Beer-a-Day #235
Shock Top Belgian White (Image © Christopher Vigliotti)
Shock Top is an unfiltered Belgian-style wheat ale (also known as a “White” or “Wit” beer due to its appearance) that is naturally cloudy with a billowy white foam head, light golden hue and slight taste of orange peel and coriander.
Yes, this is a faux-craft beer. I suppose it’s Anheuser-Busch’s response to Blue Moon (which is Coors’ faux-craft Belgian White). But I’m all for being open-minded about my beer and not getting hung up on its roots.
Pale hazy yellow. Head drops quickly. A little lemon and spice in the aroma. Taste is a little bland. It’s okay, and it’s not my favorite style, but I’ve had better.
I’m not sure how I feel about the shock top. I think I prefer blue moon. I respect that you reviewed this, though. They get a lot of crap for being, as you said, faux-craft but I do think they are a decent, more flavorful, massively distributed gate-way beer for many people.
.-= Wayne’s last blog ..waynethetrain: @ChickenBBQChef I want to come too… I wonder if they’ll be serving the 75min =-.