Blue Moon Summer Honey Wheat - Coors Brewing Company

metter98

New York

3.03/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3

A: The beer is clear golden yellow in color and has a moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high white head that quickly died down, leaving only a thin ring of bubbles around the sides of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of honey and wheat are present in the nose.
T: Like the smell, the taste has hints of sweetness and flavors of honey followed by wheat and malts along with some hints of oranges.
M: It feels a little more than light-bodied on te palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is rather flavorful, although I think the honey and sweetness detracted from its drinkability.

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2013 20:02:30 | More by metter98

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

3.05/5  rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

12oz bottle. Available at finer and not-so-fine grocery stores across the vast American Pacific NW.

This beer pours a hazy pale golden colour, with a half finger of fizzy eggshell white head, which leaves little in the way of discernible lace around the glass as it quickly drops away. It smells of faint sweet wheat grain, some diacetyl, and weak earthy hops. The taste is more sweet innocuous wheat malt, some equally inert honey essence, and very little else. The carbonation is fairly average, the body medium light, and surprisingly smooth. It finishes a little sweet, the nondescript wheat, honey, and let's say orange, all doing their little part.

Much less 'wheaty' than even the regular Blue Moon, and admittedly easy to drink, as nothing really wrong sticks out. Just ok, for when your attention is definitely focused elsewhere.

Serving type: bottle

08-27-2011 00:44:12 | More by biboergosum

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

woodychandler

Pennsylvania

3.3/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

First off, this may need to be merged with the Honey Moon Summer Beer that also exists. That aside, my highest thanks to Another6Pack who sent this to me in a trade and I have no idea where he may have scored it.

From the CAN: "Seasonal Collection"; "Brewmaster's CAN"; "Wheat Ale Brewed with Orange Peel with Clover Honey Added"; "2010 Gold Medal Winner - Specialty Honey Lager or Ale - Awarded to Blue Moon Summer Honey Wheat, was brewed in Golden, CO" along with a reproduction of the GABF medal (!); "Blue Moon, Artfully Crafted"; "Our brewmaster is passionate about crafting Blue Moon, and he's now excited to be able to offer it in CANs. Eliminating nearly all exposure to light and air, and with the special liner preventing any metallic taste, the CAN ensures that the beer is as fresh as when it left the brewery."; "Whether you're relaxing after a day on the mountain or soaking up the sun at concert in the park, our brewmaster's CAN lets you enjoy the same delicious beer that you love on tap at your favorite pub."; "In a fitting tribute to those endless summer days, our Summer Honey Wheat is brewed with clover honey for a subtle hint of sweetness, balanced out with a touch of orange peel for a refreshing citrus finish."

The Crack & Glug produced two fluffy fingers of bone-white head with good retention. It even looked like marshmallow Fluf in the glass! Color was a pale lemon-yellow with NE-quality clarity. Nose smelled like a wheat beer, kind of tangy and underlain by a light oranginess. I was glad that it was not as strong as the lime I had earlier. Mouthfeel was medium with that light wheat flavor that I will always remember from Drink Your Wheaties afternoon at SPTR, accompanied by a light honey sweetness and on the finish, orange zest. The finish was semi-dry and quite pleasant. I would probably enjoy it more on a hot summer day than on Halloweestmas (it snowed here two days before Hallowe'en).

Serving type: can

10-30-2011 15:14:08 | More by woodychandler

kojevergas

California

3.23/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

33cl brown glass bottle with standard pressure cap served into a hefeweissbier glass in Los Angeles. Reviewed live. Acquired as part of a blue moon sampler pack.

A: Two finger head of fair cream and thickness. Good retention. Colour is a transparent cloudy light copper.

Sm: Honey, light orange peel, and a bit of clover, as per the label. Some cream. A mild strength scent.

T: Orange peel, light honey, and clover. Some more spices are also present in smaller quantities. Maybe even nutmeg? It's a bit off-balance, but built decently. Cream comes through in the third act. I do like it for what it is, but it's a touch simple.

Mf: Smooth if sharp, and wet. It somewhat suits the flavours, but certainly isn't tailored to them.

Dr: It's pretty drinkable, rather affordable, and of limited quality. For Coors, it's not bad.

Serving type: bottle

08-31-2011 06:50:58 | More by kojevergas

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

StonedTrippin

Colorado

3.38/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

not a bad honey wheat beer, and a decent summer drink. pours less cloudy than the standard blue moon, but there is still plenty of hazy under a one inch white head. smells like a wheat beer, malty, unfiltered, and a touch sweet. floral from the honey. flavor is similar, crisp though, and there isnt much sweetness. there is the essence of honey without all the sugar at the end. feel is not bad, lighter medium body, very sessionable with good carbonation. perhaps just a bit thin for me, but it adds to drinkability. overall i think this is my favorite of the blue moon seasonals, but still not a standout by any stretch of the imagination.

Serving type: on-tap

05-14-2012 19:15:23 | More by StonedTrippin

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

tone77

Pennsylvania

3.23/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. Has a light golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of honey, some wheat. Taste is mild, bready, some honey, not a lot of flavor. Feels light in the mouth and overall is an easy drinking beer but nothing special.

Serving type: bottle

06-01-2012 20:15:49 | More by tone77

dbrauneis

New Jersey

2.93/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Served on tap at Teak on the Hudson in Hoboken, NJ

A: Pours a crystal clear dark golden honey yellow to light copper in color with some moderate amounts of visible carbonation. The beer has a half finger tall fizzy white head that quickly reduced to a thin film covering the majority of the surface and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Light to moderate amounts of lacing are observed.

S: There is really not much to the smell of this beer - light aromas of wheat and grainy malts along with some hints of honey sweetness and grassy hops.

T: This beer has a light to moderate flavor of wheat and grainy malts with some hints of honey sweetness and some orange citrus. Additionally there is a very light bitterness from the grassy hops but that bitterness does not linger at all.

M: On the lighter side of medium bodied with moderate to heavy amounts of carbonation.

O: This beer is nothing real special but it is enjoyable and easy to drink, I could easily see this being a good session beer for an outdoor cookout in the hot summer.

Serving type: on-tap

08-04-2012 12:24:49 | More by dbrauneis

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

garymuchow

Minnesota

3.38/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Purchased for some of the gals with the birthday weekend. Thought I'd give it a go.
Very tame but appropriate yeast character to the aroma. Mildly spicy and tart.
Very very clear gold. Very white head that settle out rather fast.
Mouth feel is quite soft especially with all the carbonation. Moderately light body overall.
Reasonably complex flavor profile. The spices stand out, but aren't excessive (seems like a little cinnamon) and the sweetness is also not overdone. Dries out nicely, but again, not excessively.
This beer is build for drinkability and in that arena it does pretty well. Flavors are well balanced, but could use a little more yeast qualities. This is better than I anticipated. It's a nice drinkable summer ale, done better than many.

Serving type: bottle

05-26-2012 01:06:39 | More by garymuchow

OtherShoe2

Massachusetts

2.83/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5

Pours medium gold with a decent foamy white head. No lace.

Some light malt and wheat, some sweet honeyed notes, but limited.

Very sweet beer, but honey sweet, not malt. Goes from sweet grain to honey and stays there. Slight bitterness. Smooth beer, but lacking alot.

Lighter bodied, good carbonation.

Ok in strength of flavor, but the flavor isn't that great. Too sweet, not enough complexity. Hardly can tell this is wheat beer. Mediocre at best. Didn't hate it but won't have this again.

Serving type: bottle

07-24-2011 01:20:41 | More by OtherShoe2

puboflyons

New Hampshire

3.2/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

FRom the 355 ml. bottle marked Oct2411-B05100509. The pour is pale yellow with little to no head and relatively clear. The aroma has a sublte mix of wheat and citrus zing but little in the way of honey, at least immediately. The body is thin and average for the style. The taste has a lightly sweet maltiness, some wheat and a thin hop bite at the end. It works on a hot day.

Serving type: bottle

07-14-2011 23:32:06 | More by puboflyons

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

Pegasus

Texas

2.9/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Appearance: Depp golden in color, with a small white head, which quickly fades to a dusting of foam on the surface, and a small rime of foam lining the glass walls. The lacing is slight and fine-beaded.

Aroma: Prominent white bread notes, a slight clover honey note, and a ghostly bit of orange peel.

Taste: Prominent wheat flavor throughout, with a wave of honey atop the wheat. The honey actually dominates the flavor throughout, and lingers on past the end of the taste. The orange rind, sad to say seemed absent. The finish was dry, as befits a honey-flavored beer.

Mouth feel: Smooth, soft, full, with no noticeable carbonation.

Drinkability/notes: Not terrible, but not up to the level of good craft beer. Still, it beats a macro lager hands down.

Presentation: Packaged in a twelve-ounce brown glass longneck bottle with a twist-off crown, served in a Chimay chalice.

Serving type: bottle

08-31-2012 12:19:43 | More by Pegasus

HalfFull

California

2.95/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

12 oz. twist off bottle poured into a pint glass. Pours a clear moderate straw color with half an inch of swiftly descending white foam. A light carbonation drifts up from the depths extending retention a bit.

Touch of wheat and honey on the nose along with a background of lemony hop spice. Remote in a sense, but decent.

Spice carries into the flavor whilst the honey doesn't, at least until the beer warms a bit, with some hops expanding in the process. More evident again on the feel, the honey softens the finish and couples with a slight citrus component now with a light carbonation. Not much as for graininess in the texture of the beer, offering a clean almost soda like character. As a result the beer is unexciting yet smooth and innocuous, yet a tad lemony sweet in the end.

Serving type: bottle

07-28-2011 05:03:25 | More by HalfFull

tobelerone

New Jersey

2.8/5  rDev -8.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5

Very light, clear yellow beer without much head. What's there falls fast, leaving a thin, wispy band on top. Lace is thin and falls quickly.

Almost no nose at all; just hints of wheat and a light honey sweetness.

Not bad tasting per se, just very lightly flavored, touch of wheat, pale malt, and honey which gives a mild but non-offensive sweetness. Not much flavor, just enough to go along with the thin body and medium carbonation to make this a passable summer quencher. Short finish, dry, very easy to drink. Still wouldn't buy it and would easily go for something like Southern Tier's Hoppe Sun if this were the type of beer I was looking for.

Not terrible but not very interesting either.

Serving type: on-tap

11-08-2011 22:57:26 | More by tobelerone

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

BigBry

Alberta (Canada)

3.03/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Thanks to ChrisCage for bringing me back this summer beer, it has been waiting patiently in my fridge for a hot summer day to enjoy on the deck.
12 oz brown bottle, with raised Blue Moon Brewing Co. lettering on the shoulder. "A refreshing wheat ale crafted with clover honey for a hint of sweetness and a touch of orange peel for subtle citrus notes. 2010 GABF Gold Medal, Specialty Honey Beer. Crafted with clover honey & orange peel for an award-winning taste that's a fitting tribute to summer"
This is a slightly darker yellow/gold color than expected, big white head to start. Foam lasts, leaving some thin strings of lace.
Smell is slightly sweet, but not much else going on. Touch of citrus in both the smell and taste. After initial citrus flavor, the honey sweetness comes through. Very nice, not too sweet but enough to boost the flavor.
A small amount of wheat beer spiciness at the end. A nice, refrehing and clean flavor. Mouthfeel and body are thin, lots of carbonation keep it crisp and prevent to much sweet stickiness from hanging aroung. Reallt appreciated the honey coming through.
I really liked this beer's thirst quenching ability, not too bland or and not meant to be served 'super chilled'.

Serving type: bottle

07-17-2011 16:17:29 | More by BigBry

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

kangarooAdam59

Pennsylvania

3.53/5  rDev +15.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Into a pint glass:

A: golden colored body with a large foamy head with speckled lacing sliding down the sides of the glass. There was barely any carbonation seen rising.

S: mainly honey and lemon with some wheat and orange in the background.

T: mainly the wheat with the lemon and the orange in the background. There were some light malts that were in the background as well. There was a very faint taste of hops at the end.

M: light with a semi-refreshing quality. This was mainly a drinkable beer.

O: this is a decent brew. I was mostly impressed by the appearance but other than that, this is an American Pale Wheat Ale, as far as I know. I might have it again .... maybe

Serving type: bottle

04-27-2012 00:50:33 | More by kangarooAdam59

WastingFreetime

Wisconsin

2.9/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Transcribed from my notebook.

I am presented with the typical appearance of a transparent golden-straw yellow color, only this brew doesn't provide a head beyond a fleeting single finger that lasts less than a minute and leaves behind no lacing at all.
For once, I am pleased to not smell a metallic or sweet corn adjunct smell in the nose. Hooray! However, I also am having a hard time picking up on the honey scent promised by the name of the beer. Boooo! Taste is quite a lot sweeter than indicated by the nose... it is filled with all the honey promised by the label but not delivered by the nose. Unfortunately, the flavor is also filled with a sub-chorus of metallic BMC adjunct that wasn't present in the nose!! At least it actually delivered on the promise of honey flavor. The mouthfeel is very soda-like, but also forgettable and bland. Overall I am left with a decidedly average wheat beer with some honey flavor but faint and unpleasantly metallic malts behind it. Not something I would seek out again.

Serving type: bottle

08-24-2011 19:49:54 | More by WastingFreetime

RonaldTheriot

Louisiana

3.5/5  rDev +14.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Blue Moon Summer Honey Wheat has a thick, white head and a clear, bubbly, yellow-gold appearance, with some nice lacing. Aroma is of sour dough and light citrus, and the taste is very strong on the clover honey. This is very sweet, and bread is present. Mouthfeel is slick and medium. Blue Moon Summer Honey Wheat finishes mostly dry and easy drinking. Overall, this is a pretty good beer, for those who enjoy flavor beers (which I don’t, generally).

RJT

Serving type: bottle

05-26-2012 21:11:54 | More by RonaldTheriot

bmwats

Louisiana

3.05/5  rDev 0%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a standard pint.

A: Golden hue. Pours about quarter finger, bubbly, white head which vanishes without a trace almost immediately. No lacing.

S: Wheat, honey, and the characteristic orange aroma.

T: Tastes like it smells... light wheaty base, with a sweet tinge of honey, a slighter hint of orange citrus. Has a bit of a hop.

M: Light body, refreshing quality. The rich sweetness characteristic of many of their brews lingers about for the aftertaste.

D: Not much resistance here. Goes down easy, but one is enough at a time.

Atmosphere is okay. Deep golden hue, but no real head, and no lacing. Nose is wheaty, with sweet and citrus notes. Light body with a sweet, lightly fruited, wheat character. Overall, this is a fair quaff.

Serving type: bottle

04-15-2012 04:57:01 | More by bmwats