Blue Moon Belgian White, is a Belgian witbier style beer launched in 1995. It is brewed by the Blue Moon Brewing Co. in Golden, Colorado
At ForBeerLovers we want to give you all the information about the Blue Moon so that you can learn more about the history of this brand and why it is one of the most popular and consumed globally.
Brand Features
- Type: Witbier
- Graduation: 5.4%.
Brand Ingredients
Blue Moon is presented as a quality brand and, therefore, it is made with natural ingredients such as
- Malted barley
- White Wheat
- Oats
Nutritional information
If you want to know the nutritional contribution of the Blue Moon here we leave you a list with the most outstanding values:
- Energy: 703 kJ / 168 kcal (per 12 oz
- Fats 0 g
- Carbohydrates 14,10 g
- Of which sugars
- Protein 1,90g
- Salt
History of Blue Moon Beer
Blue Moon Belgian White, is a Belgian beer launched in 1995 and brewed by Blue Moon Brewing Co. in Golden, Colorado. The beer was created by Keith Villa, a brewer at Coors Field Brewery Sandlot's who originally named it Belgian White Bellyslide.
The beer is orange-amber in color with an unclean look because it is unfiltered. Blue Moon has a more pronounced orange flavor than other beers of this style, and it also has a sweet touch. Blue Moon's grain menu includes malted barley, white wheat and oats.
MillerCoors does not promote the fact that the drink is owned by MillerCoors, it prefers to focus its brand on Blue Moon Brewing Co.
Awards received
During the first years of Blue Moon's history, this renowned beer brand was given a variety of awards, among which the following stand out:
- Gold medal at the 1995 World Beer Championships, "White Beer" category
- Gold medal at the 1996 World Beer Championships, "White Beer" category
- Silver medal at the 1997 World Beer Championships, "White Beer" category
- Gold Medal at the 2008 World Beer Championships, "Honey" category for "Blue Moon's Honey Moon" beer
- Silver medal at the 2008 world beer championship, "fruit and vegetables" category for the "Chardonnay Blonde" beer
- Beer champion at the 2008 World Beer Championship, "Gran Compañía Cervecera" category
