Budweiser American Ale - with Taste notes

[Mayday99]

Hmmm, it seems the distributor here in Austin holds this stuff in high regard.

Here's what a case goes for at Sam's Club today.

On the other hand, for almost $4 less per case at the same Sam's Club you could get this.

Which one would you choose?

20 bucks for SNPA? What is it, 1995??!! Damn Connecticut and their high prices! This would be almost 50% more here!

I think maybe products like this could follow for AB and are a product of their takeover by InBev. InBev actually makes some damn fine products in Belgium, maybe they intend to make some decent brews here.

 

[billtzk]

The Budweiser American Ale costs more than SNPA? Dang! Who are they kidding? All the folks who buy the Bud, I guess. That's a darn good price for SNPA.

 

[thataintchicken]

Here we go.
Honesty as only TAC can provide.

My Beer Distributor flaked on me.. no sixer of American Ale dropped off as promised. Did get an extra Keg o'Bud tho for the restaurant. 'DOH
will beat him with a 2x4 when I see him next.

So, I hit the 7-11 across the street from my house for a sixer.
They had just placed it in the coldbox, right next to the Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.

I will be honest.
I like this.
This is a great gateway beer. I taste hops. I taste malt. It tastes clean.
There is a slight hop nose and hoppy aftertaste. It is not Pliny the Elder or Furious. It has a nice copper color in my crappy Dollar Store pint glass.
I brew a helluvalot better on a bad brew day, but... I am not the target market. It's not bad. It's not great.. but it's not bad.

I'll keep this around as an 'oops out of homebrew kinda thing.

 

[cubbies]

I can't even find the stuff here in its home town.

Typical.

I had it at Fandango's at Big Bend and Dougherty Ferry. I know that is not exactly your neck of the woods, but it is around.

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

I am completely torn on whether I am happy about Bud Amber or furious.... there is definitely no middle ground.

I think it tastes fine, it is clean, has a mild citrus hop presence with a round malt backbone and a lagerly crisp finish. Its fine. Nothing fancy but fine beer.

Now, am I happy.... maybe, I think this could potentially turn Bud drinkers and mainstream people in general onto ales and different beers in general... which would be great. Or... it could steal market share from micros and we just end up with another group of dumb BMC Ale drinkers who still think micro beer is gross and weird.

I truly can't decide and will have to see some BMC drinkers reactions to it to gain my stance.

Cheers,
Confused Kabouter

 

[BigKahuna]

we just end up with another group of dumb BMC Ale drinkers who still think micro beer is gross and weird.

Yup. It's the next Blue Moon! Better than average for that company...but...well we've all said it.

 

[BierMuncher]

You are not in a battleground state. LOL.

Yeah...that's why we pay premium prices for AB here too.

If ya can't screw your loyal audience...who can ya screw...?

 

[Homercidal]

I tried it last night on tap at the local joint. I'd probably drink it again, but I don't think I've had a pale ale that was worse either. It was just ok. I was really hoping for a taste of hops, but it was pretty mild. Much better than regular Bud by a long shot though.

 

[BierMuncher]

Rode the motorcycle home for lunch today and at the last minute, dove into the local grocery store to try again...bingo...they finally had a few six packs in the cooler.

So I grabbed a sixer of BAA and SNPA, loaded them into the saddle bags and they're sitting at home now chilling.

I'll sit down tonight and give the AB product a full review.

 

[talleymonster]

Finally tried it today. I had a sixer in my hand when I was in line to pay and they were sampling it. I took a sample, drank it, and put the six pack back on the shelf. It really wasn't bad. Not terrible like I expected it to be. I just didn't feel like buying six of them. I might actually buy a sixer once in a while if I had some BMC buddies coming over.

 

[livewir]

just finished a few of them and I have to agree that it is a good gateway beer. Hops and malt aren't overpowering, clean crisp taste. Hopefully some of the BMC crowd will try it and want to try other things.

 

[Aubie Stout]

Finally got some and wasn't impressed. Managed to drink two and gave the rest to me neighbor.

 

[mmb]

It's a decent Amber ale and it a lot better at around 50 degrees than it is at draft temp.

Not bad and re-capable bottles.

 

[Saccharomyces]

Nice American amber ale. A little too caramelly for me, but otherwise I think it's a good amber. I was happy to see the bottles are pry off. I hate screwtops.

 

[BierMuncher]

Judged as an American Amber

Aroma: Definite caramel tones. Faint, but noticeable hop aroma. Not a strong citrus as the commercials would have you believe. Smells like a well brewed amber.

Appearance: Golden copper. Crystal clear. Bright creamy head that dissipates rather quickly. Very little lacing on the glass. Appears highly carbonated. Effervesces a lot.

Flavor: Initial caramel comes through but there is a definite bitterness that balances the malt. Very definitely an Amber. Crystal malts come through. The bitterness is firm and balanced...does not linger. A very easy beer to drink with a lot of flavor. Not a lot of hop nose. Definitely balanced on the malt side.

Mouthfeel: Good mouthfeel. Rather chewy as the beer warms up. Very smooth flavor...but not lacking. Again...malt is the name of the game. IF you're expecting an SNPA knock off...this is not even in the ball park. But if you're looking for a firmly bitter American Amber..this is pretty good. Kind of reminds me of an Octoberfest that has had the IBU's kicked up by 10-15 or so.

Overall impression: I liked it. It was a well brewed example of an American Amber. Rich but quaffable. Could have used a bit more Carapils to help the head retention, but it was easy to drink and not lacking in flavor.

 

[TBLbrewer]

Big difference for this beer when you let it warm up a bit. It goes from bland to not to bad. Plus the bottles rock. They are heavy, and very dark. I already have a Brewers Best Scottish Ale conditioning in some of them.

 

[monty73741]

Judged as an American Amber

Aroma: Definite caramel tones. Faint, but noticeable hop aroma. Not a strong citrus as the commercials would have you believe. Smells like a well brewed amber.

Appearance: Golden copper. Crystal clear. Bright creamy head that dissipates rather quickly. Very little lacing on the glass. Appears highly carbonated. Effervesces a lot.

Flavor: Initial caramel comes through but there is a definite bitterness that balances the malt. Very definitely an Amber. Crystal malts come through. The bitterness is firm and balanced...does not linger. A very easy beer to drink with a lot of flavor. Not a lot of hop nose. Definitely balanced on the malt side.

Mouthfeel: Good mouthfeel. Rather chewy as the beer warms up. Very smooth flavor...but not lacking. Again...malt is the name of the game. IF you're expecting an SNPA knock off...this is not even in the ball park. But if you're looking for a firmly bitter American Amber..this is pretty good. Kind of reminds me of an Octoberfest that has had the IBU's kicked up by 10-15 or so.

Overall impression: I liked it. It was a well brewed example of an American Amber. Rich but quaffable. Could have used a bit more Carapils to help the head retention, but it was easy to drink and not lacking in flavor.

I agree with biermunch. this is a beer from bud that i like. this might be another beer that i buy out at the bar.

 

[Shonuff]

We should start a pool on the time it takes for the eventual thread to pop up - "Does anyone have a clone recipe for Budweiser American Ale?"

 

[mmb]

We should start a pool on the time it takes for the eventual thread to pop up - "Does anyone have a clone recipe for Budweiser American Ale?"

FAIL

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/bud-ale-recipe-82764/

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

We should start a pool on the time it takes for the eventual thread to pop up - "Does anyone have a clone recipe for Budweiser American Ale?"

I wondered about that too about 3 minutes ago when I saw a thread asking about an American Ale recipe. I suspect that's what triggered your idea too.

 

[Malticulous]

I'm going to brew an amber. If it doesn't taste better than this one I will be disappointed.

 

[Philip1993]

I got a sixer on Monday and I didn't hate it, but I wasn't impressed either. Tasted kind of like a Bud Light/Honey Brown mix. It also had subtle metallic notes that I didn't care for.

Summary: 5 remain in my fridge.

 

[olllllo]

Summary: 5 remain in my fridge.

So. They are great for preserving thermal mass.

 

[carnevoodoo]

I tasted this at a bar today. Budweiser made a boring, bland, crappy ale. Oh well, I never have to drink it again.

 

[Philip1993]

They are great for preserving thermal mass.

Yep, that pretty much sums up the highlights of the product.

 

[JMD87]

Yep, that pretty much sums up the highlights of the product.

That is of course as long as you got it cold from the store... otherwise you wasted the money chilling the beer in the first place.

I'm still trying to find it... supposed be in today. Also looking for that Sierra Nevada Fresh Hop brew, no luck there either.

 

[carnevoodoo]

That is of course as long as you got it cold from the store... otherwise you wasted the money chilling the beer in the first place.

I'm still trying to find it... supposed be in today. Also looking for that Sierra Nevada Fresh Hop brew, no luck there either.

If you can buy a single, I suggest you do. Don't waste your money on that when you could be buying good beer, like that SN fresh hop.

 

[BierMuncher]

If you can buy a single, I suggest you do. Don't waste your money on that when you could be buying good beer, like that SN fresh hop.

I'm not sure where you go to buy a single unless you assemble a mixer-sixer somewhere.

By the way...suggesting to someone else that they won't like a beer "Don't waste your money on that when you could be buying good beer.." is a bit presumptuous. That is of course unless you and JMD87 are identical twins with identical DNA and share identical taste buds.

I'm just sayin...

 

[JMD87]

I'm not sure where you go to buy a single unless you assemble a mixer-sixer somewhere.

By the way...suggesting to someone else that they won't like a beer "Don't waste your money on that when you could be buying good beer.." is a bit presumptuous. That is of course unless you and JMD87 are identical twins with identical DNA and share identical taste buds.

I'm just sayin...

I hope I don't have an identical twin I don't know about....

I actually asked my local beer guy if I could buy a single and he responded "yep, and that's mostly what everyone has been doing with this beer" and he also said the american ale "actually tastes like beer!"

I'm sure I will think its good for BMC. I'm going to try it keeping an open mind, which I think people should do.

 

[homebrewer_99]

...Since "nostalgia beers" Like PBR and now Schlitz are being released, if some of the macros blow the dust off their old Ale recipes, they bought the rights to. Maybe someone will revive Ballantine's and Ballantine's IPA!!!

I believe PBR owns all those brands...