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Blue Moon Rising Moon Spring Ale

Blue Moon Rising Moon Spring Ale

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A Wheat Ale brewed by
Coors Brewing Company (MolsonCoors)

Golden, Colorado USA

bottled
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2812.61/5.02.61/5.0Spring-29.1 Shaker, Weizen P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Celebrate the end of winter with Blue Moon Spring Ale. This amber wheat ale is brewed with four varieties of specialty malts and an infusion of exotic Kieffer lime leaves and lime peel to bring out the freshness of spring.

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 scraff (1612), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20

Apr 18, 2008  
Draft - Dark orange, thin creamy white head. Soft nose of earthed lime and hints of sweet malt. Light earthy wheat and citrus flavors balance on slight caramel grainy notes. Light bodied, moderate carbonation, soft citric finish. Decent for what it is I guess...

 dpjuart (501), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/53/103/58/20
Jul 1, 2008  
12 oz. bottle. Pours slightly hazy amber with foamy, off-white head. Looks enticing. Not much nose, smells of wheat and slight banana, maybe some slight citric notes. Taste is an unfortunate amount of lime-esque notes accenting a wheat malt body with a slightly crisp ending. No hops, no real taste other than the lime. Odd metallic aftertaste. Could be the age. A big "eh" from me.


 Snojerk321 (879), San Diego, California, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/510/20
Jun 30, 2008  
12oz bottle from BevMo! Pours a clear bronze color with a fizzy white head. Not really a wheat ale. Had some citrus notes and some maltyness to the aroma. Kind of a dry taste. Hint of lime. Bitter finish.


 phishpond417 (1110), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/102/59/20
Jun 29, 2008  
Tasting this, i thought it resembled closer to a lightly hopped american pale ale. Pours orangeish with a small head, aromas are somewhat citrusy and of subtle hops. mouthfeel is full and creamy, little fruit on the finish. otherwise decent beer.


184601 (93), Mexicali, Mexico
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/54/101/58/20
Jun 29, 2008  
Its OK, the aroma its practically non-existent,the body its like a brown ale, with soap-bubbles-like head,the flavor has some sour lime present quite not good,altough its very subtle doesnt fit well in the recipe,the palate, its a bit acid but from that quite forgettable.Overall its nothing outside of this world.


kibble48 (14), Kettering, Ohio, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/101/510/20
Jun 28, 2008  
Overall I wasn’t super impressed. It wasn’t horrible I wouldn’t pour it out. I just expected more out of a spring ale. light color, the flavor is there but it lacks the finish.




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