Why is Budweiser a "headache beer" ?

Question

In my 40+ beer drinking years I've heard countless people tell me that Budweiser is a headache beer. I drink Budweiser on occasion and it's never given me a headache. Is there something in this beer that's different from other beers that would give people headaches? I figure if you drink too much of any beer you're in danger of getting a headache.

Answer 1

I agree with you and we are right.

It is the alcohol. All other reasons stated are crazy urban legend, ill-informed, uneducated opinions. Any beer, wine, or distilled alcohol will give anyone a headache when consumed in excess. Only in a very rare case will a small dose of alcohol cause a headache. Such a case is some of the drinks that contain co goners. Another is a very rare allergy-very rare.



Proper beer contains-is brewed from, any cereal grain including barley, wheat, oat, rice, corn, etc. If you wish to follow an antiquated and as myself and others have tried again and again to educated others here, an anti-competition law/rule from Germany then go for it. But it is for Germans only and no other country takes it seriously-only a very small group of people with a very limit understanding of beer follow such a ridiculous rule.



The only thing beechwood aging does to a Budweiser beer is allow for a greater surface area for the yeast to contact the wort. This allows for a better attenuation of the wort by the yeast. The beechwood itself imparts absolutely no flavors or chemicals at all to the beer. It is insert to beer.



Additives? Although I would not put it past the food industry in general to add them to foods none are in beer. At least no one I have talked with has confirmed it. In the past yes but not today.



Does anyone have a source/proof of additives in today's beers? Thanks a bunch for your help/research.

Answer 2

I only have to drink 1 Budweiser to have a monumental headache, to the stage where I virtually go blind with the pain, no other beer has this effect on me, I would guess it's some sort of cheap addictive they use

Answer 3

Tony Stewart is the face of Home Depot. Kasey Kahne is a new up and comer who brings a whole new youth to Budweiser; going with Tony Stewart would not bring in the new demographics.

Answer 4

"Proper" beer consists of water, malt, hops and yeast. Nothing more, nothing less. The German Beer Purity law, for example, explicitly forbids drinks from calling themselves "beer" if they don't contain these exact 4 ingredients. Commercial beers such as Budweiser tend to contain all sorts of additives such as preservatives etc, and it is these that cause typical "hangaover" symptoms in drinkers. Beers like Budweiser always have stronger effect on me than high quality beers like Trappist ales etc, if they don't effect you then you're lucky.

Answer 5

drank all beers only budweiser gives me headache so give up on bud.

Answer 6

I looked this topic up because I only had two Buds a couple of nights ago, and got a head ache. I can have much more of Grolsh and no head ache. Just saying... it s got to be something.

Answer 7

Dunno as I refuse to drink Bud. But I would hazard a guess that it's some additives in the beer that give you the headache and not the beer itself.

Answer 8

It does it to me, I believe it's the beechwood aging process.