Blue Moon Caramel Apple Spiced Ale

Another Blue Moon. It really seems strange to me that I go into bars, and the waitresses say they have Blue Moon, and they are surprised when I ask which one they have. For some reason, they expect people to ask which Sam Adams they have, but Blue Moon doesn't get the same respect.

The color is a deep copper, and the frothy head dwindles to a relaxed ring around the rim of the glass. The center of the beer is left shivering in its own nakedness. The aroma is thick and malty with fresh baked rolls billowing from the aforementioned beverage's top. The tiny bit of cinnamon adds to the sweet and somewhat unique sensation.

First sip is a bit of a mess. It's got a lot of spices in there mingling with the malt and the cinnamon and the apple. It's just a lot to take in, and I'm not sure that parsing them out is going to reflect positively on the beverage itself. I cannot in any way recommend sipping this beer, even though I suspect that is the way most people will drink it.

Tip-in almost has a hint of clove to it as the malt conceals most of the other flavors without adding much of its own flavor. The apple juice comes in the middle and appears to be little more than filler. As the carbonation scrapes the roof of the mouth unceremoniously, spices get fired at the tongue relentlessly. Some are sharp, and some are mostly masked by the sharp ones. As the finish takes over, the mess that was the sip comes back with a nutmeg coat on. Just a bunch of nonsense going on that covers whatever beer is underneath. 

All told, it's not a good effort. It's not a good beer.

1.25/5