New Glarus Brewing Company Moon Man

Moon Man

 

New Glarus Brewing Company in New Glarus, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸

  Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular
Score
7.22
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 67
Moon Man is a seriously cool cat. Always comfortable in his own skin, he never tries too hard. So cool we named our "no coast" pale ale after him.

You hold a session beer with a bright bold blend of five hops that flirt obligingly with the smooth malty backside. Don't let this one lay around it is brewed to be enjoyed today. Bold and engaging without pretense, because in Wisconsin you do not have to be extreme to be real.

Just be...
 

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8.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

12 oz bottle from a six pack, bought in Superior, WI. Aroma is dough, citrus peel, melon. Pours clear golden with a thick off-white fluffy head with great retention and some lace. Taste is lightly bitter with balancing candy sweetness alongside; a hint of green bud lingering in the finish. A little thinner than I was expecting. Really good.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Aug 2017 at 22:11


7.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Can into a snifter showing well filtered honey brown with a half a finger of clean white foam. The nose shows sharp and bitter pine hops. The palate is light bodied and well carbonated. Resinous pine blends harmoniously with the malty pale ale profile throughout. Reminds me of drinking a New Glarus fruit beer without any fruit. Not bad for a pale but not great either.

Tried from Can on 10 Apr 2017 at 20:24


8.5

Tried on 24 Nov 2016 at 16:17


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. A- Citrus, slightly dank. A- Golden orange color, clear liquid, off white head. T- Citrus, mild bitterness, slightly grassy, P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, O- Not a lot of bitterness, but plenty of juicy dank citrus and hops. Quite tasty actually. Not aggressive in the slightest. I will trade East Coast and West Coast pale ales for No Coast ones any day.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Nov 2016 at 18:39


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12 oz. bottle, sent from wilco (thanks a lot, Mike), pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out light piney hops, some citrus and subdued tropical fruits. Flavour bursts with tropical fruit upfront, followed by some pine and citrus. Dry biscuity malt in back. Tropical fruitiness lingers on the finish. Really well-made. Excellent pale.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2016 at 00:46


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Can: Lemon zest, pencil shavings, and lillies nose. Shimmering amber, thick head. Lillies and lemon zest. Clean finish. Medium body, easy carbonation. Very lemony.

Tried from Can on 17 Sep 2016 at 01:12


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 10/22/2015. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy golden yellow color with a 2 finger dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Great dense soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Awesome appearance. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, cracker, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of bright citrus/tropical/piney hops and light-moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, cracker, bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, lemon/orange peel, pine, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of bright citrus/tropical/piney hops and light-moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero astringent hop flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from bitterness that increases through the glass. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp/sticky, and lightly creamy/bready mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 5%. Overall this is an excellent pale ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of bright citrus/tropical/piney hops and light-moderate pale malt flavors; and very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink. A very enjoyable offering.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jan 2016 at 20:05


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

This was on tap at my cousins wedding and with free beer and wine I had like 6 pints. Orange yellow beer. Nose is grapefruit and biscuits. Tastes of biscuits, crackers, grapefruit, resin, and floral hops. Standard palate. Nice straight up pale ale. Contributed to great evening of fun.

Tried from Draft on 08 Jun 2015 at 19:29


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Tried on 19 Mar 2015 at 21:27


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a hazy golden orange color. A one finger white foamy head that dissipated within less than thirty seconds leaving some light lacing sticking and then sliding down into the beer.
The smell was awesome. Pure light spicy infused sweet citrus blend to bitter pine tones, full and graceful under my nose.
The taste was superb as it had the spice combine awesome with the sweet subtly to lead to a semi-wet citrus/dry piney aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. The carbonation was somewhat sharp but still good for its style and for me. This one was definitely sessionable and would be exceptional with its respected food.
Overall, I say this was an exceptional APA that I’m so glad to have tried.

Tried on 18 Mar 2015 at 17:27