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Originally Posted by PRBuzz
Get a real beer! Corona....  with or without lime, although I do see a lot of people use the lime.
Same question: orange in a Blue Moon? My wife's favorite. |
In fact Blue Moon is a Belgian White and it has an intimate association with orange.
belgian white are made using very little hops. Instead the bitter/sweat balance is obtained by using bitter and sweet orange peels in the brewing. Also , its customary to add Coriander seeds (crushed) to the brew kettle. Crushed Coriander seeds also have a distinct orange aroma.
So adding orange to a Belgian White is in fact logical.
Now why anybody would add lime to any kind of beer is beyond me. I suppose its a matter of taste but in competitive brewing , a lime taste is avoided like the plague.
Now in Mexico , at the resort areas you see lots of Corona with lime served but in central Mexico , which is more old world Spanish , I seldom saw anyone but the Gringos (Americans) drinking Corona with lime.