Extra Pale Ale - Flying Fish Brewing Company

callmemickey

Pennsylvania

3.18/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

A: Golden/straw body. Thick white head. Quickly fading. Little lacing.

S: Citrus/pine hops are both up front and toward the end in the nose. Bready/biscuity malt backbone.

T: A diluted version of the nose. The hops nearly disappear.

M: Thin. Light body. Dry finish. Slightly better than a macro.

D: Sessionable.... but why would you??? there are better beers out there.... flying fish should have axed this beer when they tasted it at the brewery.

Serving type: cask

03-02-2009 01:09:28 | More by callmemickey

NiceTaps

New Jersey

3.48/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On tap in a pint glass.

A- Golden brown color. Big 2-finger fluffy white head, foamy, lots of lacing and retention.

S- Pale malts, grainy. Not much else.

T- Bready with some caramel malt sweetness.

M- Plenty of body and feel. Full hearty breadiness. Dry finish a la other FF brews.

O- Not my favorite offering of theirs, but much better than the options on that particular evening.

Serving type: on-tap

06-18-2013 22:41:58 | More by NiceTaps

garuda

Pennsylvania

2.95/5  rDev -11.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

A - Gold, clear, white head has some retention and lacing.

S/T/M - Light herbal hops on the nose, taste has cereal grain sweetness with some herbal, lemon hops. Strange sweetness as it warms, though, with some bubblegum (?) Light/medium body, medium carbonation level stays smooth across the palate, finishing mostly clean.

O - Average, a little bland, some off-flavor sweetness. I had one, that's good enough for me.

Serving type: on-tap

05-02-2013 17:11:11 | More by garuda

KTCamm

New Jersey

3.55/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured from a bottle into a pint glass. Pours clear golden color with active bubbles. White foam steps up and disappears. Malty straw nose. Light but full hoppyish taste. Straw too. Little bitter holds. Crisp finish. Refreshingly simple. Great beer for flavor without being too adventurous. Sessionable.

Serving type: bottle

04-27-2013 10:42:52 | More by KTCamm

claspada

New Jersey

3.73/5  rDev +12%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Pours a slightly hazy, dull golden-hued color with a scant, white head that recedes to leave not much of anything.

Aromas begin with some crackery, lightly toasted white breadiness with some light emerging citrus, grassy and spicy hops. I cannot tell any of the varieties as they hop presence is quite faint.

The tastes begin with the same pale bready maltiness with some slight caramel sweetness. Moderate fruity hops, mostly green fruits like pear and apple with some spicy and floral hops adding a medium-to-low amount of bitterness.

The mouthfeel is medium-light bodied with medium carbonation. Finish is has a gentle bitterness with a clean pale malt flavor.

Overall you could do a lot worse for a sessionable pale ale but also a lot better as well. Nothing strikingly off here but not a complex enough flavor profile to make me want to purchase this in a 6-pack form outside of the bar where I found this among the macro-swill.

Serving type: on-tap

04-07-2013 15:12:27 | More by claspada

JayQue

Virginia

3.44/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25

Fairly good Pale Ale. For the price, a good Pale Ale. I bought a mixed six-pack of 12 oz beers under $2.00 a bottle at Total Wine. This was the first one up.

Pours a clear gold color with a little reddish or orange tinge in the gold. Medium size somewhat frothy white head with average retention. Several rings of lacing on the glass.

Smell is disappointing. Mild and somewhat reminiscent of a adjunct lager...a vegetably rice and corn aroma.

Taste is much better. A mild easy drinker with a bit of hops bitterness in an overall mild malty beer. No funky or metallic aftertaste, just a clean crisp flavor

A bit thin on mouthfeel, but crisp and refreshing.

A good beer to accompany food or for a session.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 00:03:30 | More by JayQue

Wendysd

New Jersey

4.35/5  rDev +30.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Poured in a pint glass. Nice thick white foam, sticky lace on the glass. Very light on the smell. Nice mouth feel, soft carbonation. I really like the taste. Good balence citrus and malty hops. Slightly darker straw color. Good price for a very good beer. I would buy this one again. Worth trying if you never had one.

Serving type: bottle

03-25-2013 00:10:53 | More by Wendysd

mdfb79

New York

3.29/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25

From 03/09/13 notes. Had on tap at BIggie's in Hoboken, NY. 16 oz. pint glass.

a - Pours a somehwhat clear golden-orange color with two inches of bright white head and moderate carbonation evident.

s - Smells of pale malts, light lemon, and citrus hops, and some bready malts. Not bad but pretty bland nose; not much too it.

t - Tastes of citrus hops, lemon, fruity malts, floral hops, bready malts, pale and toasted malts. A little more citrus and more going on than the nose; a slight step up.

m - Light to medium body and moderate carbonation. Pretty easy to drink beer.

o - Overall a pretty average APA. Nose doesn't have much going on, though the taste is a little bit better. An easy to drink lighter pale ale; better alternative than the BMC beers but nothing very special.

Serving type: on-tap

03-10-2013 15:46:56 | More by mdfb79

DoubleJ

California

3.9/5  rDev +17.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Going to New Jersey for this one. Not literally, I'm still on the West Coast. But it isn't everyday that you see Flying Fish here in Orange County, so bring on the 12 ounce bottle and get on to the beer:

Almost golden colored with an orange hue. A soapy head on top brings good retention and several good rings of lace which stay around. The nose is solid; little notes of honey, leaves, husked malt, and even a hint of ash.

Light tasting, yet interesting. A hit of minerals leads off the beer, which eventually adds honey, white bread, hop leaves, and a little fruitiness to the pack. With a lighter-medium body and bubbly carbonation which helps clean up food, I found this to be a pleasant pale ale.

Serving type: bottle

12-14-2012 20:09:45 | More by DoubleJ

JG-90

New Jersey

2.74/5  rDev -17.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

A - light yellow/golden color, small bubbly head that quickly dissipates, with no lacing

S - yeasty, a little fruity

T - nice light fruity taste, a little too yeasty

M - medium bodied, a little similar feel to a wheatbeer

O - overall, a little too yeasty, but still a nice light flavored beer, very drinkable

Serving type: bottle

11-30-2012 01:55:20 | More by JG-90

Offa

California

3.98/5  rDev +19.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This is a light, gentle, but reasonably characterful, very enjoyable and highly drinkable ale.

Slightly hazy pale amber/orange, it has a small off-white head soon thinning to foamy ring and wisps.

Aroma is fruity grain, crushed green plants and grass, slightly jammy bread.

Taste is dry fruit candies, white bread (esp in finish), zesty grassy-minerally quality. It is gentle and light but balanced, well-rounded, lively and engaging.

Serving type: bottle

09-26-2012 23:45:30 | More by Offa

TheMultiYeast

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Had this on tap at a seafood place in NJ. Clear dark yellow with a small white head.

Smell is basic pale hops, bready, light citrus, some pine, cut grass.

Taste is a mix of pine and citrus both on subdued levels..Well balanced pale ale. Herbal hop qualities shine.

Light body, went well with dinner.

Serving type: on-tap

09-20-2012 17:49:23 | More by TheMultiYeast

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

3.03/5  rDev -9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Bottle: Poured a light bright golden color ale with a medium size foamy head with good retention and minimal lacing. Aroma consists of sweet malt base with light dry hoppy notes. Taste is also dominated by light dry hoppy notes with a malt base that is quite sweet. Body is quite full with good carbonation. It is indeed pale with limited character though not sure I could drink load of those in a session.

Serving type: bottle

08-16-2012 20:23:03 | More by Phyl21ca

Oakenator

Pennsylvania

3.33/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours a nice yellow with slight cloudiness. Head is fine and retains well - still some left 10 mins after pour. Smell is very light and almost smells of pilsner. Taste is crisp and great for a hot day - some lemon, some orange and other citrusy flavors. Would be a great session beer.

Serving type: bottle

07-29-2012 20:48:23 | More by Oakenator

facundoCNB

New Jersey

2.93/5  rDev -12%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

a hazy orange-yellow pour with small amount of head. smells of orange, oats, lemon, tea leaves. tastes very mellow - a sweet citrusy blend of fruits and malts. hints of orange, honey, bread. not a single trace of hops.. not what i was expecting at all. light body with medium carbonation, no sign of lacing.

don't get me wrong - this is a great summer session ale. sweet yet refreshing, with a low abv so you can keep going steady. the only thing is, this tastes nothing like a pale ale... the taste is more or less like a light mix between a witbier and an amber, which is kind of weird - but not bad... just not a pale ale!

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2012 07:16:45 | More by facundoCNB

KajII

North Carolina

2.83/5  rDev -15%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

[Best served in a Shaker glass}

The pour was a cloudy straw yellow with a small (1 finger or less) white fizzy head that dissipated quickly down to a small collar and possessed poor lacing.

The aroma was of a faint biscuit malt, a light floral hop and a sweet yeast with notes of citrus (orange and lemon), caramel and a sweet apricot odor.

The taste was a mild malty sweet with a hint of caramel and a slight fruity presence at first, and then got a very mild hop flavor with a light citrus note at the end. The flavor faded very quickly and was quite mild, leaving behind a very lightly hoppy sweet watery taste.

Mouthfeel was light in body and watery in texture with a fizzy carbonation.

Overall a brew that possesses a very mild fruity hop flavor with just a hint of a sweetness and a low ABV, great light session beer...

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2012 20:35:49 | More by KajII

stansylvania

Pennsylvania

3.53/5  rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: Poured into my new Leinenkugel's beer mug. Amber color, not much residual head.

Smell: Smells a lot more malty than hoppy. Seeing as how I'm a hop hog, this is disappointing.

Taste: Malty flavor, not much of a hop presence. Nothing special really, just a solid beer flavor. Sure as hell beats PBR.

Mouthfeel: Continuing with the theme, nothing special. Not overly heavy, not too carbonated.

Overall: This is a good beer to simply drink; doesn't really have any outstanding characteristics. But, has enough flavor to at least know I'm drinking beer. Probably won't buy anymore unless it's on sale.

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2012 00:56:38 | More by stansylvania

mikeg67

New Jersey

2.55/5  rDev -23.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

12 oz bottle from Trader’s Joe. Pours deep golden with a thin, short lived white head. Aroma is of bready malt, some hops and some off sour notes. Body is light and slightly crisp. Bready malt, some light hops and hints of fruit combine on the palate. Finish is semi-dry and short- lived. Simple, inoffensive brew.

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2012 16:04:26 | More by mikeg67

AlfaMale

Virginia

2.8/5  rDev -15.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

Almost looks like a wheat beer, but the bubbles just keep on coming even though the head dissipates quickly. A bit sweet with very weak hop flavor and a bitter aftertaste. It almost reminds me of a Rolling Rock by taste. I'd be hard pressed to classify this as and ale by taste.

Serving type: on-tap

04-07-2012 23:11:57 | More by AlfaMale

UnknownKoger

California

2.58/5  rDev -22.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Poured from bottle into Bruery tulip. Never heard of this brewery before. Appearance is golden orange. Vigorous pour yet the carbonation dies down quickly. For an extra pale ale, there is pretty much no hop smell. It smells and tastes more like a lager or pilsner to me. It has that grainy, adjuncty taste to it. Very little hop profile. Mouthfeel is fine.

Overall, I may have got a bad bottle. No date on the bottle, so I can't say really. It's an okay beer at best, but it certainly doesn't taste like an extra pale ale (or a pale ale for that matter)

Serving type: bottle

04-03-2012 06:10:38 | More by UnknownKoger

rwrk42

New Jersey

3.05/5  rDev -8.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Pours a pale copper color with a little off white colored head

Smell- Sweet smell of malt, caramel and slight citrus hops.

Taste- Nice mellow taste of sweet malts, citrus and a slight bitter hops finish.

A little lacking flavor. Was hoping for a bit more.

Serving type: bottle

02-04-2012 04:25:43 | More by rwrk42

jtierney89

New Jersey

1.65/5  rDev -50.5%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Bought this assuming that the "extra" would mean there's something extra about it but apparently its just a plain old pale ale, oh well. Maybe it'll surprise me.

Pours a clear golden straw color head with lots of visible carbonation and a decent sized white head. Looks refreshing. Smell is very earthy and herbal, nice change up from the citric thing. Grainy taste all the way through with a clean dry finish. Very bright and clean and totally sessionable. Thirst quenching with a slightly slick swallow.

I wouldn't mind this beer on a hot day where I really couldn't handle anything heavy so its not bad. Flavors are very mild but that lends to its sessionability I guess.

***

I think I was being too nice to this beer earlier cause I was parched when I had it. Flavors are really underplayed here.

Serving type: bottle

12-14-2011 17:24:28 | More by jtierney89

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

3.33/5  rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

This beer poured out as a yellowish gold color with a white head on top. The smell of the beer was moderately hoppy with some grainy malt in there too, it's pretty standard. The taste of the beer had a decent bitterness to it and some light sweet notes. The mouthfeel was light and very drinkable to me. Overall this brew was decent, nothing too special.

Serving type: bottle

12-03-2011 01:12:31 | More by Knapp85

57md

Pennsylvania

3.1/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Pours a cloudy dark straw color with very little head. The nose is very weak with no detectable aromas. There is a light malt flavor with some bitterness present, but the finish is lackluster. Overall - this is a bland effort that left me disappointed.

Serving type: bottle

10-31-2011 18:58:33 | More by 57md

xnicknj

Pennsylvania

2.3/5  rDev -30.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

12oz bottle into pint glass

Pours a clear golden color with a faint amber hue. Thick white head slowly fades into some patchy lacing.

Slight herbal hops with some floral notes. Not very bitter or expressive. A few bready sweet tones with caramel.

Splash of light hoppiness up front, with some floral and grassy tones. Hints of lemon peel and citrus. Bready with caramel. Overall very soft, basic, and under-pronounced flavor.

Lighter medium body, decent carbonation, a little sticky but clean on the tongue. I want to enjoy it, but this is one of the most boring pale ales I've ever had.

Serving type: bottle

10-18-2011 05:32:09 | More by xnicknj