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From:
Finback Brewery
 
New York, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
8%
Score:
90
Avg:
4.16 | pDev: 6.97%
Reviews:
3
Ratings:
14
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 21, 2020
Added:
Nov 07, 2018
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Watermelon IPA
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Ratings by jykleo:
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Reviewed by jykleo from New York

4.17/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Tap @Finback.

NIce hazy looking.
Watermelon centered.
Quite smooth and semi sweet.
Very nice but not my direction.

(IIPA, DH, Citra, Blanc, El Dorado)
Dec 09, 2018
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.42 by Bogdawg from Massachusetts

Sep 21, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by Patches826 from Massachusetts

Feb 07, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by LAM01833 from Massachusetts

Jan 18, 2019
 
Rated: 4.1 by KMcGrath from Massachusetts

Jan 18, 2019
 
Rated: 4.23 by smithj4 from New York

Jan 04, 2019
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Reviewed by VelvetExtract from Massachusetts

4.02/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Can. Finback...keep buying them. Rarely enjoy them. Sounds like a me problem. Pours like a textbook New England IPA. Aroma is pretty muted. I actually do get a little watermelon in the nose. Flavor is definitely watermelon. Tastes like watermelon salad. Actually, this is surprisingly pretty good. It works. Hop and watermelon. One of the better Finbacks.
Dec 29, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by PhineasMcClintock from Massachusetts

Dec 22, 2018
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

4.15/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
i dont often like fruited ipa, and i almost never like watermelon beer, so this one was a real surprise to me, a totally drinkable, rightly restrained, and quenching hoppy beer with the right amount of watermelon in it, i thought they nailed this, way ahead of expectations even though i know everything from finback is high quality. they did a great job on something very difficult i think here. the look and the apparent hop profile in the nose are not dissimilar to a lot of other finback beers we had in this session, decidedly new school, mostly dry hopped, and at least one of citra, mosaic, or amarillo i have to think, if not all three of them together. juicy and bright, not too heavy on the grain side but with enough body for sure. the twist here is the watermelon, and how compatible it is with the hops, unexpected. the watermelon is ripe and natural and in the background, sweet and fleshy, but like its been juiced and more or less fermented out, its not overpowering, and it doesnt linger longer than the hops on the swallow, which is my usual criticism of this sort of thing. so drinkable, a taste of summer in the wintertime, and still an ipa first. the watermelon is so true. yum!
Dec 17, 2018
 
Rated: 3.84 by wshinevar from Massachusetts

Dec 17, 2018
 
Rated: 4.43 by tobelerone from New Jersey

Dec 16, 2018
 
Rated: 4.21 by HopLuva from Massachusetts

Dec 14, 2018
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Rated by StoutElk_92 from Massachusetts

4.61/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Sweet, tropical, mildly dank, fruity, watermelon, smooth, creamy lactose
Dec 13, 2018
 
Rated: 4.54 by rdoggg from Pennsylvania

Dec 13, 2018
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Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 14 ratings