New Belgium Fat Tire 3.07 1697

New Belgium Fat Tire

	Percentile
	53
	overall

Brewed by New Belgium Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
Fort Collins, Colorado USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
1697	3.07/5.0	3.07/5.0	5.2%	68.3	English pint, Shaker

Commercial Description:
Named in honor of our founder Jeff’s bike trip through Belgium, Fat Tire Amber Ale marks a turning point in the young electrical engineer’s home brewing. Belgian beers use a far broader palette of ingredients (fruits, spices, esoteric yeast strains) than German or English styles. Jeff found the Belgian approach freeing. Upon his return, Jeff created Fat Tire and Abbey Belgian Ale, (assuming Abbey would be his big gun). He and his wife, Kim traveled around sampling their homebrews to the public. Fat Tire’s appeal quickly became evident. People liked everything about it. Except the name. Fat Tire won fans is in its sense of balance: toasty, biscuit-like malt flavors coasting in equilibrium with hoppy freshness.

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Magjayran (1379), Durham, North Carolina, USA

2.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.8	5/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	12/20

Mar 12, 2009

Dark amber overrated beer with an overrated medium sized head that is almost white. The overrated aroma is lightly fruity with some toffee and overrated. The flavor watery and sweet and overrated with a an unpleasant yeasty finish that gives this beer an unpleasant overrated finish. If no one cared about this overrated beer I could probably drink it at a barbeque without thinking about it or enjoying it. As it is, I find it impossible not to focus on just how unremarkable and overrated this beer is.

ross (1709), weddington, South Carolina, USA

2.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.3	5/10	3/5	4/10	3/5	8/20

Mar 12, 2009

You would think Jesus Christ himself had come to North Carolina when it was announced that this "beer" was arriving. This shit is EVERYWHERE and people rave about it. I cant believe I havent even rated it, that probably shows what I thought about it some 5 or 6 years ago when I had a bottle of it. Brown color, tan head. Smell is somewhat nutty and fruity, but nothing to write home about. Taste is watered down, sweet, some fruity and nut flavors.. Nothing to write home about. Funny that people rave on this and fail to notice the bells amber just a few spaces down. Not even worth getting excited over. A beer for the masses.

Avengedpoet (325), Mesa, Arizona, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Mar 11, 2009

In a can! I think that overall, this beer gets a lot of crap that it doesn’t deserve. Sure, it isn’t the most complex in the world, and sure, it isn’t really belgian, but hey, it’s cheap, refreshing, and has some taste to it. Not to mention that you can take the cans anywhere with you (and they taste better than the bottles). Pours a chestnut brown with minimal white head. Aroma of slight caramel sweetness and some biscuitiness. Taste is smooth, clean, and reflects the aroma. Some nice light caramel/crystal flavors along with biscuitiness. Balanced by a little bite of un-identifiable hops. A nicely balanced and refreshing beer, though not overly complex. Under-rated.

xs2500 (91), Mississippi, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	4/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	14/20

Mar 9, 2009 Updated: Aug 28, 2009

One of my least favorite beers from the New Belgium Co., still not a bad brew. Decent taste and aroma, very drinkable, diffidently worth a taste but don’t get your hopes up

downender (2635), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Mar 9, 2009

Bottle. Deep amber in colour with a moderate, off-white head. Sweet, toffee and apricot aroma with a touch of leafy hop. Flavour was sweet with caramel, followed by a slight bitter finish. Ok.

Collint (465), Sylva, North Carolina, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	13/20

Mar 8, 2009

Bottle, Finally we got this all over NC. Aroma is light and sweet with notes of light hops and caramel. Flavor is sweet clean and mostly malty. Body is thin and balanced. There is some fruity nuts in this. Very clean and refreshing beer.

Moggman (187), Columbus, Ohio, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	12/20

Mar 8, 2009

Bottle. Pours copper with off white head. Aroma is slightly spicy with notes of hops and caramel. Flavor is malty with sweet caramel and nutty undertones and light finish.

JaBier (1264), Capital City, Ohio, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

Mar 8, 2009

12oz bottle. Pours clear gold with a big white head. Malty aroma with some yeast and hops. Flavors of malt, corn and a hop finish.

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