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 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at Good Beer, New York. Colour is very cloudy golden with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, tropical fruits, ananas, hops and malts. Very fruity and juicy IPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Feb 2015
at 20:13
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
Pours clear blonde / Amber . Good white fluffy head .smell is intense, pine , citrussy . Taste is pine , fruity , bit bitter . Easy drinkable , bit dry . Hoppy ending . Nice
Tried
on 10 Feb 2015
at 15:18
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours nclear blonde , Small white head . Smell is bit fruity ( orange ) . Taste is sweet , violet , floral , sugar , fruity . Flowerish . Rhum is very hidden . Too perfumed for my taste
Tried
on 07 Feb 2015
at 08:26
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
Pours black , small grey head . Smell is not intense , some oats perhaps . Taste is bitter , coffee ( very clear ) with a sweet chocolate touch .
Tried
on 07 Feb 2015
at 08:23
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Shared by my cousin during Super Bowl. Pours deep brown with lovely nose of smoke and some toffee. Tastes of tobacco, earthy bitters roasted malt, just the right amount of smoke, dark cherry, wood. smooth palate.
Tried
on 02 Feb 2015
at 15:09
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. First beer of 2015. Pours black tan head. Nose/taste of fresh coffee, baked brownie, gingerbread, bourbon, cocoa nib, roast chocolate, oak, espresso and nutty chocolate. Full body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2014
at 23:23
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Blind bat collab. Pours muddy brown tan head. Nose/taste of toffee, smoky caramel, tobacco ash, earthy malt, smoked cocoa plant and dirty earth smoke. Medium body. Really smoky - I’m assuming that’s the Blind Bat influence as reminds me of Vlad the inhaler in level of smoke.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2014
at 16:50
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
32oz growler from Shoreline Beverage pours a hazy orange with some slim, white head. Nose has a lot of citrus, soap, quite floral too, some herbs... but a little muddled. I found the flavor to be a bit muddled too, orange, honey, some grapefruit, a little herbal, floral too, just a bit all over the place. Medium bodied, bitter finish.
Tried
from Growler
on 03 Dec 2014
at 09:36
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
The Sampler, Brooklyn tap: Pours reddish orange with a white head. Aroma is apples, cider, vinegar (apple cider vinegar?), with some nice funk. Taste is sour and tart, especially towards the end. Though this isn’t a sour smasher, like some ales. Still, this was an interesting fusion style beer. Good show.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Nov 2014
at 09:24
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pine Box Rock Shop, Brooklyn tap: Pours amber with a small head. Aroma is pumpkin spice and some citrus hops. This beer seemed to me to be a pumpkin ale first and an IPA second, as it was not particularly bitter. Yet, the malts and the underlying hoppiness were both nice touches. Good overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Oct 2014
at 11:54