E-Malt.com News article: USA, NJ: The Flying Fish brewery moves to a new facility

The Flying Fish has moved down to Somerdale, courierpostonline.com reported on September, 22.

“We finally got our federal approval,” announced Flying Fish President and founder Gene Muller. “We already had the state and the town approval, so that was the last piece of the puzzle.”

The new facility will have a brewing kettle that can accommodate 50 barrels of beer, instead of the current 25-barrel kettle, and the fermentation tanks will be able to take on 150 barrels, instead of the current 50 barrels.

Flying Fish is also trying to make its new facility as green and sustainable as possible, featuring passive solar lighting and a rain garden. “We’ve got a lot of active solar, we’ve got energy-efficient lighting, and a boiler,” Muller said.

Muller said that along with the new brewery, product changes are also in the works. “The new brewery will have Exits 6 (a Belgian-style ale) and 16 (a wild-rice double IPA) in 12-ounce bottles year-round,” he said.

Muller said the new operation is ready to roll, it’s just a matter of fine-tuning the machinery.

And as soon as things are worked out, Flying Fish plans to start up its popular tour series again later in the year.

“We’ve got to get the machinery running and get beer out,” he said. “There’s a lot of equipment that makes it all happen.”


26 September, 2012