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Flying Fish celebrates their home state
And they're bringing in some help from Iron Hill and lending a hand to Sandy victims along the way.
Flying Fish celebrates their home state
In case you were in danger of forgetting that Flying Fish is from Jersey, they’ve got a couple new beers coming up that will further underscore their Jerseyness for you.
First up is their second-annual collaboration with Iron Hill Brewery, which will debut next week. Dubbed Jersey’s Finest, the joint effort is an aggressively hopped IPA. NJ State Senator Don Norcross will be on hand for the ceremonial tapping of the keg (Norcross championed S-641, the bill known more commonly as the NJ Craft Brewers Bill)—but of course, the draw is the beer. In addition to the new collab, they’ll be tapping some other very noteworthy beers: you’ll find the great Exit 16, wild, bourbon-aged cherry Iron Fish (last year’s collaborative black IPA barrel-aged with cherries and brett), and S-641, which is a blend of Flying Fish Hopfish and Iron Hill’s Abbey Dubbel made to commemorate the bill it’s named for. Check out all the action at Iron Hill Maple Shade (124 E. Kings Highway) on Wed., Jan. 23 starting at 6 p.m.
Then, in early February, keep an eye out for FU Sandy, which they swear up and down stands for “Forever Unloved.” All of the proceeds (not just the profits—the labor, ingredients, and equipment for this one were all donated) from the sale of the beer will go to the many New Jersey victims of Superstorm Sandy that are still struggling to put their lives back together. The organization that will receive the funds—estimated to total about $50,000 based on the amount produced—will be nominated and voted on by Flying Fish fans. (If you know a worthy organization you’d like to put up, hit them up on Facebook or Twitter.)
The beer itself is described as a “hybrid wheat-pale ale,” brewed with a brand-new experimental hop donated by the American Dwarf Hop Association. The outlook is for a sunny brew with notes of tropical fruits that will call to mind better days at the Jersey Shore—the kind of days we'll see again with the help of the money raised by the beer. So go ahead and drink with impunity!
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