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.
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Drought. Dark brown with small beige creamy head, caramel aroma, low carbonation, thin body, smoky taste, medium finish with bitter aftertaste. It has this funny dust taste, which is not very great.
Tried
on 15 Apr 2014
at 15:50
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Location: Draft at Pony Bar, 2/22/14
Aroma: The aroma is heavy spice, lots of pepper, with some underlying hop notes
Appearance: It pours a gold-orange color with a white head and decent lace
Flavor: Tastes much the same, with lots of pepper/spice and some underlying hop bitterness
Palate: The body is medium, it has a decent mouthfeel, and a clean finish
Overall Impression: I thought this one was solid enough. It has a pretty decent overall feel and flavor profile that is clearly fronted by the spice/pepper, but has some floral and other components as well.
Aroma: The aroma is heavy spice, lots of pepper, with some underlying hop notes
Appearance: It pours a gold-orange color with a white head and decent lace
Flavor: Tastes much the same, with lots of pepper/spice and some underlying hop bitterness
Palate: The body is medium, it has a decent mouthfeel, and a clean finish
Overall Impression: I thought this one was solid enough. It has a pretty decent overall feel and flavor profile that is clearly fronted by the spice/pepper, but has some floral and other components as well.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Mar 2014
at 20:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Teku glass draft at Proletariat in New York City. The pour is slight hazed orange, brown copper with not much of an off white head. The aroma is resin, dank, earthy hops, hops character is very fresh and sharp. The taste is the brightly fresh resin earth dankness of the hops in the nose, paired with a funky malt sweetness as the beer warms. Unique flavors in this one. The palate is medium bodied, soft natural carbonation and the earthy funk sweet finish. Fun beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Mar 2014
at 10:57
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
The Sampler, Brooklyn tap: Pours golden with a white head. Aroma is pepper, pale malt, light spice, and just the slightest bit of hops. Taste is light, but nothing in the body or the taste is faint or watery. It is subtle and multilayered without any flavor taking the lead. The beer is innocuous, but is one that lets you appreciate the medley.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Mar 2014
at 16:08
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12oz pour at Proletariat NYC. Very hazy yellow orange with some thick, lacing white head. Nose has a lot of spice, grass, tums, a little pepto, coriander, perfume, honey. Flavor is lightly sweet, hay, some parsnip, honey, perfume, lavender, orange blossom, a little jasmine. Chalky, herbal finish. Odd. Seems a little eastern inspired.
Tried
on 11 Mar 2014
at 06:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Tap at taproom 307, been wanting to try this brewery for a bit. Pours nice amber with fine head. Nice bright fruity hop aroma. Tastes quite hoppy and pine hits back of throat, quite malty, some Kool aide. Pretty nice
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Mar 2014
at 06:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
The Sampler, Brooklyn tap: I was wondering why I have never seen this beer before or this brewery. The answer is simple. No one else has. In any case, it pours a hazy orange color with a white head. Aroma is citrusy, a little wheaty, and a tad yeasty. Taste is hoppy a the front, but then dips into a pleasant malt backbone. Not a bad IPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Feb 2014
at 12:20