New Belgium Fat Tire

Brewed by New Belgium Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
Fort Collins, Colorado USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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A bit light for an Amber. I prefer 90 Schilling, but when you can get this stuff fresh, there are few much better.

One of the butteryest beers I’ve ever had. Almost oily on the palate, but definately butter. Slight spice and apple. Failrly light and highly drinkable.

way too Heavy a beer for heavy drinking.

This beer has become a standard Amber in relative fashion. This beer has nothing wrong with it, there is just nothing spactuacular about it either. A very fine amber that will go with just about any food and is always a nice fall back when you need something everyone will like.

On draught I found this much more tailored to your typical bargoer’s palate: always served cold, very carbonated and watery as all hell. Fat Tire is already the standard for beginner beer drinkers, but the draught seems to exist somewhere beyond this - the maltiness takes backseat to the water. And on a final note, I realize a tavern envioronment is neither the best place to drink a beer nor rate it, but this has even less aroma than I’m used to finding in my bar beers.

UPDATED: DEC 12, 2003 Deep amber color, light foamy head, some sheets of lace in the glass. Flowery fruity, light malty aroma, starts sweet fruity flavors, dry finish. Light body with a watery mouthfeel, a good brew for converting macroswill drinkers.

Pretty easy to find out west, and pretty drinkable, too - but boring. Some bready sweetness and that’s about it.

Not bad at all. Had about 80 ounces and was feeling pretty good. On tap at Applebee’s in Albuquerque and Colorado.

There are a lot of better Ambers out there, but for some reason people buy this one.

This is one of the most insipid of the major-micro beers. It’s limp, hollow, and leaves a tinny aftertaste when it leaves one at all.

Nice simple beer.