Budweiser American Ale

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

clear brownish amber with off white head. caramel malt aroma with a very faint flowery smell. taste is thin and malty, but also pretty smooth.

Had in a restaurant. Is an red/amber color with frothy off-white head. Aroma of cereal malt, light hops. Taste is very similar to Sam Adams Boston Lager, a bit toasty with faint hops. Medium bodied and decent carbonation. Better than Bud, decent.

The Daivs Co-Op sells singles, and beers were 11% off today, so I was willing to spend a $1.02 to try this out. It is interesting, it shows, due to the head, color, and lacing, that Budweiser - In-Bev knows how to brew good beers, but, due to the flavor and aroma, refuse to do so. You even need to use the bottle opener on this one, Bud is really trying to sell this as fancy. A perfectly made crappy beer, exactly what you expect from the worlds brewing juggernaut.

Pours a clear, reddish-amber color with an average, yellowish, rocky head which settles in a timely manner and leaves minimal lace. Nose is very faint with some toasted caramel, cereal, citrus hops, and a touch of grassy hops. Flavor is faintly sweet with sweat notes, and a light grassy bitterness. Palate is light, watery, lively, and thin. Finishes quickly with bitter sweat. There is so little flavor, the middle of flavor progression almost tatses like soda water. "Robust flavor" is hardly the way I would describe it. It’s no Budweiser, but not much better.

Location: Tap at a Chili’s, Fall ’08

Overall Impression: Had this on draft for the first time after I’d seen quadruple digit commercials, not bad tho, better then expected, even if they advertise it like it has to be given away.

Grassy with light citrus hops and a slight malt aroma on this crystal clear amber beer. Flavor has some lemon and citrus in it but overpowered by the grass. I can’t agree with those who say this tastes like normal Budweiser, it tastes like a mediocre amber ale. Nothing more, nothing less.

Bottle. Much like a Budweiser expect more hops and caramel. Aroma is Bud but with the caramel. Flavor is some hops in the aftertaste. Very smooth and thin.

I actually rather enjoyed this. It has an evident hoppy taste but it is subtle enough to be a pale ale, and an enjoyable one at that. Probably one of the better things to come out of BA in awhile.