Blue Moon First Peach Ale

Last of the Reader's Choice Peach Ale

The Peach Ale is part of Blue Moon's Seasonal Collection. Other beers in this collection are: Summer Honey Wheat, Harvest Pumpkin Ale, and Mountain Abbey Ale. Blue Moon is located in Golden, Colorado. I first tried this beer before it was released at a beer fest I attended in January. I was curiously drawn to this beer after that beer fest and could not wait until I was able to purchase it locally. In addition to that I made this beer pack of my Reader's Choice post and this is the last beer from that post. So far, I have not been disappointed in that create your own pack from Wegmans. Lets see if we can end on a high note with this beer or I end with a bad taste in my mouth. 

Dark Amber color to Peach Ale

According to Blue Moon, this beer is a mix between a Belgian Sour Brown Ale and a American Peach Wheat Ale. The alcohol by volume on this ale is 5.6% and the IBU or bitterness is 15. The aroma that I pick up from the Peach Ale is peach smell and a hint of caramel. If you look at this beer you will discover that the appearance of this ale is a dark amber color and the head or foam is a off white because of the color of the ale. Now to dive in and take a familiar sip of this beer and if its beer than what I remember or if the hype was not worth the buildup. I think it was worth the wait for enjoying this Peach Ale. I taste a hint of the peach flavor in the beer and I taste more of the caramel malt that was used in this ale. I will say that you pick the peach flavor in the finish with a tartness that comes from the peaches. 

Smooth full flavor and Easy drinking. 

I think Blue Moon did a good job in creating this Peach Ale, but I wish for more peach flavor in the first sip of the ale. I will say that the finishing flavor and tartness was done really well and makes me think I just had a peach without having one. Peach Ale is a smooth tasting spring beer that someone can enjoy without having the guilty feeling of having a beer. I think what might go well with this beer is a peach dessert or maybe adding a peach slice like you would add and orange to Blue Moon Belgian White. For people that like fruity style drinks this would be a beer for you but I also think this is a beer for people that like a good flavor to their beer.