Fat Tire Amber Ale - New Belgium Brewing

Darkmagus82

Montana

3.73/5  rDev +3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from bottle in to pint glass

Appearance – Pours a nice amber color with a one finger white head. The head fades over a moderate amount of time to leave a decent level of lacing on the glass.

Smell – The aroma is of caramel and some light roasted malt aromas. Mixed with these are subtle hop aromas of citrus and a light herbal smell.

Taste – The taste begins with some of the bready and caramel flavors. These are quickly meet by a lighter fruit flavors of a sweeter citrus hop as well as some very light roasted notes. As the taste advances to the end a light herbal flavor come to the tongue and leave a sweet, light hop, and light roast flavor to linger on the tongue.

Mouthfeel – The body of the beer was on the average side with a carbonation level that is slightly lighter than the average. Perhaps a bit more carbonation would have made it a bit more crisp and good for the fruit and herbal hops, but yet the not as good for the roasted flavors. It’s hard to say which would be better.

Overall – A good easy dining brew with some nice flavors. Quite tasty.

Serving type: bottle

10-21-2012 01:53:03 | More by Darkmagus82

LuckyJohn

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

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eheinz

Illinois

3/5  rDev -17.1%

05-18-2013 01:29:49 | More by eheinz

Aric

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +17.4%

05-17-2013 22:20:10 | More by Aric

KeyWestGator

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

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iHeartMNBeer

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +10.5%

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rheff

Arkansas

4/5  rDev +10.5%

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MDF

Virginia

4/5  rDev +10.5%

05-16-2013 19:40:35 | More by MDF

BSore

Oregon

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

05-16-2013 06:15:51 | More by BSore

MinorThreat

Colorado

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%

05-16-2013 02:14:51 | More by MinorThreat

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%

05-15-2013 16:46:31 | More by twenty5

ajtorres311

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%

05-15-2013 16:43:23 | More by ajtorres311

Jonbw

Mississippi

4/5  rDev +10.5%

05-15-2013 15:08:42 | More by Jonbw

JoyHelfrich

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

05-15-2013 04:54:51 | More by JoyHelfrich

mralbertson

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

05-15-2013 01:41:20 | More by mralbertson

crytion

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +24.3%

05-14-2013 22:03:53 | More by crytion

meetyouoverboard

Ohio

3/5  rDev -17.1%

05-14-2013 21:49:42 | More by meetyouoverboard

KerryCummins1977

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +10.5%

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wvsabbath

West Virginia

3.48/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Serving Type - Bottle

Appearance - Copper tan/brown, Creamy 2 inch foamy head and tons of lacing.

Smell - Amber malts, caramel, added sugars, Some mild hops, bready/biscuit nose.

Taste - Pretty much right on flavor for a standard amber ale, malts are biscuit and caramel. Light floral hops add some minor bitter/dryness. Some added sugars and spices add some flavor.

Mouthfeel - Light malts coat the tongue along with some spices. Palate gets some sugars and more malts. The finish is weak and dry. The aftertaste is malty and a little hoppy.

Overall - Decent, very light, mild flavored, a good summer beer, or a great alternative to coors, or bud. The price is excellent, 7.99$ a 6'er. Nothing special, just a soild easy to drink beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 20:49:46 | More by wvsabbath

Bustersuess

New York

4.75/5  rDev +31.2%

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ToddHolder

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%

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fdig23

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

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Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

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Florida

4.75/5  rDev +31.2%

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Colorado

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

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