Budweiser American Ale

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

Poured from bottle an amber color with medium off-white head. Aroma is slightly caramel-like with hints of hay. Taste is light with caramel and a little dough. Palate seems flat with no carbonation grabbing the tongue and a mellow sweetness throughout. Not horrible but not grand either. I would not buy it again though.

Bottle, bar, Chicago. Amber colour, off-white head. Aroma and flavour of caramel malts, faint hops and some fruits. A bit watery.

Stollen from Kevin Murphy of MST3K fame:

"POUR - presents medium-amber, resembling a well worn baseball glove. Pale head starts large then disappears quickly, but with a firm pledge to be back in 2012.

NOSE - Initially sweet and malty, mild citrus hop notes, fading quickly to reveal a strong base note of Jean-Claude Van Damme. Hints of buttered toast, Kodiak snuff and air burps after a meal at Arby’s.

BODY - Paunchy, with skinny legs and more than a little hair. Mouthfeel reminescent of French-kissing a Teamster.

TASTE - Smooth, subtle, nuanced - wait, that’s my tongue. The beer isn’t giving me anything. Okay, there’s some malt, and something resembling hops, although not exactly hops; more like a photocopy of a picture of some hops. However, a dominant flavor is taking hold now, familiar, seductive. It’s the flavor of marketing. Aftertaste leaves me bitter, clinging to religion and guns.

CONCLUSION: This is a beer for those who would prefer to drink regular Budweiser but who have girlfriends. If you’re a Sam Adams Drinker, save your money and pour this into old Sam bottles. Keep in mind that Anheuser-Busch is now owned by a bunch of Belgians who have flooded the world market with their inexplicably popular version of carbonated urine, Stella Artois. Ultimately, those seeking gusto will be more satisfied with Schlitz."

Bottle. Poured a clear, red color with a small off-white head and little lacing. Aroma was slightly malty with a slight hint of citrus. The beer has a thin body, creamy texture, soft carbonation, and an abrupt, slightly dry finish. The flavor was slightly hoppy and slightly bread like. Overall, this is not bad for a mass produced beer. It has a bit more of a hoppy flavor and is much better on tap.

On tap at the Baer’s Den. Pours a nice amber with minimal white head. Aroma of Pils-y malt and extremely subtle hops. Subtle enough that I couldn’t discern that they were actually Cascade. Pretty easy drinking, but still way too light and devoid of complexity for me. Definitely in a completely different league than their normal crap, though.

no aroma; nice amber brown color with tan head. This tasted watery and soapy for the first 1/2. Going down, it was actually quite good. But that first half is a deal breaker..

You know how fast food joints have this "flavor" that all their food tastes like? So if you have McEgg Foo Young someday, it won’t taste like Egg Foo Young, it will taste like McDonalds food. Well this is the Amber Ale version of that. On draft at Pampered Pig in Columbus, MO of all places. The BBQ was good! so good I didn’t want to defile it with the rest of this beer. So I didn’t. Anyway, looks like an amber, smells like Budweiser. Tastes like Budweiser. In a blind test, I’d swear it was Budweiser.