I am amazed, no, appalled, that none of the posters have written a word as to the history of "lime in beer"....

First, Corona, in my youth, a cheap, almost "generic" beer in Mexico (hence the machine-painted bottle labeling, saving money on refills in the days when beer bottles were refilled) was served on Mexican airlines and in brothels and cheap "nigh clubs", along with such brands as Cruz Blanca and "whisky" with names like "Club 45". There were no limes served with Corona until Gambrinus, now also the owners of the Shiner, Texas brewery producing that now-cultish range of brews, began to massively import it into the US, making it apparently now, the "Most sold" import.

Limes were served with the original steel-can Tecate, best known in Baja and SoCal. There was good reason. The Tecate cans lent more than a hint of rust to the brew and lime helped.

I have seen among lesser saloons in parts of Mexico lager beers served with "Sangrita" or similar mixes, tomato/citrus blends originally served with straight tequila blanco. Mexican beers are almost all better than US production brews. Personally, I prefer Bohemia and best of all Negra Modelo, but Corona does have more flavor than the US mass bottlings. Miller Chill seems to have some hint of beer behind the flavorings, while Bud's Limes, are like Bud Light, as near to non-beer as beer can be.

Of course, one who dulled his palate on far too many cans of Carling's government contract, tropically stable, formalin-laced brew, shouldn't claim expertise. But then I remember when Lone Star was king, and even Pearl was drinkable.

If loving fruit in my hefe is wrong, I don't want to be right.

I don't like any of those additives at all.

I tried Miller Chill when it first came out, and really didn't like it -- I don't think it was the salt aftertaste others here have noted, but rather that it seemed like I could taste the Splenda-ish aftertaste of the additive.

I generally can't stand Budweiser products -- I get a headache even thinking about drinking a Bud -- but my bartender sister-in-law told me I needed to try the Bud Light lime. I thought I was in for another disappointing experience, even though this is coming from the girl who puts limes in her Amstel Light. When I tried it, I was surprised to find that I really did like it. It was actually quite decent.

(Of course, I won't be saying that tomorrow as we host our annual Jimmy Buffett party, since there will be Coronas and margaritas aplenty. But as a "quick swig after/while mowing the lawn," I thought it was good.)

Since we're on the subject, Negra Modelo isn't, strictly speaking, a "Mexican" beer. Yes it's brewed in Mexico, but it is actually the last remaining example of a Viennese lager which was first brewed in Mexico by Austrian immigrants.

This type of beer (supposedly) isn't brewed in Austria anymore, making for an interesting story.

You may not like it, but most of the US has fallen for the gimmick of it enough for A-B to gain a 1.0 market share in Q2 with sales up 4.6% in the same period. The InBev! buyout may change things, but BL Lime may be a year round product based on these early sales.

The funny thing is whenever the subject of Budweiser comes up on any forum on the web, virtually every single person says they despise it. Yet, it is still the largest selling beer in the US (world?). Who does drink all of it?

I happen to like Bud, and I drink my share, but somebody else out there is helping to make it #1.

Saw a new one - BigFoot - in stubbies at my local a few weeks ago. A friend tried it, apparently it tastes like Corona + Lime

Budweiser itself is just fine, but Bud Light and BL Lime are disgusting.

My brother-in-law is the other Bud drinker. He drinks his share and that of 40 million other people. That's how it looks to me anyway.

If the good Lord had intended for there to be lime in beer, he'd have filled Germany, Belgium, etc. with citrus trees.

(yuck)

Are you sure of that name? The U.S. brewer Sierra Nevada makes a barleywine by that name. (high alcohol content, lots of hops for the style)

Some of Sierra Nevada's beers make it to Australia so I wouldn't be surprised to learn that, even if SN Bigfoot isn't currently exported there, the Bigfoot brand name has been protected by copyright or trademarking.

Of course there was the Sail and Anchor brewpub in Fremantle, which back in the late 1980s used their distance from San Francisco and their relative obscurity to make and sell a beer made in the so-called "California common style" under the admittedly logical name "Anchor Steam Beer".

Or the brewery (name reserved to protect the guilty) that thought the producers of The Simpsons TV show wouldn't mind if they made and marketed "Duff Beer" using the name and logo of Homer Simpson's favorite cartoon beverage. They were wrong, and packs of ravening lawyers were released upon them. The surviving examples of 'Aussie Duff' have become rare collectables with a case of 24 cans, according to Wikipedia, having sold at auction for US$13,000.

I was offered a BL Lime the other day by a dock mate - it was ice cold and surprisingly refreshing. I'd drink it again on one of the infrequent occasions when I drink beer at all.

My husband and I were at a festival last weekend. We were eating lunch at a restaurant with a huge outdoor eating area. My husband and I noticed a lot of people drinking the Miller Chill and deciding to have more than one. I haven't had the opportunity to try it yet. However, I have been known to put a lemon slice in my honeyweiss when it's an option. I find it very refreshing.

Well, I'm on a diet now, so am drinking light beer only. Yesterday it was Amstel Light, with, you guessed it, some lime juice sqeezed in.

Now I have to go out and find Beck's Premier Light, which is the "lightest" beer in the world (only 64 calories!) and probably tastes like bilge water, but with a lemon wedge might just do the trick...