Origin
Finback Brewery - Glendale
- From:
- Finback Brewery - Glendale
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8.2%
- Score:
- 93
- Avg:
- 4.25 | pDev: 7.53%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 8
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Dec 12, 2018
- Added:
- Oct 02, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 7
SCORE
93
Outstanding
93
Outstanding
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Reviewed by jykleo from New York
4.23/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Canned date 8/23. Poured to Birrateque IPA 18OZ Glass on 9/15.
A:Light orange and hazy colour. about 3 fingers of cloud.
S:Peach, pine and pineapple aroma.
T:Peach first and follow tropical fruit such as mango. Sweetness as well as bitterness are mild.
M:A little bit creamy, smooth, weak carbo.
O:Does not feel this has 8.2% ABV, This is fine. No hops and malts do not insist strong character.
But great balance of the NEIIPA. Soft feel but quit solid IPA. At the later stage, become creamy.
Sep 15, 2018A:Light orange and hazy colour. about 3 fingers of cloud.
S:Peach, pine and pineapple aroma.
T:Peach first and follow tropical fruit such as mango. Sweetness as well as bitterness are mild.
M:A little bit creamy, smooth, weak carbo.
O:Does not feel this has 8.2% ABV, This is fine. No hops and malts do not insist strong character.
But great balance of the NEIIPA. Soft feel but quit solid IPA. At the later stage, become creamy.
Reviewed by NEIPA from Massachusetts
4.57/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.57/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Canned 8/23. Glass: Tulip. Pours a golden yellow straw color, full on haze without being full on turbid a la OH/TH. Nice fluffy white head that leaves good lacing. Nose is nice but a bit subtle, tropical fruit vibes taking the forefront with a bit of floral hops in the background. Taste follows with big but balanced tropical fruit (papaya, passion fruit, pineapple esp.), mellow citrus (tangerine, clementine), and just a hint of pine from the Centennial. Mouthfeel is smooth and luscious without being overly thick/heavy. Bitterness incredibly low for 8.2%—drinks like a 6 percenter. Very well balanced for how many hop varieties they stuffed into this brew. Super easy drinking. Another success from Finback, who IMO have been slaying the game (the past couple months especially).
Sep 12, 2018
Rated by bobkenney31 from Vermont
4.66/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
4.66/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
Man this is good.
Sep 03, 2018
Reviewed by Bluecrow from New York
4.15/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.15/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This cloudy yellow-orange can pour with a 2 cm foam cap has a richly tropical aroma. Prominent flavors are mango, grapefruit and some banana-like esters too. The hop bitterness is moderate and persistent. The mouthfeel is very smooth (wheat?). The relatively high abv is undetectable. This is a very pleasant NE style IPA.
Sep 02, 2018Rated by NEdward from Rhode Island
2.7/5 rDev -36.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.7/5 rDev -36.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
pretty gross
Apr 12, 2018
Reviewed by Billolick from New York
4.27/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
16 oz can, procured at Brew and Co, in Bedford, NY
Pours heavily hazed, light tangerine, super light n tiny bubble off white cap, leaves a nice looking fine film, collar and then bands of again light and airy high rings of lacing, very nice looking beer.
Sniff is of lemons n limes, white pepper, ripe tropical fruits...nice
More of the same on the palate, light tropical fruits, light pepper, yeasty, light ginger....delicious...one of my favorites from FB
Oct 24, 2017Pours heavily hazed, light tangerine, super light n tiny bubble off white cap, leaves a nice looking fine film, collar and then bands of again light and airy high rings of lacing, very nice looking beer.
Sniff is of lemons n limes, white pepper, ripe tropical fruits...nice
More of the same on the palate, light tropical fruits, light pepper, yeasty, light ginger....delicious...one of my favorites from FB
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