Talk:Blue Moon (beer)

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I added the bit about Keller Williams. Didgepenguin


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[edit] 3.2 ABV

Nothing cited for saying Blue Moon is 3.2 ABV in Minnesota, Oklahoma, Colorado and Utah... needs a reason why it is different. Also changing from alcohol by weight to alcohol by volume is confusing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.117.139.183 (talk) 06:30, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

By Utah law, beer sold outside of state-run liquor stores or licensed clubs and restaurants must be less than 4% ABV (3.2% by weight). The variety of Blue Moon I've seen sold this way must be less than the mentioned percentage of 5.4. Morkilus (talk) 20:20, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fruit in beer

If you put fruit in your beer, you are an idiot.

Please see WP:NPA and WP:SIG. I'm a beer aficionado and when drinking a hefeweizen I'll take the lemon wedge and given a Blue Moon, I'll take the orange. It's all a personal preference. What is your source for this claim that citric acid ruins beer head? I homebrew and freqently have added citric acid to my beer to increase sourness and it has never ruined head retention. Similar results with home-made root beer.Beakerboy 00:48, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
I have never heard of fruit in beer, but I cannot see how it would ruin anything in the beer...beer is beer...

--Gautam3 04:36, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright violations?

What are the copyright violations mentioned?

The copy of the article seems to come directly from the link listed in the artlce, http://www.coors.com/docs/Blue%20Moon%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf -- Guroadrunner 03:29, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
Examples:
"Blue Moon Belgian White, Belgian-style wheat ale, is a refreshing, medium-bodied, unfiltered Belgian-style wheat ale spiced with fresh coriander and orange peel for a uniquely complex taste and an uncommonly smooth finish." (direct copy from the company ad blurb linked above, also NPOV issue)
"The name "Belgian White" is a reference to the cloudy white, opaque appearance of the beer. "Belgian White" also refers to the style of beer, which has been brewed in Belgium for about 300 years. This type of wiener is brewed with malt, wheat and oats. It is unfiltered, which allows protein and yeast to remain suspended in the beer and creates the cloudy appearance. This also adds to the smoothness and full body of the beer." (plagiarization from the company line)
I believe those are the main issues.
--Guroadrunner 04:16, 15 September 2006 (UTC)


One thing that should be noted is that Blue moon is not typical for the style. Blue moon uses malted wheat in its recipe instead of the traditional unmalted wheat used in wit beers. And its over use of spices and its cloying sweetness really makes it a characiture of the style. Hoegaarden would be a much better example of a typical wit beer - after all Pierre Celis who developed the Hoegaarden recipe revived this style from the dead - and all Belgian recipes since then have been pretty much based on Hoegaarden.

What is "Blue Marshmallow flavor"? I've never seen or heard of a blue marshmallow. Beakerboy 21:40, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

The flavors (Pumpkin and Winter) are undrinkable. As a person who loves core Blue Moon, I don't get where they came up with these sickening flavors. Have you tried the Winter? It's terrible.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 207.243.24.5 (talk • contribs) 21:48, 14 February 2007 UTC.

Please stop vandalizing this page. This is an encyclopedia, not a blog.Beakerboy 20:24, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Variations Availability

Are the spring/summer ales available in kegs, or bottles only?

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Blue Moon Logo.jpg

Image:Blue Moon Logo.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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[edit] Coors??

Are we sure that Coors still produces this beer? Looking at a bottle, it says "brewed by BMBC" (Blue Moon Brewing Company) and there's nothing to suggest even a distant relationship with Coors, except the Golden, CO on the side of the bottle. Even the blue moon brewing company's website doesn't seem to suggest any connection with Coors.

It's still listed on the Coors' website. Brianga 10:10, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Stub Class Still??

Is this still really a stub? I have seen way more brief articles lacking stub classification. I think we should drop stub class. And by the way, a slice of orange in a Blue Moon is delicious. (Just to add more fuel to the fire. ;-)) Dachande 02:10, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Blue Moon Logo.jpg

Image:Blue Moon Logo.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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BetacommandBot 01:46, 26 October 2007 (UTC)