Fat Tire Amber Ale | New Belgium Brewing

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

4/5  rDev +11.1%

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

4/5  rDev +11.1%

4.5/5  rDev +25%

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

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

For MONTHS I've been seeing Fat Tire advertisements around Michigan, and I just finally had one on draft. At $3 for a 20oz, I figured, why not?

Appearance: I feel like it's not even fair to judge a beer on tap because I've just found that any beer will look better when it comes on draft... this beer looked awesome. Had a small, creamy head that went away pretty quickly, but the lacing was great.

Smell: Has a dry, malt aroma. My friends like to say the smell is reminiscent of a "wet trunk". I can't disagree with that, but it's not an off-putting smell to me.

Taste/feel: Much like the smell. I've had a few ambers, and I find this tastes a little bit different. Most ambers I've had have had that "trunk" smell and taste, but Fat Tire's not quite the same. Not a fantastic beer by any means, but it's drinkable and cheap. The feel on this one is probably as good as I think it is because of it being on-tap... smooth and easy drinking.

Fat Tire's a solid beer all around. When left with this or the option of several BMCs, this one clearly wins.

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3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

4.25/5  rDev +18.1%

2.75/5  rDev -23.6%

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

3.25/5  rDev -9.7%

3/5  rDev -16.7%

5/5  rDev +38.9%

4.25/5  rDev +18.1%

4/5  rDev +11.1%

4.5/5  rDev +25%

3.25/5  rDev -9.7%

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%

3.75/5  rDev +4.2%

4/5  rDev +11.1%

4/5  rDev +11.1%