Wavy Lines
Finback Brewery - Glendale

 

 

 

 

16 oz. can

Pours foggy hazy straw yellow gold with a dense creamy white foam head. Smells like caramelized toasty biscuity crackery grainy malts, some mango, lychee, apple, pear, peach, grapefruit, orange citrus, lemon, pineapple, mild spice, with floral earthy herbal grassy pine. Tastes like zesty lemony citrus, orange, grapefruit, pineapple, apple, pear, lychee, peach, mango, caramelized toasty biscuity crackery grainy malts, some spice, with floral earthy herbal grassy pine. Feels medium-light bodied, creamy with moderate carbonation. Overall a really nice hoppy pilsner.

 

 

Light hazy golden body with white bubbly head. Aroma of grass, light lemon, pine, and citrus. Tastes of light lemon, citrus, peach, pine, grass, and light bitterness. Light bodied with medium carbonation.

 

Nice creamy foamy head hits 1 finger fades slowly nice lacing, very murky hazy pear color

Nose light straw pilsner malt, little bread dough, mild grassy hop,

Taste blond pilsner malts, little vanilla cake thing wheat straw, cereal, not really any lager, and lots of cereal, little grassy hop

Mouth is lighter bod, creamy wheat, lighter
Overall this was far from a German pilsner, tons of wheat, no real lager, almost no hop, completely missed the style, although a decent beer if it were a wheat beer.

The can is unassuming. The beer pours a hazy, pale straw. I was pleasantly surprised by the aroma, a faint grassyness but mildly sweet. The initial taste is a dry bitterness met with a slight squeeze of citrus zest that waters the tongue. Not overwhelming flavor, but bright, clean and quite dynamic for the style. The mouthfeel is a tight carbonation that opens to a smooth and refreshing lightness. Overall, a very unique beer especially considering the category. Will seek it out for a flavorful, easy going beer.