Flying Fish Brewing Co. Grand Cru Winter Reserve
Thursday, November 17th, 2005
Cherry Hill, NJ’s Flying Fish Brewing Company released their Grand Cru Winter reserve last month, and according to their website, it’s available until February 1st, 2006. You’d be doing yourself a favor by picking up a six pack - or better yet a case - of this fine Belgian-style ale.
Maybe I’m biased - I’m a huge fan of Belgian-style beers (as well as their actual Belgian counterparts) - but this beer is awesome. It is “very lightly filtered” according to the Flying Fish website, so the beer is slightly opaque, bright yellowish color (Did I mention I love unfiltered beers too?). A smell yeilds aromas of sweet rich malt, with a noticable sourness. This is a very malty beer; it tastes raisiny and rich. The sour note, added by the use of acidulated malt, lifts the beer’s flavors just enough to allow the fruitiness of the Magnum and Styrian Golding hops to shine through the rich heavy maltiness of the brew. This nice rich ale is the perfect brew for a blustery November evening.
4 out of 4 Bill O’ Reillys
