Budweiser American Ale

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

Reviewed 11/17/2008 (bottle): Pours a very clear, light brown body. Huge foamy whitish head, pillowy. Bitter aroma, malty, piney, but not very strong. Bitter taste, with a malty middle,, and a bitter nutty aftertaste. Very fizzy, but a somewhat watery palate. A harsh carbonation. Maltiness. Not much else, not a complex flavor. Slight drying in the mouth.

I found a bomber of this for 2 dollars and decided what the hell. pours amber with a thick, foamy white head. Very active carbonation. Kind of a stale, corny nose. There might be some caramel in there somewhere. Flavor is barely there, bready malts, an impression of bitterness, very watery. Finish is kind of like stale cotton candy. This isn’t terrible, but it’s certainly disappointing.

Deep golden amber, moderate foamy white head. Earthy caramel aroma. Same one-dimensional palate that initially is served so cold as to be nearly flavourless, but as it warms up the earthy caramel comes forward with some some pear fruit notes. The finish has a low astringent bitterness that is barely there. Not as bad as I had anticipated, but if you’re after a quality amber ale there are hundreds to choose from that are better than this.

dark reddish/brown pour into a shaker...actually a really nice pour with a very nice 1 finger head and a very slight malt and hop aroma, nit much but noticable. Mostly malt flavor and macro corn, but, slight hops. I have to say for the 6.99 I paid for the 6 pack? you cannot not beat the value. not even close to the best beer that I have had even this week! But for an everyday session, give to guests or just regular ale...you cant beat it. You’ll pay $8 - 9 for Sam Adams. This is as good a beer produced by any Macro I have had. Cheers

Clear coppery-red with thick stable head and some lacing. Aroma has some retro-nasal phenols but other than that has a nice balance of malt with leafy hops. Thin, prickly, highly carbonated. Flavors not bad. Bread crust. Touch hops. Finishes slightly phenolic much like the aroma does. Gets worse by the sip, more phenolic with some paint thinner and grain alcohol to boot. Overall I’ve had worse but we can expect so much better.

From a 12 fl. oz. bottle marked 08298SJ07. Surprisingly good looking amber-reddish pour with foamy beige head. Aroma of malts. Above average mouthfeel. Taste more hopped. Hmm, something fairly decent from In-Bev/Budweiser.

Citrus, floral, and mild metallic aroma notes. Clear amber with white head and mild lacing. Cascade hop bitterness, lite caramel, and mild metallic flavour notes. Watery with medium bitter finish.

My first thought on this as I pour it into the bottle is quite encouraging. I mean, it looks like an ale, amber, decent, off-white head. Not much in the way of aroma, slightly flowery, hoppy. The first taste is alright! Wow! Slightly dry, malts, not much bite but that’s alright. I’m shocked that a macro like A-B can make a beer like this one. Good job.