Blue Moon Brewing Company
Commercial Brewery
in
Denver,
Colorado,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
Molson Coors
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 1995
Contact
3750 Chestnut Place, Denver, CO, 80216, United States
Description
Blue Moon is known for its Belgian-Style Wheat Ale which was created in 1995 by Keith Villa, a brewer at the Sandlot Brewery at Coors Field, Denver. It was originally brewed in the Coors brewery in Golden, Colorado. In the summer of 2016 a new state-of-the-art brewery was opened in Denver’s RiNo District. Since then we have been brewing fan favorites (old and new), and experimenting with new and unique ingredients on our pilot brewing system.
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 3/26/2018. Pours fairly hazy medium golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of lightly tart/tangy apricot, peach, mango, melon, pear, red apple, cardamom, light pepper/clove, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of apricots, fruity/light spicy yeast, cardamom, and pale malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of lightly tart/tangy apricot, peach, mango, melon, pear, red apple, cardamom, light pepper/clove, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal/grassy bitterness, yeast spiciness, and fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of apricot, peach, mango, melon, pear, red apple, cardamom, light pepper/clove, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice complexity, robustness, and balance of apricots, fruity/light spicy yeast, cardamom, and pale malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitter/spicy/tartness balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from bitter/spiciness and fruit tang/tartness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky/tangy/acidic balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.6%. Overall this is a good fruited American pale wheat ale. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of apricots, fruity/light spicy yeast, cardamom, and pale malt flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink with the mildly tart/bitter/spicy finish. Very well balanced between all flavors, with nice yeast character presence for the style. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Nov 2017
at 18:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Kroger bottle. Pours slightly hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is apricot - it does smell good, but also somewhat artificial. It smells like a candle would smell if they made one in apricot scent. Flavor is slightly bitter - definitely not sweet. Apricot, more dried apricot than fresh, black tea notes. It's actually quite tasty. I'm quite surprised how much I enjoy this... I would not guess this was a Blue Moon offering if I didn't know.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2017
at 20:16
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Total Wine in Sacramento, CA. Pours translucent gold with a white head. Ripe mango aroma. Med body, almost. Flavor is ripe mango and wheat. I think more barley would help. The wheat reduces the enjoyability of this particular fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2017
at 18:57
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Keg at The Squirrel, Farnborough. This used to be a fave in days of old when it was exciting to see it on yocally. Sour edged cloves and fruit with added chemicals. A cloudy dark amber. Fluffy white head. Light bitter with a sweet edge. Overly chemical tasting. Medium bodied yet thin. Light carb. Longish finish. Just tastes fake. Mass produced.
Tried
on 20 Oct 2017
at 07:09
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle clear deep copper color, scant thin off-white head. Plenty of sweet holiday spice in the aroma. Dry carmelized malt flavors and a quick dry finish. Decent but unimpressive fall seasonal.
Earlier Rating: 10/29/2004 Total Score: 2.8
Bottle Pours a clear deep copper with a short lived fizzy white head. No real lacing Aroma is a slight cinimon/pumpkin thats smells sweet like cinimon candy. Some malts and no hop aroma. Flavor is consistant, but not as sweet as it smelled. Lively carbonation and a nice feel. Surprisingly bitter aftertaste. Interesting but I’ll never get used to pumpkin beer.
Earlier Rating: 10/29/2004 Total Score: 2.8
Bottle Pours a clear deep copper with a short lived fizzy white head. No real lacing Aroma is a slight cinimon/pumpkin thats smells sweet like cinimon candy. Some malts and no hop aroma. Flavor is consistant, but not as sweet as it smelled. Lively carbonation and a nice feel. Surprisingly bitter aftertaste. Interesting but I’ll never get used to pumpkin beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2017
at 22:47
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Refrigerated 12 oz. brown bottle poured into a weizen glass. Clear copper with small off-white head. Aroma is pumpkin & cinnamon, medium body, lower carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is wheat ester, pumpkin, all spice, and some caramel malt.
Earlier Rating: 10/10/2010 Total Score: 1.9
Refrigerated bottle poured into a shaker. Pours a medium amber, some lacing, low carbonation, and a small off-white head that dissapates quickly. Taste is dark malt and some pumpkin, and some spice. Boring not interested in buying any more.
Earlier Rating: 10/10/2010 Total Score: 1.9
Refrigerated bottle poured into a shaker. Pours a medium amber, some lacing, low carbonation, and a small off-white head that dissapates quickly. Taste is dark malt and some pumpkin, and some spice. Boring not interested in buying any more.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2017
at 19:44
8/10
Tried
on 01 Oct 2017
at 11:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cloudy orange-gold pour with a small off-white head and poor retention. No lacing. Strong mango-apricot nose. Taste follows. Medium body. Flat mouthfeel. Smooth, easy drinking and refreshing.
Tried
on 26 Sep 2017
at 18:10
6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle: Clear, dark, wet, copper with a small off-wite head. Lightly dusty pumpkin spice, cola aroma. Taste is sweet, caramel malt, pumpkin pie mix, toasted wheat. Not a bad pumpkin beer, really.....not overblown or watery, well carbonated......subtle, but a good cumulative spicy warmth to it. A nice little fall beer.Earlier Rating: 9/13/2013 Total Score: 2.6Clear, amber-orange with a fluffy, off-white head. Spiced pumpkin aroma...clove, nutmeg. Taste is fairly natural pumpkin, spices.... A little too sweet....OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2017
at 19:14
6/10
Táp @ Old Blackfriars, Aberdeen. Tipikus és klasszikus wit, kisszimatolódik belőle a zab, mint a békebeli hoegaardenekből.
Tried
on 02 Sep 2017
at 08:52