are there any really good lesser known beers that you would recommend i try?!

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Bud and Coors are both examples of American Pilsener (or American Adjunct Lager), they are brewed to be cost effective and consistent. Try looking into other styles of beer. Beer Advocate (link below) has it's own list of different beer styles with descriptions and examples.

I'd recommend finding a buddy who is up for a beer adventure, and go out and explore. If there are any brewpubs nearby, go there. They will often have a taster tray where you can get a small sampling of each different style that they brew. Alternatively, head to a decent bottle shop and get a few 22oz bottles to split.

Some recommended styles to expand your palate:
- IPA (will have a initially bitter taste with a hoppy aroma)
- Stout or Porter (Both are dark beers with Stouts being darker and slightly ashier, both should have hints of chocolate or coffee)
- Hefeweizen (Unfiltered wheat beer, low bitterness, banana esters)
- Marzen (the beer of Oktoberfest, malty and potent)

As you try each, pour it into the glass to get a head on the beer (the head is important, it releases the aromas and esters to your nose), take a sip and talk about your first impressions. Is it malty? Hoppy? Bitter? Sweet?

Congratulations on taking the first step into a world of very tasty beers!

Unless, of course, you're just looking for something different to get hammered on. In that case, try whatever is cheapest.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/style

There are way too many styles and individual interpretations of those styles to make a specific suggestion. However, a good way to try to "broaden your horizons" would be to go to a well stocked liquor store in your area, preferably one with a good beer selection. When there, either look for variety packs (which is a good way to build your experience of several different styles from one brewer), or look for shops with loose bottles that will allow you to essentially build your own 6-packs (which is a good way to perhaps sample similar styles from different brewers).

As an alternative, you may want to try to locate micro or craft breweries in your area that offer tours with tastings. These venues will often give you a chance to sample many, albeit small portions, of a variety of styles.

From your description of the "beers" you`ve been drinking, you have, as yet, to actually drink Beer.(AB Bud is made from wheat and rice..beer is made from malt and hops) Try any "craft beer" or any British beer that is available in your country..most likeley, Timothy Taylors "Landlord" you can get ChecVar (I think thats how it`s spelt) it`s actually "Budweiser Budvar" the ORIGINAL BUD, brewed in Budovice CZ fro0m spring water, malt and hops, lagered for 6 months in deep cellars..beware when consuming this..it has what we call "flavour" as a natual ingredient, as opposed to AB Bud which does not

Without knowing your tastes, preferences or location (for availability) it would be a little hard to narrow down exactly what "lesser known" beers you should try. But, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is widely available as is Sam Adams Boston Lager. Maybe even Duvel. I'd start with all three of those beers and then go to beeradvocate.com to begin finding other beers similar to which one of those you prefer (who knows, you may like all three!). Then you can start looking at other styles and begin learning what else you may like, but the two I mentioned are fairly good for a starting point. Beer Advocate has all the information you could ever possibly desire on nearly 100 different styles of beer and quite literally thousands of beers out there. Learn what you like, look up beers of that style, read some reviews to see if other people are tasting what you seek in a beer and get your shopping list ready!