Cool Enough
Finback Brewery - Glendale
- From:
- Finback Brewery - Glendale
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.3%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.14 | pDev: 7%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 03, 2017
- Added:
- Apr 25, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
Brux IPA with Pineapple
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Reviewed by StoutElk_92 from Massachusetts
4.46/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
16 oz. can dated 5/11/17
Pours cloudy hazy opaque yellow with a large creamy white foam head. Smells like fresh pineapple, some tropical funk, orange citrus, grapefruit, papaya, melon rind, bready crackery malts, with dank floral earthy herbal grassy pine. Tastes like tart pineapple, tropical funk, bready crackery malts, some orange citrus, grapefruit, papaya, melon rind, with dank floral earthy herbal grassy pine. Feels medium bodied, creamy with moderate high carbonation. Overall a nice Brux Trois brett IPA with pineapple.
Jun 06, 2017Pours cloudy hazy opaque yellow with a large creamy white foam head. Smells like fresh pineapple, some tropical funk, orange citrus, grapefruit, papaya, melon rind, bready crackery malts, with dank floral earthy herbal grassy pine. Tastes like tart pineapple, tropical funk, bready crackery malts, some orange citrus, grapefruit, papaya, melon rind, with dank floral earthy herbal grassy pine. Feels medium bodied, creamy with moderate high carbonation. Overall a nice Brux Trois brett IPA with pineapple.
Reviewed by ichorNet from Massachusetts
3.76/5 rDev -9.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.76/5 rDev -9.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Been getting lots of cool Finback brews around here recently and I hope the trend doesn't die off any time soon. A Brett IPA with pineapple? Alright, I'm definitely down for that.
Pours a pale yellow color with pretty much total opacity in the body. Topped off by a small, demure head of strict white foam that seems to lace somewhat unevenly, this is a little different than expected just from the pour alone. Usually with Brett beers in general I expect a big, voluptuous head but this seems very modest. Small pours rouse about two fingers of foam, but it doesn't stick around much. Coupled with the very uncharacteristically light, pallid color, I can't say I'm super into how this one looks. Mileage may vary, though.
Nose is an improvement with some bright tropical hoppiness and, of course, pineapple juice. The Brett funk comes across very lightly. Brux Trois is said to have some pineapple elements by itself, so it makes sense to pair this with the actual fruit. Smart move by Finback, who are well known for their clever and deft recipe creation at this point. Semi-musty and rustic with some sulfurous notes that seem to clash with the bright pineapple and tropical notes. Kind of seems about half-and-half here. I like the concept but the juicy and rustic aspects of the nose feel like they compete rather than work together.
Flavor is a slight improvement on the nose as well, so that's good. I get a flash of funky and earthy Brett upfront followed by juicy and clinging tropical fruit and hops. A wash of sweet pineapple hits in the transition to the finish, which seems to be cleaned up nicely by more Brett. This time, it's a solid dryness that rounds out each sip. I'm not wild about the flavors here and this feels kinda conservative (both in hopping rate and Brett use) for Finback, but I get the feeling this is a beer that is easy to overextend on and make undrinkable very easily. In a sense, I'm better with them reining this one in than going balls-out and making something harsh. Feel is bright and crisp with a quick and to-the-point finish. Carbonation is medium-high and body is light-ish for an IPA, both of which make sense given the yeast in play here. I hope they revisit this idea soon and work on the malt and hops so they match what they're clearly trying to do here, because something about this feels under-par given its provenance.
May 20, 2017Pours a pale yellow color with pretty much total opacity in the body. Topped off by a small, demure head of strict white foam that seems to lace somewhat unevenly, this is a little different than expected just from the pour alone. Usually with Brett beers in general I expect a big, voluptuous head but this seems very modest. Small pours rouse about two fingers of foam, but it doesn't stick around much. Coupled with the very uncharacteristically light, pallid color, I can't say I'm super into how this one looks. Mileage may vary, though.
Nose is an improvement with some bright tropical hoppiness and, of course, pineapple juice. The Brett funk comes across very lightly. Brux Trois is said to have some pineapple elements by itself, so it makes sense to pair this with the actual fruit. Smart move by Finback, who are well known for their clever and deft recipe creation at this point. Semi-musty and rustic with some sulfurous notes that seem to clash with the bright pineapple and tropical notes. Kind of seems about half-and-half here. I like the concept but the juicy and rustic aspects of the nose feel like they compete rather than work together.
Flavor is a slight improvement on the nose as well, so that's good. I get a flash of funky and earthy Brett upfront followed by juicy and clinging tropical fruit and hops. A wash of sweet pineapple hits in the transition to the finish, which seems to be cleaned up nicely by more Brett. This time, it's a solid dryness that rounds out each sip. I'm not wild about the flavors here and this feels kinda conservative (both in hopping rate and Brett use) for Finback, but I get the feeling this is a beer that is easy to overextend on and make undrinkable very easily. In a sense, I'm better with them reining this one in than going balls-out and making something harsh. Feel is bright and crisp with a quick and to-the-point finish. Carbonation is medium-high and body is light-ish for an IPA, both of which make sense given the yeast in play here. I hope they revisit this idea soon and work on the malt and hops so they match what they're clearly trying to do here, because something about this feels under-par given its provenance.
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