Comments on: Shock Top Belgian White Beer Review

By: harris baker

harris baker — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:50:09 +0000

shock top blows all other beer micros and macros out of the water IMO. I’ve tried hundreds, they all have some kind of after taste, either bitter, hoppy, yeasty, or skunky, but not ST. I’m not a hoydy toydy artsy fartsy type that sits in a pub and sips beer as though I’m judging fine wines (like a lot of pukes I see in micro pubs), but I like micros and this is the best beer by far I’ve ever tried. way to go AB. good thing the germans bought AB or this beer may have never made it mainstream.

By: Reuben

Reuben — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:03:54 +0000

Indeed it is a good point to distinguish them like that. Guinness is a mega brewery and they had a small foray in to the “craft” beer market in the 90’s
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By: Scott-TheBrewClub

Scott-TheBrewClub — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:31:19 +0000

Derek, that’s an interesting distinction. ‘Craft’ referring to the process rather than the size of the brewer. Good point. FYI, I recently tried the Michelob ‘Hop Hound’ and found it to be a very nice beer.
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By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:38:21 +0000

I have been exploring what Michelob has and I have, in my very humble opinion, begun to ditch the notion of “microbrew”. As a huge New Belgium fan (since the early 90s) I’ve seen that as the brewery has grown their staple beers still do well even though New Belgium is probably beyond what most would consider “micro” but not “macro”. I’m usually not picky about vernacular…but perhaps we should call these “craft beers” instead???

My take on Shock Top is that it tastes more like someone mixed some orange soda in my wit. I think A-B has other better attempts at craftbrews than this.

By: Scott-TheBrewClub

Scott-TheBrewClub — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:07:07 +0000

Reuben is right. Shock Top is an AB deal, and Blue Moon is a Molson-Coors operation. Seems both your criteria for drinking Blue Moon are not valid John! Still, the Blue Moon is better and probable easier to find as well. They also make some decent seasonal brews I think.
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By: Reuben

Reuben — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:45:54 +0000

Blue moon is technically domestic and not a micro brewery when you consider it is owned by Coors. That said, it (Blue moon) is better than Shock top.
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By: John

John — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:30:37 +0000

Sucks. Stay with Blue Moon or pass. If it’s domestic and not a micro brewery it sucks. That’s my opinion and I’m sticking to it.

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:14:56 +0000

Anyone know why I can only find the Belgium White in stores and never Blueberry? I had it at a wine fest in Watkins Glen and it was awsome. If anybody has seen it please let me know!

By: Reuben

Reuben — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:21:34 +0000

I got a 6 pack when I was in Alabama at Christmas. The girl in the gas station asked me was it any good? I could only respond that I had never tried it and that was the only reason I was buying it. From memory it was nice and refreshing but not as good as Blue moon, not a patch on Oberon and by no means as good as a proper Belgian witbier with the obvious example being Hoegaarden and that is not even the best example, just the best known. No sign of these mass produced "craft" beers over here in Ireland yet which is probably a good thing as our craft beer scene is just starting to take off after so long with Guinness/Diagio dominating the market along with Heineken and Carlsberg. Reuben’s last blog post..A couple of beers on brewday (brew # 10)

By: Bob Lee

Bob Lee — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:24:31 +0000

I tried this at a pizza place in Orlando, FL. I was very happy to have seen it. I am not hugely sophisticated but it just tasted good! I loved the lightness, and the citrus taste is awesome. So, try it with pizza, you might love it too!