Finback Brewery

Microbrewery in Queens, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 2011

Contact
7801 77th Ave, Queens, NY, 11385, United States
Description
Founded in 2011, Finback Brewery is born from a passion for brewing and experimentation. After a long search combing through back streets, along canals, under bridges and industrial no-mans lands, braving collapsing roofs and cardboard box jungles the brewery found a space in Queens in 2013. Armed with a 20 barrel brewhouse, Finback released its first beers brewed in Queens in January 2014. The brewery is proud to call Queens home and become a part of the diverse and rich culture of the borough. We’re excited to be one of NYC’s newest breweries and to make NYC culture even better.

Our aim is to make great beer following our passion for flavor and complexity from quality ingredients and small batch artisanal brewing. We brew fun, unique beers made for enjoyment. We like it hoppy and complex, roasty and smoky, strong and sippable to sessionable and gulpable. Most importantly it’s something to drink with friends, in the backyard, at the beach and at the bar. We make beer because we like to drink it delicious and fresh and because we like to smile.

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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tap at Drinkøteka. Murky orange-ochre body, thick off-white head. Resinous, floral aroma, stone fruit leaning on tropical, some brown sugar, a bit of oxidation. Soft, smoothish taste, dry, showing some oxidation, resinous, herbal, low fruitiness, maybe vaguest of lemony notes, nicely minerally. Kinda makes sense, atypical, not my thing though

Tried from Draft from Drinkøtéka on 16 Jan 2026 at 20:50


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

Gold pour. Thin foam around the rim. Scattered lace. Nice grapefruit flavor with floral notes. Nice beer. Light bodied and light carbonation.

Tried from Can from Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville on 14 Jan 2026 at 00:30


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 8

Labeled as "Something Eggers Special Riwaka" : Gumball, orange blossom, grapefruit, lilly nose. Cloudy amber, medium head little retention. Grapefruit, lilly. Medium body, moderate carbonation.

Tried from Can from Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville on 14 Jan 2026 at 00:12


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

473ml. can. gifted by Mr Riveiro. @"home", Compostela. 10/01/2026
[#8.805 Global - #1.923 United States of America - #20 Finback Brewery]
Pours thick hazy golden with a lacing white head. Aroma: ripe mango, dank hops, resin and papaya. Taste: mango pulp and guava. Plenty of hop burn. Full bodied. Many thanks Ivan R.
Next one, please!

Tried from Can on 11 Jan 2026 at 21:16


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

Can to tulip.
Appearance: murky hazy orange color with a one and a half finger-ed head which dissipated nicely to leave some sliding lace
Aroma: juicy tropical fruity hops, white bready-like malts
Flavor: brisk sweet tropical fruity sweetness with clean malts, delicate aftertaste of tropical fruits
Texture: medium bodied, clean smoothness along the tongue, tropical fruity finish
Overall: nicely done NEDIPA worthy of returning to.

Tried from Can on 11 Jan 2026 at 20:45


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Tried on 31 Dec 2025 at 01:52


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

Can at home, 28th December 2025. Pours a hazy orange yellow. Aroma is tropical and candied fruits. Taste is tropical fruits, medium bitter - nice and poky

Tried from Can on 30 Dec 2025 at 07:50


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can at home, from Craft Central.ie, 29/12/2025.
Murky orange topped with a lasting frothy white head.
Nose is ripe tropicana, grass, melon, papaya, soft malts.
Taste comprises bitter orange, grapefruit, grass, dank nip, pine resin, guava, touch of mango.
Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come resinous hop bitterness with a mellow rising boost.
Solid TIPA ... runs just a touch on the sweet side for my liking but a pretty good bitter sweet balance none the less.

Tried on 29 Dec 2025 at 18:21


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can at home, from Craft Central.ie, 29/12/2025.
Hazed orange topped with a lasting off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is ripe tropicana, grass, pine needle, mandarin, grapefruit.
Taste comprises bitter orange, papaya, grass, pine needle, grapefruit, mandarin.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come lightly resinous hop bitterness.
Solid DIPA.

Tried on 29 Dec 2025 at 18:09


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Can from Lighthouse Wine & Spirits, Beverly. Opaque dark brown, nice sparkle, thin head quickly fading, trace lacing. Aroma is subtle roasted malt, toffee, faint coffee. Taste is strong roasted malt, lighter coffee, late toffee. Smooth, silky texture, lively carbonation, weak finish as taste. Though ABV is low, aroma and taste are relatively week, especially the coffee. Too carbonated. OK but a little disappointing.

Tried from Can from Lighthouse Wine & Spirits on 29 Dec 2025 at 02:20