Extra Pale Ale
Flying Fish Brewing Company in Somerdale, New Jersey, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
5.77
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An original American pale ale, our XPA highlights the subtle, sophisticated flavors and aromas of our Midwestern two-row malt and imported aromatic and Munich malts. Pacific Northwest hops create an extremely balanced beer with a beautiful straw color. And thanks to you baseball fans, the XPA is the best-selling local craft beer at the Phillies ballpark.
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7/10
RB score 2.82
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Mar 2025
at 02:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, Total Wine, West Richmond. Pours clear golden with a small off-white head. Aroma is browning leaves, black tea. Flavor is light vanilla, light chocolate, browning leaves, caramel sweetness. Not great, but a little on the interesting side.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2017
at 12:40
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Poured into a becher pint glass, the appearance was a semi-burnt orange/copper color. Finger’s worth of white foamy head. Messy lace.
The aroma starts off with some sweet orange zest, some lemon peel and then some grassy hops. Caramel and toffee malts play with the balance along with some breadiness.
The flavor leans malty sweet with a nice clean taste upon my tongue. Well balanced in the aftertaste and leads well into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine as it is.
Overall, good American pale ale that I could come back to if given the chance.
The aroma starts off with some sweet orange zest, some lemon peel and then some grassy hops. Caramel and toffee malts play with the balance along with some breadiness.
The flavor leans malty sweet with a nice clean taste upon my tongue. Well balanced in the aftertaste and leads well into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine as it is.
Overall, good American pale ale that I could come back to if given the chance.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Nov 2016
at 16:47
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12 oz. bottle dated best by 5/17/16 so assumed to be 6 months old. Into a tulip A: Poured mostly clear orange tinted gold with a small tight head. Nice retention and lace. Little carbonation visible. S: Simple malty roast bread smell. Not much else. T: A bit of citrus (orange zest?) is quickly overwhelmed by pine. Well balanced light flavors. M: Light bodied with a slightly resinous short finish. Lightly crisp carbonation. O: Not much to this but certainly not bad. Typical pale ale flavors with nothing overdone. Overall though, underwhelming.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2016
at 15:01
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From tap. Pours clear ans golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is light greasy, pine and grapefruit hoppy. Mild fruity, slight herbal. Bitter, light toasted. Medium dry and slight pine to grapefruity hops finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Apr 2016
at 17:20
Tried
on 16 Mar 2016
at 20:46
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
12 fl. oz. bottle. Pours a clear, pale yellow with a medium, creamy, short lived off-white head. Grainy aroma with hay, bread and a hint of fruit. Sweet, mild grain flavour with caramel and a dry, slightly sour finish. Light body with a watery texture and soft carbonation. Nothing special.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2015
at 00:48
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Drought. Rich yellow with whitish small foamy head, doughy aroma, low carbonation, slightly bitter taste with hoppy flavor, abrupt finish. Not very remarkable.
Tried
on 09 Jun 2014
at 12:16
5/10
Nothing spectacular.
Tried
on 04 Apr 2014
at 16:35
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Draft at the source. Crystal clear pale yellow color, bright white edge head. Aroma of light hay. Taste is floral and slighty sour.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Oct 2013
at 12:23