Is it true that Budwieser's prewing process uses rice insted of wheat?!

Is it true that Budwieser's prewing process uses rice insted of wheat?

Budweiser is brewed using rice, barley malt, water, hops and yeast. It is lagered with beechwood chips in the aging vessel, which, according to Budweiser, creates a smoother taste. While rice will produce a "clean finish", it is an ingredient utilized by many brewers because it is a less expensive ingredient than malted barley, rye, or other grains. Anheuser-Busch was also one of the few breweries during Prohibition that had the resources and financial wherewithal to convert to "cereal beer" production - malt beverage made with non-fermentables such as rice and unmalted barley and rye, and able to stay under the 0.5% limit established by the Volstead Act. Following the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, the major breweries continued to use unmalted cereal grains to provide the full body and mouthfeel of a "real" beer while keeping the alcohol content low. Budweiser and Bud Light are vegan beers, in that their ingredients and conditioning do not use animal byproducts. However they are sponsors of some rodeos, causing some vegans and vegetarians to boycott the beer anyway.

While beechwood chips are used in the maturation tank, there is little to no flavor contribution from the wood, mainly because they are boiled in sodium bicarbonate [baking soda] for seven hours for the very purpose of removing any flavor from the wood. The maturation tanks (they call them chip tanks) that Anheuser-Busch utilizes are horizontal and, as such, flocculation of the yeast occurs much quicker. By placing chips at the bottom of the tank, the yeast remains in suspension longer, giving it more time to reabsorb and process green beer flavors, such as acetaldehyde and diacetyl, that Anheuser-Busch believes are off-flavors which detract from overall drinkability.

As with most food products opinions differ regarding its taste. While some drinkers prefer the lightness of beers like Budweiser, and consume it as a refreshment,[2] some beer writers consider it as being too bland.[3][4]

Baseball broadcaster Harry Caray, who worked for the St. Louis Cardinals and later the Chicago Cubs, always championed the taste of Budweiser, even after he had been fired by the Busch company, which then owned the Cardinals. He said in interviews (such as a special that was produced by WGN-TV in the early 1990s) that he touted Bud because he thought it had the best flavor of any American beer.

Generally, however, beer afficianados have a low opinion of Budweiser. ratebeer.com gives it an average score of about 1.4/5, with most reviewers commenting on its wateriness and general lack of flavour.