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Budweiser American Ale
Anheuser-Busch
- From:
- Anheuser-Busch
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- 72
- Avg:
- 3.12 | pDev: 19.55%
- Reviews:
- 767
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 10, 2019
- Added:
- Jun 08, 2008
- Wants:
- 24
- Gots:
- 79
No description / notes.
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Ratings by abankovich:
Reviewed by abankovich from Ohio
3.65/5 rDev +17%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.65/5 rDev +17%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Poured a nice rich amber color with a little carbonation showing through. Good deep color and density in the glass. The head and lacing was very minimal however.
The aroma was on the lighter side with some caramel malty sweetness and a very faint hop aroma. The aroma naturally became a little more pronounced as the beer warmed up but I was left wishing it was more aromatic overall.
The taste had some toastiness and breadiness in the mix that added to the aforementioned caramel malt sweetness towards the back end. Up front the slight hop bitterness was present. I say slight because I was expecting more after reading this was supposedly dry-hopped. However the amount of hop presence is relatively true to style.
Light to medium bodied mouthfeel with some carbonation present. There is a lingering sweetness left on the tongue in the aftertaste. With no over the top flavors or aromas, this is a very approachable amber ale and definitely easy to drink. As it should be, this is a good entry level amber that will hopefully introduce the masses to the differences between ales and lagers. Hopefully AB does a good job encouraging the consumer to drink this one a little warmer than their "ice cold" marketing campaigns do for the lagers because even just 10 minutes at room temperature after coming out of the tap makes a big difference for this one.
Sep 23, 2008The aroma was on the lighter side with some caramel malty sweetness and a very faint hop aroma. The aroma naturally became a little more pronounced as the beer warmed up but I was left wishing it was more aromatic overall.
The taste had some toastiness and breadiness in the mix that added to the aforementioned caramel malt sweetness towards the back end. Up front the slight hop bitterness was present. I say slight because I was expecting more after reading this was supposedly dry-hopped. However the amount of hop presence is relatively true to style.
Light to medium bodied mouthfeel with some carbonation present. There is a lingering sweetness left on the tongue in the aftertaste. With no over the top flavors or aromas, this is a very approachable amber ale and definitely easy to drink. As it should be, this is a good entry level amber that will hopefully introduce the masses to the differences between ales and lagers. Hopefully AB does a good job encouraging the consumer to drink this one a little warmer than their "ice cold" marketing campaigns do for the lagers because even just 10 minutes at room temperature after coming out of the tap makes a big difference for this one.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by OttoFreb from New York
3.49/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
I am sorry Budweiser discontinued this.
It was a pretty good beer --
a bit on the bland side,
but with a nice texture.
Sort of like Sam Adams with less taste.
I liked that if I was in the middle of nowhere I could often find this.
Not my first choice, but decent.
They should bring it back.
May 10, 2019It was a pretty good beer --
a bit on the bland side,
but with a nice texture.
Sort of like Sam Adams with less taste.
I liked that if I was in the middle of nowhere I could often find this.
Not my first choice, but decent.
They should bring it back.
Rated by beer-fan-1 from Washington
1.69/5 rDev -45.8%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.5
1.69/5 rDev -45.8%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.5
Weak compared to craft ales. Low IBU taste. Best description is watered taste or a bigger ale. Flavor not bad but weak and leaves early.
Jun 02, 2016Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.27/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.27/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Solid looking beer, equal parts yellow and amber. Solid 1" of white head, retained itself well. Aroma seemed like cascade hops. Noticeable.
Malt bill up, all barley, caramel notes, still a little more hopping. Somewhere in between Budweiser and Fat Tire/Boston Lager, this is going in that direction. Finishes crisp and dry, this really wasn't a bad beer, I just don't think it really had a niche to find its place. Good to see their ale yeast program was good.
Jan 09, 2016Malt bill up, all barley, caramel notes, still a little more hopping. Somewhere in between Budweiser and Fat Tire/Boston Lager, this is going in that direction. Finishes crisp and dry, this really wasn't a bad beer, I just don't think it really had a niche to find its place. Good to see their ale yeast program was good.
Budweiser American Ale from Anheuser-Busch
Beer rating:
72 out of
100 with
1114 ratings
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