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Blue Moon Belgian White Ale 3 1891

Blue Moon Belgian White Ale

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46
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
18913.01/5.03/5.05.4%51.4Tumbler, Weizen
Commercial Description:
"Belgian White Ale" (North America) / "North American Craft Beer" (UK)
Brewed with oats for creaminess and spiced with the perfect combination of orange peel and coriander.
An unfiltered wheat ale spiced in the Belgian tradition for an uncommonly smooth taste.
Gold medalist (white beer) at 1995 World Beer Championships, silver medalist (white beer) at 1996 and 1997 World Beer Championships. 171 calories per 12-ounce serving and 5.4% abv.
Editor’s Note: Much of this beer’s production now comes from the Molson brewery in Toronto. A small portion of Denver draught production comes from the SandLot brewery. Still other product may continue to hail from Golden. 7/19/08.
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 jeremyd365 (109), Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/514/20
Apr 25, 2008  
Poured a golden tan with a very foamy head. Smelled pretty pleasant being slightly fruity. It tasted like a wheaty/banana-ish hefeweizen and was pretty decent. It was my first experience with blue moon and although wheat beers aren’t usually my thing, this was pretty enjoyable and drinkable.


 Slipstream (785), USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Apr 25, 2008  
is this a Coors product or Molson - or are they now under the same banner? Either way, it is an attempt to bring Belgian ale into the North American mainstream. That is a worthwhile effort, and it is nice to even see a witbier when one goes into a 7-11. However, this is hardly the best. I agree with the raters who compared it to orangeade, or who said they would rather see Hoegarden on tap than this. Blue Moon tastes more like a Yankee hefe with spices than a Belgian. It looks nice, and there is some coriander and orange peel. It is not bad - perfectly drinkable stuff.


45thstbrewer (94), Conowingo, Maryland, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/514/20
Apr 24, 2008  
Blue Moon Belgian White Ale is decent. It is smooth and it has a wheat and orange taste, maybe some lemon


 JorisPPattyn (5192), Antwerpen, Belgium
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/54/102/56/20
Apr 24, 2008    Updated: Apr 25, 2008
Draught Orangeish beer with a good, dense white head. Coriandersoup, even not citrussy, spicy. Rather sweet flavour, with nary any sourness, and just tons of coriander. Very slick MF - soupy, as said. Ouch. Even Hoegaarden is a relief, compared to this.


 phishpond417 (1953), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/512/20
Apr 22, 2008  
If new to the craft beer world within the last 5 years, its hard to deny this beer probably helped you along in the beginning. Pours a hazey, cloudy orangeish yellow colour with a fairly large head. Aroma is enticing, soft fruit, oranges, cloves and coriander. Taste is wheaty, sweet with a soft creamy texture.


 unclemattie (2442), Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Apr 20, 2008  
12oz twist-off bottle. Pours hazy orange, with white foamy head. Aroma of spice and orange zest. Flavor of wheat, spice, and a dirty sink finish. Vague attempt of a Belgian Wit.


 mountainforest (111), Edinburgh, Scotland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Apr 16, 2008  
Had it on tap off 128 in Boston (before the brewery/restaurant closed). Good experience. Citrus nose. Cloudy appearance. Very bubbly. Good choice on a sunny 4th of July to bring in the fireworks.


 vulcanmeister (105), La Grande, Oregon, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/54/102/512/20
Apr 14, 2008  
Poured opaque orange with a thin head that quickly dissipated. Fragrance of fruit and wheat. Flat mouth feel, then fizzy, and definite citrus tang with very faint echo of wheat. This concluded with an orangey bitterness and then little else. Ok, its beer...orange ade beer, still not bad on a summer day, but not much to offer in the way of complexity.



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