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eprewitt
Chicago, IL

Beer-flavored water.

1 star rating

a beer drinker, wine lover, foodie, a healthy cook
Pros

    Makes an excellent cooking beer, Cheap, cheap, cheap

Cons
    not so great when it is warm, Tastes horrible, Not so great even when cold

MAY
28
2008

Coors Light is an interesting beer.  It's great for cooking (beer bread, drunken chicken, brats, etc.).  It is, however, not at all good for drinking; this is an unfortunate fact, since it appears to be produced and marketed for that precise use.

The appeal of light beer is (obviously) that it contains less alcohol.  This means that you can pound pitchers all night while playing bar trivia, and still manage to make it to work on time and in one piece the next day.  However, you could get the same effect from sipping two pints of a decent, full-alcohol, full-calorie beer.  Higher alcohol percentage means more calories, sure; but one real beer does the job of two or even three light beers.  You would feel pleasantly buzzed, and not completely bloated and gross from drinking fizzy beer-flavored water all night; not to mention that you'd probably end up spending about the same amount of money.  Besides, I personally think it sounds a bit more sophisticated to order, say, some snooty Bavarian UberDoppelgangerbock than a Coors Light. 

Bottom line: spend a little more money, drink real beer, save the Coors for culinary purposes. 



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Foz wrote on May 12, 2009 at 12:21PM

The appeal of light beer is NOT (obviously) that it contains less alcohol, but that it contains fewer calories. Not everyone drinks beer to get smashed, some enjoy a beer with a meal, and wold prefer to take in the 102 calories of a Coors Light versus the 150+ calories of most regular beers (sometimes 200+).

It is difficult to discern whether your post is tongue-in-cheek, or completely egocentric, but Coors Light is a pleasant and refreshing beer.

wigsnot wrote on Nov 28, 2008 at 7:25PM

A beer's taste is usually based on the region it came from or is made. For example, Milwaukee beers have a distinct "twang" to them. Coors products tend to be smoother in texture and flavor. Regular Coors beer has a sound soft flavor. Coor light..is just that. Light. Subtle hints of its original.
You would not want to use this beer to cook with, since the purpose of cooking with beer is to use a full bodied beer to reflect the flavors you are blending with the beer. Coors light is a great refreshing starter beer. Drink it with a strong flavored food item. It will bring out many flavors of both the food and and Coors light. Don;t under estimate this quality product.

GeorgeChabot wrote on May 29, 2008 at 6:28AM

You're right. Two Samuel Adams = a six pack of this, and much better quality, besides.

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