Michelob Ultra Amber

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Pours a clear amber with a creamy, off-white head. Vague aroma of nuts and caramel. Medium body with fairly delicate accents of caramel. Lightly sweet. No aftertaste. But not too bad really. 060406

Date: 06/06/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Total Wine, GA

Appearance: clear copper, wispy off white head, bits of drippy lace,
Aroma: sweet wort aroma with light floral hops,
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, touch of worty character, light floral and earthy hops,

Aroma: 3/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 3/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 5/20
Rating: 1.7/5.0
Drinkability: 4/10
Score: 4

Bottle... Let’s go swillin’ since the cold & flu medicine is providing no relief for my aching head and body... Clear, amber lager with a small, creamy, white head. Excellent retention... Ok, they got all that right! Looks so good, I can’t wait to smell it... should’ve waited. Earthy, lightly malty aroma with notes of black pepper and about fifty varieties of hops forced together in an unholy marriage. I really CAN wait to taste this one, but here goes... not so good. A touch malty for a low-carb beer. Otherwise, medicinal and then, even more medicinal. I can’t describe it as well as I would like, but I can say that it’s not much better than the cough syrup I’ve been living on the past few days. Light-bodied and creamy actually, with fizzy carbonation. Finishes a tad too sweet and, again, medicinal. Poor choice of remedies on my part. However, I’m going to give it a few points for actually tasting like beer instead of seltzer water... bad beer, but beer nonetheless. I’m going to chase this one quickly with a Troeg’s Nugget Nectar and Victory Hop Wallop. Those will surely cure my ills!

(Bottle) Pours a transparent pale golden amber with a spare white head. Aroma of grass, plastic, and grain. Flavor of lightly toasted grain and some grassy hops with a watery, thin mouthfeel.

12 oz bottle. Light amber colour, thin white head. Aroma of pale grainy malt and a touch of caramel. Flavour is thin but there is some dark malt character. Some light caramel sweetness and a faint nutty character. Low hop rates and a thin finish, but much better than I expected. The best low-carb I’ve ever tasted.

This is a great drink if you’re thirsting for a glass of water. Gold, not amber, with a filmy head, it’s slightly maltier than the regular ultra. (Whoopie!) Bereft of hops, it has a watery, mineral finish.

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Copper color with a taller slowly diminishing bleached canvas colored head. An interesting head in that every bubble seems to be the same size. Light resin, white grapes and a hint of malt in the aroma. Very dry flavors, perhaps a touch of caramel and husky grains. Fairly watery and somewhat fizzy in feel. A slight grain and grape flavor returns in the linger. Why bother.

A bit darker in color with some barely noticable caramel notes but virtually idential in smell and flavor to the original Ultra. Why?