Blue Moon Valencia Amber Ale - Coors Brewing Company

thecheapies

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -18.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

Light amber/iced tea color. Surprisingly crystal clear. Inch and a half of foam on top. Held pretty well, too.

Prominent coriander and pilsner-like malt grassiness. Faint citrus peel. Hop bitterness comes through, partly lost in metallic notes. Missing a more prominent ale yeast profile. Lager-y.

I taste bitterness, fake citrus, and nickels. Very thin wheat profile, thin malts in general. Hops haven't really contributed to flavor other than some grassiness. Hard to imagine that they were going for an orange-y amber ale. Shaking my head over here.

A little too fizzy, but the body isn't terribly thin. Dextrin-y for this style.

Biggest penalty incurred right here. Poor. Avoid.

Serving type: bottle

03-02-2013 05:18:24 | More by thecheapies

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

Mike099

New York

3/5  rDev -2.6%

04-14-2013 05:35:29 | More by Mike099

UCLABrewN84

California

3.06/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3

Best before 6/24/13.

Label calls this one Valencia Grove Amber.

Pours a clear orange with a foamy tan head that settles to a partial film on top of the beer. Foamy dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, caramel, and a slight citrus aroma. Taste is much the same with earthy, spice flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of spice bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with an almost flat mouthfeel. Overall, this is an average beer that is fairly drinkable but sort of boring all around.

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2013 05:07:34 | More by UCLABrewN84

pathead

Nevada

2/5  rDev -35.1%

04-13-2013 02:10:43 | More by pathead