Finback Brewery
Microbrewery
in Queens,
New York City,
New York,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 3 Venues
Established in 2011
Contact
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.
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
Keg at wee vault. Pours black, nose is blueberry, chocolate, vanilla, peanuts, taste is similar, sweet.8
Tried
on 21 Apr 2026
at 09:09
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle with Joe. Pours black, nose is nutty, chocolate, vanilla, caramel, taste is chocolate, peanut, caramel, vanilla, coconut, light sweetness. 8/8/9/8%8/
Tried
on 21 Apr 2026
at 08:19
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8
Bottle with Joe. Pours black, nose is chocolate, banana, vanilla, taste is roasted coffee, chocolate, vanilla, banana, some coconut, warming. 8/8/9/9/8
Tried
on 21 Apr 2026
at 08:18
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at home, from Craft Central.ie, 12/04/2026.
Murky orange topped with a lasting frothy white head.
Nose is ripe tropical fruits, raw pineapple, grass, mandarin, subtle hop spice.
Taste comprises grapefruit, pine resin, orange zest, light boost, mango pulp.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with juicy come resinous hop bitterness allied to a mellow rising boost.
Tidy punchy DIPA with an old skool lilt about it.
Murky orange topped with a lasting frothy white head.
Nose is ripe tropical fruits, raw pineapple, grass, mandarin, subtle hop spice.
Taste comprises grapefruit, pine resin, orange zest, light boost, mango pulp.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with juicy come resinous hop bitterness allied to a mellow rising boost.
Tidy punchy DIPA with an old skool lilt about it.
Tried
on 12 Apr 2026
at 15:43
8/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
(Draft at Beer Temple, Amsterdam, 25 Feb 2026) Cloudy golden yellow colour with frothy, off-white head. Fruity nose with citrus, grapefruit, orange, mango, pineapple and herbs. Fruity, hoppy taste with notes of citrus, grapefruit, pineapple, mango, white bread and a balanced citric/herbal bitterness. Almost full body, with a touch of sweetness. Soft mouthfeel. Fresh, hoppy and juicy. Great beer!
Tried
from Draft
at
BeerTemple
on 07 Apr 2026
at 20:11
8.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9.5
Dark black on brown, opaque pour at the source. Weak, dark tan head.
Floral & earthy spices abound. Milky chai spice nose with some extra stout roast.
Smooth cocoa, cinnamon, clove, with a pleasant sweet spice that the board says is cardamom. Black pepper. Evaporated milk. Herbal bite.
Smooth, slight powdered texture, steeeped acidity.
Good one.
Floral & earthy spices abound. Milky chai spice nose with some extra stout roast.
Smooth cocoa, cinnamon, clove, with a pleasant sweet spice that the board says is cardamom. Black pepper. Evaporated milk. Herbal bite.
Smooth, slight powdered texture, steeeped acidity.
Good one.
Tried
from Draft
at
Finback LIC
on 06 Apr 2026
at 16:20
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Short pour at the source.
Frothy, medium honey gold.
Orange honey, oily herbal, semisweet nose.
Honey, lacquered oats, all citra, residual sugar. Lingering lemon honey, powdered sugar finish.
Frothy, boozy, sharp, numbing, ever slightly medicinal finish, but good.
Frothy, medium honey gold.
Orange honey, oily herbal, semisweet nose.
Honey, lacquered oats, all citra, residual sugar. Lingering lemon honey, powdered sugar finish.
Frothy, boozy, sharp, numbing, ever slightly medicinal finish, but good.
Tried
from Draft
at
Finback LIC
on 06 Apr 2026
at 16:17
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Stemware at the source.
Frothy, Flanders feels.
Nose is mostly cocoa & cola.
Rodenbach plus Belgian stout blend. Milky cocoa, mellow roast, slight acid, cherries, brett, faded hops, yep, that's what it is. Too simple for the price.
Okay.
Frothy, Flanders feels.
Nose is mostly cocoa & cola.
Rodenbach plus Belgian stout blend. Milky cocoa, mellow roast, slight acid, cherries, brett, faded hops, yep, that's what it is. Too simple for the price.
Okay.
Tried
from Draft
at
Finback LIC
on 06 Apr 2026
at 16:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Widemouth glass at the source in lic.
Bright & oily medium gold, sticky froth.
Green, unsweet strawberry & orange peel nose. Not too bold here.
Grapefruit, onion, very soapy bitterness, candy chem burn; not the right ratio. Finding lots of misused Simcoe out in the wild lately. Doughy on the tail with a punch of abv.
Meh to okay. Went down medicinal. Not my kid and of wcipa.
Bright & oily medium gold, sticky froth.
Green, unsweet strawberry & orange peel nose. Not too bold here.
Grapefruit, onion, very soapy bitterness, candy chem burn; not the right ratio. Finding lots of misused Simcoe out in the wild lately. Doughy on the tail with a punch of abv.
Meh to okay. Went down medicinal. Not my kid and of wcipa.
Tried
from Draft
at
Finback LIC
on 06 Apr 2026
at 16:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
Golden, bright, long stemware at the lic location.
Yeasty nose. Very subtle fruit, chewing gum, something like mango.
Fizzy, yeasty, bready, lemon, slight apricot acidy, white grapefruit pith finish. Very slight sweetness.
Thin & leaning sharp, mellow carb.
Decent, just leaning a touch the wrong way into yeasty territory.
Yeasty nose. Very subtle fruit, chewing gum, something like mango.
Fizzy, yeasty, bready, lemon, slight apricot acidy, white grapefruit pith finish. Very slight sweetness.
Thin & leaning sharp, mellow carb.
Decent, just leaning a touch the wrong way into yeasty territory.
Tried
from Draft
at
Finback LIC
on 06 Apr 2026
at 16:02