Cut Throat - Finch's Beer Co.

OWSLEY069

Pennsylvania

3.43/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

Pours a lightly hazy orange-ish color with an off white head. In the aroma, sweet orange peel with hop notes. In the taste, it starts pine like hops to sweet orange peel to dryer pine hop notes. A small hop bite and a medium to lighter bodied mouthfeel, with a dry pine with sweet orange citrus notes in the aftertaste. Nice balance with a mix of hops.

Serving type: can

01-21-2013 17:00:36 | More by OWSLEY069

russpowell

Oklahoma

3.31/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Pours an effervescent amber with 2+ fingers of cream colored head. Nice head retention & lacing

S: Breadyness & biscuitty malt, plus a bit of lemon

T: Follows the nose, mineral dryness with a bit of herbal bitterness, plus a touch of aspirin up front. Chalky dryness as this warms, some pear fruittyness, plus biscuitty malt as this warms. Finishes with chalky dryness, biscuitty malt & a whisper of lemony & woody hops

MF: Medium bodied, firm carbonation, so-so balance

An alright APA, not a big fan of powdery dry ales , not that drinkable for my tastes. Had 4 of their beers now, not loving the house yeast strain...

Serving type: can

05-25-2013 00:51:11 | More by russpowell

Stinkypuss

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

LOOK: Pale copper, soapy head, perfect clarity.

SMELL: Herbal, floral, faint lemony sweetness.

TASTE: Pale, grainy malts with toasted and caramelized sweetness. Earthy hops are plenty bitter, and dries out the feel slightly.

FEEL: On the light side of medium bodied and well carbonated.

OVERALL: Solid little pale. Finch's didn't pinch the hops, this is a beer I'd have again.

Serving type: can

05-22-2013 22:42:31 | More by Stinkypuss

JayQue

Virginia

3.63/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

A light, crisp Pale Ale. Good summertime drink/thirst quencher. Nothing great here. Poured from a 16 oz can into a pint glass. Unusual hazy orange color, looks like unpasturized apple cider. Fairly good size slightly off-white head with good retention and thick lacing.

Aroma is light citrus hops, fairly pronounced. Fairly pleasant. Flavor is weaker than the aroma. Flavors are not that strong. There are some floral hops/citrus hops. A fairly good balance between hops and malts. THere is a slightly odd aftertaste, maybe a bit too yeasty or too much orange zest. Not really a problem, but a bit "off".

Mouthfeel is crisp but a bit too light. THere are better APAs out there but this one is not bad at all.

Serving type: can

05-22-2013 00:39:09 | More by JayQue

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev +2%

05-19-2013 12:59:03 | More by InspectorBob

HopHeadRyan

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -12.5%

05-17-2013 20:26:32 | More by HopHeadRyan

aevers52

Georgia

4/5  rDev +16.6%

05-16-2013 20:36:43 | More by aevers52

leftstagebrew

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev +2%

05-16-2013 16:02:53 | More by leftstagebrew

Daktah

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev +2%

05-15-2013 19:27:44 | More by Daktah

hardrock

Arkansas

3.5/5  rDev +2%

04-27-2013 20:18:43 | More by hardrock

BeerNotes

Ohio

3.76/5  rDev +9.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

A: Slightly hazy, dark gold, with an orange tint. Moderate off-white head with decent lacing.

S: Bready citrus with a hop back. Nice balance on the nose.

T: Flavor is slightly weaker than the aroma. The malt comes through a lot more; hops a little less. Yeast plays a prominent role in the finish.

M: Medium body with moderate carbonation. Nice, dry finish.

O: Pretty solid pale ale; nothing extraordinary, but refreshing. The orange peel addition is apparent, and a really nice hop enhancer. Really well-balanced, but the amount of yeast flavor at the end is slightly off-putting. It doesn’t detract from the drinkability of the beer at all, but it’s the only noticeable flavor that doesn’t seem to belong. I’ve had this beer a handful of times before without any yeasty finish, which makes me think the issue is isolated to this batch.

Serving type: can

04-21-2013 18:13:21 | More by BeerNotes

RedneckBeerz

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev +2%

04-17-2013 12:30:26 | More by RedneckBeerz

nmann08

Maryland

3/5  rDev -12.5%

04-14-2013 17:38:44 | More by nmann08

beerthulhu

New Jersey

3.49/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

- ale brewed with sweet orange peels.

A: Dark orange candy glow against backlighting shows a dense nature full of turbidity and active effervesce. The head is 2 inches plus, plush, with a memory foam like texture and coloring. Head retention is very strong and sturdy, degrading into a pitted foam structure. Heavy lace appeal.

S: Sweet orange peel and candy like sweetness.

T: Soft hay and grains mixing with orange-caramel. Dry grains and caramel, orange-citrus hops, floral with a good level of hoppiness closing things out. The sweetness of the orange peels peek out as well the caramel and honey toasted malt. Small dryness of toasted grain and alcohol .

M: Creamy mouthful, honey malt, sweetly toasted with a good vibe of carbonaiton. Flowery glow of hoppiness, and balance of sweetness hits the taste buds while a warm glow of sweet dry floral hops comes on the swallow.

O: Overall sweet, dry floral hoppiness mixes well with sweet roange peel and good malt support. Solid mid B range, not your typical west coast pale offering.

4.25 3.25 3.5 3.75 3.5

Serving type: can

04-10-2013 00:30:13 | More by beerthulhu

leprechaunandfatman

Illinois

4/5  rDev +16.6%

03-23-2013 22:16:18 | More by leprechaunandfatman

foureyedgeek

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -12.5%

03-14-2013 00:28:38 | More by foureyedgeek

deapokid

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -12.5%

03-12-2013 23:55:53 | More by deapokid

Mullinger1980

Ohio

4/5  rDev +16.6%

03-09-2013 20:54:44 | More by Mullinger1980

dfillius

Michigan

3/5  rDev -12.5%

03-05-2013 23:52:44 | More by dfillius

sendbeer

Georgia

2.75/5  rDev -19.8%

02-25-2013 23:45:21 | More by sendbeer

jmdrpi

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +9.3%

02-10-2013 04:33:18 | More by jmdrpi

Soneast

Wisconsin

3/5  rDev -12.5%

02-08-2013 22:57:15 | More by Soneast

mishtif

Illinois

4/5  rDev +16.6%

02-06-2013 14:15:58 | More by mishtif

dmorgan310

Michigan

4/5  rDev +16.6%

02-01-2013 21:53:09 | More by dmorgan310

danoble1

Indiana

3.25/5  rDev -5.2%

01-26-2013 02:23:22 | More by danoble1