Grand Cru Winter Reserve - Flying Fish Brewing Company

mooseisloose

Florida

3.83/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

Popping the top I get a very fresh wheaty smell. Some candy, spice and zesty. Pours into the perfect pint with a nice thick foamy head and a slightly cloudy golden color. Taste is sweet upfront with a zesty hoppiness. The taste gets drier in the middle then finishes with a flat sweet bitterness that lingers in the aftertaste. Mouthfeel is spot on. THis is a great holiday winter warmer with lots of zest and fresh flavor.

Serving type: bottle

12-22-2012 19:45:30 | More by mooseisloose

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

05-17-2013 13:02:49 | More by InspectorBob

Zimm

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +9.6%

05-15-2013 18:37:14 | More by Zimm

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -17.8%

05-12-2013 16:58:02 | More by mikeburd1128

JT99125

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

05-07-2013 21:26:31 | More by JT99125

MikeMcCl

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +9.6%

05-02-2013 00:54:06 | More by MikeMcCl

thampel09

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

04-23-2013 19:01:23 | More by thampel09

NumberNone

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

04-07-2013 03:08:45 | More by NumberNone

JMS1512

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +9.6%

03-29-2013 01:59:33 | More by JMS1512

NYR_Rob

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +9.6%

03-23-2013 03:23:25 | More by NYR_Rob

IronLover

Pennsylvania

3.94/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Dark orange in color with yellowish hues on the edge of glass and a viscous, murky appearance. Poured with a thick, billowy, belgian-like foam with good retention that left sheets of sticky lacings on the glass. Bready, grainy and yeasty aromas with peppery spice and a hints of banana, candy sugar and bubblegum. On the lighter spectrum of medium bodied with a smooth creamy feel. Strong peppery flavor with sweet banana, grainy bread and yeast from beginning to end. Floral hop flavors from the middle toward the end. Finishes with a spicy, yeasty aftertaste.

Serving type: on-tap

03-21-2013 00:27:47 | More by IronLover

AaronHomoya

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

03-20-2013 22:32:15 | More by AaronHomoya

grimey68

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

03-17-2013 00:07:22 | More by grimey68

drt72

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

03-16-2013 23:24:10 | More by drt72

UCLABrewN84

California

3.58/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Best by 4/5/13. 6.9% ABV per the label.

Pours a murky honey orange with a foamy bone colored head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Small streaks of lace the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, grain, yeast, spices, and some fruity aromas. Taste is much the same with a yeast and spice flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of spice bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp and medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer with some nice aromas but the flavors are more earthy without any real fruity aspects that I get from the smell.

Serving type: bottle

03-15-2013 02:55:36 | More by UCLABrewN84

templar316

Pennsylvania

3.7/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Pours a rich burnished copper with a quickly receeding off white head. It cling's nicely to the side of my Duval tulip. A soft nose of cotton candy, crisp apples and honeyed pears. It coats the mouth with tart apple and champagne brightness. All in all leaves me alert but wanting more. A solid offering!

Serving type: bottle

03-13-2013 04:37:09 | More by templar316

Hopswagger

Oklahoma

3.6/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

P: Hazy golden apricot with a thin layer of off white head.

S: Belgian yeast, candy sugar malt, apricots, peaches, golden apples, pears, dusty grains and sourdough.

T/M: Spicy Belgian yeast, powdery essence, smoldered grain, orchard and stone fruit. Moderate body with subtle prickly carbonation. Finishes powdery and dry with lingering apple peels and spice.

O: A decent BSPA that delivers great yeast, spice and fruit. This is a great go to beer that doesn't break the bank.

Serving type: bottle

02-22-2013 23:39:33 | More by Hopswagger

beerpadawan

California

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

02-22-2013 08:05:33 | More by beerpadawan

Phillyz

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -17.8%

02-19-2013 21:14:28 | More by Phillyz

dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.59/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Served on-tap at Texas Arizona in Hoboken, NJ

A: Pours a hazy medium apricot to peach in color with some orange and golden yellow highlights as well as some light amounts of visible carbonation and just a touch of visible sediment in suspension. The beer has a finger tall sudsy off-white head that quickly reduces to a very thin film covering about half of the surface of the beer and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Light amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Light to moderate amounts of golden fruits (apricot and pear/golden delicious apple) and spices (pepper and coriander), likely from the Belgian yeasts. Additionally there is a light amount of citrus/grapefruit hops.

T: Upfront there are pale malts with some light to moderate amounts of pear, golden delicious apple and apricot fruit sweetness followed by moderate amounts of spices (pepper and coriander) from the yeast. Just a touch of grapefruit/citrus hops and alcohol. Very light bitterness in the finish which fades rather quickly.

M: Just shy of medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Slightly creamy and coats the inside of your mouth with just a touch of dryness in the finish.

O: This is an enjoyable brew with some Belgian characteristics but not in the same category as the great Belgian beers of the style - the alcohol is a little more present than I would enjoy.

Serving type: on-tap

02-14-2013 02:41:48 | More by dbrauneis

Thedrizzle

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -11%

02-12-2013 23:08:09 | More by Thedrizzle

Dank26

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

02-11-2013 01:20:54 | More by Dank26

rorjets

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev +16.4%

02-10-2013 04:19:02 | More by rorjets

dmorgan310

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

02-05-2013 05:29:56 | More by dmorgan310

gdornfeld

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

02-05-2013 03:29:44 | More by gdornfeld