# What is the ratio of adjunct-to-barley in lager?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 24, 2013, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ratio-of-adjunct-to-barley-in-lager/669555 "2013-09-24T00:12:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 26, 2013, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ratio-of-adjunct-to-barley-in-lager/669555/41 "2013-09-26T18:26:16Z")

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[quote=“Gary “Wombat” Robson, post:40, topic:669555”]

Subjectively, I consider them beers for people who don’t like the flavor of beer. There is very little malt or hops character. Generally, if something like Bud Light is the only beer available, I’ll drink wine or soda pop instead. Quality being a subjective thing, I won’t bother to debate your claim that they’re the highest quality beers ever made by mankind, but I will say that if it doesn’t taste like beer I don’t care how much “quality” it has in it.  
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Amen, brother. Testify.

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**Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ratio-of-adjunct-to-barley-in-lager/669555/42 "2013-09-27T08:04:40Z")

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[quote=“Gary “Wombat” Robson, post:40, topic:669555”]

Subjectively, I consider them beers for people who don’t like the flavor of beer. There is very little malt or hops character. Generally, if something like Bud Light is the only beer available, I’ll drink wine or soda pop instead. Quality being a subjective thing, I won’t bother to debate your claim that they’re the highest quality beers ever made by mankind, but I will say that if it doesn’t taste like beer I don’t care how much “quality” it has in it.  
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I have spent a drinking session with Columbus (OH) Pale ale, which I found very drinkable, only to end it with a toast for a person leaving the company I had visited. Unfortunately the only beer that was left at that time was Bud Light. :eek:

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