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Budweiser American Ale
Anheuser-Busch
- From:
- Anheuser-Busch
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- 72
- Avg:
- 3.12 | pDev: 19.55%
- Reviews:
- 767
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 10, 2019
- Added:
- Jun 08, 2008
- Wants:
- 24
- Gots:
- 79
No description / notes.
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Ratings by RoyalT:
Reviewed by RoyalT from Michigan
3.23/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.23/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance - This is a brownish-bronze in color with a modest head that showed little retention. The beer is very clear.
Smell - The aromas here are very light. I can pick up some decent-smelling malt-flavored taffy and a light grain but otherwise it's hard to find anything of substance.
Taste - The malt thankfully picks things up at the taste. It provided a solid base that even has some toasty character to it. It's more like toasted whole grain bread than anything else.
Mouthfeel - This is light-bodied as you'd expect from AB but with some solid, leafy bitter notes.
Drinkability - This is a fairly quaffable brew as far as Budweisers go. It's somewhat dry in the mouth which keeps you drinking and there's really nothing horrendous about the flavor that makes you want to never buy again.
Granted my sights were set a bit low here to begin with, but I'll prbably finish the bomber. Oh, and for all you college kids out there, this is over 5%, almost as much alcohol as in Bud Ice but a hell of a lot better tasting.
Sep 22, 2009Smell - The aromas here are very light. I can pick up some decent-smelling malt-flavored taffy and a light grain but otherwise it's hard to find anything of substance.
Taste - The malt thankfully picks things up at the taste. It provided a solid base that even has some toasty character to it. It's more like toasted whole grain bread than anything else.
Mouthfeel - This is light-bodied as you'd expect from AB but with some solid, leafy bitter notes.
Drinkability - This is a fairly quaffable brew as far as Budweisers go. It's somewhat dry in the mouth which keeps you drinking and there's really nothing horrendous about the flavor that makes you want to never buy again.
Granted my sights were set a bit low here to begin with, but I'll prbably finish the bomber. Oh, and for all you college kids out there, this is over 5%, almost as much alcohol as in Bud Ice but a hell of a lot better tasting.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by OttoFreb from New York
3.49/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
I am sorry Budweiser discontinued this.
It was a pretty good beer --
a bit on the bland side,
but with a nice texture.
Sort of like Sam Adams with less taste.
I liked that if I was in the middle of nowhere I could often find this.
Not my first choice, but decent.
They should bring it back.
May 10, 2019It was a pretty good beer --
a bit on the bland side,
but with a nice texture.
Sort of like Sam Adams with less taste.
I liked that if I was in the middle of nowhere I could often find this.
Not my first choice, but decent.
They should bring it back.
Rated by beer-fan-1 from Washington
1.69/5 rDev -45.8%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.5
1.69/5 rDev -45.8%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.5
Weak compared to craft ales. Low IBU taste. Best description is watered taste or a bigger ale. Flavor not bad but weak and leaves early.
Jun 02, 2016Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.27/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.27/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Solid looking beer, equal parts yellow and amber. Solid 1" of white head, retained itself well. Aroma seemed like cascade hops. Noticeable.
Malt bill up, all barley, caramel notes, still a little more hopping. Somewhere in between Budweiser and Fat Tire/Boston Lager, this is going in that direction. Finishes crisp and dry, this really wasn't a bad beer, I just don't think it really had a niche to find its place. Good to see their ale yeast program was good.
Jan 09, 2016Malt bill up, all barley, caramel notes, still a little more hopping. Somewhere in between Budweiser and Fat Tire/Boston Lager, this is going in that direction. Finishes crisp and dry, this really wasn't a bad beer, I just don't think it really had a niche to find its place. Good to see their ale yeast program was good.
Budweiser American Ale from Anheuser-Busch
Beer rating:
72 out of
100 with
1114 ratings
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