Budweiser pours a very pale yellow, lighter than Pilsner. It is quite effervescent and forms a thick head during the pour. The head consists of fairly large bubbles and falls quickly. The nose is virtually nonexistent though some hunting yields the faintest of sweet malt character and just a touch of wood. The flavor was equally subtle. A bland sweetness lingers throughout though a wateriness is dominate. The watery character and effervescence produces a thin mouthfeel with a bit of a sting from the carbonation. The flavor finishes with a faint, lingering sweetness. From the pour through the finish I detected absolutely no hops. Also largely absent was that woody character that I remembered so distinctly. Seems AB changed the recipe over the last few years.
Brewed in the United States, Coors Light is a reduced calorie lager beer. The Coors brewery has been brewing beer since 1873.
"Slightly hazy deep amber-copper color with a dense taupe head. Toffee, lemon curd, herbal hop, and delicate baking spice aromas follow through to a vibrant pillowy entry and and dry-yet-fruity medium body with a nice cohesion of caramelized nuts and zesty grilled citrus flavors. Finishes with a zesty troika of sour citrus, bittering hops astringency, and buttermilk caramel. A superb food beer that invigorates the palate fantastically. 93 points" Beverage Testing Institute
"Named in honor of our founder Jeff's bike trip through Belgium, Fat Tire Amber Ale marks a turning point in the young electrical engineer's home brewing. Belgian beers use a far broader palette of ingredients (fruits, spices, esoteric yeast strains) than German or English styles. Jeff found the Belgian approach freeing. Upon his return, Jeff created Fat Tire and Abbey Belgian Ale, (assuming Abbey would be his big gun). He and his wife, Kim traveled around sampling their homebrews to the public. Fat Tire's appeal quickly became evident. People liked everything about it. Except the name. Fat Tire won fans is in its sense of balance: toasty, biscuit-like malt flavors coasting in equilibrium with hoppy freshness." Brewery
