Fat Tire (New Belgium)
This amber ale is one of New Belgium's flagship brews. I'm pretty sure that I haven't had one in over a year. Too many good beers out there, and I never usually find myself craving an amber ale.General Thoughts
Look and Smell: It was an amber-colored brew (shocker), with white head. I could smell yeast and malt. Nothing too complex or overpowering about the smell, a pretty simple and clean aroma.
Taste: I could taste the sweetness from the malt and really light bitterness from hops. Although many people would disagree with me, this brew is not remarkable, but a good go-to beer when you just want something light with a clean flavor. You can find this beer when there isn't much on tap too, and that's not a bad thing. It's good for everyone when a brew like this goes a little more main stream.
From the New Belgium site:
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 with its sense of balance: toasty, biscuit-like malt flavors coasting in equilibrium with hoppy freshness.
Just the facts Ma'am...
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