Finch Fascist Pig
A deep red malt-forward ale brewed with plenty of caramel malts and a touch of rye, brewed and dry-hopped with Palisade and Zythos hops.
3.4
214 reviews
Chicago, United States
Community reviews
Can 1 pint. Pours a cloudy amber with an off-white head. Sweet, caramellish aroma. Rich, malty body, caramel and booze. Not overly sweet or cloying, hops only come late. Decent but just not really all that convincing. 291116
16 oz can. At the Ihku, Tampere, Finland.
Clear red color with a small off-white head.
Sweet malt, not so fresh hops, bitterness and caramel in the aroma.
The flavor is resiny hops, bitterness, sweetness and mild alcohol.
Smooth.
Not fresh.
Can, 8%. Hazy amber/orange with small tan head. Aroma is malt, caramel, rye, toasted, berries and hop. Flavour is malt, caramel, rye, medium sweet, hop, grass, berries, little grapefruit and bitter.
The aroma is full of hops, caramel malt, dried fruits, rye, pine, wood and citrus. The color is dark caramel. The taste is full of hops, caramel malt, dried fruits and pine along with some notes of citrus. A nice beer!
From tap at Taphouse. Dark orange colour with an off-white head. Aroma and flavour of peach, spice, malt, hops, oak and bread.
Can sourced from Khioskh, Copenhagen - orange coloured pour with white head which slowly dissipates. Sweet malty and fruity, with notes of grapefruit and some citrus tangerine peel, sweet with notes of caramel, good hoppy backing, slightly boozy warming sweet finish. Enjoyed this.
Draft. A hazy red beer with a bubbly tan head. The aroma has notes of fresh hops, caramel, malt, spices, and citrus fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, alcohol, citrus fruits hops, and spices, leading to a dry finish.
From tap. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is peachy and grapefruity. Peachy and grapefruity. Dry, bretty and slight herbal. Mild wooden. Solid hoppy finish.
Can at Haket, Göteborg. Clear golden beer with a small offwhite head. Malty bready aroma, fruity, hay, onions, some bread. Malty fruity flavor, caramel, grapes, cardboard notes. Not that fresh.
On tap at Bishops Arms, Vasagatan.
Dark golden with a small white head. Aroma and taste of malt, some hops, caramel and warming alcohol. Also something that reminded of light brett.
Tap @ Bishops Arms, Vasagatan, Stockholm. Hazy deep red with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity, berries and moderate hoppy. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Dry and rather bitter finish with a little warming alcohol. 260716
From a can; tasted in a glass.
A: Deeply roasted barley, caramel, dark toast, bitter hops
A: clear deep red-brown; creamy thick beige head that dissipates within a minute or two
T: dark toast, roasted barley, roasted nuts; assertive hops throughout palate
P: medium body, slight astringency
O: Would try this beer again especially if a fresh can or on tap.
On tap at O’Connors. Deep golden with white head. Aroma is malty, slight smoke, hops and some catty notes (especially when the beer was untouched for 5 minutes). Taste is malty, quite complex, smoky notes and unclear hop notes. Faint alcohol. in the finish. I like.
Tap at Tommyknockers, Helsinki. Colour is deep dark orange with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Fruits, caramel, some grain, some hops and malts. Not very enjoyable.
Draught @Tommyknocker, Helsinki. Pours dark reddish orange with a smooth head. Aroma of malts, caramel, toffee, berries and hints of sourness. Taste is filled with off flavors, sourness, earthiness and tart notes with some berries and caramely malts. Finish is messy and feels off with some sourness, berries and caramel. Feels off.
0,2 l hana @ TommyKnockers. Kaunis punertavan meripihkan ruskea, sameahko. Tuoksussa kirpeää marjaa, humalaa ja mallasta. Maussa happamuutta, lampaan villaa, humalaa ja selvästi mallasta lopussa.
Pours bubbly red orange with a massive foamy and noisy yellowed head. Naturally forming wet lacing. Aroma is sweet caramel malt and rye with a touch of pepper. Taste follows - quite sweet. Caramel with rye malts and a nice mild hoppy bitterness. Well-balanced for sure. A touch of booze out back. Good.
Tap at Beer Hunters. Dark red color, good cloudy beige head. Aroma has caramel, toffee, malts and herbal notes. Medium-bodied. Herbal, caramel, grass, bretta tartness, vegetables. A bit alcoholic, even thin. Somewhat dry and harsh.
A small taste from tap @ One Pint Pub. Pours slightly cloudy amber with a high off-white head. Aroma is malts with some brett. Flavor is slightly fruity malts with some more brett and hops. It’s not bad but I’m pretty sure this shouldn’t be sour.
Tap@1pp. Orange-reddish hazy. Vinegar and funk on nose, resinous malty, pines. Fullish body. Not really tart, but dryish feel still, bitter, pine biting finish. Possibly a foul keg unless its supposed to smell like a sour. Lots of malts, sort of nice easy body tho for the abv and malt presence (..which might be unintended). Flavourful, but feels just messy now.
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Tap @ The Bull.
Pours murky orange color with a small head. Hops and malts on the nose, some faint pine and grapefruits. Flavor is harsh bitter malts, grapefruits and mild caramel, some gooseberries and faint resin. A bit too harsh, alcohol comes through a bit too.
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On tap @ Black Finn. Very hazy orange amber, lacy off white head. Grapefruit and mango hop character, sweet caramel malts, creamy mouthfeel, long bitter finish.
On tap at Franklin Tap - Chicago. Pour is deep amber/red with a medium off-white head. Aroma and flavor of medium caramel, all spice, rye bread, and grapefruit. Finish is spicy and sweet. Pretty good.
Really not sure what I don’t love this on. Probably because all the other beer I tried today was so excellent.
Pours a murky copper-golden color with a light tan head. Malty nose with a hint of hoppiness. Full mouthfeel. Very malty with a hint of orange at the finish.
Autumn Brew Review 2015. Hazy red color. Dry and earthy. Lots of malt, making it sweet. Very little hop presence. not a lot going on here, but the flavor is good.
Aroma was the best thing here with good malt, rye, hops. Flavor had a huge metallic component.and a medicinal finish. Body is ok. Hopes were kind of dashed after that first great whiff. Oh well.
Aroma is bread, malts, and sweet fruit. Taste is similar, a little metallic on the finish, ok
Pours an auburn color. Aroma is sweet and malty, caramel and honey notes. Flavor is well-balanced but fully malt-forward. A good bit of caramel flavor. Incredibly drinkable.
Poured from a bomber into a pint glass.
Aroma- A pretty good mix of malt and hops, this was the best part of the beer to me.
Appearance- Pours an amber color. Large white head.
Taste- Not a big fan a lot of malt and hops but I just didn’t get blown away by it.
Palate- A medium bodied beer with moderate carbonation
Overall- Not a fan of this beer, it just didn’t taste that good, I may have to give it another spin later on