Budweiser American Ale

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

Draft at Pizza Pazza in Tampa. Clear deep amber pour. Aroma shows malt and slight hops. The mouthfeel goes deeper into the hops along with a nice smooth finish.

Can’t knock it until I try it. Mercifully cheap bottle from the deli (same price as the regular Bud-$1.25). Poured copper with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma marked by honey-bran cereal, with cracker jack, granola and sweet horse feed. Some grassy hoppiness, but no discernable cascade aromas or other aromatic citurs/pine hop essence I can pick up. Cereal/caramel malt flavors with some citrus hoppiness in the back, but overall muted. Medium bodied though gassy. All said and done drinkable, but below average by craft standards.

Bottle. Poured a brown amber color. Aroma of caramel, sweet malt, light hop. Flavor is lightly hopped and heavily malted. Smooth body and finish. Not a bad effort.

10/02/2008: Budweiser American Ale is transparent, amber in color, and has a whipped beige-colored head. There is a generous level of carbonation and a sweet, lightly roasty caramel malt aroma with some orange and floral hop notes. The flavor isn’t nearly as rich as the aroma hinted at, but it is still decent. Overall the flavor is dry and well balanced between a mild maltiness in the front and a mild level of hop flavor toward the backside. The bitterness level is low to mild, but still enjoyable overall. The beer has an average body and palate and fairly smooth. Overall I am satisfied with this beer attempt from Budweiser. It is actually better than expected and maybe be a hint of other good things to come from this macro brewer...

12 Fl. Oz. pop-top bottle from 6-pack ($5.99)purchased at The Party Source in Bellevue, Kentucky. Rating #114 for this beer...

Hey. If no one told you that this was a bud, you would have no idea. Absolutely decent. Think Sam Boston Lager. Way to go inbev!

22 oz bottle. pours nice with a deep amber color. the head sticks around a bit. longer than i expected. a very good effort. by ab. a little too high priced but worth the try.

Bottle, pours a clear amber with a decent big puffy white head. aroma is sweet malt and floral hops. Flavor is on the malty side with a nutty back taste and a light bitter hop finish. Thanks Jamie!

Not a bad beer, really. I had tried a more bitter amber the same night, and this one goes down easy. Nice grassy aroma and not much aftertaste or bitterness. Very drinkable compared to other nationally brewed beers.