Bud American Ale

[burleytog]

Don't buy this stuff and expect your typical Budweiser.  Very hoppy, as much as a double IPA.

If you like hoppy brews, give this one a try.

[Dan:]

thanks for the info, I was wondering what it tasted like. Now I know to stay away from it.

[BrianinMD]

wow, a bud with some taste to it....I am shocked.....

yes just kidding.....

[BassinSoldier]

I forgot to put BEER on my list of nonfishing hobbies...I forgot since we can't drink here...ARE YOU SERIOUS THOUGH!?  Is it like a good IPA or cheap and nasty?  

[BUCKEYEone]

It is actually pretty good stuff, if you like Sam Adams I think it has a similar, but slightly sharper taste.  Good stuff from Budweiser!

[Pitchinkid]

I never met a beer i didnt like.

[tyrius.]

Don't buy this stuff and expect your typical Budweiser.

Why would you, the label says American Ale.  

Very hoppy, as much as a double IPA.

Overall, American style beers (not Light Lagers like Bud/Miller/Coors) have more hop bitterness than their British counterparts.  I definately prefer the British Ale over the American Ale for just this reason.

[Olebiker]

Is it like a good IPA or cheap and nasty?

There is no such thing as a good IPA.  The whole point of all those hops is to cover up poorly made beer.

I am constantly amused at people who try to tell me that I have poorly developed taste buds because I don't appreciate the taste of hops.  I tell them that they have not acquired a taste for hops, merely a tolerance for it.

[Dan:]

Is it like a good IPA or cheap and nasty?

There is no such thing as a good IPA. The whole point of all those hops is to cover up poorly made beer.

I am constantly amused at people who try to tell me that I have poorly developed taste buds because I don't appreciate the taste of hops. I tell them that they have not acquired a taste for hops, merely a tolerance for it.

x2

as far as I can tell people only drink IPAs because they are trendy.

[tyrius.]

There is no such thing as a good IPA.

I pretty much agree with this!

The whole point of all those hops is to cover up poorly made beer.

But not this.  People actually like beer that tastes like that.  I personally don't, but there is a lot of really good brewers who make IPA's so they aren't making poor beer.

IPA's came about in order to get beer to India on the long boat rides.  The hops are the preservative in beer so adding a greater quantity made for beer that would stay "fresh" longer.  

Too bad it also makes it taste like garbage!  

[fishfordollars]

It coundn't be as bad as Lone Star.

[BassinSoldier]

With all of that being said, I prefer an American Pale Ale to an India Pale Ale, my favorite curently being Flying Dog's Doggy Style Pale Ale. You have your opinion, and I know what I like, and I like a good hoppy beer. Enjoy your water, I guess somebody has to keep the macro-breweries in business

[BassinSoldier]

Sorry to post on this again, but I have something that you all may find of interest if this topic caught your eye...

http://beeradvocate.com

[Olebiker]

With all of that being said, I prefer an American Pale Ale to an India Pale Ale, my favorite curently being Flying Dog's Doggy Style Pale Ale. You have your opinion, and I know what I like, and I like a good hoppy beer. Enjoy your water, I guess somebody has to keep the macro-breweries in business

I went through the whole elitist beer phase a couple of years ago and wouldn't drink anything but Samuel Smith's Organic Ale. I had occasion to drink a Budweiser last spring and found that I really liked it better than any of the hoitey-toitey craft beers that I had tried.

I have settled on Amber Bock (an A-B product) as my regular beer. It may not be trendy, but i like the taste and that is what I drink beer for.

[BassinSoldier]

Amberbock is still one of my favorites too, especially when price is involved! As you said," It may not be trendy, but i like the taste and that is what I drink beer for."

I couldn't have worded it better myself man!  To each his own, right?

[Olebiker]

Amberbock is still one of my favorites too, especially when price is involved! As you said," It may not be trendy, but i like the taste and that is what I drink beer for."

I couldn't have worded it better myself man! To each his own, right?

We certainly agree on that.

[shorefisher]

I went through the whole elitist beer phase a couple of years ago and wouldn't drink anything but Samuel Smith's Organic Ale. I had occasion to drink a Budweiser last spring and found that I really liked it better than any of the hoitey-toitey craft beers that I had tried.

I have settled on Amber Bock (an A-B product) as my regular beer. It may not be trendy, but i like the taste and that is what I drink beer for.

I know what you mean and have been buying Labatt's Blue Light regularly but if I had my druthers:

Guinness

Guinness

Any beer by Magic Hat esp. #9 or their summer ale

Young's Double Chocolate on occasion

Sierra Pale Ale

Guinness

[GRIZZ]

I'm a import guy...Molson Golden

[bigfruits]

bud made a beer with flavor? what other beer would you compare the taste to, burley?

[burleytog]

bud made a beer with flavor? what other beer would you compare the taste to, burley?

The only thing in recent memory would be RedHook Sunrye Ale.

[Dan:]

I actually tried it tonight and it does have some hoppy flavor but it's not nearly as bitter as most IPAs. I thought it tasted between Yuengling and any standard Ale.

[fivesixone]

I actually tried it tonight and it does have some hoppy flavor but it's not nearly as bitter as most IPAs. I thought it tasted between Yuengling and any standard Ale.

I actually also just tried one of these tonight and I gotta say that pretty much sums it up... Not bad at all!  

[Olebiker]

OK, I'm drinking one now.  All I can taste is hops.  For a hoppy beer it is pretty good.  I won't buy it again though, since this isn't what i want in a beer.

[atx_newbie]

I also liked it.  The taste gets kinda overwhelming after 3 or 4, but to have a couple with my wings while I watch my LSU tigers do their thing, absolutely.

On a side note-- Has anyone ever been to Salt Lake City?  The state limit for alcohol content in beer is something really low, like 3.5%, and they also have a lot of other strange laws regarding alcohol.  But our bartender was telling us that because of the low limit, a lot of the major beer brands don't distribute to Utah, or if they do, in small shipments.  As a result, there are a lot of micro breweries there.  Going to a bar or restaraunt in Salt Lake is like the beer equivalent of a Napa Valley road trip.

[Dan:]

But then isn't what you're drinking barely beer?