Jewel Shard
Finback Brewery - Glendale
- From:
- Finback Brewery - Glendale
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8.3%
- Score:
- 92
- Avg:
- 4.21 | pDev: 4.04%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Mar 07, 2019
- Added:
- Jan 26, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
92
Outstanding
92
Outstanding
DIPA dipping with berry citrus dreams.
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Reviewed by Izzo from New York
4.31/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Beautiful hazy orange juice color, nice head, notes of orange, lemon, lemon grass, hides its alcohol well and has sweet fruit flavor on the palate. Worth seeking out. Apparently only place to get it is at the brewery in Queens. Delicious.
Mar 07, 2019
Reviewed by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania
4.28/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
On tap.
A - Opaque golden tan color with thick and creamy white lacing, low carbonation.
S - Citrus, tropical fruit, mango, papaya, and pineapple aroma jumps out of the glass and is aromatic from a good three feet way. Very dank and aromatic.
T - Tropical fruit, citrus, melon, some blueberry, mango, pineapple, nectarine, and all from start to finish with lingering tropical fruit rind bitterness.
M - Thick and chewy with some carbonation pricklies.
O - A fantastic D-IPA right here!
Feb 27, 2019A - Opaque golden tan color with thick and creamy white lacing, low carbonation.
S - Citrus, tropical fruit, mango, papaya, and pineapple aroma jumps out of the glass and is aromatic from a good three feet way. Very dank and aromatic.
T - Tropical fruit, citrus, melon, some blueberry, mango, pineapple, nectarine, and all from start to finish with lingering tropical fruit rind bitterness.
M - Thick and chewy with some carbonation pricklies.
O - A fantastic D-IPA right here!
Reviewed by metter98 from New York
3.98/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A: The beer is very hazy yellow in color. It poured with a finger high white head that left a large, thin patch of bubbles that covered most of the surface and some lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Light aromas of honeydew melon and grapefruit citrus are present in the nose. There are initially some hints of vanilla but these seem to dissipate as the beer begins to warm up.
T: The taste follows the smell and has flavors of melon and grapefruit along with hints of mangos. There is a light to moderate amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied and crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation. The IPA also felt slightly juicy.
O: The taste of this beer has a good balance of different flavors, neither of which really stood out in particular. It hid any traces of alcohol very well.
Serving type: can
Feb 16, 2019S: Light aromas of honeydew melon and grapefruit citrus are present in the nose. There are initially some hints of vanilla but these seem to dissipate as the beer begins to warm up.
T: The taste follows the smell and has flavors of melon and grapefruit along with hints of mangos. There is a light to moderate amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied and crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation. The IPA also felt slightly juicy.
O: The taste of this beer has a good balance of different flavors, neither of which really stood out in particular. It hid any traces of alcohol very well.
Serving type: can
Reviewed by Jlabs from New York
4.24/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured into a tulip glass via draft at Finback
Color is a bright golden yellow with white foam
Smell is citrus and melon with a touch of Vanilla?
Taste is sweet citrus and a little bit of the vanilla i smelled
Medium carbonation
Mouthfeel is full and a tad creamy
More goodness from Finback
Feb 14, 2019Color is a bright golden yellow with white foam
Smell is citrus and melon with a touch of Vanilla?
Taste is sweet citrus and a little bit of the vanilla i smelled
Medium carbonation
Mouthfeel is full and a tad creamy
More goodness from Finback
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
4.29/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
On tap at Row 34 in Boston, MA.
This one pours a very hazy and bright orange/yellow color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.
This smells like hoppy lemon, soft peach, mango, and pink grapefruit, with some grassiness on the back end.
This is quite delicious, and just further shows how underrated Finback is. It's got a unique juiciness to it - the lemon and peach tones work well here. There's a touch of fresh grassy bitterness on the back end, too. I like this a lot.
This is crisp, clean, and with a nice full creamy body. It's very drinkable.
I don't drink enough Finback IPAs, probably - every time I do, I'm reminded how delicious they are.
Feb 04, 2019This one pours a very hazy and bright orange/yellow color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.
This smells like hoppy lemon, soft peach, mango, and pink grapefruit, with some grassiness on the back end.
This is quite delicious, and just further shows how underrated Finback is. It's got a unique juiciness to it - the lemon and peach tones work well here. There's a touch of fresh grassy bitterness on the back end, too. I like this a lot.
This is crisp, clean, and with a nice full creamy body. It's very drinkable.
I don't drink enough Finback IPAs, probably - every time I do, I'm reminded how delicious they are.
Rated by robotic_being from Illinois
4.18/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Drank at Wakefest in Miami, 2019.
Feb 04, 2019
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