Craft Circa: 2009
Style: American Amber
ABV: 8%
IBU: 72
Label: Clever label, would expect some radical ideology of a brew.
Overall: Trying to learn anything about a Finch’s brew, other than one of their standard year around brews is hard to do. I like to rely on information straight from the source, but Finch’s does not make it that easy. If anything, you would think they would want to advertise one of their artisan brews, detailing out what’s in it, thus intriguing us beer nerds, but what do I know?
The brew has plenty of caramel, strong malt presence and a bit of rye almost. The brew pours awesome, smells awesome, and looks awesome.
Unfortunately, something’s coming off too scorched for me. It’s like a great wood fired pizza with a completely burnt bottom to it. It comes out looking amazing, the smell is amazing, and then once you bite into it, it’s soured by the burnt bottom. Bit of a letdown. The initial sip was promising, but the burnt crust immediately follows and over powers the ale. If the beer was bolder and smoother, it would be a quality beer no doubt.
One upside to the beer is that it’s surprisingly high in alcohol, and impressive for a standard Amber Ale. I enjoyed this beer more so than other Finch’s, but that isn’t saying much. Decent ROI.
Maybe the Fascist Pig is on the label because this would make a great basting mop sauce for pulled pork. I could definitely see that for this brew. That would be pretty good. What a radical ideological idea.
Acquisition: 22 oz. - $8
Windfall: Speaking of pizza... ever looking for great NY Style pizza in Chicago – Jimmy’s Pizza Café. Quite good.
~gY
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