Sue's Axe
Fidens Brewing Company in Albany, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Toppling Goliath Brewing CompanyIPA - Triple New England / Hazy Special
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Score
7.70
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Triple Dry-Hopped Triple IPA brewed with Citra, Krush & Krush Cryo hops. In collaboration with Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 29/05/2026.
Murky orange topped with a just off white cap that dissipates to a swirl.
Nose is subtle hop spice, pine resin, mango flesh, papaya, dank chimes.
Taste comprises pine needle, grass, hop spice, mandarin, stone fruit.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close punctured with juicy come resinous hop bitterness.
Solid work.
Murky orange topped with a just off white cap that dissipates to a swirl.
Nose is subtle hop spice, pine resin, mango flesh, papaya, dank chimes.
Taste comprises pine needle, grass, hop spice, mandarin, stone fruit.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close punctured with juicy come resinous hop bitterness.
Solid work.
Tried
on 29 May 2026
at 17:06
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
24th May 2026
Can A medium haze on this orange gold beer, small and short lived bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, a mild dryness, good fine minerally carbonation. Light smooth pale malts, a nice light creamy sweetness. Hops bring cooling pine and a decent hop spice nibble. Juicy Citra hops, orange and tangerine. A light citrus peel tang. Krush brings tangy stone fruits and a little mango. Mild savoury hop and a little more hop spice on the back end. Not breaking any new ground here but, there is an inherent rightness about this tipa. Everything in the right place, everything balanced. Just a very quaffable Tipa.
Can A medium haze on this orange gold beer, small and short lived bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, a mild dryness, good fine minerally carbonation. Light smooth pale malts, a nice light creamy sweetness. Hops bring cooling pine and a decent hop spice nibble. Juicy Citra hops, orange and tangerine. A light citrus peel tang. Krush brings tangy stone fruits and a little mango. Mild savoury hop and a little more hop spice on the back end. Not breaking any new ground here but, there is an inherent rightness about this tipa. Everything in the right place, everything balanced. Just a very quaffable Tipa.
Tried
from Can
on 24 May 2026
at 15:31
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
from Can
from Brew Export UK
on 26 Apr 2026
at 23:48
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at home, 18th April 2026. Pours thick and yellow haze. Taste is intense, medium bitter citrusy- mangoes. Not bad
Tried
from Can
on 19 Apr 2026
at 08:15
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can (1/14/26) from the brewery. Opaque light brown-dark yellow, tons of sparkle, ephemeral head, no lacing. Aroma is strong citrus, melon, stone fruit. Taste is strong stone fruit, citrus, apricot. Smooth, frothy texture, soft carbonation, no sign of alcohol, finish as taste with yeast.
Tried
from Can
at
Fidens Brewing Company
on 17 Apr 2026
at 02:50
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Canned 1/14/26, drunk 3/22/26, compliments of tfontana. Thanks, Tom!
Light berry, spice, fresh, zesty citrus and a good mix of cracker, biscuit, white bread from the malt. No alcohol or resin. Maybe a bit of peach and pineapple lingering on the end, but not an extremely or explosively aromatic beer.
Refreshingly zesty with big citrus and light berry. A very sparse maltiness without fat, succulent honey is a nice change of pace and impressive given the abv. Zero alcohol here and another one that drinks much lower than its stated abv. Chalky dry hop with mineral and lingering, peppery spice alongside fresh citrus juice.
As well-done as this is, it still begs the question for me, "Why am I drinking a 10% abv beer that tastes like 8%?". This isn't college. I'm not trying to get fucked up here. Quite the opposite. Make 5% beers that taste like 10% beers. That's where the true skill lies.
Light berry, spice, fresh, zesty citrus and a good mix of cracker, biscuit, white bread from the malt. No alcohol or resin. Maybe a bit of peach and pineapple lingering on the end, but not an extremely or explosively aromatic beer.
Refreshingly zesty with big citrus and light berry. A very sparse maltiness without fat, succulent honey is a nice change of pace and impressive given the abv. Zero alcohol here and another one that drinks much lower than its stated abv. Chalky dry hop with mineral and lingering, peppery spice alongside fresh citrus juice.
As well-done as this is, it still begs the question for me, "Why am I drinking a 10% abv beer that tastes like 8%?". This isn't college. I'm not trying to get fucked up here. Quite the opposite. Make 5% beers that taste like 10% beers. That's where the true skill lies.
Tried
from Can
at
Fidens Brewing Company
on 22 Mar 2026
at 22:48
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
16 oz can in a trade with tfontana. Thank you for carrying this back from Albany. Aroma is peach-ish, apricot-ish and soft citrus. Flavor shows a lot of the same with a big juicy character. Very mild citrus rind bitterness. I’ll give this Brewer credit. Sometimes he’s able to hide the alcohol in these big huge double / triple IPAs. I can’t find alcohol anywhere here.
Tried
from Can
at
Fidens Brewing Company
on 04 Mar 2026
at 23:45
8.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pours a hazy, mustard-banana yellow, with smallish head. Aroma is citrus and tropical fruit. Flavor follows, with just a touch of alcohol (otherwise, ABV is pretty well-hidden). Soft, smooth mouthfeel. Moderate hop bitterness in the finish.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Feb 2026
at 00:20