After brewing multiple kits from several different sites this one turned out to be my best so far! Gave a few away and everyone agreed that it was a great beer. Not very close to a true Fat Tire though. (Posted on 8/31/10)

Agree that it is not like the original but just pulled one out after 10 months and it is really tasty. This was my first batch ever and I would put it up against most store bought American Ales. It definitely mellows/improves with age. Drinkable after 2 months but significantly better after 6. Off to have another one... (Posted on 8/14/10)

Although this doesn't taste as much like a fat tire as I had initially hoped for, this beer is fantastic. This has got to be my favorite brew from NB and I've brewed about 7 or 8 kits from the site. My only problem with this one is that all my bottles were empty in no time. I will definitely be brewing this one again in the future. (Posted on 8/13/10)

This is an enjoyable beer for sure. In its own right it is a good brew. A little chewy from the malt, well balanced, just not what I thought it was going to be. It's enjoyable and I will gladly drink it but I will probably not brew it again. The beer spent 4 and a half weeks in the primary, no secondary, then 2 weeks under 6psi in a cold keg. (Posted on 7/25/10)

I tweaked it a bit since I'd read the reviews and knew it wasn't going to be on target for FT. I changed the hops to Palisade and French Strisselspalt and used WL's Abbey Ale. Turned out to be a very tasty Belgian ale instead of a tasty FT clone attempt. It definitely needs some time to settle down though. (Posted on 6/29/10)

great brew, used the liquid yeast and came out to spec. Drank a few of these and then a day or two later had some New Bel Fat Tire on tap an can safely say that this brew has more hops and more depth. Highly recommend. (Posted on 4/11/10)

Man, it's hard to rate this one. This turned out to be a great beer, but definitely closer to an American Amber Ale. WAYYYY too much hop character for a Fat Tire. But, again, you'll still enjoy drinking this. (Posted on 4/1/10)

Just brewed a batch of this and it turned out very good! I'm not sure how it tastes compared to a real "Phat Tyre" Belgian, but it is nonetheless very tasty. Sort of reminds me of a Yeungling lager taste. I did a partial mash with this using 2lbs of Belgian Pale Ale and 1lb of Munich Malt. I only used half of the malt extract syrup that came with it...used the entire 1lb of dry malt extract though. All of the family and friends give it 5 pints also. I will definitely brew this again. I only got an O.G. of 1.045 versus the 1.052 stated on the recipe...I guess I'll add some more grain next time or use more extract syrup. No complaints! Brew it! You'll like it! (Posted on 3/30/10)

This was my first brew and I was impressed at how well it turned out. My gravities were right on the money. I will say that it needs to be in the bottle at least 5 weeks before serving.

The signature biscuit taste that is dominant in Fat Tire is present while brewing this kit but missing in the finished product. I think the hops selection in this kit, although pleasant, overtakes the maltiness that should be present in the first sip.

The color is a bit darker and the hops in this kit leave a bit more aftertaste than the original.

However, this is a good amber ale.

I would like to see the hops in this kit modified to let the malt flavor to shine through as it should. (Posted on 1/5/10)