Finback Brewery

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

Established in 2011

Contact
7801 77th Ave, New York City, 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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5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Pours clear gold into a shaker. Bright white head with medium retention recedes to skim surface. Sour butterscotch aromas. Sweet butterscotch and caramel upfront. Hot toffee finish. Nasty.
Tried on 09 Mar 2016 at 19:30

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft at Arts and Crafts, 2/20/2016. It pours a hazy yellowish color. Fruity hops, some resin. Flavor-wise this is one of the sweeter IPAs I've tried. Not much bitterness from the hops here.
Tried from Draft on 09 Mar 2016 at 15:58

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
The Sampler, Brooklyn tap: pours golden with white head. Aroma is flowers and not very much of the funk. Taste is floral and pretty nice and all that. Very smooth and nice.
Tried from Draft on 27 Feb 2016 at 00:34

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Draught @ Malt and Mold. Very hazy bright yellow with small foamy white head, floral hops aroma, low carbonation, faintly tart taste, tropical fruit flavor, funky aftertaste, smooth body, medium tart lemon peel finish. There is a Brett like funky taste involved, no sure what it was.
Tried on 18 Feb 2016 at 16:18

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft - pours black tan head - nose/taste of espresso, coffee, chocolate and dark chocolate cookie - medium body.
Tried from Draft on 15 Feb 2016 at 16:45

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Tap at Rattle and Hum, New York. Colour is very cloudy golden with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Some fruits, some citrus, hops and malts. Looks very yeasty and suspicious.
Tried from Draft on 09 Feb 2016 at 18:42

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Draught @ Drop Off Service. Inky black with small creamy tan aroma, very faint caramel aroma, low carbonation, sweet roasted malt taste, thin body, medium bitter roasted malt finish. Deceptively easy to drink.
Tried on 08 Feb 2016 at 11:45

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft at Pony Bar, 1/29/16. Dark brown in color with a creamy light brown head and heavy lacing. Rich and fairly creamy. Strong roast, lots of malt. Really drinkable, with a clean mouthfeel.
Tried from Draft on 08 Feb 2016 at 10:30

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32oz growler from Shoreline Beverage pours a hazy amber with some creamy, off white head. Nose has some orange peel, apple cider vinegar, some plastic, a little pomegranate, some raw cherry. Flavor has more of the same, apple cider vinegar, pomegranate vinegar, blood orange, a little malt/brown sugar sweetness, some hop finally, raw pear. Tart finish, dry. Fairly drinkable.
Tried from Growler on 07 Feb 2016 at 18:11

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Draft Extreme Beer Fest 2016. Pitch black color, dark as the abyss. Awesome aromas of burnt espresso bean, cocoa nibs, vanilla hints, mild oak bourbon .

Flavor is a cocoa nibs, brownie batter like quality with moderate amounts of espresso bean. Mouthfeel is great, full body, creamy texture with a slow bourbon burn after the swallow. Belly warming. Light bitter chocolate or coffee to help the bourbon balance this beast. Very nice
Tried from Draft on 07 Feb 2016 at 12:22