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Blue Moon Winter Ale

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Blue Moon Winter Ale

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A Spice/Herb/Vegetable formerly brewed by
Coors Brewing Company (MolsonCoors)

Golden, Colorado USA

bottled
common

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542.63/5.02.63/5.0Winter5.6%24.6 Lager glass, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A winter seasonal ale that blends three varieties of slow roasted malts and multiple hops to deliver exquisite aroma and taste. It's that time of year again - the weather cools and our seasonal ale is here. Blue Moon Winter Ale captures all the season's subtle colors and complexity. Start your own traditions and toast the season with this winter-spiced amber ale.

Editor's Note: after a recipe change in 2007, now known as Full Moon.


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 Ernest (4186), Boulder, Colorado, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/59/20

Nov 13, 2006  
Bottle. Head is initially small, frothy, off-white, mostly diminishing. Body is medium to dark amber. Aroma is lightly malty (caramel), with a strong note of vanilla. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly to moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Hope you like vanilla...and LOTS of it...’cause you’re not gonna be smelling much else.

knights97 (43), Tennessee, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/103/57/20
May 20, 2008    Updated: May 27, 2008
Very disappointed in this beer, not special about this beer, the only lasting impression here was that it had a metallic taste from pour bottling


 hotstuff (3019), Indiana, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/58/20
Mar 13, 2008  
Bottle. Poured a small fizzy ivory head that mostly diminished, fair amount of lacing, transparent, fizzy, fast rising carbonation observed, and an orange hue. Nose was roasty malts, sweet, and lightly hoppy. Flavor was sweet, malty, sticky, gummy, and dry. Mouthfeel, was smooth, gummy, sticky, thin, and dry. Light in body. Nah, nothing special going on with this beer for sure. Not as tasty as their regular Blue Moon.


chadcs (76), Westminster, South Carolina, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/56/102/510/20
Feb 10, 2008  
Pours a medium brown, with a slight head. Not a very special winter beer. I wouldn’t buy this one again.


Pizzim (4), Largo, Florida, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Blue Moon Winter Ale does not count
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/51/103/513/20
Feb 6, 2008  
Ok aroma with a decent taste but nothing special. its not retires just seasonal not as good as their regular


 rodneykm (107), Westminster, South Carolina, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/57/102/513/20
Feb 4, 2008  
Pours a bit cloudy brown - ok aroma and appearance - nothing special - Final verdict is I’d but this again...only if I’m desperate for a winter ale.




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