Budweiser American Ale

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

i gotta say this was a lot better than i expected. grassy, bright citrus flavor, like budweiser if it was fresh and made with better ingredents!

Otakuden said it all on this one. A feeble reactionary attempt to lure their own drinkeres into purchasing more of their own products. I’ve had better brews straight from the canthat were left open overnight. Hard water, alkaline aftertaste. made the follow up PilsUr taste so much better.

$2.00 cheaper than a 6 pack of micro brew. Good head, orange/amber color. Mild aroma, mainly malty. Flavor is malty, little fruity, some hops. Its a mild, accessible, amber ale. Not bad, but a funny aftertaste and a bit rough around the edges. But the question is, is it worth 25% less than micro amber ale? Probably not for me.

This was a pleasant surprise. This beer from Bud had some taste. It wasn’t bland. I had a six pack to try this ale. The head was frothy and the color was a clear amber. There was modest malts and more hops flavors. I prefer more hops.

aroma is bready and biscuit-y. sweetness from some crystal malts. appearance is very clear ruby color. taste is light on citrus, but more malty than hoppy. no head with minimal lacing. it’s like mich ultra on steroids. Not a real pale ale, more of an american amber but needs more hop presence (especially given the marketing). could use more body and nouthfeel, but the lack thereof makes it very easy to drink (but not necessarily good).

Pours an orange red with a frothy 1 inch head. Very light lacing trys to cling to the glass. Smells of light hops and some malts. First sip is rather bland and lacking in flavor. Way too light bodied even though the malts dominate the light hops. This is better than Bud The Lager but not good enough to compete with the crafts. You can put lipstick on a Bud but it is still a Bud.

20 oz draft shared with a friend poured draft at The Galway Tribes (Frankfort, IL). Poured a decent enough hue, fairly clear, with a whitish head that dissipates to start. Aromas are ok enough, slight carmel maltiness mixed with a lighter floral hoppy nose. A nice start to a macro-ale. Taste, unfortunately, is where this beer falls short. Up front and initial, the beer brings some flavor, caramel maltiness with a floral hoppy bitterness, lighter than most, but giving an effort. As the beer slips into it’s body it goes void of a lot of the goodness it started with. A bit of a vegetal feel, a touch bitter in the finish, but all flavor lost. Not very good. I had high hopes after appearance and aroma.. but this beer fell short.

IT IS SCREAMING WITH MEDIOCRITY. A NICE COLORED AMBER ALE WHICH IS A STYLE I THOROUGHLY ENJOY BUT THIS IS LACKING IN FLAVOR AND JUST ANOTHER FAILURE FOR BUDWEISER.