How did Iowa State become a "Busch Light" fan following?

[hall4cy]

I went to Iowa State from 01-05 and no one really drank Busch Light. If you went out east to Iowa City and UNI, you saw people drinking it there. It seemed like Keystone, Natural Light, and Bud Light were the top 3 beers of choice at every tailgate or house party on campus. Natty Light and Keystone were both 30 packs and us poor college kids always bought it for the extra 6 beers at the same price. The first time I ever really heard people drank it much in Ames was when Chris started writing about it being his beer of choice.

Lastly, I will probably get torched for this, but.... BUSCH LIGHT SUCKS!!!! I'd much rather drink a shiner bock, bud or even coors light before you got me dipping into that crap.

Go State!

 

[snowcraig2.0]

 

[JM4CY]

 

[Cyballz]

 

[Knownothing]

I like Busch Light. It kind of got it's start because it was lower calorie than the other light beers. So Busch light tasted good and it was not calorie loading. Now saying that you drink 12 of anything and it's kind of don't matter. Mich Ultra is the other popular one in central Iowa for the exact same reason

 

[JM4CY]

I like Busch Light. It kind of got it's start because it was lower calorie than the other light beers. So Busch light tasted good and it was not calorie loading. Now saying that you drink 12 of anything and it's kind of don't matter. Mich Ultra is the other popular one in central Iowa for the exact same reason

I've drank a crap load of Busch Light and it's calorie count had absolutely nothing to do with it.

 

[CloneGuy8]

Keystone or Natty Light were the cheap beer choices when I was in college. Not sure how the obsession started, but it kind of makes sense. Cheap light beer that doesn't have much taste, which makes it ideal for consuming lots of them at a tailgate.

 

[cycloneG]

I drank a Busch Light once. Once.

 

[SoapyCy]

Natty Ice was the big thing when I was in school in 2002-2006ish

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

 

[Knownothing]

I've drank a crap load of Busch Light and it's calorie count had absolutely nothing to do with it.

I work part time serving beer and I am ask a lot what beer has the lowest Calories. Busch light is always the answer. I am not saying everyone drinks it for that reason. I am just saying a lot of people, including women, like the lower calorie and less bloated feeling Busch light has.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

Grew up in NW IA and Busch Light has been the flagship beer for as long as I can remember.

 

[isukendall]

I don't drink it. But I pretend to like it, to be ironic. Am I doing this right?

I know people get annoyed with the TBL / ISU love fest, but I think it's endearing.

 

[dawgpound]

I prefer Coors Light, but Busch Light is a close second. Pretty good taste for a light beer and excellent for tailgating. Bud Light can burn in hell though, straight garbage.

 

[chuckd4735]

I drank a lot of Busch Light at ISU from 2002-2006. Like A LOT.

 

[Brandon]

My go to is Busch light, Coors light isn't bad either. I do not like Bud light or Queefstone light.

 

[SECyclone]

I've drank a crap load of Busch Light and it's calorie count had absolutely nothing to do with it.

Do people actually look at calories in beer?

 

[SECyclone]

Grew up in NW IA and Busch Light has been the flagship beer for as long as I can remember.

Same with SE Iowa

 

[hall4cy]

My go to is Busch light, Coors light isn't bad either. I do not like Bud light or Queefstone light.

Please tell me more about this....

 

[ILiftWithRoyce]

Busch Light became my cheap beer of choice after college. I take it to the lake in the summer and to tailgates. But at ISU from 2011-15, it was always Keystone, or if I wanted to do something stupid, a sixer of Steel Reserve tall boys