Welcome everyone to a blog about beer. I know, it's the first of it's kind, never been done before...a stroke of genius. Of course I'm being sarcastic, in fact if you Google Blogs About Beer your screen should show just under 300,000,000 hits. So why would I start a blog about my thoughts on good, craft beers? Well, basically because beer is my hobby. It's what I enjoy, not every night of the week, but most Thursday's, Friday's Saturday's and Sunday's. Don't get the impression that this blog is about some college kid that drinks Keystone Light all weekend and as a result thinks that he can not only be a beer expert but he can also advise you on the inner workings of the inner toilet. That would be wrong, that kid graduated from college in 2001. No, this blog is written by me; a close to 35 year old man with a wife and child in addition to a steady professional job, just trying to do the best that he can in everything that he does, probably like most of you reading right now. This blog is written by a beer advocate borderline enthusiast with really no other outlet. My wife does not drink at all, so my thoughts on the new summer kolsch that I picked up this week appeal to her about as much as her thoughts on the latest episode of Gossip Girl appeal to me. So if you choose to read and I hope that you do, my thoughts will be bestowed upon you...thoughts on beer not girly shows.
I have listed my top ten beers to the left on this site. I plan to add and thus remove some beers as I try new brews. My goal is to try at least 1 new beer a week for the next 52 weeks and allow my thoughts on these beers to flow onto this page. As I sit writing this I am enjoying my very first Flying Fish: Farmhouse Summer Ale. One of the benefits of living in Florida is that it's summer all year long so summer brews never go out of season. One thing I will not do is bore you with long winded descriptions of "A light body, with a mild nuttiness on the pallet...yada...yada...yada... I will give you color, smell, light - full bodied in flavor and what the beer made me think of or reminded me of. I will also answer questions such as: Does it crack the top ten? Would I buy it again? Was it worth the price? I hope to treat this as a conversation that I would have with my friend, not a competition. Finally I'll give a rating of 1-5, five being the best and one being the worst.
So let's get started with beer numero uno. That's Spanish for number one, another thing you must know living in South Florida. Flying Fish: Farmhouse Summer Ale. Very light in color, not like a Miller Lite or Coors, all though lighter then most beers I'm used too but it's on par for a summer beer. No real smell of hops; if you can't tell by my top ten, I love IPA's and thus love hops. I became addicted to them when my best friend who home brews used cascade hops for a home brewed IPA... amazing! But I digress, it does smell refreshing and light. For a summer ale, this has a lot of flavor to it, borderline light/medium bodied. This to me would be a great Saturday late afternoon beer; finished mowing the lawn and washing the cars; got showered up waiting for the evening to roll around. That is the exact time that I think this beer would be perfect for.
Questions: Does it stand a chance to crack the top ten list? I don't think so; not because it's not a well made beer, because it is, but because it just doesn't fit my style of flavor for favorites. I will say though that if you enjoy a nice blonde/light ale style brew than I would certainly recommend this to you. Even if your not a lighter beer kinda guy, I would say it's worth a at least a taste if you can buy individual beers and make your own six pack wear you live, toss one of these in before the cold weather kicks in. Was it worth the price? Going to be completely honest here, I got this on sale for $3.99 for the six pack at a local store, so because of that price, yes it's well worth it. If I had to pay $8.99 a six pack, I don't think I would make the purchase. I would put it towards a better summer brew like Sierra Nevada Summer Fest or Victory Brewing: Summer Love.
My rating would be a 2.5, not great but definitely not bad. If your interested checkout: www.flyingfsh.com for more information.
Until the next brew!
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