Blue Moon Winter Abbey Ale
This copper-colored ale is crafted with roasted malts, Belgian sugar, and a touch of wheat for a rich caramel flavor and a smooth toffee finish.
2.8
314 reviews
Denver, United States
Community reviews
bottle. light brown with small head. malty and sweet base. caramel and toffee. boring. missing any sort of yeasty spice.
A shameless maltfest with unusual sweetness and somewhat flat. A nice change of pace, but not my favorite.
pours a amber color with a small tan head. the aroma is sweet brown sugar, toffee, caramel, and breadiness. the taste was very similar.
This is a memorable beer for me. Not because I enjoyed it. Far from it. Rather, this was the beer that I drank before feeling the effects of a nasty bout of (presumably) Arby’s-induced food poisoning. I don’t blame this beer for making me vomit. However, I found myself thinking while I retched. I was grateful that at least I wasn’t wasting a good beer. No, this beer isn’t offensive, but it has thin flavor and a flat body. It sure as hell isn’t an "Abbey Ale."
Bottle. Pours a clear amber brown with a tan head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a bread note with underlying sugar and a hint of darker grains. Flavor starts with the same bread note that lasts throughout and is complimented by a bit of sweetness from toffee.
Tap at red robin. Average in every way. Oh well, it was only lunch time. Drink and learn.
The aroma is.fruit, caramel, buttery The appearance is deep amber, clear, white head. The flavor is diacetyl, caramel, brown sugar. The finish is sweet, light pine hops, no belgian yeast. Somewhat thin in body. Not especially good.
"poured with thick tan head. had a very roasted taste from the start,and finished with a toffee flavor. the mouth feel was smooth. I really enjoyed this ale, great way to start off the winter months."
Best by: 14APR12
A: brown with a finger of off-white foam. spotty lace excellent clarity.
S: Faint, not much here in the nose, except a weird smell of carrot.
T: Tastes like wood and cherries (marachino) and alcohol.
M: Thin with moderate carb.
O: Meh, last one I will have.
Serving type: bottle
11-30-2011
On tap at the Ace-Hi Tavern. Brown and clear with a white head. Toasted malts, caramel, toffee, bread, light chocolate and spices. Medium body with a crisp feel. Not bad.
Pours a dark brownish-amber. Has a light chocolate and malt aroma. Mine was served with a chocolate powdered rim. Taste is strong with chocolate and a nice mix of light malt and some spices. Has a sweet and smooth taste.
Pours reddish brown with thick tan head. Aroma seemed to have a hint of chocolate perhaps? Malty. The taste has a slightly bittersweet taste, with a smooth finish. Not bad but not as sweet as I expected from the label description.
Bottle. Sweet smell and taste but rather nondescript. Pours clean, amber color with light head. Not too bad, tasty but could be better.
I wish this was sold year round. It’s robust, yet has a sweet finish. If you like dark beer but wish there was something sweeter and lighter, then this one’s for you! I stock up in the fall so I have it all year round.
Bottle. Clear reddish brown pour with a thick tan head. Malty and caramelly nose with notes of roast, slight esters, vanilla and sugar. Sweet malt and caramel flavor with subtle Belgian esters and some breadiness before a semi-sweet finish.
Good beer. Коричневого кольору , запах карамелі і прянощів. Смак солодкуватий , карамельно-солодовий з легенькою гірчинкою.
Good beer. nice label plus goes down easy. Smells a little though but drinkable. Good
Dark Brown, Big Head Dissipated Rather Quickly Leaving Decent Lacing. Roasted Malt, caramel, sweet. I did not get any hops, nor wheat. A little too thin and too light ABV to be a real winter warmer. A little bland, toned down, while it should be sharper and bolder. Knowing that this is Coors Product, it is rather decent. OK.
Bottle. Pours a dark brown colour with a thin beige head, weak malty aroma with some caramel, the taste is slighty bitter with malt, with a dry finish.
The head is ok, the body is brown and a bit cloudy. It smells a bit hoppy, malty, sweet, ok, bit belgian yeasty. The taste is sweet, sugary, a bit alcoholic, malty, a bit yeasty, ambermalty, sweet. Medium. 11/11/9/10/11/10
As far as sticking with the style, they made an attempt considering this is a Coors product. The aroma was faintly of bread. The color a dark brown with a small head. The palate was light with average carbonation. The flavors were like a light Dubbel. I swear I could taste a Coors influence. Some bready sweetness. Everything seemed toned down.
Nothing very remarkable in this Abby. Hints of the spices I expected but not bold. Slightly alcoholic hints.
I got this in a trade with a neighbor. Thankfully I didn’t give up too much in exchange. This "abbey" ale has very sour and overly spiced flavors. The ginger and cinnamon are way overdone. The beer has no head and a very uninteresting copper color. The only decent quality of this beer is a slightly spicy hop flavor toward the finish. Other than that, I’d just about pour this one down the toilet.
Just getting around to rating this one. This beer was one of my least favorite winter Blue Moon beers. The beer had a very off-putting bitter flavor.
Darker than expected... Overall average ... C+ to a B- at best... Its a dark amber, with heavy caramel flavor, but is missing a standout spice.
Bottle from Utobeer, Borough Market, London (355ml, £2.50):
Light caramel malts and a very sweet aroma with a few toffee notes and some sugar. There is a lot of spice coming through and a nutty aroma near the end.
Dark brown colour with a thin, half centimetre tall and bubbly head that settles to a thin, patchy lacing on top of the beer after about a minute.
Spicy and a stronger caramel taste to begin with, there is some sweetness shinning through and a nutty base with some darker fruits in there to. I could detect a small amount of wheat and a light bitter finish.
Light bodied and a little thin but nothing major, the carbonation was medium and the beer was very sweet with a bit of spice thrown in too.
Fairly ordinary although not bad, however it was a little too sweet and started to become slightly sickening nearer the end. I’d stick to the original if I was you but it wasn’t enough to put me off seeking out other Blue Moon varieties in future.
Great Beer.
Sight: dark in color, kinda hazy. with an off white head.
Smell: caramel, fruity yeast, nutty.
Taste: fruity notes, caramel, nutty, full bodied, heavy.
Aftertaste: Short, still nutty with some bitter notes.
I really like this beer. Full of Flavor.
April 12, 2013 - bottle from Uncle Nick. Clear brown pour with lots of head that lasted. Aroma of malt, caramel and spice. Taste was consistent, but lightly roasted malt. Thin to medium bodied and some carbonation.
This ale poured with a burnt yellowish to brown pour. It’s taste has hints of hops and sweet caramel with hints of coffee in the finish. Pretty good offering from Millercoors
A beer I struggled to rate. It ticks all the boxes but somehow fails to deliver. t is full bodied and flavoursome but lacks a subtleness. I