Is Budweiser’s All American Ale Really All That Special?

If you have not already heard about it or tried it, the newest innovation from the mass beer producer, Budweiser, is their touted ‘American Ale.’ The makers claim that it is as rich as a bottle of the finest micro brew currently available – that is a rather lofty claim, don’t you think? Not to knock anybody who is a fan of this beer, or any other Budweiser products, but the world afar already knows that this beer is a cheap beer, not comparable in any way to a fine micro brew, so why try and compare it? Cheap Beer is Still Cheap Beer The taste of American Ale is mostly birch, thick and foamy – much like Bud Light, only thicker. It has a clean after taste and goes down smoothly, but the drink-ability factor is terrible; you will not want to have more than one or two before you switch up your beers for the evening. Case and point: cheap beer is still cheap beer. American Ale, while innovation for a company likes Budweiser, is still just another cheaper knockoff beer that claims to be something it truly can never be: a micro brew of high quality. Micro Brews Make Far Tastier Ale In reality the brewing process for micro brews is far more complex than just bottles streaming down an assembly machine line. The brew masters will throw out entire batches is they deem them unacceptable, and they spend years on developing the perfect master recipes. In the end American Ale may suit some, but if you want a real beer, you will have to pay for it. It’s like comparing a Hyundai to a Porsche, you just can’t.