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FOAM WAR AT MORTON'S STEAKHOUSE

Morton's Steakhouse in Hackensack is running a vote among local breweries to determine two that will make their permanent draft list. Order a Flying Fish ESB and cast your vote. Voting ends June 14.

13TH EDITION OF THE PERFECT SUMMER BEER-FARMHOUSE SUMMER ALE

Hard to believe this tasty stuff is now entering its 13th summer. That's good for all of us! Our Farmhouse Summer Ale is on its way out to your favorite retailer and tavern as you read this.

The perfect summer beer, Farmhouse Ale is brewed with pale malt, a small percentage of wheat and single-hopped with imported Styrian Golding hops. It's a tribute to the "everyday" Farmhouse beers of Belgium (but it's not a Saison-no fruit, herbs or spices). A sour mash gives this beer its signature dryness and great drinkability.

If you find a better summer beer, send us a case!

The Farmhouse is also available in 1/6 and 1/2 kegs. If you don't see it, ask your local retailer for it.

FLYING FISH NAMED NJ'S TOP BEVERAGE ARTISAN

Edible Jersey magazine named Flying Fish it's 2009 Local Hero in the Beverage Artisan category for it's outstanding efforts in supporting the local food community. See the complete article.

BATTERS UP AND BOTTOMS UP

Major league baseball is finally underway, so when you're cheering on the Phillies to repeat as World Series Champs, look for Flying Fish Extra Pale Ale at the quite enjoyable Citizens Bank Park.

You can find Flying Fish at stations near Sections 101, 110, 113, 208 & 329. You can also find us at Harry the K's, in the Diamond Club (lucky you), and in the Baker Bowl and Connie Mack bars in the Hall of Fame Club.

INTRODUCING THE EXIT SERIES OF BIG BOTTLE BEERS

The Exit Series is a multi-year collection of extremely limited release beers celebrating the great state of New Jersey. Each beer will focus on the unique aspect of an individual exit, whether it's an ingredient, attitude or weird event. The releases won't follow a pattern, instead, they'll bounce around the state as the whim strikes us.

For the first release, we chose Exit 4--right up the street from the Flying Fish brewery. Because we were one of the first craft brewers to embrace Belgian-style beers, we've chosen as our representative beer, a Belgian trippel finished with plenty of American hops.

This inspired Belgian-style Trippel has a hazy golden hue and the aroma of citrus with hints of banana and clove. Predominant Belgian malt flavors give way to a subdued bitterness in the finish. Bottle conditioned, this beer will develop as it ages.

To find out more, head over to exitseries.com.

SAVOR, A CRAFT BEER AND FOOD EXPERIENCE

Flying Fish is proud to again participate in the Brewers Association's - SAVOR: An American Craft Beer and Food Experience in Washington D.C, May 30, 2009.

It's an intimate setting, with 60 breweries from around the nation and a very limited number of tickets available for the one session. Flying Fish was only one of 10 breweries chosen from the mid-Atlantic region.

Along with fantastic beer and food pairings there will be opportunities to meet the brewers and owners of the participating breweries. The event will also be held in one of the most spectacular interiors in a city of spectacular interiors The National Building Museum.

Tickets are on sale now--find out more at savorcraftbeer.com

PHILLY BEER WEEK TAKE 2

This year there is a mind numbing 500+ events over a 10-day period, many of which we're a part of. Check our events page or head over to phillybeerweek.org

MAD BATTER BEER DINNER

One of our favorite restaurants and a long-time supporter of Flying Fish is Cape May's Mad Batter. And despite being owned by a NY Mets fan, they put together great beer dinners, with some good-natured baseball razzing thrown in. The next dinner will be March 27. Check out the details in events.

EVEN BETTER ESPRESSO PORTER OUT LATE JANUARY

Initially released as our 10th anniversary beer, this porter has become popular as our late winter seasonal. Note the aromas of toffee, licorice and coffee roastiness. Then take a sip--there's a malty richness on the palate followed by chocolate, coffee, spices and perhaps even some licorice character from the Mount Rainier hops. The beer finishes with a subtle black cherry/berry character from rare Ethiopian Sidamo beans.

What's different this year is that we're working Crescent Moon Coffee, a small batch artisan roaster of certified organic coffees in Mullica Hill, NJ. After many hours of tasting and talking (well, the caffeine might have added to the talking) we developed a specially roasted blend of five estate coffees that bring out the depth of the beer, yet still present a distinct coffee character. The blend, which includes unique Sumatran and Ethiopian beans, boasts berries, spice and chocolate along with a roastiness that compliment the dark brewers malts.

For a limited time, they are selling this aptly named "Hedonistic Blend" at their retail store and on-line for more information.

The beer will be available in 4-packs as well as in very limited amounts of 1/6 and 1/2 kegs.

COME CHECK OUT THE NEW BREWERY EQUIPMENT

The brewery's kind of in disarray right now--we're installing a new brew kettle that will be significantly more energy efficient, improve the quality of our beers, and speed up the brewing time. Everything should be together in the next couple of weeks, so stop on by some Saturday to see the changes

GO GREENER IN 2009

Looking to be more environmentally conscious in 2009? Looking to lower utility costs? Recycle more? Looking to meet other like minded folks? Well, check out Sustainable Cherry Hill

It's a loose-knit collection of people from all over South Jersey looking to make a difference.(Gosh, they even have a section where you could make a donation through PayPal--no paper checks, envelopes, or stamps. How green is that?)

You can also check out the monthly Green Drinks gathering 6-8 pm the first Wednesday of every month at PJ Whelihan's in Cherry Hill. At this month's get together, people talked about everything from renewable energy, beer brewing, bicycle advocacy, green cleaning, public policy, higher education, local government and more. To find out more about the Green Drinks concept go to GreenDrinks.org