Blue Moon Valencia Amber Ale - Coors Brewing Company

jjamadorphd

Florida

3.15/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Valencia Amber Ale - I had high hopes for this one and ended up with a mixed experience.

Out of the bottle it looked great. It has a nice dark-yellow color with visible carbonation, a small head but with good staying power and lacing. The carbonation was just right in the mouth with little stickiness but, there was a surprising after taste I wasn't pleased with. I smelled none of the spices or citrus it claims to have, but I did taste them from a distant, sorta there, kinda there perspective. I smelled the hops and barley more than I tasted them so that much was good.

Overall, it a good brew, but nothing spectacular.

Serving type: bottle

02-10-2013 23:00:39 | More by jjamadorphd

Kingcurio

Oklahoma

3/5  rDev -2.6%

05-21-2013 02:05:47 | More by Kingcurio

LeahM

New York

3.5/5  rDev +13.6%

05-20-2013 18:53:14 | More by LeahM

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -2.6%

05-19-2013 15:22:55 | More by InspectorBob

iHeartMNBeer

Minnesota

3/5  rDev -2.6%

05-17-2013 04:34:34 | More by iHeartMNBeer

aty11b

Texas

4/5  rDev +29.9%

05-14-2013 01:26:51 | More by aty11b

jkball01

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev +13.6%

05-13-2013 16:08:53 | More by jkball01

SocalKicks

California

3/5  rDev -2.6%

05-12-2013 03:43:47 | More by SocalKicks

Slay40

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +21.8%

05-12-2013 02:39:53 | More by Slay40

echophone

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +21.8%

05-09-2013 23:49:00 | More by echophone

j-estep

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev +13.6%

05-06-2013 17:02:11 | More by j-estep

freeHorizon

New York

3.5/5  rDev +13.6%

05-05-2013 22:14:50 | More by freeHorizon

HideYaBeer

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +38%

05-05-2013 21:05:46 | More by HideYaBeer

LeKevbo

New York

2.75/5  rDev -10.7%

05-02-2013 09:07:44 | More by LeKevbo

bscalt

Minnesota

3.5/5  rDev +13.6%

04-30-2013 19:49:35 | More by bscalt

imperialking

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev +5.5%

04-29-2013 19:22:31 | More by imperialking

RWLawman

North Carolina

2.75/5  rDev -10.7%

04-27-2013 12:51:43 | More by RWLawman

TrojanWheels

California

3/5  rDev -2.6%

04-24-2013 04:29:08 | More by TrojanWheels

Theosphere

California

2.75/5  rDev -10.7%

04-23-2013 20:25:07 | More by Theosphere

MIXMASTERICE

Missouri

1.58/5  rDev -48.7%
look: 2 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5

Made the mistake of letting my curiosity get the best of me. Was going to pick up the regular Blue Moon, but saw this offering and figured I would see what it had to offer. Big mistake. First off, this isn't a horrible tasting beer. It's actually doesn't have much taste or flavor at all. All I get from this is a slight bit of spice, with a little odd flavor in the finish, almost malt liquor-ish. It's 5.9 ABV, so it packs a little more punch than the tradional 4.5-5.2 ABV beers, but taste wise this is almost as neutral as you can get. Not what I want when buying a "craft " beer, as Anything I've tried from Samuel Adams has much more character than this offering. This is like the guy in the crowd who just blends in and isn't noticed. I won't be buying this Blue Moon offering EVER again.

Serving type: bottle

04-21-2013 04:12:11 | More by MIXMASTERICE

JustinWhipple

Kentucky

3.25/5  rDev +5.5%

04-20-2013 19:22:36 | More by JustinWhipple

djrn2

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -2.6%

04-20-2013 17:15:03 | More by djrn2

sparx1100

Minnesota

2.75/5  rDev -10.7%

04-19-2013 02:54:49 | More by sparx1100

MaddDogg84

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +46.1%

04-18-2013 02:30:10 | More by MaddDogg84

RoamingGnome

Wisconsin

3.16/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

Blue Moon Valencia Amber Ale

Poured from 12 oz bottle into a shaker pint. Served chilled.

A) A copper colored brew with a thin white head, maybe half a finger. The head quickly dissipated, not much lacing to write about.

S) Grainy, slightly sweet, maybe a whiff of caramel. Some wheat and a little orange rind. Not a powerful aroma by any means.

T) The taste follows the nose, but packs a little more punch than I expected. Not overly sweet. I liked the use of wheat and orange here.

M) Medium bodied, and well carbonated. It's crisp and goes down easy enough. Decent finish...

O) This was alright.... I wouldn't turn down a bottle. For whatever reason, I found myself drinking a Third Shift Amber, and a Killian's Red recently. I liked this better than both of those.

Serving type: bottle

04-15-2013 04:01:26 | More by RoamingGnome