Flying Fish Exit 11

Appearance:

As expected from a bottle conditioned wheat beer, this pours a cloudy golden color.  It initially has a fairly decent head, which quickly dissipates into a thin foam collar.  But, a good swirl of the beer instantly brings back some of the head.  With an aggressively hopped beer will lack of head retention effect the aroma?

Aroma:

Definitely not your daddy’s wheat beer!  There’s so much Amarillo hops on the nose it smells like a very sweet Apricot Beer, but as soon as the head dissipates that strong aroma dissipated.  Once again, with a good swirl the aroma came back, this time the apricot was not as dominant; it was bouquet of apricot, tangerine, and bubble gum  and oddly enough a very faint tobacco note.  Not sure where the tobacco was coming from, but that is what I smelled…

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Taste:

Thankfully no apricot in the taste, it is, without a doubt, a wheat beer.  It is fairly dry and  crisp, with a slight sweetness up front, but ends with a nice spicy hop finish.  This really is what the label describes, a Hoppy American Wheat, with the hops more present in the aroma.

Overall Impression:

This is a extremely drinkable, 6.2% abv is not going to overwhelm you.  Tons of hops on the aroma very much like the aroma of an American IPA, but the taste of a sweet wheat beer.

Glassware: Weizen

Food Pairing: This would go well with a spicy fish, like blackend swordfish.

Calories: 6.2% abv puts this beer at about 200 cal per 120z (see calorie calculator)

Simply Beer Rating: 91

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