New Belgium Fat Tire

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

12 oz. bottle- Not bad, not my favorite amber ale, not my favorite style. Got a mellow malty flavor, drinkable.

Reviewed on 21 March 2009, soon after it hit NC shelves! Appearanace: Russet amber that glimmers in the glass. Lots of bubbles that rise to a thin off-white head. Aroma: Toast and homemade popcorn. Taste: Toasty, malty, firm biscuit presence leads into a mild warm hop statement, and finishes with a bitter snap. Lovely! Palate: Goes down smooth, jovially, agreeably, and maltily. Overall: A great, well-balanced brew with a malt-foot forward. Easy, extroverted, not too complex but not at all boring! It’s categorized as an "American Amber/Red Ale" but to me it has shades of a good ESB (with less bitterness). Nothing fancy -- but you don’t always want a fancy beer. This hits the spot for a no-frills, solid, March-Madness-watching amber ale.

Pours a clear, light brown. Minimal amount of foam. The aroma is sour and slightly malty. The flavor is crisp and lagerish with a nutty aftertaste.

Bottle at Monks Cafe, Wallingatan Stockholm. Pours amber with a off-white head. Malty aroma with some bad vegitables. Malts and hop taste. Good but simple

A clear light brown pour with a large cream colored head that stands up nice, lots of big bubbles, and leaves lace. Looks like sea foam. Aroma is an earthy, roasty caramel malt smell, a hint of citrusy hops at the end. Flavor has more sweet caramel notes to it, but is generally a bit understated. Watery. Fits in with other amber ales: it’s pretty bland and boring.

Bottle. Amber, small white head. Malty, rotten vegtables. Hops, sweet malty in aftertaste. Simple but nice.

On tap at the brewery at 7/18/09. Pours a nice amber with bubbly head. Caramel and lavendar aromas. Very sweet rich malty caramel, but balanced very well with some bitterness from the hops. Also a nice finish. Have had this dozens of times and finally rating it and it really is as good as its reputation. Definitely one of my all-time favorite session beers.

12 oz bottle. Nice ruby amber beer with a small beige head, but does leave a little lacing. Aroma is mostly orange citrus, with a little bit of fresh baked bread. It’s not overly complex. Light on the malt, kind of thin, a bit of grapefruit flavor, and some hop bitterness. Finishes with little left behind. Ok, but rather have something else.