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.
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Bottle from finback LIC: pours hazy with small white head. Aroma is lightly funky, fruity, some floral notes. Lightly tart, but mostly funky. Some sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2026
at 02:51
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can from Cikoko: pours light hazy with a white head. Aroma is some herbs, light citrus, slight tropical notes. Taste is a little sweet. Very lightly bitter. Some juiciness.
Tried
from Can
on 05 May 2026
at 02:48
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can: pours light orange haze with white head. Aroma is loads of pithy citrus, tropical notes and herbs. Tastes is lightly sweet, some level of bitterness. Some aftertaste.
Tried
from Can
on 05 May 2026
at 02:46
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle purchased at Finback LIC: pours black with beige head. Ample amounts of vanilla, loads of coffee, excellent chocolate, restrained but pleasant barrel treatment. Beer is pretty hefty, but still smooth and drinkable without much alcohol burn. Complex. Quite good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2026
at 01:52
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Draught at LIC location: clear with white head. Aroma is orange, some pineapple, pine. Bitter. Fairly dry.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 May 2026
at 01:46
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Draught at LIC location: pours pale hazy with white head. Aroma is sort of herbal and some tropical fruitiness. Taste is fairly dry, light bitterness. Very creamy.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 May 2026
at 01:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Pours milky yellow with a thick head. The aroma was a bit hard to catch! But there was some citrus, some nettles and some gunpowder. Juicy mouthfeel. Flavour a bit dry and has notes of grapefruit, lime, lemons and yeast. Alcohol and burning hops in the finish.
Tried
from Can
on 02 May 2026
at 17:37
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Creamy white head on a murky dull golden coloured body.
Very little aroma - faint citrus & stone fruit.
Medium to full bodied, smooth & creamy with well carbonated cloying back.
Melon, dank, onion, weed, citrus & lime tastes with an extremely bitterly hopped finish.
Banger.
Very little aroma - faint citrus & stone fruit.
Medium to full bodied, smooth & creamy with well carbonated cloying back.
Melon, dank, onion, weed, citrus & lime tastes with an extremely bitterly hopped finish.
Banger.
Tried
from Can
on 01 May 2026
at 21:12
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Joe's. Pours black, nose is chocolate, liquorice, coffee, vanilla, coconut, taste is similar, creamy. 8/8/9/8/8
Tried
on 01 May 2026
at 10:45
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Keg at wee vault. Pours clear golden, nose is pear, apple, funk, taste is tart, funky, fruity, dry finish 7/8/7/7/7
Tried
on 01 May 2026
at 09:20