Flying Fish Brew News

INTRODUCING EXIT 16 WILD RICE DOUBLE IPA
Although usually identified with landfills and pipelines, the Hackensack Meadowlands is an amazingly diverse ecosystem providing vital animal and plant habitat. In a nod to a once common food plant here, we've brewed this beer with wild rice. We also added organic brown and white rice, as well as pils and pale malts. Rice helps the beer ferment dry to better showcase the five different hops we added. Lots and lots of them. We then dry-hopped this Double IPA with even more generous additions of Chinook and Citra hops to create a nose that hints at tangerine, mango, papaya and pine. This beer pairs extremely well with spicy foods and all kinds of seafood. And of course, it is quite enjoyable all by itself. Although bottles won't start shipping until about March 15, we'll be launching the beer with a series of events, including simultaneous kickoffs at Coppermine Pub in North Arlington, NJ and McGillin's Olde Ale House in Philadelphia. Scroll down to the events listing for more info. If you want to learn more about the restoration of the Meadowlands, visit HackensackRiverkeeper.org

PHILLY BEER WEEKEND HEADING YOUR WAY
Philly Beer Week has been moved to June this year, but to help remind everyone of the madness that is PBW, there's a full weekend of events coming March 12-14. Scroll down to see what we're doing or head over to phillybeerweek.org for the full listing.

EXIT 1 FEATURED IN WASHINGTON POST
Greg Kitsock did a great feature on Oyster Stouts prominently featuring Exit 1 Bayshore Oyster Stout. Although the draft is all gone, there are still bottles to be found. If you don't see it, ask for it!

MORE MARCH MADNESS--VARGA BAR KICK THE SIXTEL
What's March without some kind of beer competition? Boring. Come to Varga to help us do battle against Victory in a "Kick the Sixtel" event for March Madness. We'll be tapping a keg of Exit 4 at 9pm. Whoever wins this event goes onto the next round.