Flying Fish Exit 9

Brewed by Flying Fish Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale
Somerdale, New Jersey USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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damm good, very unfiltered.......to the point you almost think something is wrong, but rest assured nothing is wrong. This is an excellent beer, and this is coming from a person who is not to big on "red" beers. with the recent hopped up reds, im starting to like reds more and more.

Strong bitterness smacks of an IPA. Nice rich copper color with tan foamy head, plenty of sticky lacing. Bitterness sticks to the palate long after you’ve finished swallowing. Rewarding drink....

Bomber from Total Wine in Stuart shared with my bro. Pours an unclear copper color with a lot of floaties (old?). Nice lacing. Aroma has sweet fresh fruit, caramel and citrus. Taste has syrupy sweet citrus, brown sugar, caramel. Some alcohol presence. Finishes with some length and bittersweet. It did not start out that great, but got better through the glass. I wonder how a fresher batch would be. ck1 says 14.75.

The idea: a "scarlet ale" for the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers University. Only thing is... there’s nothing scarlet about this beer except for the fact that crystal malts, no doubt, were used during brewing. It’s actually quite orange, pale and cloudy, with an earthy, doughy, slightly soapy hop aroma. On the double IPA-esque spectrum of the superclass of American Strong Ales, this beer is smooth and extremely well-hopped (and malted). Bottle conditioning does this beer very well. Not sharp, at all, with earthy notes that round off any intense hop bitterness, which is still teasingly there somewhere... lurking behind the malt and yeast, but very subdued. Although its numbers make this beer look powerful, it honestly doesn’t taste like it has a 9% ABV. My bottle may have been compromised, however, as the sediment from bottle-conditioning may have polluted the drink, and although there was quite a release of carbon dioxide, there was not much carbonation or head on the beer itself. Regardless, it’s very smooth and lovely, with slightly chewy English-like characteristics that make this a perfect blend of an English Old Ale and an American Double IPA.

750 ml bottle poured a hazy amber with a small lingering amber head. Aromas of carmel, fruittiness, yeast, light floral notes and light pine. Palate was light to medium bodied and crisp with a dry finish. Flavors of carmel, grapefruit, candied orange, earthiness and light pine with a crisp dry bitter lingering citrus finish.

Bottle. The pour was a murky medium red with strong brown highlights and an average sized (1-2 finger) off white rocky head, which lasted a decent duration before reducing to a thin cap with a large collar creating some really good streaks of sticky lacing. The aroma was of a bread malt, a mild grassy hop and a sweet doughy yeast with notes of caramel, toffee, brown sugar, citrus (orange) and dark fruit (plums and raisins). The taste was moderately sweet and malty and had hints of caramel, citrus and brown sugar from the onset with the taste becoming a little bitter sweet with a note of dark fruit a big alcohol ending. The flavor lasted a nice long time after the swallow with a good fruity alcohol finish. Mouthfeel was just below medium in body with a slightly dry, syrupy texture and a medium carbonation. Overall a powerfully strong tasting brew with a lot sweet fruity flavor and a big dose of alcohol, which was hardly noticeable in the aroma...

Best exit beer just so happens to be the one i live off of. Awesome. Complex fruity hoppy mixture, copper color, medium carbonation and pretty potent to boot.

Appearance: blood oranges and cherry skins under a pithy bready head – lacey, full, and lingering. Swirls puffy with spotty lace.
Nose: bready and hoppy – of the forest, harvest, and the baker’s oven. Apple skins, kiwi, lemon zest, and whole apricots. Dry brittle baled hay and straw. A forest bed littered in Fall’s leaves gold, amber, and brown. Sticky caramelized sappy resins. Pink grapefruit peel. Tropical aloe.
Palate: full and sticky up front. Prickly green pine and fir tree needles in the back. Further quaffing provides continues full and sticky before leading into a dry, parched finish – of the Fall harvest. Orange peel and whole apricots. Sweet succulent mango and kiwi in the middle where the flavors are thickest and heaviest. Grapefruit rind and pith in the back. Pine needles and sticky pine sap, hop oils and resins hold everything together. Rustic tree bark thirst-inducing finish.
Final Thoughts: lovely. The Exit series from Flying Fish is a real treat and thanks to Total Wine and Spirits, available in my sunny state of Florida. From their sessionable standards and seasonal to their inspirationally quirky Exit releases, be sure to treat yourself with a bottle or three. Yum.

BANG! The winner of the evening. A copper / amber pour. Aroma of citrus fruit, pine, and caramel malt. Flavors are abundant. Nuts, bread, grass, and citrus pine that melt in your mouth and finish with a touch of grape fruit.

Name: Exit 9 Hoppy Scarlet Ale
Date: July 06, 2011
Mode: Bottle
Source: Total Wine, Vegas
Appearance: hazy gold, frothy off white head, streaks of lace
Aroma: huge floral aroma, light crystal malt sweetness
Flavor: dry caramel malt flavor, lots of balancing hops, floral and citrus, starts dry and turns bitter with a long bitter finish
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: **+ /4