Blue Moon Summer Honey Wheat - Coors Brewing Company

PorterLambic

Florida

1.88/5  rDev -38.4%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

Pours a pale, watery yellow with a white head that dissappears so fast you better not blink. Lace, what lace?
Smell is missing in action. Just the faintest suggestion of malt, nothing.
Taste is better with some malt, some hops and a sweetness that must be from the honey.
Medium bodied, lighter effervescence than I expected. Nothing to recommend it though. Regular Blue Moon is preferable. Somewhat warming after 1/2 a glass.

Serving type: bottle

08-11-2012 22:52:30 | More by PorterLambic

TSJ4000

Iowa

1.95/5  rDev -36.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

This is one of the most difficult beers to drink. I felt like I could spread if over my toast in the morning. Not one part of this beverage reminded me of beer whatsoever. I felt like I was choking down spoonful after spoonful of straight honey. Maybe I'm not into overly sweet beers. This is beyond overly sweet though. Two people together couldn't finish a 6 pack of this and it was a hot day trapped on a bus. That says a lot.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2012 13:52:47 | More by TSJ4000

thegodfather2701

North Carolina

2/5  rDev -34.4%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

A-Pours a honey color with no head or lacing.

S-Sweet, malty, with a hint of honey.

T-There is some wheat flavor, but its mostly just bland with a sweet finish.

M-Thin and watery.

D-One and done because it was too sweet for me.

Not a beer I would recommend. Of all the beers I have had in the style it is by far the worst.

Serving type: on-tap

07-09-2011 20:11:28 | More by thegodfather2701

Arithmeticus

Maryland

2.03/5  rDev -33.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Wow, only the 2nd review of a beer that must be getting a lot of circulation. What gives?

Poured chilled in tall ale glass.

A: no head, clear yellow color; decent carbonation; no lacing
S: stench at the first pour, smoothing out after a few seconds into a very thin aroma of macrobrew
T: really flat flavor; sweet, low hopped; it's basically blue moon with a prominent dose of honey; but the underlying ale is listless and uninteresting
M: flat in the mouth

Overall, not worth spending much time with.

Serving type: bottle

06-20-2011 18:44:35 | More by Arithmeticus

shand

Florida

2.1/5  rDev -31.1%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

Welp, as long as my roommate keeps buying and enjoying Blue Moon sampler 12 packs, I'll keep reviewing them. Poured from a 12oz bottle into a Sam Adams perfect pint.

Head? What's that? This one pours a very pale golden color with huge carbonation and absolutely no head. Say what? Aroma is grainy and almost skunky, with just a bit of wheat on the back. Again, say what? This came from a covered 12-pack that went right into the fridge. There was no chance for this to go off. The taste is at least a little bit better than the other aspects, the honey is really front and center, it's a very sweet beer. There's a bit of wheat on the backend, along with a bit of graininess. Too sweet.

The mouthfeel is smooth to begin with, then some aggressive carbonation hits the tongue. The drinkability is fairly poor due to the sweetness, especially in what's supposed to be a "summer" beer. Overall, this is the second failure in the retooling of Blue Moon's seasonals. The base brew and Pale Moon still remain solid enough, but the seasonals? Give em a pass.

Serving type: bottle

06-23-2011 20:37:34 | More by shand

spitInTheOcean

Michigan

2.15/5  rDev -29.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

this beer is yellow with a slightly orange tinge. poor head retention and this beer is crystal clear.

this beer really just smells like corn, or maybe that the 'noble hop aroma' but this beer kind of just smells like a cheap lager.

tastes alot like corn too suprisingly enough. but there an odd honey flavor there. this beer has a stickiness that i have never come across before, its kind of lick like oil. very strange. slight hop bitterness. but overall this beer tastes like corn.

i would weigh it in to be about a thin-medium mouthfeel. crisp finish. slight flavor of honey and hops sort of lingers.

this beer is more like a cheep lager than anything. that honey flavor is strange though. i wonder what chemical they are using, because lets face it honey is WAY too expensive an adjunct for big time brewing. i sort of imagine that they tasted standard blue moon with their new honey flavored chemical and thought too themselves, "hmm this tastes so good we will be able to get away with increasing the percentages of corn and rice and this will mask the loss of flavor."

Serving type: bottle

07-19-2011 04:49:15 | More by spitInTheOcean

WVbeergeek

Ohio

2.18/5  rDev -28.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

How did this win a GABF gold medal, pale fizzy golden, bright white head, speckled scattered lace. Aroma has cooked veggies and other cereal grains, with a mild citrus and honey blend. Flavors are cloyingly sweet, who wants to drink something this sweet. Crushing flavor of grains, mild citrus, and sharp honey sweetness actually making me gag. Mouthfeel is sickeningly sweet, cloying light to medium bodied high carbonation, induces a gag reflux. Overall I can't finish this beer, why is it sold in 12 packs, good lord it's horrible.

Serving type: bottle

06-08-2012 18:28:56 | More by WVbeergeek

phantomwyse

Massachusetts

2.28/5  rDev -25.2%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

A: Liquid lemon drop. Fizzy soda pop head builds and then recedes quickly.

S: Really not much of an aroma, some light cereal grain notes, subtle honey sweetness, a tinge of citrus.

T: I think there’s some honey. I think there’s some citrus zest. But, I can’t quite be sure. At the end there is a pleasant and mild residual sugary sweetness.

M: Canada Dry ginger ale.

O: They should call this mellow yellow. More soda than beer.

Serving type: bottle

06-21-2011 22:46:40 | More by phantomwyse

mothman

Saskatchewan (Canada)

2.3/5  rDev -24.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

Served in a pint glass with the orange slice of course.

1 finger of white head that faded down leaving a bit of lace. Color is a slightly hazed golden orange.

Aroma: Fairly similar to blue moon. Wheat, coriander, spice, lemon zest, and orange peel. The honey flavor is very artificial.

Taste: Much like the nose, but very bland. Typical wheat beer flavors with a fake tasting honey.

Mouthfeel: Smooth and spritzy. Light bodied with a medium to high amount of carbonation. Ends dry.

Overall, a very boring wheat beer. Fake tasting and bland. I'd choose something else.

Serving type: on-tap

07-28-2011 22:23:35 | More by mothman

homebrew311

Illinois

2.3/5  rDev -24.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5

Poured into nonic glass.

A: appearance is a fizzy pale yellow, clear, thin white head, minimal retention, no lacing

S: the nose is very faint. All I detect is some mellow wheat character along with some corn. This is incredibly bland... I really have to search for any aroma at all.

T: taste starts off with faint sweetness, perhaps a touch of honey, then I get a grainy and bready wheat profile. A mild citrus at the end. Again, very bland. This tastes closer to an Adjunct Lager than a Pale Wheat.

MF: light body, high carbonation

O: very underwhelmed by this. At least the standard Blue Moon is a fair representation of its style, this one falls short. I would say this is drinkable because it is very light bodied and goes down easy... but then my question would be, why waste drinking on something so bland?

Serving type: bottle

09-21-2011 05:38:06 | More by homebrew311

tdm168

North Carolina

2.35/5  rDev -23%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Pours a clear golden yellow with a little head that quickly fades to a thin lacing. Smells bland; grains with very, very faint honey notes. Taste is grainy, metallic, and just a hint of honey. Mouthfeel is light and moderately carbonated.

This is nothing special. Hardly memorable.

Serving type: bottle

08-12-2011 01:08:10 | More by tdm168

ElCommodoro

Texas

2.42/5  rDev -20.7%
look: 3 | smell: 5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5

The smell of this beer is fantastic, sweet and malty. Good malt too, not typical American cheapo malt.
This beer is almost good, but the mixture of honey and wheat is just off-putting to me. I'm not generally a big fan of either in the first place and I don't think they combine to make a very good beer. Oh well. Just my opinion.

Serving type: bottle

08-11-2011 04:37:43 | More by ElCommodoro

patreely12

Maryland

2.5/5  rDev -18%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

A - pale straw in color. decent sized white head, fluffy. leaves a good amount of lacing. visible carbonation. spot on for the style, looks promising enough.

S - metallic. adjunct-like aroma. grainy. strangely no presence of wheat or honey.

T/M - really tastes like an adjunct to me. no real trace of wheat or honey or summer for that matter. grainy, pale malts. light hint of citrus. light bodied, moderate carbonation.

O - I could see this being enjoyable for someone looking for "Blue Moon Light" but the promised flavors just aren't there. skip this.

Serving type: bottle

07-14-2011 03:51:03 | More by patreely12

6993bc

Iowa

2.55/5  rDev -16.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A- no lacing, pours a light brown color, very little head.

S- Lemon zest, that is about it.

T- Carbonation and fruit. I only offer my wife beer that does not taste like beer, this was one of them.

M- not much there, very watery

Oveall: This is one of those beers that you try and then offer to your friends that don't love the taste of traditional, full flavor beer.

Serving type: bottle

07-10-2011 13:56:41 | More by 6993bc

darkstar12

Maryland

2.58/5  rDev -15.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

On tap into a pint glass at Tommy's Pizza, Huntsville, AL

A: standard golden color, thin head that dissipates quickly, no lacing whatsoever

S: little bit of hoppiness, but not much beyond that

T: Pretty empty - bitterness of some hops, that's about it

M: clawing, syrupy, very little carbonation, almost flat - stuck to my tongue longer than I wanted it to

O: Not a good effort by Blue Moon, their year-round offering is much better, stick with that

Serving type: on-tap

06-30-2012 00:01:36 | More by darkstar12

atr2605

New York

2.6/5  rDev -14.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

A-pours a clear yellow color with a white head with poor retention
S-honey, faint green apple and wheat
T-pretty heavy honey flavor with the hops providing some bitterness but not lending much flavor. much sweeter than expected
M-light bodied
O-About what I would expect for a blue moon seasonal. Not great and won't seek it out again

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2012 03:59:48 | More by atr2605

DirtyPenny

Massachusetts

2.63/5  rDev -13.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Had on draught at the one remaining Uno's I know of in New England. Uno: Won't you?

A: Light and bubbly yellow with a thin film of white foam. Sort of a cross between champagne and apple juice.

S: Musty wheat and honey. Floral hop vapors... or I could be imagining things.

T: Typical coriander and Pale malts give way to a sacchariney sweet, cloying honey flavor, which in turn falls to the subdued wheat notes. The artificial-tasting honey flavor will stick with you for a little while after you put it down. Coriander is completely smothered by it after the first taste.

M: Light but somehow a bit chewy and sticky. Ticklish carbonation.

O: Bleah. Couldn't get over the artifical sweetener taste to this. I like regular Blue Moon well enough, but it's time to go back to the drawing board on their summer beer.

Serving type: on-tap

09-03-2011 03:38:23 | More by DirtyPenny

Jerone

Florida

2.68/5  rDev -12.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A - Clear straw color with lots of nice tiny bubbles and a bright white head.

S - Smells mostly of honey and maybe some wheat and malt. Not a lot of smell to it.

T - A bit too much honey and not enough of anything else. There is a slight bit of wheat and malt in there too but not enough to balance the flavor.

M - Feels very good on the mouth, light body with lots of bubbles.

O - A decent summer brew but there is better out there, i'm not a big fan of the honey beers unfortunately.

Serving type: bottle

07-27-2011 16:55:26 | More by Jerone

BucannonXC5

California

2.7/5  rDev -11.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5

Poured from a bottle into a pilsner glass. Light, honey golden color, almost clear. Minimal head and lacing.

Honey was the most potent aroma. Wheat comes in there, too, but not as much as I thought it would.

Honey Nut Cheerios was the first think that came to mind after the first taste. Sweet on the tongue.

Light body, soft carbonation. Refreshing and clean.

Pretty average beer overall, although it was quite refreshing. Not a bad summer brew, but there are some better options out there.

Serving type: bottle

09-02-2011 05:36:49 | More by BucannonXC5

centbeerfest

Missouri

2.73/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5

A-Poured into a pint glass. Excellent active bubbles with a moderate white head that did not stick around long. clear light straw color
S-Not much going on here.
T-Just okay. A very little bit of honey at the very end and not sure it wasn't in my head because of the name. Crisp but still has some depth, enough to keep me interested.
M-Pleasant and good carbonation.

Nothing that makes me want to spend my summer drinking this beer. Better than a mainstream beer but not anything I would seek out.

Serving type: bottle

08-14-2011 04:03:50 | More by centbeerfest

nickthetick

Maryland

2.73/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: Pours a clear light gold into a Chimay goblet (the only beer glass at my moms) with a finger of foamy head that dissipates rather quickly, however a thin skim is kept up from the steady stream of bubbles from the nucleation site.

S: Light malt, soft honey notes, and a bit of orange.

T: Light malt is the most out there with a very odd honey flavor, either cheap or artificial. there is some citrus but not enough to distract from the cloying sweetness.

MF: Light body, smooth flavor, moderate effervescence.

O: Moderate beer that would be great as part of a summer shandy, fairly refreshing but a tad too sweet.

Serving type: bottle

08-25-2011 01:48:30 | More by nickthetick

Hopfenpeter

Maryland

2.78/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Got two of those at a party and took them home to try ice-cold. Looking at the previous reviews, my expectations are not high.
Poured into my glass mug the beer is a clear pale golden yellow.
The head builds about one finger high, but dissipates into nothing.
The smell announces grain, malt and honey.
The taste up front and in the middle has just that and not much more. At the end there is a slight presence of wheat.
Over all this is supposed to be a light thirst quenching summer beer , meant to refresh in hot weather. Therefore I will give it this rating. But I am certainly glad that I did not spent money on this one.

Serving type: bottle

06-27-2011 02:55:48 | More by Hopfenpeter

camsrams89

2.78/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

First review! I've been reading reviews for a while now and figured i'd give it a go.

A- Mostly clear with dark orange tint. Poured into a beer mug and left a very small head.
S- Strong smell of citrus and lemon with an unpleasant skunky odor.
T- Tastes of citrus that is overpowering with a moderate bitterness. After taste of wheat which is quite nice.
M- Light on bubbles and carbonation
O- Overall I think this beer would do just fine on a hot summer day but when other options are present I would skip on the Blue Moon Summer Honey Wheat

Serving type: bottle

06-05-2012 22:55:58 | More by camsrams89

spinrsx

Ontario (Canada)

2.78/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

12oz bottle from CJ's Potsdam NY for 1.75$

Appearance – Clear yello/amber colour with an average size fizzy white coloured head. There is an average amount of carbonation and there is some fair lacing. The head lasted for around 3-4 minutes before it was gone.

Smell - Grains/wheat, corn, grass, light hops

Taste & Mouth - The beer has an above average amount of carbonation. I can taste grains/bread mixed with corn syrup and honey. There is also some grassy notes and a bit of a cooked vegetable flavour. It ends with a slightly sweet aftertaste.

Overall – Not really what I was expecting.. it tastes like a euro-lager in some regards. Nothing really noteworthy.. just a hint of honey. Nothing I would buy again.

Serving type: bottle

08-02-2012 23:49:21 | More by spinrsx

lancecenter

Texas

2.78/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

A - straw yellow, slightly more opaque than your standard macro lager. Very little head retention and lacing.

S - Not much there. Honey on top of adjunct grains.

T - Barley, lime, and honey.

M - A lot of carbonation. Too crisp. I'm not a fan.

O - It's drinkable. I could pound these down after having a couple of real beers first. I was very disappointed to start the night off with one though.

My advice: stay away. It's basically Coors Original + honey. That's it.

Serving type: bottle

08-26-2012 07:24:07 | More by lancecenter