Blue Moon Winter Abbey Ale:
Hello one and all and welcome back to the wide and wonderful world of beer.  Today let us continue to look into the pool of winter beers and, yes, it is getting smaller but while the season persists, we’ll persist with it.  Today we look at Blue Moon’s winter offering: Winter Abbey Ale, a winter warmer style beer from the people who like to fruit their beer and yeah, fruit.  The beer pours a clear amber with a thin khaki head that leaves no lacing and a nose of overly roasted malts and some toffee notes.  The beer’s initial taste is very heavy on the roasted malts that march their way lock-step with an artificial spiced flavor that dominates the mid tongue and a back end that is a combo of the two and it isn’t that pleasant of a taste to have…oh and don’t get me started on the burnt bread after taste.  Not a good beer, really this is probably a new low for Blue Moon and it’s a far fall from their enjoyable Agave Wheat that is offered in their Summer packs.  Do yourself a flavor and avoid this one and grab another, hell, any beer out there when this is an option.