Blue Moon
January 11, 2007
Being a beer snob, I generally turn my nose up at anything put out by the major brewers: Coors, Miller, Bud, etc. But before I was fully entrenched in my snobbery, I tried Blue Moon, not realizing it was a Coors product. I tried it on my beer buddy Mobelly’s recommendation, and I have to say it earned a soft, wheaty spot in my heart.
Blue Moon is a belgian-style white beer. The beer poured to a cloudy orange-copper color. The cloudiness comes from the unfiltered nature of this ale. The color can only be called extremely appropriate, as I smelled orange before my nose even neared the glass.
On the pour I notice a medium head that seems to last a good long while.
The nose, once I got past the orange, also had a nice wheat bread dough aroma to it. I thought it had a very smooth mouthfeel to it, with mild carbonation, though I did think it could have been fuller bodied. I tasted wheat bread dough and orange in the beer. Some people like this accompanied by a slice of orange. I tried it once, but I much prefer it standing alone. I think this is a great introduction to wheat as an ingredient in beer.
There are other spice notes in the beer, but spices are my weak point….I have a hard time identifying distinct spices in beers or foods, for some reason.
This beer says it is bottled by Blue Moon Brewing Co., but this is really a Coors product. I think it is, overall, a nice change of pace from the usual, and a great summertime, or even springtime, beer. Very refreshing and light. I think it’s a good introduction to wheat-type beers. It’s subtle enough to get you used to the idea without being so overpoweringly wheaty as to turn you off of them forever.
Recommended: Definitely
Price: I paid $6.79 for a six-pack
ABV: 5.4%
Awards:
- 1996 World Beer Championship silver medalist, White Beer category
- 1997 World Beer Championship silver medalist, White Beer category
- 1995 World Beer Championship gold medalist, White Beer category
Blue Moon is a classic Belgian white and very delicious. I agree with the orange thing, and have to quote the Miller lite man law commercials “Dont fruit the beer”. Allagash and Hoegaarden Witbier are very similar. Allagash has an apricot finish to it, very chrisp and easy to drink.
thanks for the comment….I’ll have to try those….I’ve heard about them but never sampled them myself
I have noticed when I bought a case of Blue Moon beer that there is a deposit of something collected on the bottom of the bottle floating. Personally I’m new to beer and alcohol. I was just wondering if that is normal because of not filtering the beer or is it something else?
It’s normal for this beer, Kent….sorry it took so long to reply
It’s unfiltered goodness at the bottom….you can just pour slowly and leave it at the bottom of the bottle if you’d like….I just take it all
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I have changed favorite beers over the last few years and have never been able to drink more than a couple without getting tired of it until Blue Moon. I can’t get tired of it, especially with an orange slice.