Bud Project 12: Review-ish

The other day while perusing the beer section of the local grocery I saw a new 12 pack. With the craft beer craze, seems that the mega-brews are wanting a piece of the action. Budweiser's club submission is their new "Project 12". According to the box "Brewmasters from each of (their) 12 Breweries created a new, unique beer worthy of the Budweiser name to be sampled across America this summer. Only the best brews survived and are now collected in this limited time special edition pack. With your feedback one could become the next Budweiser." Okay. It is a little over the top, but it was interesting and I thought I'd give it the ole' college try. Inside the box you have 3 different brews, a blue, a gold, and a red, in beer terms you got the golden full lager, a vanilla-ish brew and a red ale. So now that you know what to expect when you pick up the bottle, what about when you raise to the lips? I can tell you right off that Budweiser is the base of all 3. According to the bottles they are all brewed differently, but I wouldn't be surprised if they all just were bud with a few flavors mixed in. Overall I enjoyed them well enough. I like Bud though. Anyone expecting a full flavored craft stout or an IPA will be sorely disappointed. Those expecting a mega -brew american lager with a few hints of other flavors, while staying in the $14 12 pack range, then you'll be happy. Would I buy again - uhhh if I wanted mega-brew beer maybe, but if that was the goal I'd rather have a Sam Adams 12 pack. I think it would be a good beer to eat food with. REVIEW: C