About
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.
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.
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500mL bottle. Pours nearly black with no head. Coffee beans, toasted malts, and plenty of bourbon barrels on the nose; a bit of that green pepper character, but not much. Flavour has plenty of bourbon barrels up front, loads of dark sugars, toffee, a bit of char, some coffee. Body is maybe a touch too heavy, but otherwise this is excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2026
at 04:46
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from 500mL bottle. Very dark brown with very minimal beige head. Coffee, very feint hint of floral green pepper, but not distracting. Mild bourbon in the background.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2026
at 04:43
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500mL bottle, pours black with a tiny head. Aroma is full of intense coffee, deep bourbon barrels, sticky sugars, and cocoa. Flavour is quite viscous, with intense coffee upfront, deep syrupy viscosity, huge bourbon barrels, and dark sugars. Quite syrupy palate; sweet but not cloying. The coffee and bourbon are nicely expressed. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2026
at 04:43
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Dark brown, inky, no head. There's plenty of coffee on the nose, toasty malt, lots of dark sugars, and a good bourbon that rounds everything out. Plenty of alcohol on the palate, but really nice dark sugar profile, char, some dried fruits, plenty of coffee as well. The bourbon and sugars bring home a big, lingering, delicious finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2026
at 04:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
EB - Can 473ml. @ [ Petalax 🇫🇮 💻👀 Virtual Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🏠🇩🇰 🍂🍁 ☁️☂️ [ As Finback Open Eyed ]. ABV: 6.5%. [20260912]. 7/-3/7/3/15
Tried
from Can
on 12 Sep 2026
at 12:42
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2026
at 13:36
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, caramel, roasted coffee, vanilla, coconut, taste is bitter coffee, roasted, meaty, chocolate, coconut, vanilla. 8/9/9/9/8.5
Tried
on 08 Sep 2026
at 06:47
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is roasted coffee, meaty, chocolate, vanilla, coconut, taste is huge coffee, chocolate, coconut, vanilla, sweetness cancelled out with the bitter coffee. 8/9/9/9/8.5
Tried
on 07 Sep 2026
at 06:47
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, vanilla, marshmallow, meaty, liquorice, coconut, taste is similar, sweet. 8/9/9/8/8
Tried
on 07 Sep 2026
at 06:43
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Møtereferat fra et særdeles produktivt arbeidsmøte i Jæren Fråholdslag: helt uklar lys gylden med fint skum som varer lenge. Overmoden citrus, bitterappelsiner og granskudd. Skarp men allikevel lettdrikkellig men ikke verdt sine £13:50. Fra Utobeer via min importkoffert.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Sep 2026
at 16:20