Finch Beer Co.
Microbrewery
in
Chicago,
Illinois,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: The Perch Kitchen & Tap
Established in 2011
Contact
Description
Brewers of great craft beer, packaged in beautiful cans in Chicago.
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Good balance. Lots of citrus and some caramelized malt. Hazy orange pour with ok head and lacing. Medium bitter finish. Hood stuff. Tall can.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jun 2015
at 19:44
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Glass, 12 ounces, draught, trip to Dark Lord Day, savoured on April 24 2015; eye: orangey, hazy, no effervescence, nice white head that turns into a thin sheet, lots of lacing; nose: resinous hops, light “old socks”, grapefruit; mouth: resinous hops, light “old socks”, grapefruit, dry finale in grapefruit, full body, good carbonation, rather bitter, harsh texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Verre, 12 onces, en fût, voyage pour Dark Lord Day, savourée le 24 avril 2015; œil : orangée, trouble, pas d’effervescence, belle mousse blanche qui se transforme en une mince couverture, beaucoup de dentelle; nez : houblon résineux, léger chausson, pamplemousse; bouche : houblon résineux, léger chausson, pamplemousse, finale sèche en pamplemousse, corsée, bonne carbonatation, plutôt amère, texture râpeuse; en résumé : bien
Tried
on 15 Jun 2015
at 17:46
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottom of the can reads: \"00701.\" Don’t know what that means, but hey, alright, here’s the rest.
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a hazy bronzed golden brown color with a slim finger’s worth of white foamy rocky head. It delicately dissipates nicely. A slim layer of messy lacing roams about the glass.
The smell starts off with a thick rich caramel maltiness over a light bitter citrus hop.
The taste was sweet over the caramel malts. The bitter citrus was slightly there, but really light. There’s no aftertaste nor finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a decent sessionability about it. Carbonation seemed okay for the style and for me.
Overall, its a decent DIPA, nothing over the top, probably would have again depending what else was served. It definitely ranges on the maltier side of a DIPA.
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a hazy bronzed golden brown color with a slim finger’s worth of white foamy rocky head. It delicately dissipates nicely. A slim layer of messy lacing roams about the glass.
The smell starts off with a thick rich caramel maltiness over a light bitter citrus hop.
The taste was sweet over the caramel malts. The bitter citrus was slightly there, but really light. There’s no aftertaste nor finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a decent sessionability about it. Carbonation seemed okay for the style and for me.
Overall, its a decent DIPA, nothing over the top, probably would have again depending what else was served. It definitely ranges on the maltier side of a DIPA.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jun 2015
at 18:19
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Can: Pours bitter with a small, dark head. Licorice, chocolate aroma. Strong, bitter-sweet chocolate malt. Nice, long, piney bitter. Really good.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jun 2015
at 17:28
2/10
Tried
on 01 Jun 2015
at 22:50
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can. Chocolate malt and spruce aroma. Dark brown with moderate tan head. Sweet light chocolate malt and strong bitter spruce/grapefruit peel flavor. Lingering hops bitterness. A hop bomb.
Tried
from Can
on 27 May 2015
at 19:57
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Very hazy golden coloured body with a honey glow and a thinnish, half centimetre tall white head. Aroma of bright grassy and herbal hops, wheat, grass, alcohol, bunches of yeast, bananas and some clove spiciness. Medium-bodied; Astringent spice, yeast, grass and herbal elements show the wheat style up front, but the dry and floral qualities make this feel like almost a saison or even a belgian single. Aftertaste is pleasant and rather complex with the tastes of yeast and cloves that give way to a light and airy wheat flavour with a good deal of hops. Overall, a nice beer with a good flavour profile and still light enough to drink on a warm summer day, even when it’s around 80degrees F and you watched WWII planes go by the capital of the USA earlier in the day. I sampled this sixteen ounce can purchased from Whole Foods in Fairfax, Virginia on 15-November-2014 for US$1,99 sampled at home in Washington on 08-May-2015.
Tried
from Can
on 09 May 2015
at 01:03
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
This was poured into a nonic pint glass.
The appearance was a hazy bronzed orange color with a one and a half finger white foamy head that dissipated within less than a minute leaving some messy lacing.
The smell had a sharp sweet to bitter citrus blend coursing it’s way between bittersweet pine. A nice caramel malt backbone graces underneath.
The taste was balanced between the sweet citrus and bitter pine and levels out to the malt backbone nicely. A nice balanced citrus sweetness to pine aftertaste leads to a semi-dry citrus finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a wonderful sessionability about it. The carbonation seemed good for the style and for me. Bitterness seemed balanced as well to have a nice harshness against my tongue.
Overall, this was a really nice fairly crushable AIPA that I would love to have again and possibly even just drink from the can on a hot Summer’s day.
The appearance was a hazy bronzed orange color with a one and a half finger white foamy head that dissipated within less than a minute leaving some messy lacing.
The smell had a sharp sweet to bitter citrus blend coursing it’s way between bittersweet pine. A nice caramel malt backbone graces underneath.
The taste was balanced between the sweet citrus and bitter pine and levels out to the malt backbone nicely. A nice balanced citrus sweetness to pine aftertaste leads to a semi-dry citrus finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a wonderful sessionability about it. The carbonation seemed good for the style and for me. Bitterness seemed balanced as well to have a nice harshness against my tongue.
Overall, this was a really nice fairly crushable AIPA that I would love to have again and possibly even just drink from the can on a hot Summer’s day.
Tried
from Can
on 04 May 2015
at 11:05
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Another remarkable milestone beer for me wow do I not plan. Fizzy yellow green pour. Nose is lemon and wheat. Tastes of wheat, lemon, lime, grains, hint of earth. Spritzer palate. Semi sweet finish.
Tried
on 30 Apr 2015
at 20:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
A hazed golden ipa with a thin lacing off white head. In aroma, nice biscuit malt with loads of c-hops, floral and resinous, grapefruit pulp, nice and classic. In mouth, a nice biscuit malt with piney and resinous floral hops, grapefruit pulp, nice and quaffable, yet complex and resinous. On tap at Range, Chicago.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Apr 2015
at 15:27