Budweiser American Ale

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

Attractive copper color with a minimal off white head, malty aroma with a hint of caramel, lackluster taste relative to the build up..lacks the hops to be worth a second try, finish lingers on the tongue with adequate flavor, overall its an uninspired amber ale that hopefully will ultimately add a little power to its punch leaves one wanting more....

Nowhere near as bad as I had supposed it would be, but also not particularly good. Coppery pour with a solid enough head that fades very quickly. Flavor is predominately a caramel malt taste with a tiny backing of hops and some definite astringency issues. All in all though, not an awful beer and hopefully this starts some sort of trend.

Poured from the tap into a pint glass. The appearance is a dark amber with a nice foamy white head, a little of lacing on the glass. The smell is a bit weak, some hints of sweet malt. The taste is a real malty flavor with some slight hop aftertaste. There is also a minor caramel feel. This is a beer that is really good on tap. Is pretty smooth for a beer I wasn’t expecting much from since it was made by a macro brewer but it did surprise me. It was also light but not too light, and was well balanced. A beer I plan to have again in the future.

Gave my brother a six of this for his B-day then traded for one so that I could rate it. Pours a clear light amber with a nice big off white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, and sweetness. Taste of malt, hops, caramel, and slight bitterness. This medium bodied brew finishes smooth. Was expecting worse but is pretty tasty for AB and well balanced.

On draft, not yet available in bottle. Amber with a small off white head. Aroma is pretty nice with caramel malt and grapefruit hop. Flavor starts out similar but then the rice kicks in. Dammit, why did they put an adjunct in here?! It gives it a "Budweiser" feel but I thought the point was to not, well, I’m venting. I was pulling for them and, well, here I go again. Get rid of the rice and maybe they are moving in the right direction.

Pours a clear copper color with a medium greyish colored head. Aroma is medium sweet with lots of malt (pale, toasted and caramel) and some earthy hops in the background. Tha flavor is mostly English malt and very little citrus hop. Finishes very dry. Small to medium bodied, watery texture. Personally I don’t see what all the hype is about.

Bottle. Amber body, fruity nose with mild PNW hoppiness, dense, lasting off-white head. Flavor somewhat weak, thin, doesn’t live up to the appearance or the nose.

Rerate Not as flavorful this time around - very run of the mill. Nondescript aroma, light copper appearance, flavor more bland than before. Original 3.2 Dark copper pour with a sticky off-white colored head. Fresh floral aroma with some brief sprucey accents. Flavor has some nutty accents, a bit of subtle citrus, and some menthol notes and a caramel back end. Mouthfeel is decently thick for the style. I would buy this if it was priced similar to other AB products.