Budweiser American Ale

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

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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A: The beer pours amber in color with a khaki head that is initially a finger tall before settling down to a thin layer. S: The nose is somewhat grassy with a decent enough toffee and toasted bread aroma. There might be a little bit of caramel, too. A very, very simple nose, but pretty decent. T: Caramel, toffee, and toasted bread. There is a little bit of a fruitiness to the beer, such as pears and apples. Not really any hop character other than a touch of bitterness. M: The body is light to medium with a lively carbonation. D: Not horrible, but it’s really middle of the road and sort of bland.

Pours orange/copper with a white, one finger head and a little lacing. Pretty nice malt aroma. Caramel and and wheat bread. Sweet and dry with a heartier presence than I expected. Taste is also decent. Heartier than I expected. Approaching an amber ale in the malts and even a few hops show up. The caramel sweetness is offset by a drier malt, which makes for a decent drink. Fairly creamy texture. This beer benefits from my very low expectations. Definitely drinkable.

A clear, deep amber pour with an off-white head. It has a nice bready malt aroma with a touch of caramel. The medium body begins with a lightly sweet taste followed some light hop bitterness. The finish is clean with very little aftertaste.

UPDATED: JUL 27, 2011 Like a ripoff of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and Fat Tire, not the two worst beers to rip off, but not very original to say the least.

Not bad for a bud wiser. Least they gave it some bold taste with some hopps. Still would reach for something different on the shelf

I give this one points for being much better than anything you can find at the corner store. The price is only slightly more than regular Bud (the last time I ever drank it, and ever will, it kept me up all night vomiting- seriously!), yet is actually drinkable. However, for about the same price, there are much, much better beers sitting right next to it on the shelf. It is pretty simple, mildly bitter, no skunk flavor and nothing too complicated. Perfect a beer noob, like me, although more experienced drinkers probably wouldn’t appreciate it as much.

Poured into a pint glass. I couldn’t help myself. The curiosity got to me. I missed out on the Miller Lite craft bullshit and I wasn’t about to let this slip by. Hard to believe, but it isn’t a twist off bottle. 3.5 A: Pours an insanely clear red amber. The head is actually quite nice and frothy and leaves tons of lacing. The clarity scares me a bit as it looks like you put a few drops of red dye into a regular Bud. 3.0 S: Biscuit malts and very fruity. Low hop character. 2.0 T: Tastes like an average amber ale mixed with equal parts water. Taste is sweet and fruity. 3.0 M: Light to medium body. Smooth (read: doesn’t induce gag reflex like normal Bud). 3.0 D: See mouthfeel. Boring beer. If they sold it at the same price as regular Bud, it would be the hallmark of fraternities across the land. Sorry Budweiser, but you’re not gonna fool anyone with this except for the people who buy your beer anyway. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 10-03-2008 00:54:02

On draft at UD Arena....lol. This was the lesser of all choices served at a basketball game. Weak, weak weak. I suppose better or as good as a Bud strong but other then that....

Weak, too sweet, not enough hops, made by Budweiser. Don’t drink unless stranded on an island.

A: Bright and rust-colored. A pretty good, creamy head. S: Not too much here. Some amber malt, a little hop presence. T: Fairly bland for the style,but not at all bad. There is a slight toasted character to the malt base, but the flavor doesn’t come through enough. M: Slightly creamy, but rather light for the style. Decent carbonation. D: For the price, this is definitely fairly drinkable, and it’s nice to have a decent macro ale that should be around in other places with less-than-wonderful selections.