Once again, I'm not writing this today in order to indoctrinate many of my craft beer brethren into thinking that Blue Moon is the greatest thing in existence even though at an earlier age it was for me. That being said, It's still a rarity to see me go on rants about the big American brewers as some are prone to doing. I've always said that if a brewer makes a good product, I'll give them credit regardless of who they are.
So, when I came across this article mentioning that Blue Moon might have acted as a bridge for some of us as we ventured to other areas of beer I agreed completely. I certainly remember being at the crappy college bar and it being one of the only decent beers on tap. Then upon looking at everyone else's crappy beer I felt a step higher than them. That's because I didn't know that there was even anything other than Blue Moon.
Granted I can't stand the taste of Blue Moon anymore, but what it did was open my eyes to the possibility of getting better beer than the American ultra-light lagers. I'm not saying let's all compile Blue Moon shrines in our bedrooms. For those of us that fall into this category of "crossing that bridge," we need to just mentally acknowledge what Blue Moon did for us.
It doesn't even have to be Blue Moon. Hell, it could have been a different beer for many. Still, the same point can be made. And since we're talking about bridges...
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