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.
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can at home, from HOTM online IIRC, 31/08/2026.
Moderately hazed golden orange topped with a lasting off white head.
Nose is bitter orange, grass, pine needle, mandarin, grapefruit.
Taste comprises orange pith, subtle hop spice, pine resin, dank nibble, papaya, rip melon.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come resinous hop bitterness.
Solid well rounded DIPA.
Moderately hazed golden orange topped with a lasting off white head.
Nose is bitter orange, grass, pine needle, mandarin, grapefruit.
Taste comprises orange pith, subtle hop spice, pine resin, dank nibble, papaya, rip melon.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come resinous hop bitterness.
Solid well rounded DIPA.
Tried
on 31 Aug 2026
at 16:47
8.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Очень много шоколада, причём разного. Сухость от него на глотке, бочка есть, но не сильная. Хорошее начало феста.
Tried
on 30 Aug 2026
at 17:59
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Keg at Craft Beer Co - Hazy gold. Foamy white head. Aroma is super fruity with a herbal and slightly bitter edge. Light-medium sour with a sweet streak. Underlying porridge. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Craft Beer Co - Covent Garden
on 30 Aug 2026
at 16:16
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Very good stuff. Massively drinkable, little white pepper, some tropical vibes. Moderate rindy bitterness. Bit of boozy warmth. Tangerine, mango, papaya. Super enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
at
Finback Brewery
on 27 Aug 2026
at 19:02
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
473ml can. Almost clear golden with a white head. Aroma of orange, melon, peach, resin. Taste of orange, grapefruit, citrus peel, peach, melon, pine, long resinous finish, moderate bitterness. Medium bodied.
Very decent for the relatively low ABV.
Very decent for the relatively low ABV.
Tried
from Can
from Trembling Madness Online Shop
on 25 Aug 2026
at 21:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark brown. Lots of coffee on the nose, along with the other adjuncts. It all makes sense on the nose. On the palate, they do come together a little bit differently. There's lots of sweet richness, coffee, grape, and then peanut butter in the finish. Big body, well-balanced even with all the adjuncts.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Finback LIC
on 23 Aug 2026
at 04:14
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
500mL bottle, pours jet black with a tiny head. Nose is bizarre, with a strange (and inexplicable) mix of peanut butter and grape, along with coffee and dark sugars. Flavour has the PB&J, along with coffee, dark sugars, and deep roast. Pretty thick palate—the coffee, deep malts, and sugars do kind of take centre stage over the weird PB&J notes. Weird beer, but it works impressively well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2026
at 04:06
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, roasted coffee, vanilla, floral, taste is chocolate, cocoa, roasted coffee, light bitterness. 8
Tried
on 21 Aug 2026
at 10:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can from Cikoko: pours pale yellow with a white head. Aroma is mango, pineapple and citrus. Taste is drier than you would expect. Mellow bitterness. Solid but not their best work.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Aug 2026
at 20:49
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Can web SB 2026-08-16 Göteborg
AR: fresh dank tropical fruity, pine juice
AP: milkyyellow, frothy white head
F: fresh dank tropical fruity, pine juice
Brazilian BBQ
AR: fresh dank tropical fruity, pine juice
AP: milkyyellow, frothy white head
F: fresh dank tropical fruity, pine juice
Brazilian BBQ
Tried
from Can
from Systembolaget Webbeställning
on 16 Aug 2026
at 18:48