Fat Tire Amber Ale - New Belgium Brewing

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4,005 Ratings

rAvg: 3.62
pDev: 15.47%
Reviews: 1657
Hads: 2348

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Brewed by:
New Belgium Brewing

Colorado, United States

Style | ABV
American Amber / Red Ale | 5.20% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (1310), on-tap (283), can (61), growler (2), nitro-tap (1).

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Reviews by BottleOfPills:

BottleOfPills

West Virginia

4.75/5 rDev +31.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Well I came across this beer at my better half's twenty year High School Reunion. One of her "clasmates" - afterall do you call them classmates after twenty years?? brought this in as an auction item to help raise money for the next reunion.

I bid $16 and ended up giving $20 for the Twelve Pack of cans.

Afterall being a Mountain Biker who could resist Fat Tire Amber Ale?

Appearance - kind of dark amber gold.. probably hence the "amber ale" title. DOH in my best Homer Simpson Voice.. I give it a 4.0 which is good.

Smell - hmmm.. its a crisp smell, if that makes any sense. Clean also... most of the Hoppy beers I drink do not impress me, but this.. hmmm I give it a 4.5.

Taste - Exceptional... currently in WV, Yuengling is all the rage.. this blows Yuengling out of the water - and at 5.2%. With the recent passage of the State's Craft Beer Law, I hope I find some places that start aqcuiring this beer.

Mouthfeel - I'm not sure I understand this quality. But holding it in my mouth, it feels crisp. Not like a cold Domestic, but not creamy like a Guinness. I can feel the carbonation. I like it. Good

Drinkability - I'm going with Exceptional, because I'm having a hard time saving two of these for my friends. This is excellent beer. I'm going to have to find more. (note I did save two for my pals)

Serving type: can

08-05-2009 01:42:04 | More by BottleOfPills

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BeerAficionadoMCMXC

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3.75/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

You're not my beer, Fat Tire, but I'll drink you anyway. Appearance is a solid amber. Smell is interestingly of cereal and hops, citrus hops at that. Let's give her a taste. I get a hoppy and malty beer with a creamy finish. Nicely done overall. I'd drink it again, but I have an embargo against all NB beers for personal reasons. I'd say drink up if it's your cup of brew hah hah.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 07:30:58 | More by BeerAficionadoMCMXC