Flying Fish ESB Amber Ale

Brewed by Flying Fish Brewing Company
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Cherry Hill, New Jersey USA

Serve in English pint

Bright bronze appearance with a small beige head and little lacing. Lightly toasted malt aroma with a faint whiff of cherries. Flowery hops impart some mild bitterness to balance the sweet malts. Medium-bodied, decently carbonated mouthfeel. Dry, short lived finish.

Bottle->plastic cup (tasting@brewery): Pours a large, rocky, white head atop of a hazy, amber body. Light malt and hop aroma with some grapiness in there. The body is light, the texture is oily, and flat carbonation. The flavor’s duration is short, moderately acidic and bitter with a finish of vinegar. I wasn’t terribly thrilled with this beer, but I’ve never been into ESBs (or have yet to find one I like).

daek amber. a powerful version of an esb, with large malt character of some caramel malt, hops are present at the end. not a classical subtle british esb

The aroma is a bit fruity with a nice translucent amber color and a small head. This beer is nice and sweet with a classic bitter finish. A nice ESB!

12 ounce bottle from dmac. Pours a bit more golden than amber. Soapy white head. Malt driven aroma, though you need to look for it. There’s a touch of caramel and some yeasty aroma. The flavor is a little honey and biscuits, with some peach preserves. Tasty. Medium body. Average carbonation. Maybe a bit spritzy. A bit of a sweet finish, with a bitter edge. I don’t know. Instead of an ESB, I think they made a sub par pale ale.

THOUGHTS: Kind of British. ESBs aren’t my favorite style, but this is a really nice beer. I didn’t really like this beer at first, but it grew on me, especially after having tried some good British ESBs. This wasn’t in that league, but it’s a nice American interpretation of a Brit ESB. TECHNICAL: Christmas gift. Bottle. Poured a clear, light orange with a small, white head that mostly diminished. The aroma was moderate grain and caramel malt along with moderate herb and lemon citrus hops and light earthy yeast. The initial flavor was moderate sweetness and moderate to heavy acidity, while the finish was moderately to heavily sweet, lightly acidic and moderately bitter with an average duration. The flavor was caramel and grain malts then was lemony citrus hops and earthiness. The light to medium body was creamy yet watered down with fizzy carbonation and a lightly astringent finish.

Had this one bottled, thanks Jerry and Gina! Clear, medium orange pour with a thin, foamy white head. Grassy, nutty nose with plenty of malt. Nice balanced maltiness, earthy, chocolaty and fruity. Soft finish. Nice.

perfectly clear, light golden-brown. tan, medium sudsy head. sweet caramelly malt and a touch of earth and grass aromas. brown malt flavor balanced by floral hops with mild citrus. somewhat thin bodied.