I was going to point out the shitty taste in beer displayed at the much yakked about meeting at the White House, but Tom Knapp beat me to it, and I largely agree. Only point of divergence I have is over Blue Moon — I personally find most wheat beers bland by default, to the point where it’s not bad taste but no taste. As a result, I’d say the addition of orange in the brewing process actually improves it. I’d never order it when I’m buying though, since my tastes lean heavily towards darker beers, but at least it has SOME flavor. If by some fluke I ended up somewhere that only had wheat beers, & I was just plain fiendin’ for a brew, I’d get Boulevard Lunar, which is (surprise!) a darker variety wheat beer.
On that note: if each participant in that gathering/photo-op instead had a bottle of the limited run Boulevard Imperial Stout it would’ve ended up a lot more interesting. That stuff is delicious, and has the added bonus of getting you pretty damn snockered for beer.
You may be right about the general blandness of wheat beers. Something about the coriander/orange in Blue Moon just turns me off, though.
I’ll have to give the Lunar a try. I’ve yet to meet a Boulevard product I didn’t like.
Regards,
Tom
Yeah, Boulevard has pretty much nailed it with everything I’ve tried thus far. If funds allowed it I would’ve stocked up on that Imperial.
Agreed on the wheat beers; I’ve had ones I’ve almost enjoyed, but only because they toned down the starchiness. I used to go for dark German beers like Einbecker, but lean more in a koelsch direction lately, just because I appreciate a clean finish more than getting drunk.