Blue Moon Harvest Moon

Brewer: Molson Coors Brewing Company; Denver, Colorado, USA.

I went to a party tonight for a 2-year-old. In my experience, adults tend to use their very young children as an excuse to have a party with more "grown-ups" than kids; and that's fine, especially when said child is too young to really appreciate an elaborate birthday party to begin with.

I feel like I should elaborate on how incredibly advanced my 2-year-old second cousin is in the field of speech and language comprehension -- to the point where I forgot I was talking to a 2-year-old -- but that's mostly irrelevant. I'm here to talk about beer. And if there's one thing my family likes, it's a nice cold bottle of that, or twelve...

So my cousin and her husband provided a spread of different beers, most of which were autumn brews and pumpkin ales. I sampled two, since I was driving home later and...let's face it, I'm a "Two-Beer Queer". So the first of the two is Blue Moon's take on the gourd, Harvest Moon.

Now, I'm a pretty big fan of Blue Moon, mostly because from the taps it's got a light and fruity taste to it. I don't feel like I'm really drinking a beer; in essence, it's kind of "gourmet". But I'm sad to say I was disappointed by their attempt at a pumpkin ale. To me, this is Blue Moon with clove and cardamom. Again, the pumpkin was lacking, and I began to give up hope.

In all honesty, this beer is drinkable. If I weren't worried about my blood-alcohol content and dick cops in my town, I may have taken a second. However, if you're looking for a pumpkin ale that has a more distinctive flavor, then this isn't the one for you.




Rating:


2.5 out of 5