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
1685	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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vulcanmeister (102), La Grande, Oregon, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	5/10	4/5	5/10	4/5	17/20

Jul 28, 2008 Updated: Jul 29, 2008

Aroma - bread, caramel, butterscotch, woody Appearance - Color - amber, Liquid - clear, Head - minimal Flavor - Sweet - light, Bitter- light, Sour - medium Palate - Body - medium, Texture - thin, Carbonation - medium, Finish - bitter Overall impression - an enjoyable beer, nice color, a good bitter bite, and an interesting finish though a bit abrupt.

WabashMan (802), Noblesville, Indiana, USA

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

Jul 27, 2008

I love to spot a beer I haven’t tried on a menu, and quickly ordered this one on a recent trip to Chicago. Beer poured a slightly cloudy, medium brownish copper color, with not too much head. Decent flavor, if unremarkable. It made for a good meal beer, as it wasn’t so heavy as to dominate the meal nor so weak in flavor as to offer nothing of worth. Not a great beer, but it’d do in a pinch.

Avatar (82), Gliwice, Poland

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

Jul 27, 2008

Bottle. Nice white head but not lasting long. Amber in colour. Aroma is of biscuits, little bit citrus, sweet and malty. Slightly bitter finish. Good, but not really my choice.

DWestrick (238), Ft Wayne, Indiana, USA

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

Jul 27, 2008

Tap. Decent beer - had in Chicago on tap. Amber with decent citrus flavor. A good drink all night ale.

Ungstrup (15220), Frederiksberg, Denmark

2.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.8	5/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	11/20

Jul 27, 2008

An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet matly with light notes of caramel. The flavor is very sweet malty , leading to a slightly bitter finish.

Sparky27 (1595), Phoenix, Arizona, USA

2.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.7	5/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	11/20

Jul 25, 2008

Bottle. Picked this up in a mixed six pack – haven’t had it since circa 1999 or y2k. Pours a clear amber with 3 finger off white head. Nose is roasted nuts, yeast and malt. Taste is sweet malt, dirt and some hop in the finish. Light mouth feel. Meh, I think I still have the free bottle opener when this first came out.

saltebru (13), Ionia, Michigan, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	16/20

Jul 25, 2008

Light Amber Color with a nice head. Aroma has citrus with the subtle hint of floral spice and caramel. The caramel leaves a sweet flavor that works well with the citrus and spices.

joergen (8597), Frederiksberg, Denmark

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

Jul 23, 2008

Bottle. Clear amber coloured with a medium sized white head. Sweet aroma of caramel, liquorice and yeast with notes of spices and hops. Sweet flavour of malts, caramel and liquorice with notes of yeast and hops. Hoppy finish.

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