Comments on: Budweiser American Ale Reviewed

By: Scott-TheBrewClub

Scott-TheBrewClub — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:08:44 +0000

Rob, I don’t even know if I’ve seen the American Ale on the shelves anymore. Are they still making it? It seemed like there was a big push when this beer came out, and then nothing. (Granted I haven’t been specifically looking for it either.)
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By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:15:52 +0000

This beer isn’t bad coming from AB, the color is really nice and the head is impressive. It loses points on hops. There are none and the taste is kind of one-dimensional, at the same price point as Samuel Adams, I would take almost any of their varieties over this.

By: Mike Max

Mike Max — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:21:35 +0000

Had AB American Ale for the first time on Superbowl Sunday. It was the first beer of the night that my buddy Boggs and I had. When he offered it to me I was a little apprehensive. We both liked the aroma. Then came the first sip. Let me say that we were both surprised. Not great but definately not a bad tasting ale either. A hundred times better than the so called “king of beers”. I would drink it again with no qualms. I believe that AB could make it better if they cared to do so.

By: RichVR

RichVR — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 05:07:27 +0000

Ignoring the maker is the way to go with this one. It’s not a micro-brew. But it is better by far than anything that you can get from AB at this time.

My girlfriend purchased a six for me as a gift. When I looked at it I thought, “Oh no. Not another one! Not another Miller MGD! ”

But honestly, it has a nice head, a fetching aroma. And it does not have the aftertaste that I expected. Because I expected a horrible aftertaste. Not a great beer. But not bad. That says it. Just not bad. Would drink again.

When my brother comes up from Florida I’m going to give him this in a blind taste test. I respect his authority on all things beer because he taught me everything I know about home brewing.

BTW this reminds me of a home brew in a way. Not a lot of carbonation in it. Interesting,

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:58:34 +0000

I think the best thing about this beer *is* who makes it: AB. The beer's decent: not great, but not horrible, either. What it has going for it is AB's distribution system. AB should be able to get this beer in almost anywhere if they so choose. And this means that if I'm ever out with friends somewhere that doesn't have a good beer selection, American Ale might be a good "go to" beer. Take sports arenas, for example. Sure, you can pay $9 for a 12oz. plastic cup of Guinness in SOME sports venues. But if they sell Guinness at all, it'll probably be at just one concession stand (in my case, it's ALWAYS on the other side of the arena!). Having American Ale as a cheaper, more convenient option is cool in my book! Jim’s last blog post..Quote of the Day

By: Nick Danger

Nick Danger — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:25:44 +0000

I think this is real simple. I am a home brewer. I make about 50 cases per year, Making a good red ale is not hard, and making a great ed ale should certainly be in the capabilities of Bud, as it is with lots of Micro’s across the country. I think Bud needs to define who they want to sell this to…..or sell more than one to…..

By: Bob the Brit

Bob the Brit — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:09:31 +0000

This sounds quite interesting. I suspect that maybe the Ale is ‘dry hopped’ to give it a ‘craft ale’ nose, much like the Anchor Steam Brewery do.

I recall that, way back when, I enjoyed a red ale (Red Wolf?) brewed by AB when I visited Busch Gardens.

By: Scott - TBC

Scott - TBC — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:57:31 +0000

Mike, actually this American Ale stuff did have more of a ‘hoppy’ taste than I would normally expect, or like from an ale. They point that out on the label too that it has a strong hop finish. Eh.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:14:52 +0000

I’ve been interested to try this but just scared it will have that “Bud” taste to it. So would you say it didn’t have a very hoppy taste?

By: Joe S.

Joe S. — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:48:16 +0000

I was fairly impressed. I’ve read some bad reviews elsewhere that really seemed to be reviews of the brewery rather than the beer. Like you, I found it to be an attractive and quenching amber ale with nice aroma. I could give a toss who makes it. The price might get more attractive too, as craft beer prices keep going up and up…

cheers