Budweiser American Ale

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

Bottle 355 ml
Appearance: Deep amber look with initial decent looking head – reduced to creamy ring. Good contrast.
Nose: Gentle hop accent, clean made amber malt. 6-
Flavor/Palate : medium bodied with lighter follow up. Slight bitter feel with semi decent approach. Step in right direction from A-B.

As much as I hate to write this, this really isn’t a bad beer. I am pleasantly surprised. If this is what ImBev brings to the AB merger I am happy. I would definitely drink this over Budweiser any day but wouldn’t buy for myself.

Pours a copper/red with a medium white fluffy head. Aroma of hops, caramel, slightly fruity, malty, and a bit grassy. Not what you expect from Budweiser, interesting. Taste is balanced but a bit flat. Definetly taste the caramel malt and a slight fruity finish. This is definetly a shot at Boston Lager. I know all you beer geeks will cringe but... not a bad attempt from ol’ Anheuser-Busch. A valiant effort but leaves a lot to the imagination. If this is among the macros on tap, this will be my pick. Can you imagine if this beer replaced Budweiser? I know I’m dreaming but that would give me some hope for the palates of this country!

A red to copper color from tap at local Chili’s restaurant. Lots of malt flavor with no real distinct flavor. Descent for a "Budweiser" beer but nothing I would make a habit of drinking.

From a bottle pours almost clear deep amber color with a small beige head leaving some nice lacing. Aroma starts out hoppy but then fades shortly after. Flavor hoppy and mallty with hints of caramel

12 oz. bottle. From "mix-a-six" rack at Jewel. Actually a bit of a surprise. A brown bottle with a non-screwtop crown. Definite malt smell with a nosegay of hops that spreads out when I pour. Amber body with a pale ale head instead of fizzy macro pop foam. There’s some malt in the taste. Yes, some hops that are balanced more in favor of the malt. Not a boatload of PNW hops, just a profile that can repeated from year to year and in many breweries. Mouthfeel does come across a little brittle, like a light beer, the only real ding against it. Like the kid down the street who wants to be Honkers Ale when grows up.

Pours copper orange clear with some carbonation bubbles. Decent soapy head. This is Budweiser? Aroma actually has some malt & hops. Apple flavors. Best Budweiser I’ve had, but flat and lacking any finish of a real ale. Still, if you find this among only macroswill, it is the better of that variety.

Better than I expected but still not that great. Just once I’d like to see the big names take a risk! Nice red color with whitish head, mosty malty in flavor. Slight bitterness, a metallic-type smell, kind of foul.