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Beer Review: Fling Pale Ale from Pyramid Breweries
Fling coming this Spring!
Who cares if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow or not? Spring has arrived and its liquid gold with a thin head and fine little bubbles that tickle my taste buds. Spring is bottled by the Pyramid Breweries in the form of their Fling™ Pale Ale.
The Spring Fling is labeled as a pale ale but I did not find it to be as bitter as many others in this genré. The hops were mellow and not at all overwhelming. I liked to let the flavor linger after each sip. This is not a beer that demands that I chug it to hide a nasty aftertaste. It may sound silly, but its aftertaste reminds me of hot, melted, salty, semi-sweet butter on corn on the cob. Each sip is like biting into a delicious ear of sweet corn slathered in Land O’ Lakes butter. Yummy!
Fling™ is medium bodied and slightly dry. The carbonation provides a little thirst quenching bite. It would be easy, though to put down a six pack on a hot spring day; especially after mowing the grass.
The bar for beers from Pyramid Breweries was set pretty high when I was introduced to their Audacious™ Apricot Ale in the fall. Their apricot ale is still my favorite, but Fling™ does not disappoint. If Audacious™ is rated 5 Big Beef and Beers, Fling™ gets a solid 4 Big Beef and Beers.
Hurry up and get some now, though. Its only available February through March. If we get some nice days in March, I’ll pick up a six pack. Spring usually comes later than sooner in the mid-west, and I’m afraid that most of us will miss our chance for a Spring Fling™. Summer wheats often replace winter brews when Winter gives Spring a miss, and heads straight on into Summer.
Here’s some useful info from the brewer:
Hi, I’ve just had a chance to try Pyramids “Winter Sampler” variety pack. I must say of the four styles of brew contained in the box the “Thunderhead” Indian pale ale was my second least favorite. I imagine that’s similar to the Fling pale ale. I found it to have an unpleasant “inky” aftertaste and very little character. The “Haywire” hefeweizen on the other hand blew me away. It happened to be really refreshing and fizzy (but mellow) and went well with whatever I drank it with.(pizza,burgers,fried chicken etc.)