Flying Fish Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Somerdale,
New Jersey,
United States 🇺🇸
Owned by
Guilford Hall Brewery
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Description
Acquired by Guilford Hall Brewery April 1, 2025.
7/10
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Dec 2019
at 20:47
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce can into tulip glass, best before 2/12/2020. Pours fairly hazy medium golden yellow color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, red apple, strawberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, dill, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, red apple, strawberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, dill, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, minty, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, red apple, strawberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, dill, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and sticky/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 6%. Overall this is a delicious American pale ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish; not overly aggressive. Great Citra, Huell Melon, Lemondrop profile. Very vibrant, dank, earthy, and fairly juicy hops; with a great clean wheat/oat/malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp resin dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Nov 2019
at 05:06
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
[12oz can from Total Wines, Naples, FL.] A pale amber pour with a tight white head; grainy aroma; sweet grainy taste; nice grassy hop finish, but with slightly more aggression than German hops would provide. A pleasant lager - which is unusual in this part of the world.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Nov 2019
at 23:17
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
The Aromas are Citrus hops, fresh cut grass and a little pale malt. Flavors are like nose, lightly sweet up front with a little bitterness in the back also a hint of pine resin. Great carbonation body in Finnish. Very nice beer.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2019
at 01:45
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Big gusher when popped open the bottle. Slightly cloudy hazy golden coloured body with a very thick, five centimetre tall pure white head that leaves a pretty ugly lace on the side of the glass. Aroma of dry grain, light flowers, some subdued herbs and coriander seed with a dash of grass, light low alpha acid hop notes and the slightest bit of a soured, tart bretty and funky yeast note. Medium-bodied; Very floral and super grassy notes dominate with a small malty bite with some biscuits and a little sweetness along with a hint of the tart, funky yeast flavours throughout. Aftertaste shows the dry, very herbal, grassy bites with a dash of flowers, tart fruits and sweetness that is quite complex and pungent throughout. Overall, a very nice and robust, crisp beer with a light bretty and funky yeast element and a complex, soured, tart punch that shows through with a grassy and herbal backbone. Good to sample and interesting throughout. I sampled this 75 cL bottle purchased from from Liqour Outlet in Boonton, New Jersey on 26-November-2016 for US$8,99 sampled at home almost three years later on 20-October-2019.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2019
at 08:10
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
$1.79 bottle, TWSP. Clear pale golden with a small white head. Aroma is lemon zest, light funk, sugary water, grasses, bread. Flavor is grasses, brown leaf, yeast, bread crust, lemon rind.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2019
at 23:15
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 2.5
Bottle - pours dark brown tan head - nose and taste of malt, light metallic and caramel toast - medium bodied
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2019
at 04:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Lime and some pine. Pours hazy golden with good head and lacing. Bitter end. A little caramel. Can.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Sep 2019
at 23:09
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Caramel and pine. Some grapefruit. Pours reddish amber with ok head. Bitter end. Bottle from Outlet Liquors.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2019
at 16:58
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 ounce can. Medium gold pour. Foamy beige head. Tart fruity nose hints at lime and berries. Sweet and sour notes upfront. Sweet berry and bitter lime. Sour component is on the mild side. Bitter, sour finish is lingering. Overall a refreshing take on the Gose style.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Aug 2019
at 01:31