Smoke Detection
Finback Brewery - Glendale
- From:
- Finback Brewery - Glendale
- New York, United States
- Style:
- English Dark Mild Ale
- ABV:
- 4.6%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.86 | pDev: 12.18%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 10, 2016
- Added:
- Nov 21, 2014
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
English style Mild ale brewed with cherry wood smoked malt. Smokey, toasty aroma - tobacco paper, cigars and woodsy. Bold smoke flavor, earthy, dark malts. Rustic, Unfiltered, cloudy and deep brown.
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Reviewed by Jason from Massachusetts
3.91/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Smoke, Charcoal, Toast, Tea
Dark and inviting. For a smaller brew, Finback uses a heavy hand of malt, but don’t expect any sweetness here. The ample smoke character never becomes a burden though, as it perfectly compliments the dark malts, which range in flavor from dark bread to tea to tobacco. Hopefully you love smoky beers, because this one throws down pretty hard, with each sip I’m thinking campfires and cigars with a drinkable Mild Ale in hand. In other words, fun.
Look 3.75 | Smell 4.00 | Taste 3.75 | Feel 4.25 | Overall 4.00
Review from BeerAdvocate magazine issue #106 (NOV 2015)
Nov 16, 2015Dark and inviting. For a smaller brew, Finback uses a heavy hand of malt, but don’t expect any sweetness here. The ample smoke character never becomes a burden though, as it perfectly compliments the dark malts, which range in flavor from dark bread to tea to tobacco. Hopefully you love smoky beers, because this one throws down pretty hard, with each sip I’m thinking campfires and cigars with a drinkable Mild Ale in hand. In other words, fun.
Look 3.75 | Smell 4.00 | Taste 3.75 | Feel 4.25 | Overall 4.00
Review from BeerAdvocate magazine issue #106 (NOV 2015)
Rated by vfgccp from New York
2.81/5 rDev -27.2%
look: 1.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.81/5 rDev -27.2%
look: 1.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Unpleasantly murky appearance, hammy smoke is par for the course but nothing special, thin body.
May 17, 2015
Reviewed by donkeyrunner from Massachusetts
3.54/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Dark brown color with a thin clay colored head. Foam is quick to flee. Smells smokey with some root beer barrel candy sugary. Tastes like smokey black tea. Has a woody, chicory bitter in back. Thin body. Better at room temp than outta the fridge. Fairly neutral smoke, neither campfire nor bacon. I'd guess inoffensive cherry.
Jan 28, 2015
Reviewed by ONovoMexicano from New Mexico
3.88/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Smoke Detection
Served in a 4 ounce snifter at the brewery.
Light head and persistent lace on the sides and body. Beer looks cloudy brown. 4
Harsh smokiness with a faint peat aroma. Unique. 3.5
Less smokey than the nose with a bit of creamy malt flavor. I start tasting bacon with a few more sips and the beer grows on me. 4
Drinks great, very light, smooth and the smokiness doesn't overpower the palate. 4
I'm a fan of this brewery and this beer. Great stuff.
Jan 05, 2015Served in a 4 ounce snifter at the brewery.
Light head and persistent lace on the sides and body. Beer looks cloudy brown. 4
Harsh smokiness with a faint peat aroma. Unique. 3.5
Less smokey than the nose with a bit of creamy malt flavor. I start tasting bacon with a few more sips and the beer grows on me. 4
Drinks great, very light, smooth and the smokiness doesn't overpower the palate. 4
I'm a fan of this brewery and this beer. Great stuff.
Rated by Bieniek30 from New York
3.14/5 rDev -18.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.14/5 rDev -18.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Too much smoke for me.
Jan 04, 2015
Rated by Noparking24 from New York
5/5 rDev +29.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +29.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Dark in color, nice smokey aroma, good body for the low abv, and delicious.
Dec 30, 2014
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