Every Night
Finback Brewery - Glendale

 

 

 

Pours a hazy, bright orange coloration with a medium, fluffy head. Smells of light biscuity malt and tropical, citrus, berry hops, with notes of passion fruit, grapefruit and boysenberry, as well as just a hint of dankness. Taste is an excellent balance of light biscuity malt and fruity, juicy, slightly spicy, dank and piney hops, with tropical, citrus and berry notes of passion fruit, mango, grapefruit, boysenberry and blueberry, as well as hints of spicy weed and pine. Finishes with a medium bitterness and some passion fruit, grapefruit and spicy weed lingering in the aftertaste. Soft mouthfeel with a medium body and carbonation.

While too many NEIPAs make Jack a dull boy, having this after long break really made me realize how much I missed them. Of course it helps that this one is truly excellent and exactly after my own taste, reminding me of why I love Cloudwater beers so much. It's got that great mix of fruity, juicy and dank, slightly piney notes going on, while finishing with a good bitterness, almost like a NE/WC IPA crossover. Very expressive and well-defined topical, citrus and berry notes, I#ve never gotten so much passion fruit from a beer that did not contain Galaxy/Strata hops before, while I also really like those berry notes from Mosaic and Meridian.

 

 

 

 

 

A: The beer is very hazy to cloudy and a bit pale yellow in color. It poured with a quarter finger high white head that left a short head covering the surface and lots of lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of herbs and stone fruit are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell and is somewhat dank with additional notes of grapefruit and hints of mango with slight bits of alcohol.
M: It feels medium-bodied and juicy on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: The taste of this beer has a nice contrast of citrusy/tropical fruits and dankness. It also does a good job at masking nearly all of the alcohol from the taste.

Serving type: can