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New Belgium Fat Tire 3.07 1740

New Belgium Fat Tire

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53
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
17403.07/5.03.07/5.05.2%68.1English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Named in honor of our founder Jeff’s bike trip through Belgium, Fat Tire Amber Ale marks a turning point in the young electrical engineer’s home brewing. Belgian beers use a far broader palette of ingredients (fruits, spices, esoteric yeast strains) than German or English styles. Jeff found the Belgian approach freeing. Upon his return, Jeff created Fat Tire and Abbey Belgian Ale, (assuming Abbey would be his big gun). He and his wife, Kim traveled around sampling their homebrews to the public. Fat Tire’s appeal quickly became evident. People liked everything about it. Except the name. Fat Tire won fans is in its sense of balance: toasty, biscuit-like malt flavors coasting in equilibrium with hoppy freshness.
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 VENOM (941), Connecticut, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20

Oct 17, 2001  
Maybe it’s me but I thought this was a great session brew. Excellent fresh baked biscuit aroma and equally bready and toasty malt backbone with a powdered cocoa aftertaste. Nice and crisp with a good hop balance. Do yourself a favor and have 2 bottles in a row. The malts will melt in your mouth. Thanks Gusler.

 Niko100 (273), New York, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Mar 18, 2010  
Rich amber/cider color; Light to medium slightly creamy body; Aroma of malt/biscuit, caramel, & spice; Flavor of toasted malt, caramel, and some hops; Palate is a little watery; Overall, a different but average ’amber’ for me.


 gsmitty80 (715), Washington DC, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/54/104/512/20
Mar 15, 2010  
When I originally had this beer it was a hot tennessee day at the bonnaroo music festival and it was very refreshing and good. This time around when i had it on tap, i found it boring and dull. The malts had a bit of a dark nutty amber flavor and i just didnt taste anything to unique.


ruyehara88 (48), Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Mar 10, 2010  
Finally had this beer. Light orange color, frothy pour. Malty aroma. Spicy (pear?) aroma? Thin body. Malty taste. Not much carbonation, long finish.


 degbert (126), Austin, Texas, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/512/20
Mar 7, 2010  
Poured from bottle. A decent nose of bread, citrus (lime and orange), and nuts. Color is a rich gold with a smooth, long-lasting head that leaves some lace. Flavor is toast with some herbal qualities; there’s also a faint edge of spice and butterscotch. Palate is a disappointment; thin and spare with very little carbonation and finish. It’s all right for a session beer.


 MmmcKay (408), Brentwood, Tennessee, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/54/103/511/20
Mar 4, 2010  
It’s been a number of years since I first tried this brew. Time hasn’t been very kind. Now, this beer doesn’t to be very good even for an amber. Its ironic to think that New Belgium is so well known for is probably their worst beer. Oh well. It pours a very light and transparent good. Very thin looking and not very amber. Nose is of gentle toast and dried malt. Tastes is of bitter caramel. Dried brick biscuits.


emarkd (28), Georgia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/514/20
Mar 3, 2010  
On tap at McCoy’s in Beaver Creek, CO. I drank quite a bit of this on New Year’s Eve. Reddish/Amber color and very clear. Nice off-white head that lasts pretty well. Aroma and flavor are very mild. Malty and bready. Finishes mild, too. A very simple beer, much better than the big breweries and easy to drink lots of, if that’s what you’re looking for.


 machfive55 (258), Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/102/510/20
Mar 3, 2010  
The beer poured light amber with fat, light tan head. The aroma was malty and caramelly with light citrus and spice notes. The flavor was light caramel and lemony notes, slightly sour. The palate was very thin and watery. Overall an OK beer but nothing exceptional, just average but drinkable.


lucasj82 (6), Indiana, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of New Belgium Fat Tire does not count
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/59/102/516/20
Mar 2, 2010  
A. Biscuit sweet smell A. golden with a nice head that leaves good lacing T. unique malt biscuit taste that i have yet to experience from any other beer P. thin feel with a little lingering taste but i dont mind O. i love this beer it has good abv% and a great taste. i would drink for the taste alone but the fact that its light enought o be a session beer is a huge plus.



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