Blue Moon Belgian White - Coors Brewing Company

ne0m00re

Ohio

1.98/5  rDev -42.1%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

03/17/11- Had a 12 oz bottle of this marked April 11, 2011.
A: Hazy golden with constant bubbles, good frothy cream head.
S: Metallic leafy hops, bready yeast, some banana, slightly rustic... OK, I'm not really enticed with this one.
T: Orange juice, artificial sweetener, funky bitterness like moldy hops, soap--like eating a bar of soap--weird... it lingers.
M: Starts off too mild, then goes spritzy frothy.
D: C'mon! This is a sad representative of a Witbier. Why is this a B average on this site?

Serving type: bottle

03-18-2011 22:16:21 | More by ne0m00re

Gusler

Arizona

2/5  rDev -41.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

The beer pours a light "Chill Hazed" golden color with a modest in size white head that is semi-creamy in texture and as it dissipates quickly the leftover lace forms a quite thin sheet to cover the glass. Nose is sweet malt, fresh and crisp and the start also sweet with a fair grain presence, the top is cadaverous. Finish is moderately carbonated with meek hop spiciness and a dry lingering aftertaste.

Serving type: bottle

09-30-2002 16:25:53 | More by Gusler

rye726

Colorado

2/5  rDev -41.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

This is a cloudy golden color and has a whitish head. The nose and taste are both quite light for the style, but have good balance. There is a good amount of wheat malt with some faint citrus flavors. The clean body has lots of carbonation. A decent wheat beer that goes down well enough.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2008 06:32:06 | More by rye726

BeerskiBrewski61

Tennessee

2/5  rDev -41.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

I didn't like how it looked when I held it up to the light, it looked cloudy. The form head didn't last, the taste was less than impressive.
My brother left two bottles in my fridge so I decided to drink them and review them at the same time. I can say this much; I will never buy this product.
Hell; I don't even like the label on the bottle. I am so NOT impressed by this beer that I am shocked that so many people rated this beer at least a B.

Serving type: bottle

08-21-2009 20:36:01 | More by BeerskiBrewski61

Winter

Wisconsin

2.03/5  rDev -40.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Almost the color of orange juice in appearance with a fluffy white head that retreats after a few minutes. Light aroma of wheat and I could barely detect any spices. Mouthfeel is thin with some crispness on the edges. Taste leans toward the sweet side with some wheat flavor in addition to a touch of citrus (orange). Lacks the overall flavoring of coriander, orange peel and spice along with the crispness that a good wit should have. With other better options like Lakefront White and Allagash White, in addition to others Blue Moon is something I probably won't choose again.

Serving type: on-tap

07-27-2003 17:24:59 | More by Winter

watermelonman

California

2.03/5  rDev -40.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5

This poured to a dark straw color that doesn't look so great. The head was unimpressive to begin with, shrank to nothing, and left no lace.

The smell consists entirely of a coriander and citrus, and it's not very appealing at all. The taste is more acceptable, but too sweet and zesty. The flavors here are fairly plain and overdone. The mouthfeel is fine, but the drinkability takes big hit for the simple fact that it just isn't very appealing.

On it's own this is a reasonable alternative to bad beer, but it falls flat for the style.

Serving type: bottle

07-15-2005 04:45:33 | More by watermelonman

uabigdaz

Arizona

2.03/5  rDev -40.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

Pours a dark opaque yellow, with little head. Very little head retention, little to no lacing. Some sediments, as would be expected from any wheat brew.

Smells slightly sour to me. Some kind of fruity notes, lemon prominant in taste. Thin mouthfeel. Taste is lacking something, but I can't quite put my finger on it. Overall, I don't think this beer is that good. I'm halfway done with mine and having trouble wanting to finish it.

Leaves an undesireable aftertaste, which continues the sour smell of the beer. No head left at all now.

If you like this style, try it, but keep in mind, it is from Golden, CO, so it's a macro in micro disguise.

Serving type: bottle

12-28-2006 20:36:17 | More by uabigdaz

remmyreel

California

2.03/5  rDev -40.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 2

This is a preferential review, because honestly, this is a "girl beer". Way too sweet, feels like melted butter in my mouth, with a not so fresh or crisp aftertaste.

On a warm day, this is probably the worst brew to grab if you're wanting to quench your thirst or refresh your senses. It always leaves me feeling bloated and displeased.

There are far better Belgian Ales out there, it's a shame this is the one that's most popular.

Serving type: bottle

04-18-2010 19:10:33 | More by remmyreel

soultrain

New York

2.05/5  rDev -40.1%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

Poured into a Hennipen glass.

A-Hazy golden orange beer. 3/4" white head fades to zero head in seconds.
S-Oranges. Coriander. Some French candy from childhood that came in a round tin (pastilles?) morphes into some too-sweet American Easter chicks. I once left a moving blanket on the ground over the winter, when I peeled it off of the grass, there was a moldy smell of decay; some of that is hinted at here, too.
T-Slight orange fruity taste. Moldy cardboard. Cheap perfume.
M-Fair carbonation. Thin.
D-One is more than enough. 11 left in the 12-pack? Crap.

CRUX: DISAPPOINTING. Maybe it's better on-tap?

Serving type: bottle

07-13-2006 23:31:58 | More by soultrain

Reaper16

Alabama

2.05/5  rDev -40.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

12oz. bottle served into a pint glass
Presenting the latest installment of the hit series, "Reaper Drinks Beer that People Left at His House After a Party."

Pours a mix of yellow and orange that almost makes an eerie green, like the sky in weather conducive to spawning tornadoes. The outer edges of the body are yellow, but the inner portion is a murky off-orange color. The body is quite cloudy throughout. Less than a finger of white head. Essentially no lacing. Below average appearance, I'd say. The typical witbier will look better.

The malt smells bad. Spoiled, almost. The wheat is not zippy and crisp smelling like it should be. There is a sourness in the grain smell, and it smells more like breakfast cereal than a wheat beer. Some orange peel aroma. Not much coriander. Some sugary sweetness that, combined with everything else, smells like Fruity Pebbles.

OH C'MON COORS. WHAT THE HELL. Seriously? You used adjuncts in this witbier? I don't know why I am surprised to taste corn here. It explains the sour mash aroma I was getting. The corn flavor shows up two seconds after the beer greets your palate and it dominates the finish. Nasty, fruity breakfast cereal is what this beer tastes like. It starts off OK: a nice flush of orange with a trace amount of herbal spice to balance it. You begin to form a thought in your mind, that thought being "Hey, this isn't a half-bad witbi..." and your thought gets cut off right there when the wheat flavor gives way to the corn. How unfortunate.

There's some heft to the body here, a creaminess that works with the flavor profile. But the general impression is of a slickness that doesn't mesh with the body's size. A misstep. Drinkability is up to you: you can drink plenty of these. They go down easily. Unless you don't like how it tastes, that is. A mature palate would not abide this beer for long.

This was actually far worse than I thought it was going to be. I was expecting a decent rendition of a witbier. I got something that was slightly below average in some ways and dreadful in the most important way.

Serving type: bottle

09-19-2010 22:57:37 | More by Reaper16

lovetranquillity

Rhode Island

2.05/5  rDev -40.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Pours hazy yellow and a 1 inch head or so if poured vigorously.

Smells of orange peal, coriander, little bit of hops, yeast and fruit loops cereal.

Orange peal, yeast, spices, seems unbalanced and a slight bitterness.

Not too much carbonation, little bit light.

Easy to drink due to low alcohol but not easy to drink because of bad taste. I could drink this if had already drank a bunch of other stuff and was offered to me at a party, maybe.

I started drinking this when I was 18, I thought it was cool and I got the perception that is was a good beer. Unknowing to me it was a coors product. Since then I have had many better beers in general and of the same style. Blue Moon lacks very much and is barely a Belgian White.

Serving type: bottle

10-18-2010 16:46:14 | More by lovetranquillity

hbis2gut

New Hampshire

2.08/5  rDev -39.2%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

It's so hard for me to diss any beer at all but this one misses the mark by quite a way. The appearance is misleading. It LOOKS like a real Belgian white, cloudy wheat but perhaps a shade dark. The flavor was awful. It's very rare that I will not finish a beer. This one made it into that lonely zone. Stick to Celis or Hoegaarden.

Serving type: bottle

03-05-2002 17:25:28 | More by hbis2gut

Arbitrator

California

2.08/5  rDev -39.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5

Chilled bottle poured into a glass.

A: Head that barely lasts a minute. Yellow wheat color with gold hues and bubbles.

S: Sweet malts, some coriander and other spices.

T: Malt, citrus, spices. Very clean and crisp taste.

M: Thin/watery and slightly too much carbonation. Still, goes down quite smoothly.

D: Great solid summer beer, especially for BBQs. Not something I really pick up otherwise.

Serving type: bottle

12-16-2008 04:36:53 | More by Arbitrator

Brad007

Vermont

2.1/5  rDev -38.6%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Somewhat cloudy in appearance and more closer to a hefeweizen color-wise than a witbier. Aroma has hints of wheat and spice and even coriander. Taste is somewhat interesting. It's pretty bitter and not quite what I expect in a witbier. Too much spice and maybe a bit too sweet. Just not very impressive.

Serving type: bottle

08-22-2007 00:04:54 | More by Brad007

trumick

Michigan

2.13/5  rDev -37.7%
look: 2 | smell: 4 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 1.5

Pours a light golden color with NO head and NO lacing.
Smell is nice wheat, spice, sweet malt.
Taste is something I can't really explain. It tastes as though there are chemical additives, sweet malts with a somewhat dry finish? I am at a loss here, maybe some sort of grains? Either way, I don't like it.
Mouthfeel is light bodied with appropriate carbination.
Drinkability is below average. The taste is terrible I will only ever drink half of one of these. I am going to dump the rest out.

This beer is not good for this style. Infact it is not good at all.I hated the taste, and I can't finish it. Terrible!!

Serving type: bottle

09-21-2004 03:07:16 | More by trumick

killianf

2.13/5  rDev -37.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

L: Hazy pale orange, virtually no head. Very fizzy, looks more like Fanta than beer.

S: Strong grapefruit or pineapple, orange peel and nothing else. Once again, doesn't really smell like a beer.

T: Same as above really. Taste reminiscent of carbonated fruit juice. Very one dimensional but I will give it this - for the first half of the drink it's quite refreshing. Afterwards, it's pretty hard to finish..

M: Light bodied and watery, too fizzy to taste, but thirst quenching (at first). Don't let it warm up, for the love of god.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2012 16:34:07 | More by killianf

aracauna

Georgia

2.15/5  rDev -37.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

I'll probably be coming back and re-rating this beer since I tried it after a having about 4 pints of stouts and porters and a full meal. I was a bit full and the spices were just two much. I tried to get it down, but after about four sips, it went to my friend.

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2002 12:21:38 | More by aracauna

cichief

Virginia

2.15/5  rDev -37.1%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

I tried this beer at a chain restaurant in a large weizen type glass. I was cloudy orange-gold in color, with decent head. It smelled of orange and citrus. It was very sweet, too sweet, with orange fruit flavors. It was very gassy, too much even for the style. I would seek out other white beers to drink regularly.

Serving type: on-tap

03-18-2007 20:12:20 | More by cichief

gatorbreath

Fiji

2.15/5  rDev -37.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Beer is far from full as for mouthfeel. Very runny, too carbonated. Not diggin' this brew. Hate to get on here and flame but this beer was a starting point for myself.

Pours orange, 1 finger to no head, little lacing. Empty mouthfeel taste malty, taste no hops.

Have tried it without any fruit and with a slice of orange, either are straight i guess, but I would definitely check out some other wheat beers. This was not a great attempt at a quality belgian wheat Coors....

peace

Serving type: on-tap

07-05-2009 20:33:06 | More by gatorbreath

JohnY

Oregon

2.17/5  rDev -36.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Had this beer on tap, poured into standard pint glass. The beer is a cloudy light yellow. The head is white, but fades fast and leaves no sign of lace. Thin mouthfeel. Fruity but bland, slight pineapple, orange, lemon flavors, no hop presence, no malt presence. From what I have gathered this beer is made by Coors and marketed as a microbrew, but has a lot to be desired, not worth another pint.

Serving type: on-tap

06-19-2006 06:04:02 | More by JohnY

hylton44

Minnesota

2.2/5  rDev -35.7%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

Finally tried this beer that a couple of my aquaintances order regularly. Not again. Unique, cloudy, glowing hue (maybe not unique...I'm not sure, this is my first witbier) which begins promising, does not ultimately deliver. Very sweet, orange-juice sort of flavored malt; just a little flat with a hard-to-put-my-finger-on-it taste I ultimately pegged as piña colada. Full mouthfeel (though still flat) makes way for a gentle rise of vapors at the finish I would expect more after downing a shot of liquor. Kind of a *blech* finish to it all. I really didn't enjoy this beer all that much at all.

Serving type: on-tap

11-27-2006 05:19:58 | More by hylton44

KarlHungus

Minnesota

2.2/5  rDev -35.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

This beer pours a hazy pale orange color. The head is two inches in height, and recedes rather quickly for a wheat beer into thin lacing. The aroma is of orange peel and lemons with a corny, adjunct backbone. The taste has a lot of bland maltiness, with almost no orange peel or lemon. The mouthfeel is light bodied with a lot of carbonation. Overall, this is a very poor example of the witbier. I will not drink this again.

Serving type: bottle

04-15-2008 21:57:01 | More by KarlHungus

masterbruewer

Ohio

2.23/5  rDev -34.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

It poured a golden, cloudy amber with a nice white head and decent lacing.

The smell was citrusy and piney with a little bit of malt.

The flavor was citrusy and a little like cantaloupe. It has a weird artificial taste in the background, almost like a rubber taste you might get from chewing on a red rubber washer. Not enough of that wierd taste to ruin it, but enough to make you wonder.

The mouthfeel was mellow, not too carbonated or harsh. But that damn rubber taste lingers.

This might be a good transition beer for macro-swillers, but it's not that great compared to the style. It's drinkable, but not enjoyable.

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2004 22:28:24 | More by masterbruewer

kwakwhore

North Carolina

2.25/5  rDev -34.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

12oz bottle, not bad looking at all.
not much going on in the nose...
or on the tongue some hints of citrusy stuff, a really pallid representation of a witbier. Hints of flavor, just enough to make you think that something is going to happen, but it never does. Tried this because the rest of the beer list at the restaurant was even worse. Never again.

Serving type: bottle

07-22-2008 15:15:20 | More by kwakwhore

daaru

Minnesota

2.25/5  rDev -34.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

looks very nice in the glass--lovely colour, and nice head. unfortunately, let down by the taste and non-existent finish. slight citrusy notes, and a hint of bitterness as it enters the mouth, but by the time you've finished swallowing it you might as well have had a sip of water. but this does make it a very good thirst quencher after a hot, humid day as we've had today in southern minnesota.

Serving type: bottle

09-13-2008 18:43:43 | More by daaru