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
1688	3.07/5.0	3.07/5.0	5.2%	68.4	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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Brewbie (223), New York, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	5/10	4/5	5/10	2/5	14/20

Nov 12, 2009

12oz bottle. clear amber color with a fluffy white head. aroma of hops, malt and something i can’t quite place. taste of light malts, light hops with a bit of a thin finish

coldmeat23 (233), Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	15/20

Nov 12, 2009

Clear medium tone amber color. Nice 1 1/2 finger head that dissipates quite quickly. Minimal retention, but some decent lacing. Mild malty notes. Little bit of bready yeastiness. Sweet-tarts. Slight fruity sweetness. Pretty light in the flavor department. Toasty malts with light caramel sweetness. Citrus fruits. Very mild hop notes. No aftertaste whatsoever. Light to medium mouthfeel. (Not as thick as I’d like.) I totally see why this is so popular among the masses. There is nothing in this bottle to offend the pallete. Unfortunately, there is nothing to excite it either. Would I ever refuse a bottle of this? No. Would I go out of my way to get it? Not at all. [Probably my least liked product from New Belgium.]

italarican (169), Astoria, New York, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	6/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	11/20

Nov 12, 2009

Pours a dark reddish copper with off-white head. Aroma has notes of caramel, cherry, and cinnamon. Flavor has some biscuit qualities. Some malt and caramel but not much else. Flavor fades quickly.

walrussell (117), , Illinois, USA

2.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.7	4/10	3/5	4/10	3/5	13/20

Nov 11, 2009

Surprisingly bad. Slightly funky off sour flavor with a bit of ashiness. Hardly any hoppiness. A mildly pleasant maltiness is all that saves this.

watson1977 (272), , Pennsylvania, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	7/10	4/5	5/10	2/5	12/20

Nov 8, 2009

pours a nice amber/copper color with a thick foamy white head...nice retention and lacing. aroma is more hoppy than i expected but nice with some caramel and oakiness too. flavor does not have as much hop presence as the aroma suggests...mostly malty and one dimensional. mouthfeel is lively and velvety but the finish is very watery. this one is more aesthetically pleasing than tasty...not bad but very average.

noid1985 (52), Broadview, Illinois, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	5/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Nov 2, 2009

24oz bottle- decent beer with an above average flavor that has perhaps a hint of cherry?? Can’t say it’s a favorite, but the flavor does stand out

badnloose (99), North Hollywood, California, USA

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

Oct 31, 2009

Fairly crisp, with a good level of hops, and very low carbonation. Kinda simple, but easily consumed.

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