Michelob Celebrate Vanilla Oak

Brewed by Anheuser-Busch InBev
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
St. Louis, Missouri USA

i bought this shit at a ghetto ass gas station outside of sarasota florida for like 10 dolla. it is very bad, way too much vanilla flavor that covers up the thin alcoholesque slightly malty beverage. i forgot to keep the glasses, dammit, that was the only good part.

Again, rampant anti-macro bias on this one. A 2.77 avg. rating? Puhlease. If I were to lower each category’s score to the worst case scenario I could, It would end up with a 3.0. A 2.77 is a travesty. The screw off cap is a bad idea. Not because it reminds people of how Canada Dry sodas are capped, but because it doesn’t provide as tight a seal as either a traditional cap or cork. AB has the resources to spend the extra on a cork, and they should have done it. And sure enough, when I opened the brew, there was minimal pressure and as I look at the brew it barely has a head and very little visible carbonation. Fresh, strong, butterscotch caramel aroma. Inviting. I wouldn’t necessarily have guessed vanilla, but I see it. Beautiful slightly hazy body with the aforementioned very small, off-white ring and very little visible carbonation. Initial mouthfeel is strong alcohol. And as I suspected, the mouthfeel is undercarbonated. I hope AB fired the guy who came up with the screwtop idea. Sweet, strong and butterscotchy. Actually quite good. I just wish it had some more carbonation. Now that I think about it, this is not unlike AB’s Winter’s Bourbon Cask Ale, but with more alcohol. Like the Winter’s Bourbon, I don’t taste any Oak aging. Again, I don’t really taste vanilla and wish I did. I read all these folks paying in the teens for a gift set that included a couple of glasses; I "only" paid "$5.99 for my 24 oz bottle, but it clearly has been sitting for awhile. Not sure if there are different vintages of this, but the box said 2005. Not a bad beer, and clearly the best brew in their newfound effort at going craft. A little one dimensional; doesn’t have much complexity. If they are going after the Michelob crowd, this recipe probably works, but among the beer aficionado set, they still have some improvement to make.

Hmmm... strange but I can appreciate that vanilla is lacing a primarily hop aroma. EKGs? Nice color -- copper with a thin layer of fine cream colored foam. Lightly sweet, easy edged -- a lot easier drinking than I would have hoped./imagined. Slightly foaming on the tongue but medium to medium low effervescence. Like a thin version of Rogue or Sam Adams lager. Lightly spicy finish -- hop or alcohol. I wanted more complexity for the money. It’s not just subtle -- there’s not much here. I really wanted to like this one and bury the Anheuser-Busch critics. This just isn’t there yet -- I want a lot more beer in my beer, especially if it’s touted as something special.

this is probably the best buosch-ae beer ever made..i mean that u can actually tell they put some thought into one of there beers...that said, its really really sweet and the alco has a bite, but a nice change and actually, the label says what u get, cool idea a.b...

Verbatim: Small white head, fair retention +spotty lace. Gold with a copper hue. Lotsa cotton candy, peach, sugars, marshmallow, candy corn. Sweet finish. You was right Brian. Thanks Robert!

first off i must say i thought the screw off top was wack....but anyway.the celebrate poured semi-clear orange with very little head.the aroma was a mix of vanilla,oak,hops and what i would describe as belgian sourness.the flavor was much in the same with a little brandy and chocolate thrown in as well.i must say i was pretty impressed and i dont see what the low ratings are about.

I’ve had multiple chances to consume this beer and have skipped it either on purpose or by chance each time. So now the beer finds it’s way to our tasting and while it’s not horrible, it’s nothing to shout about either.

The beer pours out a clear, orangeish/amber color with a one-finger thick head. Aroma is vanilla-extract like. Cheap vanilla-extract to be specific. A bit of buttered bread, and grains and caramel also show up in the background, but the vanilla is so over the top...not in a good way. Mouthfeel is watery. Flavors are vanilla, waffle-cones, and alcohol. Now there’s good ways to use vanilla beans (see Schooners VBOS) and bad ways. This is the bad way. Ew.

Tasted at Churchill’s with Ivan, Tim, Aaron, and Dave. I think Ivan broke out this 2005 2yr old gem. Some melanoidin. Very mellow and soft for a 10% beer. Small head. Vanilla is noticable, but probably subdued from the age. I’m sure this one’s under-rated because of the Michleob name, and should be rated blind. Pretty nice 3.7-3.9.