Exit 16 - Flying Fish Brewing Company

ThisWangsChung

Maryland

4.63/5  rDev +11%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

12 oz bottle poured into a pint glass.

A: Pours a lighter straw color with fantastic clarity. This could easily be mistaken for a pilsner. The head is a two finger white color with nice retention. Quite a bit of lace is left on the glass, as well.

S: I notice a lot of pineapple, mango, apricot, pine, and coriander. Hell, I even pick up some of the wild rice used. Quite the impressive aroma in general. However, I can see how someone could pick up 'cat pee' from the Citra hops - thankfully it all works quite well in this one.

T: THIS is the kind of IPA I like. Light, citrusy, crisp, and refreshing - without any overdone maltiness or hop harshness to spoil things. The citrusy character on this is particularly well done - chock full of mango, passion fruit, apricot, grapefruit, and guava. A slight 'green' flavor comes through in the midtaste as well, but it's hardly what I'd call "piny." Neither is it remotely bitter. Maybe it could use a little more complexity...when the few flavors it presents are so incredible, though, who really cares?

M: Completely bone dry and crisp, just as advertised. If the flavors weren't so joyous to savor, this would go down spectacularly easy. Honestly, though, the ultra-dry finish somehow fits this beer. It's one of those offerings that I like to keep swishing around in my mouth because I want to savor every last drop. The hop resins linger nicely without providing much bitterness.

O: I hardly ever go this high with my ratings. But this one I feel deserves it. The only other Flying Fish beer I had was the extremely meh Winter Reserve - so who would have ever thought they would come through with such a fantastic DIPA? In retrospect, $16 for a 6-pack is kind of a bargain, really.

Serving type: bottle

12-14-2012 23:06:29 | More by ThisWangsChung

GrantBrennan

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

05-18-2013 00:56:36 | More by GrantBrennan

InspectorBob

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

05-17-2013 12:59:30 | More by InspectorBob

TheTinDoor

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -10.1%

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millerbuffoon

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

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Zimm

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -4.1%

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touchmeimsac

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%

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theleechster

District of Columbia

4.5/5  rDev +7.9%

05-13-2013 00:03:24 | More by theleechster

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -4.1%

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twenty5

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -4.1%

05-10-2013 19:29:01 | More by twenty5

RobertColianni

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -10.1%

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RedneckBeerz

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -10.1%

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anvilx

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -4.1%

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MDDMD

Pennsylvania

4.06/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A-clear golden color with a nice white head and good lacing

S-tropical fruit, pine, earthy, grapefruit, very fragrant

T-pine, bread, tropical fruit, grapefruit, slightly grassy, moderately bitter finish

F-light to medium body with moderate carbonation, crisp and dry, alcohol not that noticeable

O-good flavor, easy drinking and refreshing

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2013 01:53:18 | More by MDDMD

jhartley

Pennsylvania

4.38/5  rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Poured from a 12 oz. bottle to a Poco Grande glass. Label stamped with a best by date of 09-07-13.

Crystal clear golden color with a fluffy white head, dissipated fairly quickly, but left some real nice lacing. Head returned easily with a little swirling of the glass.
Boom! The aroma is a beautiful! Tangerines, pineapples, pine, a little earthiness.
A great amount of hops in this beer. Bottle says the brewed this with 5 different types and dry hopped with Chinook and Citra, defiitely picking up on those. Simcoe is majorly prevalent in the taste, love it!
Love the dry finish and a nice amount of malts to round out the hop assault. Left me salivating for more and more! Very nice lingering hop presence well after the swallow. No sign of the 8.2% ABV.
Overall I think is another quality brew from Flying Fish! A very easy drinking DIPA that can surely get you in trouble quick if you aren't careful!

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2013 22:06:33 | More by jhartley

KeyWestGator

Florida

4/5  rDev -4.1%

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Boone757

Maryland

4/5  rDev -4.1%

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tobelerone

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -4.1%

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dllman25

New Jersey

5/5  rDev +19.9%

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CassinoNorth

New Jersey

4.75/5  rDev +13.9%

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ryser2k

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +13.9%

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DasBoot2112

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +7.9%

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beans923

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -10.1%

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Bromine

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -10.1%

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ssteiner13

Pennsylvania

4.46/5  rDev +7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

The rice description makes you think this beer might not taste so good. Is it going to taste like Saki? No, it is not. It is a very carbonated beer - I agree with another reviewer - it looks a lot like Coors Light after it is poured. Lots of bubbles.
What a surprise that this beer which costs less than $10 for a six pack taste this awesome. I didn't want to stop drinking it! Excellent taste. I will leave the description to more eloquent reviewers, but I love this beer. It's great beer if you want a light IPA. I guess it's light...what do I know.

Serving type: bottle

04-11-2013 03:32:59 | More by ssteiner13