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Finback Brewery - Glendale

 

 

Pours a hazy, bright orange coloration with a medium, fluffy head. Smells of light biscuity malt and tropical, citrus hops, with notes of papaya, mango, grapefruit and orange, as well as hints, of floral, earthy eccents. Taste is an excellent balance of fruity, juicy, slightly floral, earthy and resinous hops, with tropical, citrus and berry notes of papaya, mango, grapefruit, orange and lighter blueberry, as well as hints of black tea and pine also coming through. Finishes with a medium bitterness and some mango, grapefruit, black tea and pine lingering in the aftertaste. Soft mouthfeel with a medium body and carbonation.

This is my kind of NEIPA, being quite juicy, but also having some bitter, resinous and earthy accents to it. Idaho 7 is getting more and more of a favorite of mine. I love those earthy black tea and resinous pine notes to it, as well as expressive tropical and citrus notes as well. The hops generally stand out vibrant and well-defined here, I always love it when Mosaic shows that blueberry side to it. Overall, this makes for a very enjoyable, juicy NEIPA with a great, somewhat bitter and resinous bite to it.

 

Can: Poured a hazy/cloudy yellow color ale with a medium white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of citrusy hoppy notes with some juicy floral hops undertones. Taste is also a good mix of citrusy hoppy notes with some juicy floral hops undertones notes and some residual sugar notes. Body is full with good carbonation. Interesting NEIPA with nice use of juicy hops but hops notes could have been even more prominent.

 

A 1 pint can, with no clear canned on or best before date. Poured into a winebar glass.

Appearance: A hazy orange colour with a two finger white head that had good retention and left some nice lacing.

Aroma: Tropical fruit, mango, pineapple, orange rind, grapefruit zest, with light piney notes.

Taste: Moderately sweet, with light bitterness. Tropical fruit, mango, grapefruit rind and zest, with a touch of melon and pine.

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.

Overall: Nice aroma and flavours, just full of fruit, makes it really easy and enjoyable to drink.

I am getting to know Finback better and better as I try more of their beers. Exception brewery.

 

Canned on date: ?????

A - Medium opaque golden orange with dense white lacing that sticks on the sides of the glass.

S - Berry, earthiness, and light piney spiciness.

T - Piney spice with citrus and berry from start to finish. Finishes with a nice balance between citrus and sticky pine.

M - Big body with some chewiness, wet in most of the mouth and dry on the back of the tongue.

O - This one is definitely worth a try. Recommended.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16oz. can into a Brookly Brewery snifter.

Despite the style, really a great looking brew. Nose is mango, papaya and clementine with a nice, juicy hop dankness. Beer opens citrus. Hints of mango, clementine, overripe pineapple and a touch of starfruit glazed over with cane sugar. Very sweet. More mango and some strawberry in the middle with loads and loads of cane sugar at the finish. Very solid but a bit too sweet for me. Body is light to medium with moderate to ample carbonation. Prickly and lively on the palate and goes down soft with a lingering, syrupy aftertaste.

A really solid beer overall if not a bit on the sweeter style. Really representative of the style of beer Finback puts out.