Spaced In Time
Finback Brewery - Glendale

 

Full, rich almost syrupy body with fruitiness nicely cut with the bitter.

 

 

 

Can. Back again with another exorbitantly priced Finback. What can I say, they lure me in. Spaced In Time pours about a 7.6 on the ol' Hazeometer™. A hollow crown of head plops it's ass on top of the beer's body. The nose is an absolute dry-hop nuke. A full blown stiff arm of dried tropical fruit and that grassy-green right to the sniff-holes in my skull. Straightforward but effective. Brings some of the juice in the nose, too. Strong. The flavor isn't quite as big of a win. It is definitely a decent tasting beer. But I am paying for a beer that should fall into the elite echelon. Sharp hop notes. Definitely a hop burner. That intense sting of hoppiness/bitterness shoots down my throat. Tropical-fruit flavored aspirin. I often lambaste many a New England IPA for being fruity coffee creamer. This beer could use a bit of that soft, plush fruitiness and creaminess. It's fruity (rindy, dried) but it's harsh as sin. Like taking a Gilette™ razor to the tongue against the grain of thy precious buds! Not worth the $$. Might cool it with Finback for a bit.