Fat Tire Amber Ale | New Belgium Brewing

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

3.83/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

3.94/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

The appearance was a clear amber colored body that yields a nice lumpy yet foamy one finger white head and lasts for a good minute and a half. No carbonation is seen rising. Some light spider web lacing is left. The smell has some sweet light hints of caramel coming in and out with each different sniff. The taste is toasty and brings back the caramel really strong while adding a decent yet subtle flavoring of hops. A very nice crisp aftertaste adds to this. The palate is about a light to medium with nothing harsh on the tongue, and is very sessionable. Overall, this is a pretty good beer for its style that I could have again with its respectable food.

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4.03/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

3.71/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

3.89/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

3.25/5  rDev -9.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

3.71/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25

Pours a nice golden amber with two fingers of creamy white head. Nice lacing. Sweet malts on the nose. Some citrus hops. Smooth sweet with just a hint of hop citrus on the palate. Biscuit/ bready medium mouthfeel. Good carbonation.
Rich full mouthfeel. A truly good amber ale.

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2.62/5  rDev -27.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Look - Pours a crystal clear light copper color, a finger of crackly white head quickly dissolves, no lacing.
Aroma - Faint honey, lager-like, mild grain.
Taste - Very mild, light toast, subtle grainy notes, bubblegum sweetness and a very quick and clean finish.
Feel - Light body, ample carbonation, finishes wet.

Overall - Inoffensive but fairly sterile and one dimensional.

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3.88/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

2.88/5  rDev -20%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Amber styles are not my favorite, but this is very drinkable. I like things a bit stronger with a strong finish, but Fat Tire is a refreshing change. Good to sip with friends over the grill on a Fall or Spring afternoon.

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3.65/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

3.9/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Poured from a tap into a conical pint glass at Dive Bar in NYC.
A: Copper colored with half inch head, moderate retention, and some Belgian lacing.
S: Sweet maltiness with a hint of caramel and of grass/hay.
T: Richly malty with caramel and toffee notes.
M: Medium bodied with moderate persistence of effervescence.
O: Enjoyable. Would certainly have again and try other New Belgium offerings.

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3.25/5  rDev -9.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

Very traditional, lots of chewy malt flavor - mostly caramel malt - with not much else to round it out, but it sessionable and inoffensive in a respectful way.

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3.46/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

3.25/5  rDev -9.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

5/5  rDev +38.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

4.54/5  rDev +26.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75

4.5/5  rDev +25%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

4.14/5  rDev +15%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

3.53/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

2.92/5  rDev -18.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3

4.24/5  rDev +17.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

4.67/5  rDev +29.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

I learned about Fat Tire from a vlogger on Facebook last year. I tried it and loved that beer, thanks to the vlogger. I think Fat Tire is my number 1 favorite beer so far.

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