Fat Tire Amber Ale - New Belgium Brewing

TeeCee

Louisiana

3.58/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Quick review: Very sessionable beer with more flavor than I'd remembered, but not as much as I'd like.

I picked this up as part of New Belgium's Folly Pack 12 pack. I poured it into an American style pint glass hard enough to produce ~2" of head. The body has that tea look I've been noticing lately: totally transparent orangey amber. The head dissipated over the course of a few minutes, leaving sticky traces on the walls of the glass, reducing ~1/8" of foam. Very slight, continuous nucleation.

Malty on the nose. I can't smell any hops discernibly.

The taste is smooth and malty with some hop trailing as I finish the sip. Some hop flavor, but no overwhelming bitterness to speak of. A nice balance.

Not quite as thick in the mouth as I expected. Not quite a light beer, and thicker than a BMC lager. Maybe it is just as thick in the mouth as it should be.

I could drink several of these. They go down easy. I might be turning to something else to get more flavor, but then those something elses would not be very sessionable.

Serving type: bottle

06-07-2009 23:31:40 | More by TeeCee

verge

California

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

05-21-2013 18:18:32 | More by verge

canders0927

Texas

3/5  rDev -17.1%

05-21-2013 14:47:12 | More by canders0927

BeerAficionadoMCMXC

California

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

cfitterer

Arizona

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

05-21-2013 05:19:34 | More by cfitterer

maxcoinage

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

05-20-2013 17:54:51 | More by maxcoinage

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

05-20-2013 16:32:18 | More by InspectorBob

Mcvs1507

Indiana

3/5  rDev -17.1%

05-20-2013 05:30:29 | More by Mcvs1507

Sokool

Washington

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

05-20-2013 05:28:24 | More by Sokool

Turbo

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +17.4%

05-20-2013 01:36:09 | More by Turbo

BRYeleJR

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +17.4%

05-20-2013 00:42:05 | More by BRYeleJR

DMB

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

05-19-2013 22:56:51 | More by DMB

ClayO

Arizona

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

05-19-2013 22:35:47 | More by ClayO

Mississippi

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

05-19-2013 13:49:09 | More by Mississippi

grumblebee

California

3/5  rDev -17.1%

05-19-2013 03:52:16 | More by grumblebee

timiskin

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

05-19-2013 02:55:45 | More by timiskin

DrewsBrews450

North Carolina

4.1/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Copper color with a nice fluffy white head good laceing. Sweet butter biscuit, slight bit of hops for the smell. The taste much like the smell biscuits with sweet butter carmal malt, slight hoppy finish. Mouthfeel is kinda thin but no biggie for this amber ale. The one thing I like most about this amber ale is the sweet butter biscuit that it does so well that many other amber ales don't have. it makes it a little more then just caramal malts like most amber ales.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 23:15:53 | More by DrewsBrews450

Fargrow

North Dakota

4/5  rDev +10.5%

05-18-2013 19:28:17 | More by Fargrow

anticipation23

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +10.5%

05-18-2013 16:58:07 | More by anticipation23

FUwolfpacker

South Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%

05-18-2013 12:46:53 | More by FUwolfpacker

LuckyJohn

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

05-18-2013 04:00:41 | More by LuckyJohn

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%

05-17-2013 19:09:09 | More by KeyWestGator

iHeartMNBeer

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +10.5%

05-17-2013 04:59:50 | More by iHeartMNBeer