Fat Tire

Fat Tire Amber Ale is the flagship beer of the New Belgium Brewery from Fort Collins, Colorado. Their beers are slowly spreading around the country, and here is the reason why. Fat Tire pours out a classic amber color. The nose is heavy on the caramel, light on the hops with a really sweet mocha note. The taste? Flavor, flavor, flavor. Big caramels, molasses, and mocha.Excellent crisp hop balance up front which kind off disappears when the big flavors hit, but it's there on the finish. This is easily one of the best beers from one of the big micro-breweries I've had. This goes with any occasion or season, with food or just drinking. It's a bit light on the body, but if you plan to pound a 12 pack, and I do, that can be an advantage. Count the days until this beer makes it to your neck of the woods. Check the web site for availability. As you may be able to tell from the picture, we're back at the beach for a few days, so it's New Belgium and NC beers.