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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Draft @ Blind Tiger, New York. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty coffee spicy aroma with hints of caramel. Roasted malty spicy coffee pumpkin flavor. Has a roasted malty spicy coffee pumpkin finish.
Tried from Draft on 22 Oct 2015 at 05:22

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Cask at GBBF ’15, day 3, 13/08/15. Murky orange amber topped with a moderate off white swirl. Nose is musty wood, orange rind, straw, damp cloth. Taste comprises light citric zest, orange peel, apple core, mould, light wood notes. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. So so, a pretty muted sour, never gets out of first gear!
Tried from Cask on 21 Oct 2015 at 15:40

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Alewife, Queens tap: Pours black with a darkish head. Aroma is coffee, light chocolate, spice, and roasted malt. Taste is sweet and slightly roasty... light roast coffee kind of feel. Pumpkin or pumpkin spice is not to prominent, which for many people may be a good thing.
Tried from Draft on 11 Oct 2015 at 10:26

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The Sampler, Brooklyn tap: pours black with a beige head. Aroma is pretzel, rye, roast, and the like. Taste is lightly sweet and quit bready in a rye way. pretty nice.
Tried from Draft on 10 Oct 2015 at 09:29

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Can at home thanks Jeff. Golden orange and slightly cloudy. Nice nose of tropical fruits and some bitter pine needles. Tastes of pineapple, grapefruit skin, mango, pine, slight florals. High carbonation zesty palate. Bitter and juicy fruit. Some peppery notes on finish.
Tried from Can on 07 Oct 2015 at 21:57

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The Sampler, Brooklyn tap: pours clear amber with a small head. Aroma is light sour malt and maybe some berries. Taste is lightly sour. Nice and malty in its own weird way. Some aftertaste like that... Lingers for quite a bit.
Tried from Draft on 27 Sep 2015 at 13:27

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Can shared in NH. It pours hazy deep amber with a decent white head. The nose is fresh, juicy, pineapple, lemon sherbet, grapefruit and such like. The taste is crisp, bitter, lemon sherbet, pine, grapefruit, lime, light bread and some alcohol warmth. Medium body and fine carbonation. Aroma is pretty great, but it tastes more alcohol that I had hoped for. Decent anyhow.
Tried from Can on 23 Sep 2015 at 08:44

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Draft. Pours orange white head. Nose/taste of orange, hoppy lemon, citrus and light sour - lighter medium body.
Tried from Draft on 19 Sep 2015 at 22:00

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Can shared in NH. Pours clear gold with a foamy white head. The nose has bready pale malts, ripe tangerine. Medium to heavy sweet flavor, pale bread, light alcohol, some piney bitterness. Medium to full bodied with average carbonation. Warming finish, ripe citrus, tangerine. Tasty beer.
Tried from Can on 19 Sep 2015 at 20:02

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Draft. Clear amber color. Subtle caramel aroma. Taste is sour burnt carsmel, very dry finish.
Tried from Draft on 19 Sep 2015 at 14:17