# Bud Light Lime-a-rita **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 13, 2015, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bud-light-lime-a-rita/737426 "2015-11-13T00:00:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bud-light-lime-a-rita/737426/1 "2015-11-13T00:00:24Z")
I had a party a few months ago and someone brought (and left behind) a four pack of Bud Light Lime-a-ritas. ([Huffington Post](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/27/bud-light-lime-a-rita_n_1460095.html) gives it a mostly positive review, describing it as “totally endurable”. I’m betting that way oversells it though.) I hate to waste anything, but I’m not sure what to do with it. Any suggestions? I could use it as bait in snail traps, but I doubt the snails would go for it. ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bud-light-lime-a-rita/737426/2 "2015-11-13T00:25:21Z")
It ranks right up there with Chilada for me. I’d take it to the park and leave it on a bench. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bud-light-lime-a-rita/737426/3 "2015-11-13T01:03:07Z")
Take it and leave it at someone else’s house/party. But honestly, it is already a waste of space. Do not drink it unless you like the taste of dissolved tooth enamel. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bud-light-lime-a-rita/737426/4 "2015-11-13T01:04:37Z")
I was given some as a gag gift; I actually opened one and tasted it. I suggest using it to clean the kitchen sink drain. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bud-light-lime-a-rita/737426/5 "2015-11-13T01:06:18Z")
It’s incredibly sweet. Like sweeter than a daiquiri sweet. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bud-light-lime-a-rita/737426/6 "2015-11-13T01:29:34Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Take it and leave it at someone else’s house/party. Yep. Someone just gave you something to regift. ---
**Author:** ![McGuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@McGuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McGuffy)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bud-light-lime-a-rita/737426/7 "2015-11-13T04:39:07Z")
IMHO… Either give it the snails or use it to clean the toilet…do not re-gift to a friend. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bud-light-lime-a-rita/737426/8 "2015-11-13T04:51:30Z")
It is pretty chemically tasting, for lack of better word, and really sweet, but one can’ll get a good buzz on, so it’s got that going for it, I guess. (Chelada, on the other hand, I actually enjoy, and that’s a low ABV beverage.) ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bud-light-lime-a-rita/737426/9 "2015-11-13T04:52:28Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Yep. Someone just gave you something to regift. To someone you despise. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bud-light-lime-a-rita/737426/10 "2015-11-13T05:03:15Z")
> [@GaryM](#): > > It ranks right up there with Chilada for me. I’d take it to the park and leave it on a bench. Don’t the homeless have enough problems? That’s just _mean_. ---
**Author:** ![MeanJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanjoe/32/5693_2.png) [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bud-light-lime-a-rita/737426/11 "2015-11-13T15:33:02Z")
Yeah, the person who brought it probably had someone leave it at their house. They’re just trying to get rid of it by dumping it on you. Do not, under any circumstances, open one and try to drink it. Personally I’d pour it down the drain just so it never darkens the door of another person’s home. MeanJoe ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bud-light-lime-a-rita/737426/12 "2015-11-13T15:42:23Z")
> [@MeanJoe](#): > > Personally I’d pour it down the drain just so it never darkens the door of another person’s home. > > MeanJoe There are rules about pouring toxic waste into the sewers. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bud-light-lime-a-rita/737426/13 "2015-11-13T15:48:03Z")
I’ve tried most of them. The lemon variety is the best of the lot; it has some sharpness. The strawberry version is mellow and not cloyingly sweet. The lime and the raspberry are not worth drinking. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bud-light-lime-a-rita/737426/14 "2015-11-13T15:48:22Z")
> [@GaryM](#): > > It ranks right up there with Chilada for me. I’d take it to the park and leave it on a bench. Whoa. Whoa. Chilada is a sign of the apocalypse. It’s not bad. It’s a total abomination. I bought a tall-boy of that and had no idea. No idea. Horrifying. Lime-a-rita? I’d drink it if I were you. It’s weird, sweet, heavily carbonated. Still, it’s hardly the end of the world. Just drink it. It’s not the end of the world. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bud-light-lime-a-rita/737426/15 "2015-11-13T15:55:38Z")
I’ll be the voice of descent (sort of). It is not horrible (not horrible does not equal good) but it has it’s place. I can see this as a light drink while boating in the summer. Kind of like any other sweet drink that I normally wouldn’t have, but works well in the hot weather and kind of a beach like situation. I wouldn’t normally drink Sangria, but sometimes there are occasions where if it is served I won’t complain. My wife who thinks drinking Scotch is on the same level of licking an ashtray likes it. Different tastes for different people. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bud-light-lime-a-rita/737426/16 "2015-11-13T16:02:50Z")
> [@Spud](#): > > I’ll be the voice of descent (sort of). Descent is right. How could you lower yourself so? 😃 Dissent. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bud-light-lime-a-rita/737426/17 "2015-11-13T16:04:58Z")
Send it to me. I’ll pound it down while eating a Slim-Jim and a Moon Pie. You can’t stop me. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bud-light-lime-a-rita/737426/18 "2015-11-13T16:10:10Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Descent is right. How could you lower yourself so? 😃 > > Dissent. I really shouldn’t drink this early. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bud-light-lime-a-rita/737426/19 "2015-11-13T16:30:46Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Lime-a-rita? I’d drink it if I were you. It’s weird, sweet, heavily carbonated. Still, it’s hardly the end of the world. Just drink it. It’s not the end of the world. Just remember, as I alluded to up there, do not be fooled by the “light” moniker. It’s 8% alcohol, so if you have one of those 25 oz cans, it’s like pounding back nearly four bottles of your average beer. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bud-light-lime-a-rita/737426/20 "2015-11-13T16:31:23Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Send it to me. I’ll pound it down while eating a Slim-Jim and a Moon Pie. You can’t stop me. Heathen. Moon Pies demand a RC cola. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bud-light-lime-a-rita/737426.md?page=2)