Finch Beer Company
( https://www.finchbeer.com/ )
DIPA; 8% ABV
"...New England Style IPA that is more sweet than bitter, this head banger hammers down with the juicy blend of everyone’s favorite hops including Citra, Mosaic, & Simcoe. "
I like IPAs. I really like DIPAs. Many craft beer nerds agree, to the extent that some people are SOOOO OVER IPAs and bitterness. Yeah, whatever. Drink what you like, and ignore the trends.
So here we go with another DIPA. Where does it fall on the scale? Should I run out and buy it, hoard it, savor it, ignore it?
Imaging if you will a Pyramid of Beers. A Beer-A-Mid, if you will.
The base is broad, and as perceived goodness goes up, the Beer-A-Mid narrows, only a rarefied few can be at the peak. In the golden age of craft beer, many are tried but few are truly chosen. I would place this entry in the top third of the Beer-A-Mid, in good company, but not go-out-and-buy-some-amazing. Why? Read on.....
Served from a can, chilled, poured into a snifter. Pours golden, slightly hazy, with a firm white head, good carbonation. Nice, citrusy hop nose, and a hop blend of fruity and piney in the first and subsequent, with a slight but not unpleasant acidic tang at the back of you mouth. It finishes grapefruit-bitter. Hop-forward, light in character for a DIPA, not as citrus and cloudy as most NEIPAs, this is a solid but not "Ooh....Aah....." example entry in the DIPA Derby. I would place it in the upper third of the Beer-A-Mid. If you're into hops, give it a try. Just don't go too far out of your way to get it.
My Rating: 4.0 / 5
Untappd: 3.73 / 5
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