IPA
Fiddlehead Brewing Company in Shelburne, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
7.15
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Our flagship IPA, A hop forward American IPA with mellow bitterness. Citrusy and Dank. Well Balanced.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 5
Overall 8
Tall boy from Brooklyn Fare on the walk back to my hotel. Born on 5/06/26. Half plastic cup have direct. I'm thirsty after some mid szechuan.
Very fragrant sweet pine immediately after cracking the can. A little maltier in the cup & also with a pineapple-based fruit punch whiff.
Murky, unfiltered fresh apple cider, oily, weak head, looks like it could be flat.
...So not quite flat, but close. Flavor is excellent though, with plenty of dank & orange potpourri, apple hookah & a middling astringency. Nip of. cigarette ash on the very tail. Finish is a little salty & leaning dry but under attenuated & almost, almost flat, making it feel gloopy.
This is a really easy 6.2% with a more old school hop profile. Good.
Very fragrant sweet pine immediately after cracking the can. A little maltier in the cup & also with a pineapple-based fruit punch whiff.
Murky, unfiltered fresh apple cider, oily, weak head, looks like it could be flat.
...So not quite flat, but close. Flavor is excellent though, with plenty of dank & orange potpourri, apple hookah & a middling astringency. Nip of. cigarette ash on the very tail. Finish is a little salty & leaning dry but under attenuated & almost, almost flat, making it feel gloopy.
This is a really easy 6.2% with a more old school hop profile. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jul 2026
at 01:37
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery taproom. Unclear darker orange coloured, medium sized off-white head, citrusy floral nose. Herbal, floral, citrusy and bit grassy with moderate bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Fiddlehead Brewing Company
on 24 Jun 2026
at 17:20
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Poured from a can dated 5/28/26 into a becher pint
Pours a hazy murky apricot orangish gold with two fingers of tight fluffy head that slowly settles to a dense cover. Leaves lots of sticky soapy lace
Aroma is initially pithy citrus and grapefruit. It's followed by more dank and resinous piney notes.
Taste tends to follow with a bit of sweeter orange notes mingle with the prior citrus. It's moves into the piny notes with a fairly assertive bitterness coming into play.
Medium light bodied with medium high carbonation leaving a prickling across the tongue. It leans towards being a sipper but one you can keep on sipping. Bitterness is long in the finish giving it a rounded dryness that has you coming back.
Overall it's a staple NEIPA. While a bit more rugged and old school compared to today's standards it stands its ground. I come back to this one fairly regularly and will continue considering the price and convenience and freshness.
Pours a hazy murky apricot orangish gold with two fingers of tight fluffy head that slowly settles to a dense cover. Leaves lots of sticky soapy lace
Aroma is initially pithy citrus and grapefruit. It's followed by more dank and resinous piney notes.
Taste tends to follow with a bit of sweeter orange notes mingle with the prior citrus. It's moves into the piny notes with a fairly assertive bitterness coming into play.
Medium light bodied with medium high carbonation leaving a prickling across the tongue. It leans towards being a sipper but one you can keep on sipping. Bitterness is long in the finish giving it a rounded dryness that has you coming back.
Overall it's a staple NEIPA. While a bit more rugged and old school compared to today's standards it stands its ground. I come back to this one fairly regularly and will continue considering the price and convenience and freshness.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jun 2026
at 01:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pour is a typical hazy IPA with a large white head. Aroma is a little tropical and melon fruity hops. The flavor is a bit of strawberry with some lemon zest and a wee bit of pine bitterness. A bit thin on the mouthfeel. A nice lighter hazy IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jan 2026
at 21:37
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jan 2026
at 20:32
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Can shared by omhper, thanks.
Tiny white lace.
Very clowdy yellow color.
Intence piny hop aroma.
Unbalanced hard hoppiness and big bitterness.
Tiny white lace.
Very clowdy yellow color.
Intence piny hop aroma.
Unbalanced hard hoppiness and big bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jan 2026
at 19:33
2.8/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 1
Texture 2
Overall 1.5
On tap at mad mex in robinson. Very hazy. Creamy head. Mild hoppy perfume nose. First taste is on style bitter hops. Big and gigantic bastard bitter on my lager loven taste buds. These IPA ticks are difficult for me but I'll do them if they are cheap enough. This one is very terribly on style fer sher. It could use a little more carbonation to make it a little less one sided and to help me forget about the damage to my taste buds. Wew, What ever. There, you have it. Hey waitress, get me a cold cheap pale lager for a chaser.
Tried
from Draft
at
Mad Mex (Robinson Township)
on 02 Aug 2025
at 16:29
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Hazy yellow colour, small white head. Grassy, juicy aroma. Medium-bodied. Grapefruity, bitter flavour. Pale malty. Okish.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Aug 2025
at 02:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Very hazy yellow colour, huge, dense and long lasting ecru-ish white head; aroma of pine resiny, grapefruity, lemony, some medicinal, herbal and fruity notes; taste of hoppy-medicinal bitterness, some unripe fruitiness, spicy celery and lemony notes; not that bad, though not an extraordinary beer, for sure
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jul 2025
at 05:28
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at Sweet Cheeks BBQ, Boston. Hazy gold pour under a sudsy but thick white head. Nice big smell of hoppy pine and resin. Taste is sharp on piney hop with standard hop bitterness on the side. Lightly toasted malt.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jul 2025
at 17:55