Budweiser American Ale

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

Bottle. Pours amber with a little bit of head. Does look nice. Taste is ok. A little bit hoppy. Has some corn flavor in there. I like the idea. Its a mass market beer but a bit higher quality. Not a great beer, but better than many of the mass market. Have to walk the masses to good beer one baby step at a time...

1pint 6 oz Bottle and served in a no-nik pint glass: Yep looks just like the picture, actually mine looks a tad darker amber hue topped by a frothy slightly off-white head which left pretty good lace upon the glass. That should alone scare the crap out of 95% of the A-B beer market. The aroma is yep a complete letdown, I knew A-B did not have it in them to make a complex beer. Hint of walnut, caramel, wet grains, light herbal hops, a sadly some medicinal vapours as well. The flavor profile is equally mundane, moderate forgettable sweet nutty malts with just a touch of bitterness. There is also a metallic and even a bit of a sour note as well. The mouth feel is respectable for the genre, lively but not aggressive. Okay, it is better than almost any other offering from the MEGAbrewer but sadly that is not saying much. I fully expected an American PALE Ale but instead got a worn out Amber Ale that any home brewer with a kit could reproduce. Where is hell is the Cascade hops anyway? Cheap f-ing bottom line, mass marketing bastards! Someone should be hung for using words like robust and distinctive when describing this beer, what happened to TRUTH in advertising?

Oooh look! You need a bottle opener, must be good! Who cares. Especially when a piece of the lip cracks off with the cap like this one. Damnit! Smells typical Bud with an added mollasses and bit of spice maybe. Looks like ice tea, I bet the color is fake. Tastes decent enough, a hint of hops at least but mouthfeel is weak. Similar to a Ziegenbock or Amber Bock. Not even as good as a Shiner. Nothing special at all. For the same price I could have had my Sierra Nevada. I’m left craving hops.

Bottle. Overly sweet caramel nose with plenty of on-rushing carbonation. Amber-brown body, translucent with a large soapy tan head. Taste is bittersweet with a (surprisingly) noticeable hop bite, if only for a short while, and some dry and slightly sour caramel that fades into a long-lasting grainy aftertaste. Light-medium body, a little metallic and not very clean (kinda grimy teet after a few ounces), has me thinking headache before I finish half the bottle. In the same category as Amber Bock, but nothing more than an ugly step-brother, and that’s saying something.

Draft and bottle-no real discernible difference between the two but draft seems to be lighter, watery. No head in the various times I’ve had it. Aromas of dark chocolate, heavy on the roasted malt, somewhat flowery notes. Very crisp with notable hops present, dry finish. Rather bitter for an amber ale. Extremely similar to Amber Bock.

12 oz bottle Bronze in color with a thick pale head. Not much in the smell category. Some floral hop notes and a bit of malt but that’s it. Taste is dominated (if you can even use such a strong word) by floral hops. Fairly light mouthfeel, with heavy carbonation. Overall, the best thing Bud has ever made as far as I’m concerned, but still a lackluster beer.

Look is amber to copper in color and clear with an ok off white head and ok lacing. Smell is a hop and malt balance. Taste is the same as the smell malts and hops ok bitterness.

bought a six pack the week it came out..wasn’t bad, as long as you don’t play any drinking games with it (do not i repeat do not bong this)