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Finback Brewery - Glendale

The can pour is pale yellow and densely cloudy. There is only a wisp of foam atop. The aroma is grapefruit and pineapple. The flavor also includes pineapple and spruce. The body is crisp and somewhat dry. There is a tingly effervescence within. This is quite pleasurable.

aptly named here, i feel like this is almost healthful and salubrious, like its bringing me back as i drink it. not overly thick a silky slushy looking, cleaner than that, bright for being hazy, and having a tall white head with great lacing on it. i like the combination of citra with something more woodsy and high alpha, in this case columbus, its a match made in heaven, especially in the nose where the best of both varietals is on display. lots pf pine and spruce at first, the oily richness is big here, but the citra is rather bold as well, pushing up through the pine, grapefruit and clementine in nose and flavor, and a long slickness through it, drinking perhaps a little more heavy than refreshing, but its like nutrient dense or something and really feels like a battery recharge as i drink through it. sometimes simple beer is best, and thats the case here, a cereal grain base thats got some heft and some well timed hops, simple as that. fermented to dry but with some perceived sweetness at the end from the oiliness of the hops, citra actually lasts longer than columbus here, but the bitterness is there as well. great glass of beer!

Tap @Finback.

 

 

 

Canned 10/30/18
Pours a large foamy bubbly head that hits a finger and fades at a med pace, little bubble lacing, super murky pale ghostly white color

Nose is a little dank but mostly citrus, a bit of spicy hops and pine in the background, orange cream, little mango tangerine, more of that floury pulpy malt or yeast thing, perhaps water treatment, little mango orange sherbet

Taste quite creamy malt wheat base, soft a little juicy, some orange, pith, generic citrus rind, mild mango sherbet again, turning a little spicy and hint of pine later, more mild papery pulp wheat yeast thing, and then turning to a spicy bitter astringent hop later like hop particulate in trub or something, def not a fan of the finish like I took a bite out of the trub

Mouth is med bod, creamy soft, decent carb

Overall started OK, then finished very unpleasant for NEIPA or any IPA for that matter, think the can was bottom of the barrel or just not crashed well, which is too bad as I expect a lot more from Finback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A: The beer is cloudy light yellow in color. It poured with a thin layer of bright white bubbles on the surface and a narrow collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Light to moderate aromas of citrusy hops are present in the nose—limes stand out in particular.
T: The taste is similar to the smell and has flavors of lime citrus along with additional notes of gooseberry and honeydew melon. No bitterness is perceptible.
M: It feels medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This IPA is easy to drink and has pleasant aromas and flavors of fruity hops.

Serving type: can

 

 

 

 

Canned on 6/1/18

Pours a totally opaque straw hue, almost resembling hazy, golden sand; a good-sized soft, white head sits neatly on top, fading relatively quickly and leaving sticky rings of lacing with some good staying power.

Smells of grass and fresh, biscuity grain with herbal hop undertones; dank and incredibly earthy.

Taste is a toned-down extension of the smell; I'm getting soft herbal notes, light pine, and fresh spring water.

Mouthfeel is a bit thin, but I'm finding it works relatively well alongside the beer's earthier qualities; it stays juicy, and is definitely refreshing.

A solid, if not fairly basic, Finback IPA. If there's one thing to be said, it's that this beer does 'drinkable' very nicely.