The first time I tried Beck’s I was a little surprised, the flavours were not what I was expecting. Not that I minded, it was a pretty good surprise, we were around my sister’s house where we were all watching the football, it was a pre-season game where we snatched victory in the final couple of minutes of the game. So this was a memorable day for a number of reasons. 

Beck’s is a pilsner so a little lighter in colour and flavour than a traditional lager beer. That is fine as long as you know what you are letting yourself in for. The palette is light, has plenty of dryness and for me, hints of coffee flavour. I was surprised and thought it was pretty good, not that I would be drinking this all the time, just something different.

Doing a little reading, the brewery has lowered the alcohol volume from 5% to 4% after it was purchased by Anheur Busch, the brewer of Budweiser – oh no. I now have to work out if I first had the older beer, the one that everyone raved about or the new recipe, the one that everyone complained about.

There are now plenty of complaints about the new Beck’s now it has been purchased by the owners of Budweiser. Sure, they sell plenty of beer in the US, it is not universally liked by anyone who isn’t American, it has a lousy reputation and have them purchase a great German brewery and start playing around with the recipe – this isn’t good.