Threadless IPA - Finch's Beer Co.

wingman14

Ohio

3.96/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a dark orange yellow with a frothy off white head. The smell is sweet, hoppy, with almost a fruity hint. Not a huge aroma for an IPA, but still inviting. The taste started somewhat sweet that had an almost fruitiness, the hops stayed through the sip and a slight bitterness ends it all. The bitter comes through a bit more in the aftertaste. The mouthfeel was a smooth medium, an easy drinking beer due to the nice flavors and smooth beer. Overall a tasty IPA, nothing unusual and very good flavors.

Serving type: on-tap

01-19-2013 16:17:48 | More by wingman14

Alextricity

Michigan

3.45/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Had on-tap at Bad Brad's BBQ in New Baltimore, Michigan.

Average, run-of-the-mill IPA. That's just about the best way to describe this beer... frustratingly "meh." I had this because it was the only beer on the short list of drafts that I hadn't heard of, and I was feeling IPA.

It has a nice amber color with a small head. The lacing's not too bad -- about average for an IPA. Average ... that's a word you'll be hearing a lot when describing this beer.

Threadless has a smell and taste of - get this - an average IPA! Has the floral notes in the aroma, and the hops > malts in the taste, with the bitter bite on the finish. Yeah, yeah ... not bad, nothing special.

$5.50 for a pint of this? Yikes. Threadless IPA is the very definition of a middle of the road, decent, okay, alright, fine, AVERAGE IPA. Would drink it again, but I wouldn't pay for it again.

Serving type: on-tap

12-30-2012 05:09:04 | More by Alextricity

Jadjunk

Georgia

3.6/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Served on Tap at Summit's Wayside Tavern August 31, 2012. Reviewed from notes.

(Appearance) Very hazy orange with a white cream soapy head, retention average. Nice bold appearance, head quality could improve a bit. 3.5

(Smell) Aroma is a mild bitter spicy resin and citrusy hop blend on a pale, rye malt bed. Complex and engaging blend of aromas in this IPA. Potency is mild. 4

(Taste) Soapy resin hop flavor is the best preserved, the citrusy subtleties are concealed under a mild spicy malt blanket. Combined with the bitterness, it makes the beer a slow drinker. Not my favorite hop flavors in an IPA but the bitterness is enjoyable and the flavors full. Nice. 3.5

(Mouthfeel) Spicy, resiny flavor with prickly, active carbonation. Alcohol presence is medium, body is medium. One of the more complex Ipas, and the mouthfeel is good too, although a bit too crisp. 3.5

(Overall) For an aggressively flavored IPA, this one is quite enjoyable if you enjoy the intense bitterness and bold specialty malt flavors, but Drinkability is limited to the more intense hopped IPA drinkers. 3.5

Finch's Beer Company's
Threadless IPA
3.6/5.00

Serving type: on-tap

09-13-2012 03:47:09 | More by Jadjunk

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

First had: on tap at Iron Abbey, Horsham, PA

Served in an IA shaker, coppery-amber color, hazy, with a small fizzy white cap that receded to a thin layer of bubbles. Hops take the edge in the aroma, citrusy, grassy, fresh fruit, all present but a bit muted, solid caramel malt base. Similar taste, decent mix of malts and hops, with the hops fairly setting off the equilibrium; citrus zest, fruit pulp, touches of resin and grass, with malty sweetness providing a chewiness and somewhat detracting from the crispness I prefer in my IPAs. Medium body, pretty smooth, pretty drinkable, but not quite what I'd call ideal.

Serving type: on-tap

09-04-2012 13:14:08 | More by Rifugium

ForrestChess

3.28/5  rDev -8.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Again, my apologies for a short review.
Poured from a can into a pint glass. Yellow/Orange-ish color with small head. Good smell (not great) and heavier on bitterness than compared to hops' flavors. Not a fantastic beer, but a solid IPA. and having read on here that it was only brewed once (allegedly, or as recenly as has been updated here on BA) I feel glad to have tried it, especially living outside its distributional region.

(again, thanks Adam, for bring this east for me and Jules to try)

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2012 21:31:24 | More by ForrestChess

Mora2000

Texas

3.68/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to Pawola22 for sending me this can.

The beer pours a yellow color with a white head. The aroma has quite a bit of biscuit malt and the resulting sweetness, as well as some pine and a little bit of orange citrus. The flavor has a lot of toffee and caramel malt in it, with some pine and a hint of grass from the hops. Low to medium bitterness. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2012 04:41:50 | More by Mora2000

wyattshotmaker

Ohio

3.15/5  rDev -12%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

On tap at village tap, orange hue w/o much head. Smell is mostly herbal hop flavor, caramelized sugar, touch of pine.

Moderate herbal hop flavor, bitterness is upfront, slightly sticky sweet malt flavor. Very tongue coating.

Feels a touch thick for an ipa. Tongue coating stickiness detracts from the drinkability. Nothing to write home about.

Serving type: on-tap

09-15-2011 02:34:14 | More by wyattshotmaker

emerge077

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Pint at Village Tap. Hazy orange, with some light getting through. Fine layer of foam on top, spindly lace in the glass on the opposite side. Head retention was pretty good.

Sweet caramel aroma, then some grapefruit, dried citrus peel. Flavors were similar, sweet caramel, mild grapefruit, firm and lingering earthy bitterness in the finish that builds over time. The body was medium, and towards the last half it became a little tedious to drink. Something lighter with more citrus flavor and less sweet caramel malt would benefit this beer. As it is, it's pretty one and done for me.

Serving type: on-tap

09-02-2011 12:56:49 | More by emerge077

jmarsh123

Indiana

2.38/5  rDev -33.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

Had on tap at Haymarket.

Pours a clear gold with a creamy white head.

Smells of mostly piney/citrusy hops. Very little malt detectable, but also had food at the table so didn't get the best nose.

Holy bitter Batman! Pine and more pine from the hops and a weird roasted barley thing. The malt profile almost seems like something out of a stout. Everything combined together just made this a complete bitter bomb. Not well balanced at all and the flavors didn't work together.

Mouthfeel and carbonation were about what you'd expect from an IPA.

Not worth it. I love IBU's and have had very few beers ever I've described as "too bitter" but this one is way unbalanced.

Serving type: on-tap

08-09-2011 13:39:57 | More by jmarsh123

TMoney2591

Illinois

3.35/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Served in a tumbler at The Tribes.

Kinda mixed results thus far with Finch's, so I've gotta give their new IPA a shot. It pours a clear gold-ish straw topped by a finger of cream-white foam. The nose comprises orange zest, lemon peel, grapefruit peel, caramel, and some honeydew in the background. The taste holds notes of light pine, vanilla, cream, lemon peel, and light-ish caramel. There's some sort of Creamsicle vibe going on here... The body is a hefty light, with a light moderate carbonation and a dry finish. Overall, I'm a bit conflicted with this beer. It's not really bad in any way, but the strange Creamsicle character on the tongue is slightly off-putting, and the IPA-ness never really expresses itself outside of the nose. I'd generally drink another one, but I wouldn't excitedly recommend one to someone else.

Serving type: on-tap

06-26-2011 19:58:24 | More by TMoney2591