Hardcore Chimera

Finch Beer Co. in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸

IPA - Imperial / Double Regular

Score

6.80

ABV: 9.0%

IBU: 80

Ticks: 60

An American style imperial IPA brewed with Citra, Simcoe, Columbus, Cascade and Mosaic hops. Hardcore Chimera is then dry hopped with over a pound of hops per BBL. Ringing in with over 80 IBU’s, Hardcore Chimera’s intense aroma and flavor of passion fruit and citrus is balanced out against a hearty grain bill that lends to the beer’s deceptively drinkable 9% ABV.

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7.6

Maverick (5074) reviewed Hardcore Chimera from Finch Beer Co. 9 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Pours a yellow gold from can. Lots of hoppy aromatics. Citrus and a dry us finish. Decent.

Tried from Can on 20 May 2025 at 01:31

kristincedar (7052) ticked Hardcore Chimera from Finch Beer Co. 1 year ago

Tastes good with beads.

Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 18:25

Edwgallo (6795) ticked Hardcore Chimera from Finch Beer Co. 4 years ago

Tried from Can on 30 Dec 2021 at 13:19

Marduk (26467) ticked Hardcore Chimera from Finch Beer Co. 7 years ago

Tried from Growler on 16 Jan 2019 at 08:54

Martin Lindström (24380) ticked Hardcore Chimera from Finch Beer Co. 7 years ago

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Tried on 10 Sep 2018 at 10:26

tfontana (7277) reviewed Hardcore Chimera from Finch Beer Co. 8 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can pour into tulip glass from The City, Plaistow NH. Appearance is mildly hazy light orange with no sparkle, 1/2-finger width fizzy white head with poor retention and trace lacing. Aroma is floral, citrus, dank resin and malt backbone. Taste is mango, fruit, light candied sugar, mild dank resin. Palate is medium bodied with smooth, slightly foamy texture, mildest pleasant alcohol warmth, lively carbonation and more sweet than bitter finish. Overall, some nice complexity but a smidge too much sugary sweetness.

Tried from Can on 13 Jan 2018 at 19:31

Meilby (14731) reviewed Hardcore Chimera from Finch Beer Co. 8 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can 473ml @ My parent's place
Pours hazy golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, citrus, grapefruit and alcohol. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and medium bitter with a long warm, caramel, citrus, grapefruit and pine finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried from Can on 25 Nov 2017 at 11:22

RuneBlix (26316) reviewed Hardcore Chimera from Finch Beer Co. 9 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

473ml can shared by Finn. Grey-orange coloured body, pearl white head, rings of lacing down the glass. Well hopped aroma of juicy fruits with a touch of malty sweetness beneath. Fruity taste profile with impact of orange and peaches backed by bread-like malts and caramel. Fruity bitter endnotes. Mouth filling. Mostly hidden alcohol. Pleasing (Rating session with Finn and djoeye, Tromsø 11.02.2017).

Tried from Can on 13 Feb 2017 at 01:39

6.8

Finn (18112) reviewed Hardcore Chimera from Finch Beer Co. 9 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Boks 473ml fra Alko Oulu - Stockmann. Delt med djoeye & Rune i heimen 11 Feb 17. Aprikosfarget. Lavt kremaktig skum som etterlater tynn lacing. Uklar. Lett aprikosaroma. Myk munnfølelse. Smaken rabarbra & sukkertøy. Lett tørr ettersmak. Alkoholen godt kamuflert.

Tried on 12 Feb 2017 at 06:12

3.8

Sigmund (14587) reviewed Hardcore Chimera from Finch Beer Co. 9 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

Shared can at local tasting, ABV 9%. Cloudy golden colour, white head. Aroma of stale orange marmalade and grain. The flavour is fairly sweet, very bitter and unbalanced. Not something I would buy again.

Tried from Can on 22 Jan 2017 at 15:20