If Whales Could Fly
Finback Brewery - Glendale
- From:
- Finback Brewery - Glendale
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #805 - ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 92
Ranked #6,828 - Avg:
- 4.24 | pDev: 6.13%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 14, 2025
- Added:
- Feb 27, 2021
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
92
Outstanding
92
Outstanding
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by FLima from Brazil
4.1/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.1/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Hazy orange whitish color with a thin head.
Somewhat citrusy aroma with notes of pine, lemon and white fruits.
Flavor with notes of pine, mango, white fruits, some onion powder, berries, a bit of oat and guava. Dry and bitter aftertaste.
Full body with appropriate carbonation. Alcohol of 9% is mildly felt, but feels harmonic.
Good Double IPA with nice tropical, berries and white fruit notes.
Sep 14, 2025Somewhat citrusy aroma with notes of pine, lemon and white fruits.
Flavor with notes of pine, mango, white fruits, some onion powder, berries, a bit of oat and guava. Dry and bitter aftertaste.
Full body with appropriate carbonation. Alcohol of 9% is mildly felt, but feels harmonic.
Good Double IPA with nice tropical, berries and white fruit notes.
Rated by Winton_Ross from New York
4.06/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Likely better with less alcohol.
Mar 26, 2025
Rated by jbolger from Connecticut
4.46/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4/10/23 Hazy Double NE style IPA. 9% ABV. Mosaic & Meridian hops. Tropical fruits, no bitterness. Delicious. Well done!
Apr 10, 2023
Reviewed by cambabeer from New York
3.94/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Look is pretty standard yellow hazy, a little on the gold side. White head that leaves decent lacing on the glass. Sticky tropical fruits on the nose - guava, papaya, a little citrus and booze. Taste is resiny hop oily with a bit of alcohol, and then those tropical fruits and a bitter alcohol hop combo finish. This one feels a little hotter than some - medium heavy slick mouthfeel.
Feb 27, 2023
Reviewed by brureview from Massachusetts
4.25/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Finback seems to be changing its approach to DIPAs. Away from the solid NEIPA and brewing with different hops. This beer is DDH with Meridian, along with Simcoe and Citra. More of a tropical and citrus mix. Very smooth and less hoppy than their other DIPAs. Highly recommended.
Apr 01, 2021
Rated by BEERMILER12 from Maine
4.25/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap at GLB
Mar 29, 2021
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