Budweiser American Ale

Brewed by Anheuser-Busch InBev
Style: Amber Ale
St. Louis, Missouri USA

Its hard not to be biassed and beer-snobby about this review, but it was surprisingly good. It pours a clear dark amber with a huge head that disappears quickly with a little bit of lace. The aroma was pretty flat with a light bit of sweet malt. No hops evident, and al ittle alcohol. The mouthfeel is a little on the watery side, but not flat. The beer hits the palate with a bit of crispness and a faint hint of citrus. THe flavor is overall a little flat, but the malt sweetness is nice, The hop bitterness is very faint, with a bit of grapefruit bitterness. The finish is a little off-putting and vegetabley. Not somethign that I would get again, but not bad for Budweiser.

Bottle. Pours a crystal clear amber with a pretty impressive, rock off-white head. Nose has some citrus hops and a bit of fruity esters. Taste is fairly toned down - dry malt body hints of caramel, and is paired early on with a very light hop character, that never really takes off. Lots of fruity esters throughout - seems like they REALLY want the ale characteristics to come through. Medium bodied and lightly carbonated. Fairtly drinkable beer, though nothing overly special.

ReRate - upping after having this again recently in St Lous. Draft from AB hospitality center at Sea World. I think this beer is getting rated a bit low due to the producer. Lightly, but noticeably, hopped amber ale with a nice appearance, decent head and nothing overtly macro about it. It was clean and refreshing while certainly fuller bodied than lager. I have had much worse, I think probably a perfect crowd pleaser.

Bottle. This beer is the very reason I love American pale Ale. Wonderful hoppy bite, without the snap of an IPA. Certainly the malt balances what I feel is ABs best product ever. This ale brings what I love about SN and SA ales together at a competitive price. Maybe one downside...seems a bit unfinished leaving a sort of sweetness. However, this is a fridge-worthy crowd pleaser.

Actually, not as absolutely as piss poor as I thought it would be. Color, aroma, and taste were all acceptable for something coming from Budweiser. Nothing Ill pay money for again, but not a drain pour. The worst part of this whole experience was drinking the 3.2 version of this shit in a shitty motel room in Weathorford OK of all the fucked up holes in the universe, and knowing this was the BEST shit that could be found in town. Why would ANYONE choose to live here? What the FUCK is up with the apostrophe warning? Is this website based in OK per chance?

12 oz. bottle. The latest creation old AB comes up with another slightly better than average beer. The only thing this beer is good for is drinking at a tailgate when you are in a hurry to get drunk. Not bad, better than most Bud beers, but if you polish a turd, it is still a turd. Meh.

Had to see what old AB has been up to these days. Seems it is still trying to come up with beers that are more micro-like. This beer poured with a clear copper hue and a decent beige head. Not too shabby. Texture was light and crisp, fuller than your typical macro light lager yet still fairly easy to quaff. Malts were too sweet and sugary and they had a synthetic quality to them, as if the beer was sweetened with Equal or Splenda or something. A metallic or iron-like off flavor was off-putting. A mild bitterness attempted to balance things out, to no avail. Overall, it just seemed like a really boring amber ale. Not to mention it was unbalanced, with too much sweetness and not enough bitterness.

Tap, Free at the Produce Place!--Decent head on top of a dark amber color beer. No real aroma detected. Some malt flavoring, but thin overall, it could be due to the coldness of the keg or the just Budweiser. Thicken the malt taste and they might have something. Produce Place.