New Belgium Fat Tire 3.07 1699

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
1699	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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tturner (106), , Washington, USA

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

Oct 15, 2008

a subtle hoppyness saves this beer. pours to the orange side of amber. quick white head dissappears abruptly. not bad, not wow, just so so. on the otherhand, it is versatile and takes a back seat to other flavors, which probably accounts for it’s poplularity. For me, its my least favorite release from this brewer.

chokmah33 (118), San Luis Obispo, California, USA

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

Oct 13, 2008

Aromas of lighlty toasted malts, vegetable and grass. Flavor dominated by burnt toast malts, carmel candy sweetness, and floral hops. Palate is smooth by not stimulating

mybrainhurts (214), North Dakota, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	5/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	16/20

Oct 13, 2008

Pours amber reddish with a thick white head. Solid, well rounded mouthfeel. Nicely balanced amber beer. Pretty good and a new everyday favorite.

ChristianScheffel (4679), Odense, Denmark

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	7/10	3/5	6/10	2/5	12/20

Oct 10, 2008

Slightly hazy amber with a lasting white head. Aroma has tangerine and peach and a hint of malt. Dry, fruity and caramel flavour, with a little husk-like astringency. Too carbonated to be pleasant.

nqualls (1428), Nashville, Tennessee, USA

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

Oct 7, 2008

Bottle. Poured a clear amber color with a small tan head. Aroma of spices and caramel. Flavor was nutty with caramel and a slight hop note. Medium body with good carbonation.

Cory (16), , California, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	15/20

Sep 30, 2008

Bottle. A nutty, alcohol aroma, a nice burnt orange color, a little acidic at first with a lingering toasted finish. Smooth and fizzy across the palate. Great light beer!

darn1207 (667), Tallahassee, Florida, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

Sep 30, 2008

on tap at the mariners game. light amber pour. sweet floral spice and caramel aroma. bready caramel malt taste backed with light hops. not bad, but a little too sweet for me. K6.5

DrHomolka (731), Columbus, Ohio, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	7/10	3/5	5/10	2/5	14/20

Sep 28, 2008

12oz bottle best by Dec 12. Pours a clear, dark golden color with a small but well retained white head. Aroma is plesant toastiness. Just a touch of roast, biscuits, malty. Kind of reminds me of Great Lakes signature flavor, that toasty biscuit like aroma that is in most of their beers. This smells better than I thought it would (I did not have high hopes for this beer). Flavor is not as good as aroma. Same qualities though more watery and bland. Some toastiness and caramel like flavors but they are quite watery. Short finish. Low bitteress, nil hop flavor. Light/medium bodied. This is what I expected overall.

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