old Style (Pabst Brewing) 4
- Coors Banquet (Miller Coors) 3.7
- Coors Light (Miller Coors) 3.7
- Busch Light (Anheuser-Busch) 3.5
- Michelob Ultra (Anheuser-Busch) 3.5
- Miller High Life (Miller Coors) 3.5
- Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch) 3.3
- Busch (Anheuser-Busch) 3.2
- Bud Light (Anheuser-Busch) 3
- Natural Ice (Anheuser-Busch) 3
- Schlitz (Pabst Brewing) 3
- Icehouse (Miller Coors) 2.7