# "Orangish" beer recommendations?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orangish-beer-recommendations/582349
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Tags:** beer
**Created:** [May 18, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orangish-beer-recommendations/582349 "2011-05-18T17:50:26Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orangish-beer-recommendations/582349/21 "2011-05-18T18:46:56Z")
I personally love Blue Moon, but I graduated ages ago from an orange slice to actually putting a jigger of orange juice in the beer. If the restaurant or bar has it, I generally ask for a chaser of OJ in a small glass when I order the beer.
Yes, you can imagine the looks the servers and bartenders sometimes give me, and yes, it sounds bizzare at first thought. My beer-snob drinking friends looked askance at me at first also, but - by golly - most of them now do also drop in some OJ. No rind and no pulp to contend with and it goes perfectly with the beer. Try it!đ
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### Author:  [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2011, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orangish-beer-recommendations/582349/22 "2011-05-18T18:47:50Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#):
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> If you want orange hinted beers, Iâd stick to wheat beers as they tend to lean âfruityâ. I donât remember Hoegaarden being all that orangey, but itâs been a looong time since Iâve had it. I personally stay away from the fruityer wheat beers, but Bells Oberon is a good suggestion. Another one would be Goose Island 312.
Hoegaardenâs got a definite kiss of orange to it, although for me itâs more on the nose than the palate. I mean, it has actual orange peel in it, whereas beers like Oberon and 312 get their citrus overtones from the yeast being used, so far as I know. (Though I personally donât find 312 to be orangey.)
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### Author:  [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orangish-beer-recommendations/582349/23 "2011-05-18T18:50:56Z")
> [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](#):
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> Do you mean that the company that bought A-B (Inbev) also now owns Hoegaarden?
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> That is quite different from what you statedâŚ
No, youâre right. Hoegaarden has been owned by InBev since 1987, and is still (after flirting a bit with a location change) made in Hoegaarden, Belgium.
Pierre Celis, the founder of the original Hoegaarden brewery, after the sale of his company to InBev, founded another brewery this time in Austin, Texas and continued to produce beer using the same Hoegaarden recipe. This brewery was eventually bought by Miller and ultimately closed. The brand name (Celis) was later acquired by the Michigan Brewing Company who began to produce and distribute 4 types of beer with that label, one of which is âCelis White,â which is presumably brewed using that same recipe, as Pierre Celis was hired by the company.
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### Author:  [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orangish-beer-recommendations/582349/24 "2011-05-18T19:41:50Z")
> [@pulykamell](#):
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> Hoegaardenâs got a definite kiss of orange to it, although for me itâs more on the nose than the palate. I mean, it has actual orange peel in it, whereas beers like Oberon and 312 get their citrus overtones from the yeast being used, so far as I know. (Though I personally donât find 312 to be orangey.)
Youâre probably right about 312, I just remember it being too fruity for me. I do like wheat beers, I just tend not to like âfruityâ wheat beers\*, so I probably tried it once and that was it. Oddly, Purple Haze by Abita which is supposed to be a Blackberry infused Wheat Beer (I think itâs Blackberry), I recall being a really really good wheat beer but I remember it not being all that fruity at all.
Horny Goat makes a very orangey Wheat Beer, but Iâm fairly certain you can only get it in WisconsinâŚand most of their beer isnât very good anyways.
\*Thatâs not entirely true. I donât mind a \_\_\_\_\_ Wheat Beer, where \_\_\_\_is a specific (usually brewed with/infused) fruit. Iâm just not big on beers where the aroma/taste of fruit is coming from the hops/wheat/yeast etc.
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### Author:  [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orangish-beer-recommendations/582349/25 "2011-05-18T19:45:53Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#):
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> Youâre probably right about 312, I just remember it being too fruity for me. I do like wheat beers, I just tend not to like âfruityâ wheat beers\*, so I probably tried it once and that was it. Oddly, Purple Haze by Abita which is supposed to be a Blackberry infused Wheat Beer (I think itâs Blackberry), I recall being a really really good wheat beer but I remember it not being all that fruity at all.
Purple Haze is flavored with raspberry, but Abita makes a seasonal strawberry lager that is quite excellent, for fruit beer enthusiastsâŚ
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### Author:  [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orangish-beer-recommendations/582349/26 "2011-05-18T19:53:48Z")
Blue Moon, I hate the shitâŚtastes like hand lotion, but a lot of people seem to like it and not only is it orange itâs often served with one.
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### Author:  [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2011, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orangish-beer-recommendations/582349/27 "2011-05-18T19:55:03Z")
If weâre branching out from just orange, Kona makes Wailua Wheat flavored with passion fruit. Thatâs something I could drink all the time. Good stuff.
Great, now I miss Maui. âš
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### Author:  [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2011, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orangish-beer-recommendations/582349/28 "2011-05-18T21:07:05Z")
> [@Sitnam](#):
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> Blue Moon, I hate the shitâŚtastes like hand lotion, but a lot of people seem to like it and not only is it orange itâs often served with one.
Can I take a guess that youâre one of the people that associates cilantro with the taste of soap?
Blue Moon (as well as many other wheat beers) has coriander in it. Coriander and cilantro come from the same plant.
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### Author:  [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2011, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orangish-beer-recommendations/582349/29 "2011-05-18T21:17:14Z")
[Allagash White](http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/4/59)
[Ommegang Witte](http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/42/16506)
[White Rascal](http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/30/9689)
- pretty much in that order.
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### Author:  [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2011, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orangish-beer-recommendations/582349/30 "2011-05-18T21:28:38Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#):
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> Can I take a guess that youâre one of the people that associates cilantro with the taste of soap?
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> Blue Moon (as well as many other wheat beers) has coriander in it. Coriander and cilantro come from the same plant.
Interesting. I hate cilantro savagely, but I didnât find Blue Moon to be too bad.
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### Author:  [@Amazingrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazingrace)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2011, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orangish-beer-recommendations/582349/31 "2011-05-18T21:58:04Z")
> [@Jenaroph](#):
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> Try Bellâs Oberon if you can get it. Itâs a wheat beer, only available in summer, with just a hint of citrus.
I have to concur. Itâs an event every year when Oberon hits the shelves here in Michigan. Delicious.
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### Author:  [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orangish-beer-recommendations/582349/32 "2011-05-18T22:00:48Z")
> [@Bosstone](#):
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> Interesting. I hate cilantro savagely, but I didnât find Blue Moon to be too bad.
Theyâre quite different flavors, but they are related in theyâre from the same plant. It seems that some people who have an aversion to cilantro also have an aversion to coriander seed; others like cilantro and hate coriander seed; and still others hate cilantro, but love coriander seed. I was under the impression that the two flavor aversions werenât related at all, but a little bit of Googling suggests that they are for some people.
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### Author:  [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2011, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orangish-beer-recommendations/582349/33 "2011-05-18T22:54:26Z")
A good weissbier with an orange slice in it. Problem solved!
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### Author:  [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2011, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orangish-beer-recommendations/582349/34 "2011-05-18T23:06:56Z")
Another vote for Bellâs Oberon. Best summer beer Iâve ever had by leaps and bounds.
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### Author:  [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orangish-beer-recommendations/582349/35 "2011-05-18T23:13:46Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#):
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> Another vote for Bellâs Oberon. Best summer beer Iâve ever had by leaps and bounds.
If you guys can find Three Floydâs Gumballhead out by where youâre at, thatâs also worth a shot, if you like Oberon.
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### Author:  [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2011, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orangish-beer-recommendations/582349/36 "2011-05-19T00:44:25Z")
> [@Amazingrace](#):
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> I have to concur. Itâs an event every year when Oberon hits the shelves here in Michigan. Delicious.
I personally donât care for Oberon, but itâs the only beer I put on twitter and facebook for my store when we get it in. âYou know itâs spring when Oberon is inâ or something along those lines. People go apeshit for it. It doesnât hurt that itâs right around the beginning of tailgating season as well.
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### Author:  [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2011, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orangish-beer-recommendations/582349/37 "2011-05-19T00:45:55Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#):
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> Pyramid makes an Apricot Ale thatâs good on a hot day.
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> ETA: I know the OP asked about orange, but itâs close enough!
I know a lot of people boo-hoo the flavored beers but this stuff is great.
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### Author:  [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2011, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orangish-beer-recommendations/582349/38 "2011-05-19T00:49:45Z")
> [@Bosstone](#):
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> Interesting. I hate cilantro savagely, but I didnât find Blue Moon to be too bad.
âDonât like itâ or âthink it tasteâs like soapâ? Thereâs a class of people that think cilantro tastes like soap, I have no idea if whatever makes cilantro taste like soap to those people would also be in the coriander, but Sitnam mentioned that he thinks Blue Moon tastes like lotion. Thatâs why I was asking.
Itâs more of a chemical/enzyme thing then a âI donât like itâ thing.
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### Author:  [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2011, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orangish-beer-recommendations/582349/39 "2011-05-19T00:52:30Z")
> [@pulykamell](#):
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> Theyâre quite different flavors, but they are related in theyâre from the same plant. It seems that some people who have an aversion to cilantro also have an aversion to coriander seed; others like cilantro and hate coriander seed; and still others hate cilantro, but love coriander seed. I was under the impression that the two flavor aversions werenât related at all, but a little bit of Googling suggests that they are for some people.
Are the people you refer to as having an âaversionâ to cilantro the same as the people who say it specifically tastes like soap?
As I was saying above, Iâm wondering if thatâs why sitnam mentioned that Blue Moon tastes like Lotion.
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### Author:  [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2011, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orangish-beer-recommendations/582349/40 "2011-05-19T02:55:56Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#):
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> Are the people you refer to as having an âaversionâ to cilantro the same as the people who say it specifically tastes like soap?
Yes, thatâs what I mean. All the âsoap tastersâ I personally know seem to be fine with coriander seed, and donât taste soapiness in that, but Google suggests that there are some who do. The âhand lotionâ description does sound like the description of a typical cilantro soap taster, though.
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