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Natural Light.
Natural Light is a reduced-calorie light pilsner brewed by Anheuser-Busch since its introduction on July 31, 1977. Its ingredients are listed as water, barley malt, cereal grains, yeast, and hops. The nutritional facts of one 12 ounce can is 95 calories, 3.2 grams of carbohydrates, 0.7 grams of protein, and 4.2% alcohol by volume.
The magazine Consumer Reports in 2001 published a review of many beers in which Natural Light was ranked as the number two light beer and additionally characterized as one of the "best buys."[1] Additionally, in 2008, Natural Light received a Bronze Medal in the World Beer Cup in the American Style Light-Lager category, and The Wall Street Journal lists it as the fifth largest selling beer in the U.S.[2] In contrast, Natural Light currently maintains an aggregate score of D- on notable beer rating site BeerAdvocate.com,[3] while being listed as the third worst beer in the world by RateBeer.com.[4]
Colloquially, Natural Light is also known as Natty light as well as Frat Water, especially on college campuses.
References
- ^ "Consumer Reports publishes beer reviews". Modern Brewery Age. 23 July 2001. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3469/is_30_52/ai_77713624. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
- ^ "Anheuser Refreshes Bud Light Campaign". Wall Street Journal. 11 August 2009. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124991999282619827.html#mod=rss_whats_news_us.
- ^ "Beeradvocate rating Natural Light". beeradvocate.com. 28 May 2011. http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/29/1524.
- ^ "Ratebeer The Worst Beers in the World". ratebeer.com. 28 May 2011. http://www.ratebeer.com/Ratings/TheWorstBeers.asp.
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