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Batch No. 91406 (Los Angeles, CA)
Anheuser-Busch
- From:
- Anheuser-Busch
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Lager
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 72
- Avg:
- 3.08 | pDev: 18.51%
- Reviews:
- 53
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 11, 2018
- Added:
- Oct 26, 2012
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 5
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Darkmagus82:
Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas
2.92/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.92/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Poured from bottle into a pint glass
Appearance – The beer pours a golden amber color with a off-white yellowish two finger head. The head has a decent level of retention fading over about 4 min to leave a moderate level of lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma is largely of sweet corn with some caramel complementing this. Along with these aromas are some lightly roasted malt smells.
Taste – The taste begins with flavor of a bready and corny sweet taste. As the flavor advances some lighter caramel flavors come to the tongue with the corn sweetness becoming more intense in nature. A bit of a lighter herbal and woody flavors later come to the tongue. A bit of booziness and a somewhat off cardboard taste then come to the tongue at the end. While present these more off flavors don’t take too much away from the brew and leave a bready and sweet flavor to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is on the average to above average side with a carbonation level that is the same. A moderate carbonation is quite appropriate for eh style and drinkability of the beer, although a lightly less thick body may have been better for making a more easy drinking brew, as this should be.
Overall – It was alright with malt and sweetness but as it lacked a good hop and complexity profile. OK, but nothing really worth the added price (as it is more expensive than the average malt/standard American adjunct) over something of a more standard, cheaper drinking brew.
Mar 05, 2013Appearance – The beer pours a golden amber color with a off-white yellowish two finger head. The head has a decent level of retention fading over about 4 min to leave a moderate level of lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma is largely of sweet corn with some caramel complementing this. Along with these aromas are some lightly roasted malt smells.
Taste – The taste begins with flavor of a bready and corny sweet taste. As the flavor advances some lighter caramel flavors come to the tongue with the corn sweetness becoming more intense in nature. A bit of a lighter herbal and woody flavors later come to the tongue. A bit of booziness and a somewhat off cardboard taste then come to the tongue at the end. While present these more off flavors don’t take too much away from the brew and leave a bready and sweet flavor to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body of the beer is on the average to above average side with a carbonation level that is the same. A moderate carbonation is quite appropriate for eh style and drinkability of the beer, although a lightly less thick body may have been better for making a more easy drinking brew, as this should be.
Overall – It was alright with malt and sweetness but as it lacked a good hop and complexity profile. OK, but nothing really worth the added price (as it is more expensive than the average malt/standard American adjunct) over something of a more standard, cheaper drinking brew.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by hoptheology from California
2.72/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.75
2.72/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.75
Pours a medium shade amber color with a tall fluffy, creamy head (aided with agitation and swirling in the bottle before pouring the last ounces). The head dies down to 1/2 finger and a creamy ring. The opacity is 20%.
Aroma of toasted malts, brown bread crust, brown sugar, pickle juice, band-aid. A deep kerosene/ethyl smell also surfaces with deep inhalation.
Taste is very watery and washed out. Right behind the water is antiseptic, pasty caramel malt, brown bread crust, and a caramel nutty finish.
Light bodied, even for an amber lager, and mushy carbonation leads off into a semi-dry finish.
Overall, even if I could get this again I wouldn't. Batch Twelve needed to die, and that it did.
Jan 11, 2016Aroma of toasted malts, brown bread crust, brown sugar, pickle juice, band-aid. A deep kerosene/ethyl smell also surfaces with deep inhalation.
Taste is very watery and washed out. Right behind the water is antiseptic, pasty caramel malt, brown bread crust, and a caramel nutty finish.
Light bodied, even for an amber lager, and mushy carbonation leads off into a semi-dry finish.
Overall, even if I could get this again I wouldn't. Batch Twelve needed to die, and that it did.
Reviewed by Pegasus from Texas
3.36/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.36/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Appearance: Clear medium amber, with a robust, dense white head, which retains quite well. Scattered, thin lacing adorns the glass walls, the carbonation is profuse and fast-rising.
Aroma: Rich aroma of caramel and toasted light bread. there is a mild herbal hop presence, also.
Taste: Opens with caramel and toasted malt, these basic flavors carry the taste throughout. The aroma led me to believe that these taste would be rather bold. Its not, unfortunately, the taste of Batch No. 91406 seems weak and washed out in comparison to the aroma. Finishes with a mild, slightly peppery hop note.
Mouth feel: Soft, pleasant, with a hint of carbonation, a touch thin, though.
Drinkability/notes: Not bad, ore than a little reminiscent of ZeigenBock Amber or Shiner Bock.
Presentation: Packaged in a standard twelve-ounce brown glass long-neck bottle with a twist-off crown, served in a New Belgium Brewing chalice. This example has been refrigerated since purchase.
Jan 25, 2015Aroma: Rich aroma of caramel and toasted light bread. there is a mild herbal hop presence, also.
Taste: Opens with caramel and toasted malt, these basic flavors carry the taste throughout. The aroma led me to believe that these taste would be rather bold. Its not, unfortunately, the taste of Batch No. 91406 seems weak and washed out in comparison to the aroma. Finishes with a mild, slightly peppery hop note.
Mouth feel: Soft, pleasant, with a hint of carbonation, a touch thin, though.
Drinkability/notes: Not bad, ore than a little reminiscent of ZeigenBock Amber or Shiner Bock.
Presentation: Packaged in a standard twelve-ounce brown glass long-neck bottle with a twist-off crown, served in a New Belgium Brewing chalice. This example has been refrigerated since purchase.
Reviewed by BeerAdvocate from Finland
2.99/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
2.99/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
From BeerAdvocate magazine Issue #72 (Jan 2013):
The highlight here is that the beer was finished on beechwood chips, which are usually used to provide more surface space for yeast during the fermentation of Budweiser. While it’s noticeable, its overpowered by a near cloying sweetness and a misplaced caramel note.
STYLE: American Amber Lager
ABV: 6.0%
AVAILABILITY: Limited
LOOK: Rich, clear, amber with a tight, creamy white lace
SMELL: Caramel, floral, hint of wood, clean
TASTE: Light, smooth, creamy, malty sweet, caramel, bready, nutty, cereal grains, corn, herbal, dried wood, dry straw-like finish
Dec 11, 2014The highlight here is that the beer was finished on beechwood chips, which are usually used to provide more surface space for yeast during the fermentation of Budweiser. While it’s noticeable, its overpowered by a near cloying sweetness and a misplaced caramel note.
STYLE: American Amber Lager
ABV: 6.0%
AVAILABILITY: Limited
LOOK: Rich, clear, amber with a tight, creamy white lace
SMELL: Caramel, floral, hint of wood, clean
TASTE: Light, smooth, creamy, malty sweet, caramel, bready, nutty, cereal grains, corn, herbal, dried wood, dry straw-like finish
Batch No. 91406 (Los Angeles, CA) from Anheuser-Busch
Beer rating:
72 out of
100 with
139 ratings
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