Skull Hammer
Finch Beer Co. in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
6.93
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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: copper/auburn color with a two finger white foamy head which settled off at a nice pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: piney to citrusy with a touch of floral hops then a caramel/toffee maltiness strolling in underneath
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine bitttersweet to bitter quality; finishes malt forward with a bit of a more stiffer vibe of those hops
Texture: medium bodied, leaning into being a sipper; light smoothness but a good noticeable dryness on the tongue
Overall: old school DIPA that I didn't mind for me. Perhaps I could revisit this.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: copper/auburn color with a two finger white foamy head which settled off at a nice pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: piney to citrusy with a touch of floral hops then a caramel/toffee maltiness strolling in underneath
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine bitttersweet to bitter quality; finishes malt forward with a bit of a more stiffer vibe of those hops
Texture: medium bodied, leaning into being a sipper; light smoothness but a good noticeable dryness on the tongue
Overall: old school DIPA that I didn't mind for me. Perhaps I could revisit this.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Mar 2026
at 00:31
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can. Golden in color with a three finger head. Aroma is citrus, bread and hay. Taste is a tad fruity sweet upfront then it gets bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2025
at 05:49
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2024
at 18:34
5/10
Pours amber with a fluffy white head. Aroma of hop resins. Taste has viney must, vague herbal notes, hop oils. Pine and resin on the palate, some hop bite. Unremarkable.
Tried
on 28 Sep 2020
at 02:46
8/10
Tried
on 03 Mar 2018
at 15:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can pour into nonic pint glass from Manchester Wine and Liquors. Appearance is cloudy light brown/dark orange with lots of dark floaters, mild sparkle at the edges of the glass, finger-width foamy off-white head with fair retention and light foamy lacing. Aroma is citrus, fruit and pine. Taste is sweet fruit and citrus with late bitter pine and earthy resin. Palate is medium bodied with thick texture, soft carbonation and sweet over bitter finish. Overall, not as fruity/juicy and more bitter than expected from the description. Decent enough but not terribly unique.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Aug 2017
at 20:43
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
16oz can. Unfiltered orange-tan body. quite murky. Massive, pour delaying, off-white head. Still comes off bitter and diesel and oniony despite the solid hop bill. Boozy, heavy for the moderate ABV. Floaties at the bottom quarter of the can. Maybe this beast just can’t stand the test of time.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Aug 2017
at 01:37
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can - pours orange gold white head - nose and taste of lemon, alcohol soaked orange peel and biscuit malt - medium body
Tried
from Can
on 29 May 2017
at 16:22
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Purchased at Finch Kitchen in Chicago, IL; enjoyed at home on a snowy Sunday afternoon while watching football. Appearance is a dark golden ruby with a large frothy white head. Aroma is very nice, grapefruit and orange peel notes, smell is very nice. Taste is also very nice, the bartender @ Finch Kitchen told me this is much better in can, I didn’t try on tap, but it’s very good from can. Will have again!
Tried
from Can
on 11 Dec 2016
at 14:01