Fascist Pig
Finch Beer Co. in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.49
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A deep red malt-forward ale brewed with plenty of caramel malts and a touch of rye, brewed and dry-hopped with Palisade and Zythos hops.
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6.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can. Cloudy amber color, scant edge head. Aroma of pine, flowers. Taste is very bitter pine resin.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Sep 2013
at 14:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Pours a murky reddish brown with a thin head and aromas of figgy brown sugar with a little leaf litter and very faint resin. First sip reveals a thick and sugary beer with a decent hop bitterness, but not a lot of direction in either. Brown sugar, dates and figs drive the malt, while the hops profile plays second fiddle with a bit of non-descript bitterness. Stick and sweet, but I am left wanting a bit more direction.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Aug 2013
at 20:09
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Rich deep copper coloured body with a thick, three centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of alcohol, tons of fruit sweetness, honey, resinous hops, pine and a good malt backbone. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong malty flavour with plenty of alcohol, hops, honey and some light fruit notes - even on the finish. Aftertaste shows a very nice rich malt flavour with a good hint of alcohol, but not overwhelming and a rather syrupy and resinous hop finish. Overall, a nice beer with plenty of flavour, some good hop kicks and a nice malt backbone throughout. I sampled this 16 ounce can purchased from Merchant’s in Dearborn, Michigan on 02-August-2013 for US$2.99 sampled a day later at home in Woodhaven, Michigan on 03-August-2013.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Aug 2013
at 14:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Total Wine, Fairfax 4-pack: Pours amber with a light beige head. Aroma is some citrus hops, rye, a whole lot of caramel. This beer is mostly sweet, caramel malts, balanced against a lighter hoppy undertone. Aftertaste is a plenty of sugar. Kind of sweet, but not cloying. Easy to drink for the ABV.
Tried
on 28 Jul 2013
at 18:08
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours murky dark amber with a fleeting off-white head. The aroma is malty and a bit nutty. Malt sweetness on the front with a little hop bitterness in the finish. Simple and straightforward.
Tried
on 26 Jul 2013
at 17:55
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap at Sugar Maple. Smooth caramel malt, end of the barrel. Big on the specialty malts, drinkable unexceptional offering. Enjoyable enough, but sort of a one-dimensional malt river. Not to say there isn’t some hop balance, they just aren’t competing. Drinkable, quite forgettable.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jul 2013
at 14:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled from a 16 oz can this beer poured a murky brown color with a large creamy/soapy orange-brown head that lingered and left decent lacing. The aroma was pine, pineapple and crystal malt. The flavor was sour crystal malt, pine, resin and a bit of earthy hops. Medium length sour pine finish. Medium body. Alcohol well hidden. Ok.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jul 2013
at 16:10
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft @ When Pigs Fly. Hazy amber color with some retention. The aroma is spicy hops and caramel. The flavor starts with caramel and toffee. Notes of rye and some faint herbal hops notes in the finish. Its medium bodied with moderate carbonation. I never would have guessed it was an 8 percent beer, so it does have some drinkability. However, overall the flavor wasn’t getting me real excited.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jun 2013
at 13:51
7/10
Tried
on 01 Jun 2013
at 20:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample at the Big Tap In on 04/20/2013. Hazy reddish-brown color with a medium tan head that recedes steadily. Stringy lacing on the glass. Malt, pine and hops in the nose. Medium-bodied with flavors of caramel malt, resiny hops and a touch of spice. The finish is malty up front with a hoppy aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Apr 2013
at 18:39