Somewhere, over the Blue Moon

The other night I had a Blue Moon Belgian White, a wheat ale. MMMMmmmmmMMM...I'm declaring it my favorite for now. I checked out the ingrediants at BlueMoonBrewingCompany.com and it is comprised of "white wheats, oats, coriander and orange peel. The subtle splash of orange makes it delish and the site describes it as having a "Full Flavor with a smooth finish". I concur! This is probably one of the smoothest tasting beers I have ever had. The site also adds, "light, spicey citrus flavors go great with chicken, seafood and pork." Good to know! The beer has a cloudy appearance apparently.(I couldn't tell since I was drinking it out of the bottle) but the website says it is "unfilitered with malt, wheat and oats" giving it it's cloudy-ness.


I was visiting with my friend Dustin the other day and we got into a convo about different kinds of ale. After telling him a bit about my beer-ventures he asked, "So you like Wheat ale it seems?" Do I? I thought about it for a minute and realized that "Wheat ale" must be the category of the kinds of beer I've been consuming lately(DUH). This convo led me to understand that I needed to do some research. Tastings.com gave me a great description of what wheat ale is all about. The site states, "
Although not an easy grain to work with, beers brewed with a proportion of wheat do not require maturation, as is the case with lagers, and can be drunk soon after brewing. Most importantly wheat ales are very refreshing. Traditionally they are cloudy or hazy, though with modern filtration they can easily be made clear. Bavarian "weizen" beers are the best known examples of wheat ales and are widely imitated."

There you have it. Now go get yourself a refreshing, wheat ale(like a Blue Moon Belgian White!) oops it's only 3:30pm, eh, it's 5:00 somewhere right?