Budweiser American Ale

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

Had this at a local bar along with a lord calvert. Not too bad. It was better than I expected but it wasn’t anything to write home about.

Bottle. First off, Well Done Inbev/AB. This is actually a pretty serious amber. It looks like it should - crystal clear copper in color with a pure white fluffy head. It has a floral hop aroma with a touch of citrus. The flavor is tart up front with a strong malt characteristic. The body is medium-light and it has a clean, crisp finish. Very good. My only complaint was how much looking had to be done after the advertising started. It took me over a month of waiting to be able to find a six pack.

Pours a crystal clear copper with a surprisingly thick and lingering head. No fizzy pee water here. There’s a light nutty malt, the hops are barely discernible. This is actually a pretty decent beer. There is, however, a flavor in the back that I associate with rice in a beer. I’m not sure that this is an all-malt beer, but it’s definitely not the bland-as-possible standard that the other Budweiser beers are brewed to.

On tap at Kelly’s Pub in Old Town. Pours with a clear, deep amber body topped by ahtin to medium thick head with a good amount of lacing. It’s sweet and malty with a grainy note and a slight hoppy note. Not much else. Medium bodied and well carbonated.

Date: 07/13/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Mini Beer Fest

Appearance: clear amber, fine beige head, streaks of lace,
Aroma: sweet caramel malt aroma withh fresh floral hops,
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, nice caramel sweetness, touch of breadyness, plenty of balancing earthyness, light spicy hops, light bitter finish,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4

Decent sized, off-white head of fine bubbles. Light carbonation. Crystal clear, very impressive copper in color. Roasted grains, some floral hops and bready malts with a touch of sweetness. Mild flavor. Bit tangy. A little bit of bitterness and more bready malts. Very easy drinking. Some lingering roasted grains and vegetal notes. The best offering from Budweiser available.

Brilliant clear copper color with a tan head. Yeasty, spicy caramel aroma. Medium body and smooth. Decent toasted caramel syrupy sweet n’ spicy flavor with a crisp clean finish. Drinkable.

Bottle on 09/27/2008, not even a screwtop bottle, surprising actually. Very clear copper amber body with a large creamy off-white head. Sweet, almost nutty aroma with some caramel and earthy hops. Sweet caramel flavor, a bit of a sugary edge, more nuttiness and dry earthy hops in the finish. Medium body with moderate carbonation.