Bud, Miller, Coors: Ultimate American Beer Showdown!

In this video, head brewer at Tree House Brewing Company tastes, analyzes, picks a favorite, and attempts to blindly identify Budweiser, Coors Banquet, and Miller High Life.
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[@treehousebrewco]

If you have not seen the Lite tasting of these heavyweights, check it out here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWG8nmdjfdxsi80 Also - please subscribing is a huge help and you can do that by clicking here: www.youtube.com/@treehousebrewco?sub_confirmation=1 Thanks for watching - we hope you have a great day!

[@MileHighGrowler]

Banquet is "project" beer. Working on the yard, painting the house, staining the deck - always keep some Banquet on hand. For years I avoided it because of the stigma of the macros. But there is a time and place for it and it's delicious in those moments.

[@treehousebrewco]

drink what you enjoy. 🙌🏻

[@jaredleclaire9842]

Agreed on how difficult this is. We did the bud light/coors light/miller lite with a group of us including my buddy who is Mr. Coors light and he couldn’t pick out Coors light…..4x over 😂

[@treehousebrewco]

Preach

[@scottdonaldson1973]

I'm a recent settler to the USA, I enjoy Banquet and High Life, but if I'm drinking High Life I prefer it out of the bottle.

[@mikegsg9r]

I'm telling ya Schlitz is so good, needs to be in one of these videos. Maybe do a Milwaukee special, Schlitz, Blatz and old Milwaukee.

[@hunterbasselite6826]

So Coors banquet is the king of American macro lagers (out of the popular huge corporations) so far in your videos !! My fav as well ! Nothing beats a Coors banquet in a stubby bottle while a hot day on the water fishing

[@treehousebrewco]

👍🏻🙌🏻

[@Ekalb2000]

Great video and results. I was anti-Coors for decades. About a year ago, on a whim, picked up a six pack of Banquet, my favorite go to beer, don't even give the other macro brewers a thought now.

[@treehousebrewco]

nice - always a good idea to revisit things!

[@NativeDay05]

Miller High Life is my favorite but Coors Banquet has always been my close second. Cool video!

[@hbk42581]

High Life has been my go-to cheap beer since college. Banquet recently thrust back into the limelight and popularity thanks mostly in part to Johnny Lawrence of the Cobra Kai dojo.

[@donbrown8651]

Nate's buzzin' for this one, love to see it

[@spencerp4327]

gonna say the same lol

[@johnnigri7269]

Johnny Lawerence can’t be wrong!! I delivered beer from all 3 brands and I have to say I agree with your ranking but when I worked at a Budweiser distribution company they gave us a six pack of Budweiser that was made that day and it was amazing!

[@brianhorner2636]

It's great to see the blind tastings again. Love those videos. It was awsome to see the new blind in the video. Thank you Nate and to all of you at Tree House Brewery that made my day. Can't wait to visit Deerfield location June 12 when were down that way again. Cheers Brian from Canada

[@treehousebrewco]

thanks for the box, Brian! see you soon! we’ll mention your work in a future video 😁😁

[@Dr.Dan_K]

When I was in Golden, CO and took the tour I was actually rather surprised at how good, "The Banquet of Beers" tasted from the brewery. I was hesitant to talk about going to breweries on another's page but that might be a great series of teaming up with breweries, visiting, tasting and promoting each other to fight against the big ones who fight amongst themselves...

[@maxs6909]

So much suspense in this video and in the Lite tasting! Cheers from Quebec.

[@treehousebrewco]

Thanks for watching, cheers from the US!

[@ElThornoDrums]

BRO i thought i was the only one that noticed the heineiken banana note!! I ALWAYS say it to my friends and they never pick up on it. Makes it undrinkable for me hahaha.

[@bdarth51]

I do love how people say they can tell the difference, but when you see it in person you prepare your thoughts, your pallet and all preconceived notions. If it's a true blind test, your senses will play with your mind. I love your vidoes.

[@928guy]

Banquet is my go to for 2 seasons of the year, great video 🍻

[@treehousebrewco]

Thanks!

[@christurner9490]

Love that last comment - just when I thought you were going to let us know which of the three you would drink on a warm summer day, you dropped a TRUTH BOMB - Julius!!!!!

[@treehousebrewco]

The juuuuuiiiiccceee

[@thurgoodsf8960]

Yes I love the blind tasting videos!! Awesome you nailed it!

[@treehousebrewco]

Glad you like them!

[@PatrickTK21]

High Life is fairly easy to spot because it has unique bubbles/foam for a macro lager (hence the Champagne of Beers nickname). Bud and Bud Light (and even Busch/Busch Light, by extension) always seem to have that slight banana aroma/flavor.

[@tommyers477]

his palette is phenomenal! wow.

[@michaelwillever3522]

I have thoughts! I thoughts this channel is AWESOME!! Edit! After watching it again, it occurs to me that your editor deserves a raise.

[@treehousebrewco]

thanks, I think?

[@michaelwillever3522]

@@treehousebrewco haha! Pay the man (or woman)!

[@CHEWEDOUTNH]

As much as I like these videos, I could do a blind taste test after many years of drinking these.

[@Lightnin42]

Long live the King 👑 Budweiser 👏

[@maxxgunner5573]

Recently got to try Budweiser at Woodranch, and it tasted pretty good and crisp like a yeast-flavored rice wine with sweetness of malt and bitterness of hops while being down to earth and accessible for all Americans (especially if you’re a Mexican and or Filipino born an Angelino). Been wanting to try it since 2018 and nostalgia for American Beers.

[@Briancbell121]

These taste tests are great

[@treehousebrewco]

thank you - we appreciate that. there are several others on the channel worth checking out!

[@TrishaMaybe]

I love these videos. I am interested in other people's takes on beers and the tasting notes. I don't drink any of these, but coors banquet at the brewery is just different. It is the best of those 3 in my opinion. I am not a beer girl, though. I do love tasting beer! I only really enjoy stouts and porters every so often. Still love these videos!

[@diesh69]

feel so validated hearing about the banana heineken thing, people looked at me like i was insane when i said it

[@PhillipWilkerson-j1n]

No one is taking up for my Budweiser, so I have to chime in🔔!

[@danielclayton5350]

I lived in St. Louis for a lot of years, so Budweiser was naturally everywhere. I always thought the same thing as this guy, that it was way too sweet. Never was a fan, but I still ended up drinking it a lot of the times since it would be on special a the bar I was at.

[@normanwyatt8761]

I like all those premium beers but Miller High Life fits my wallet from the late 60's to the present 2020's.

[@FrankGenoBruno]

High life and Coors Banquet are the only choices for my palate. Coors was one of the first major breweries to use cascade hops.

[@Jacsmith383]

Same here man. But I'd prefer coors over high life just out of preference

[@ProspectorAl]

My picks are Miller, Coors, Bud. Done many taste tests, switched to craft beer years ago.

[@pfmcmanamon]

Love these videos guys! And your interaction with everyone. It’s incredible to see such a wonderful product from a business that’s in such an explosive growth time to still take moments to connect with their followers. Bravo! Have you all ever considered a Kolsch taste test? I’ve tried so many local brewery Kolsch beers and even the imports and I find them all so unique and dynamic. I don’t think I’ve tried a Kolsch style ale that I’ve disliked ever. Also, if you guys are Beatles fans and would ever be interested, my brother hosts a podcast called Blotto Beatles where they have some beverages, discuss one Beatles song at a time and rank them. They’re local dudes too and I bet they’d love to add you to the brewery list of guests as they’ve had the Devils Purse guys and Sam Calagione on. Cheers!

[@abnrgrtr]

Banquet has always been my personal fave of the big American beers. And always nice to see Bud go down.

[@treehousebrewco]

it hit really nicely in this tasting for sure!

[@gunnarcolleen2400]

It would be fun to see a video of the regional domestic beers - Narraganset, Rainier, Schlitz, Lone Star, and whatever else might be out there. Though might be hard to source all of those

[@techie13804]

Love a cold High Life after mowing the lawn on a hot summer day.

[@treehousebrewco]

🙌🏻

[@fyremanbill]

I'm going to show my age here Nate. I grew up sneaking my dads Olympia and I always thought it was the best macro lager of them all. I think it's still brewed by Pabst but sadly it isn't the same. It WAS the water (Tumwater) and a lot more!!

[@paulff3]

I grew up on Bud. Occasionally still enjoy a Bud Heavy.

[@maconner99]

Coors is my favorite of those three. Next try Pabst Blue Ribbon, Rolling Rock, and Lone Star.

[@triangleman9997]

Taste sampling seriously without a palate cleanser in between is wild

[@MrKinghuman]

Banquet is usually the dollar beer special. And I love it more for it

[@Camohawk22]

Excellent choice - From a guy at G150. If you know, you know

[@jshall14]

There’s also something to be said for enjoying one of these beers after having a few craft beers. That’s for a couple of reasons. Sometimes you palate needs a break after drinking hazy IPAs, especially some of the extra soft, sweet and heavy-feeling ones. Also, drinking $8-$9 pints if you are out all night can get pretty expensive! Nothing wrong with downshifting to a less expensive lager. I’m a firm believer that every bar, even craft beer-focused bars, need to have at least one inexpensive beer on tap or in cans.

[@treehousebrewco]

variety is the spice of life

[@mercster]

I just drink beer occasionally, and I did research into what beer drinkers consider the best of the "mass market" inexpensive beers. Coors Banquet seems to be well respected, so I went with that, I enjoy it very much. I've had Bud a bunch in restaurants and stuff, it's fine.

[@treehousebrewco]

Coors Banquet has done well in many of our tastings for sure!

[@branttoney6424]

Fantastic video. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Banquet is a solid brew.

[@danielgoldberg2129]

My pallet is all over the place, depending on weather. In winter, when it’s cold, I like really dark beers. It summer I like something lighter and refreshing. I don’t care for anything Light, or IPA’s. (They taste like grapefruit to me.) The only beer I’ve ever dumped down the drain is a Michelob Ultra. 😂

[@treehousebrewco]

mich ultra is tough for sure

[@ericcampbell1842]

Bud still the king

[@mistletoephoto]

Banquet beer is my go to 30 rack but sometimes, after mowing the lawn, crushing a bud heavy makes me feel good

[@TheBenperri]

It’s like people that claim they can blindly choose their favorite vodka. They never can when I test them

[@20andin]

I've Pub Crawled London, I'm spoiled.

[@NateWilson922]

My name is also Nate. Banquet is definitely my favorite of these 3.

[@treehousebrewco]

🙏🏼

[@TheRichie213]

1) Coors Banquet 2) Budweiser 3) Miller High Life

[@davewilliamson9022]

Recently brewed a Light Summer beer , Needed it to be Gluten Free, used Clarity Ferm, do you make a gluten free or reduced beer?

[@GenaPerea-cb9po]

And taste tester is a seltzer drinker!

[@Mocktezuma111]

I love watching these beer reviews. Cheers salud and PROST ✌️

[@treehousebrewco]

Glad you like them!

[@SKAphisto]

I'm suprised Pabst Blue Ribbion wasn't a contender in this analysis! Tends to be my go-to cheap domestic lager, but Coors has always been my runner up.

[@treehousebrewco]

we have it in another tasting! it can be hard to choose, stay tuned, we'll do more!

[@guyveloz4382]

BRAVO! that is haaaaaaaaaard!

[@WinstonElliott-gi8ck]

Miller genuine draft is their “standard” beer. Hard to find though, hence the quote.

[@enthused7591]

Luckily, Miller high life at 30% cheaper is better than budweiser by a large margin, and just about as good as Coors

[@ryan82scott]

I love craft and traditional European styles, yet I always keep a sixer of Banquet in the beer fridge. It’s the classic American light lager.

[@treehousebrewco]

👍🏻

[@tomr1105]

It’s so hard to tell beers like these apart when blind sampling! I’d love to see a video where customers try to identify Julius, Haze and Green in a blind tasting.

[@treehousebrewco]

Good idea. I find these three to be incredibly easy.

[@domhowe278]

Would love to see you do a japanese beer lineup next please. Something along the lines of Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin. I'm not sure if they're popular in the US but they're massive here in Australia.

[@treehousebrewco]

literally filmed this today 🔥

[@domhowe278]

@@treehousebrewco Unreal, keep up the legendary work then!

[@shmeegie32]

Banquet is my fav but can’t go wrong with budweiser when the pockets are hurting. 2024 in california u can get a 12 pack of bud for about 13-14 after tax vs banquet around 18

[@thecoastalelite2074]

Many years ago a DJ buddy of mine and I did a monthly gig at a divey spot in DC. We talked the owner into a 3 hour open bar with a $5 cover-caveat being it was beer only-and the only two choices were Coors Banquet and Corona. The Banquet wasn’t terrible actually…shockingly so.

[@treehousebrewco]

sounds like good time honestly

[@alejandroramirez4470]

recently had coors at a baseball game being the cheapest option at about $5 for 12oz can. haven't tried bud in a long while but banquet had a hint of sweetness. I see why some people are choosing banquets recently.

[@treehousebrewco]

Good price

[@reelredroom]

the banana note in Budweiser is so true

[@treehousebrewco]

undeniable

[@ryantaylor3945]

Yeah, i had a group of guys who swore how easy this would be and we did Budweiser/Banquet/high life/busch and the only one they got right was Budweiser bc of how sweet it was.

[@treehousebrewco]

it’s very hard especially if you don’t drink them often

[@squatchybrewdude5281]

One of my old friends had Miller High Life at his house like 8 years ago. I had one and quit hanging out with him😂

[@treehousebrewco]

🤣

[@avonmusk3420]

Budweiser has always been my favorite. Especially frost cold. But i actually drank my first Coors Banquet beer today. And...sorry King. You've been overthrown.

[@sebastianarmani333]

Great video but using miller genuine draft probably would have been a better choice over high life and I definitely agree with you on the temperature they all should have been relatively similar temperature.and I'm drinking a banquet as I type good shit man

[@austindando897]

I'm here to listen to Nate refer to all things as "guys", ha. Love these videos!

[@treehousebrewco]

☹️

[@Buddha-of8fk]

Try some Straub. It's awesome.

[@maximluva]

God dang it - I wish you distributed to Oregon. LOL.

[@paulff3]

Oregon has the best beer culture of any state. You can fill up your car and fill up a growler. Had some exceptional vacations in Oregon enjoying its many craft beers. Hood River brewery that had Hop Lava comes to mind. Pared with a Jersey pizza pie!

[@esidarapmot]

Gotta do a Canadian version! Labatt, Molson, etc

[@j.st.8037]

I hate banana ester in haze, but in Banquet, it blends so harmoniously with the rich malt profile as to speak more to the overall gestalt of the beer than just seem out of place as a constituent note. Look man, I'm sitting here with Monkish, North Park, and some Fidens in the fridge, but I'd still happily rip a tallboy of Banquet.

[@Sheldonipudeli]

What about Narragansett and Yuengling as a blind tasting?

[@61hink]

It's not a visit to Misquamicut beach without a Narragansett.

[@treehousebrewco]

Next time!

[@MikeRehfuss]

Banquet in the 16oz aluminum bottles is my go to. I’m also of the opinion one pint is the perfect serving of beer, not 12oz.

[@Dr.Dan_K]

IPAs! There's so many to taste! I want videos of IPAs!

[@odom2142]

This is fun to watch and I don’t drink alcohol. Thank you

[@treehousebrewco]

You’re welcome!

[@lcrowe2011]

Props to highlife for hanging in with "premium" beers that sell for at least $5 more per 12 pack.

[@Matt_Bykowski]

Great video. I love the blind tastings of the macro brews. Well done on knowing your brews.

[@treehousebrewco]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mxstunkxwn7390]

No Pabst?.. very disappointing. Glad I read the comments.

[@shantytownbrown]

Pabst may have just beat them all! And this coming from a High Life fan as it was my grandfather’s choice, so..nostalgia. But something about Blue Ribbon!

[@re8746]

Dropped Budweiser years ago for Coors.

[@wmstone3914]

Banquet all day!!

[@stevenzoso]

Julius THUMPS these beers

[@treehousebrewco]

🧃

[@andwhale06]

Full agree with the dim view of Budweiser and appreciation of Coors and MHL. I must say, High Life really shines out of a cold bottle though. Yall should do a battle of the East Asian Macros next : Asahi, Sapporo, Tsingtao, Chang, SIngha, etc !

[@treehousebrewco]

that is on the list!!

[@andwhale06]

@@treehousebrewco hell yeah

[@jstnzbll]

the new box looks really nice, well done.

[@treehousebrewco]

we have a friend from Canada to thank for that! more details in an upcoming video!

[@BobbleB0bble]

Given Charlton is empty behind him, can we assume Nate was knocking back Bud heavies in the AM? Baller stuff.

[@derekkline8359]

Pausing before first taste Just know for me Miller High Life IS my Brand!!! But Coors beer (original/ Banquet) is 2nd Budweiser is 3rd and PBR is 4th Kinda unusual for a millennial generation like myself to love dad beers… but these plus any Craft beers beats light and ice 🧊 beers any day!!!

[@mikedellavalle43]

where can i get one of those shirts!!

[@treehousebrewco]

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[@matthewolson2679]

Only problem with Coors if you want cans and don't want to deal with the bottles, they are very rare. Even though Coors light cans are everywhere.

[@Toycoma]

No yuengling?

[@GnarlsGnarlington]

Miller for the win... if in a pony bottle!

[@PhillipWilkerson-j1n]

Cow piss😂

[@davidpiacenti2601]

I work for Coors in Golden. Good call my friend

[@treehousebrewco]

That’s cool. Thanks for stopping by!

[@brandoncarpenter9681]

Awesome job, I do enjoy the full body of these cheap American beers

[@treehousebrewco]

thanks!

[@brianlayne9742]

awesome work man love it brother

[@treehousebrewco]

Much appreciated

[@brianlayne9742]

@@treehousebrewco would love to see more of treehouse via longisland Ny. Love you guys.

[@tripphunt3450]

Interesting choice with the High Life...I would have included Miller Genuine Draft to go up against Bud heavy and Coors.

[@mistletoephoto]

my thought as well

[@treehousebrewco]

we went back and forth, always time for another video!

[@hugh2hoob668]

MGD is Miller's regular beer 😂

[@MichaelLyons-h4i]

Must be really tough to get them all the same temperature 🤷

[@TFrakesTanks]

Cold Cap for the W!