August 2008 Craft Beer of the Month:

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is Big Beverage's "Craft Beer of the Month."

Putting a new twist on the lime ritual, Blue Moon is traditionally served with a slice of orange.

Blue Moon is a refreshing, medium bodied, unfiltered Belgianstyle wheat ale spiced with fresh coriander and orange peel for a uniquely complex taste and an uncommonly smooth finish.

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 ale 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. Putting a new twist on the lime ritual, Blue Moon is traditionally served with a slice of orange. Blue Moon was launched in 1995.

Blue Moon is available in bottles and kegs. The brew has 171 calories per 12-ounce serving and 5.4 percent alcohol by volume.

Big Beverage is the best place to find Blue Moon beer.

Blue Moon Awards

• 1997 World Beer Championship silver medalist, White Beer category
• 1996 World Beer Championship silver medalist, White Beer category
• 1995 World Beer Championship gold medalist, White Beer category

Blue Moon Trivia

• Blue Moon is brewed by the Molson Coors Brewing Company; it was launched in 1995.
• Blue Moon was originally called "Bellyslide Belgian White."
• Blue Moon was created by Keith Villa, a brewmaster at Coors Field's Sandlot Brewery (the onsite brewery owned by the Molson Coors Brewing Company).

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