Finch’s Cut Throat Pale Ale

Brewed by Finch’s Beer Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Chicago, Illinois USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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Can sampled in a Gulden Draak tulip glass, this beer made a hazy orange pour with a little red color in the mix, the head was large, creamy and faint off-white, the effervescence was less than medium in the glass – a single stream of slow moving bubbles, this beer left nice, clinging rings and spots on the glass, this beer had aromas of toasted malt, faint caramel, light fruit, malt sweetness, citrus, light hops, the flavors were toasted malt, orange fruit, grass and citrus hops, and hop bitterness after the finish, the mouth feel was less than medium, this ale was easy to drink, a tasty pale ale, this beer was better than I expected.

copper with two finger head. nice grapefruit hops. not as much bite as an ipa, but close. refreshing on this nice hot evening.

can. hazy orange with buff, creamy white head. aroma of orange, coriander, and some citrus flavored hops. flavor is similar with some moderate soapiness. a slightly bitter finish.

From a tall boy can, which is cool, so a bonus appearance point. Pretty what you expect in an APA, which is fine. Nothing too remarkable, just a nice mix of caramel and earthy hops. I would drink again.

16oz can, labeled as 5.6% ABV. Nice thin white head. More hazy yellow-orange-amber color. Good lace. Tasty balance of malty biscuit and good fresh hops. Nice light bitterness. Good, crisp carbonation and dry texture. Enjoyable pale ale with good assertive flavor, but a little on the malt-forward side.

Solid Pale with a good malt base. The hops seem to be more prevalent when cold and then the maltiness is more predominate as the beer warms. Seems to have a taste similar to some of the English pale ales.

very nice balance between the hops and malt. very easy to drink and the sweet orange peel makes it unlike any other pale ale i’ve ever had.

Bomber. Poured medium orange with a sticky beige head. The aroma picked up orange peel and a touch of spruce over soft pale and bready malts.. not exciting by any means, but clean and fresh. The flavor opened with tangy orange zest and prickly carbonation, with caramel and pale malts following.. peppery notes, orange zest, and a little oxidation on the dry and bitter finish. Light-medium bodied, dry, and bitter as mentioned on the palate.. not a bad feel, but sharp at times.. this would be a decent lawnmower beer.

Session Beer! Slightly hazy with thick white head poured from can. Weedy, floral hops nose with tiny hint of sweet caramel in nose as it warms. Watery mouthfeel with less carbonation than I expected. A bit unbalanced as malts are hard to detect and finishes with dry, grassy, bitter hop finish. Easy drinker, though.

Can. Poured a hazy copper color with an average frothy white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate citrus hop and malt aroma. Medium body with a slick texture and soft carbonation. Medium bittersweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. I would recommend this to a freind.