Flying Fish Exit 11

Formerly brewed at Flying Fish Brewing Company
Style: Wheat Ale
Cherry Hill, New Jersey USA

Serve in Shaker, Weizen

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Pours golden amber with a generous white head. Smells of sage, pine, some grapefruit, light citrus. Tastes of wheat, peppery, spicy, some resiny hints, bitter, citrussy, and grassy with a nice bitter finish. Very unexpected and as close to an IIPA as a wheat beer can get.

Situation: recovering my senses after Jerilyn and Rob’s wedding weekend--cheers! Glassware: Koenig wheat... Appearance: Hazy golden body supports an equally hazy, bubbly off-white head-handosme... Aroma: Tremendously aromatic bouquet of alchemized hops, as the bottle proclaims; the clever merge of Northwest and English hops provides a delightfuly softened citrus fruit aroma when wedded with the wheat... Palate: confident, strong yet smooth body in a wheat ale...the wheat softens the approaching crunch that never hits, like a wave that breaks well before shore... Taste: genuine citric crispness that holds its alcohol well within its body--the hops are balanced nicely within a wheat pillow case, but flavor is definitely available on the teeth and tongue... Overall: A birthday gift handpicked by mother-in-law--and what a gift! I applaud Flying Fish for their (somewhat politically maligned) attempt to pay homage to NJ’s distinguishing features...the big bottle affords a big yet respectable taste...if only Jersey traffic were this smooth and enjoyable...

Flying Fish hit a homer with this one. Hazy golden color. Strong hoppy aroma with fruity/floral undertones. Very complexz flavor, wheaty, malty, hoppy! Just a great beer!

Bottle from Ron’s. Pours chill hazy canary with 3-fingers of white clingy head. Nose is big pineapple, grapefruit, tangerine, floral spices, hopcitrus, and peppery. Tastes hopcitric, with tangerine/grapefruit, florals, yeasty spice, black pepper, pear, and orange zest notes. Very complex, and there is a lot more to this beer than meets the eye (and nose and mouth).

UPDATED: AUG 18, 2009 Bottle. Pours a hazy orange with nice thick white head. Lots of sediment present, some even coates the head like cinnamon. The aroma is citrus hop and tangerine. The flavor is very smooth with notes of apricot.

I like Flying Fish but I think they outdid themselves with this beer. A very unique beer that doesn’t fit into any category. Nice cloudy yellow pour with a huge head. Nicely carbonated to give a crisp taste. Aroma is bread and grass, very earthy. Flavor is sweet malt with a very big hop finish. Very good indeed.

Initial taste reminds od grapefruit, despite description of tangerine and apricot. Very hoppy scent and after-taste.

UPDATED: AUG 18, 2009 Tap at Irenes.  Pours a hazy golden yellow with a large bubbly/creamy white head that laced.  Aroma of fresh  American hops, mixed citrus, very floral and just this great fresh hop nose.  Also getting some tropical fruits, light wheat notes and some cereal grains.  Flavor was much of the same.  Very crisp, light in flavor and body and full of hop flavor.  Floral, orange, other citrusy notes.  Hop flavor is full on, hop bitterness is not overpowering but present.  Great hoppy American wheat. Loads of tangerines in the flavor.

$8 bottle at Abe’s in Bethlehem, PA. Aroma yields a nice mix of sweet banana and citrus tones. Beer has some wheatgrass and lemony flavors with an almost lavender-like envelope and a crispy medium-dry palatte surrounding it. The 6.2% abv can be felt tingling on the tongue. As far as the bitter elements, I think I would prefer cascade hops or centennials. The mix of Columbus, Palisade, and Amarillo hops add some nice bitterness but most of the hoppiness is in the finish instead of up front. A pleasant beer to drink nontheless. Some cloudiness with a nice layer of fizz and some carbonation.

Poured from big bottle. Hops jump right out dominating aroma. Slightly opaque gold, thin head. Hop flavor is evident, but not overpowering and goes surprising well with the wheat. Floral and spice notes as well, with a touch of honey and citrus.. Clean, crisp feel. Excellent.