Orchid - Guava
Fidens Brewing Company in Albany, New York, United States 🇺🇸
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Double IPA with guava, and hopped with all Nelson hops from @freestylehops.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can (4/27/26) from the brewery. Opaque, banana-smoothie yellow, nice sparkle, thin head quickly fading to ring, trace lacing. Aroma is strong passion fruit, white grape, herb. Taste mirrors aroma w/addition of bready malt. Smooth, silky, frothy texture, average carbonation, alcohol well hidden, fairly dry finish as taste. Got to the Nelson before it went full-on herbal. Nice.
Tried
from Can
at
Fidens Brewing Company
on 09 Jul 2026
at 01:43
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
0,473l can from KCM Ruoholahti. Canned 04/27/26, so actually two months old stuff. Murky light yellow, bit greyish beer with medium head. Strong aroma is full of guava with lime and hops. Flavor follows. Good quality, but too much guava for my taste.
Tried
from Can
from
K-Citymarket (Helsinki Ruoholahti)
on 27 Jun 2026
at 16:34
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Canned 4/21/26, drunk 6/25/26. Thanks to Tom (tfontana)!
Juicy guava feels nice and authentic (not cheap concentrate). This is two months old and it's still moderate-to-strong, far from dominant, but maybe could have been very, very strong when fresh. Juicy tropical fruit and citrus behind it, with honey and white bread-like malt. Nice and aromatic with no twang or alcohol.
In the mouth it's equally very flavorful, quite balanced and very juicy, but there's good bitterness/acidity here, too. Maybe somewhat faded at this point, leaving a bit more sweetness on the end than I'd prefer, but it's not thick/syrupy/grossly sweet. Balances out pretty well over the course of the glass and it's not difficult to drink much/all of it. Possibly getting a bit of alcohol and/or sharp ester as it warms.
Juicy guava feels nice and authentic (not cheap concentrate). This is two months old and it's still moderate-to-strong, far from dominant, but maybe could have been very, very strong when fresh. Juicy tropical fruit and citrus behind it, with honey and white bread-like malt. Nice and aromatic with no twang or alcohol.
In the mouth it's equally very flavorful, quite balanced and very juicy, but there's good bitterness/acidity here, too. Maybe somewhat faded at this point, leaving a bit more sweetness on the end than I'd prefer, but it's not thick/syrupy/grossly sweet. Balances out pretty well over the course of the glass and it's not difficult to drink much/all of it. Possibly getting a bit of alcohol and/or sharp ester as it warms.
Tried
from Can
at
Fidens Brewing Company
on 25 Jun 2026
at 22:28
8.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pours a hazy, orange-banana, with smallish head. Aroma is dank, with green onion/garlic upfront, followed by citrus and tropical fruit. Flavors follow. Very soft, smooth mouthfeel. Moderate level of hop bitterness in the finish.
Tried
from Can
on 28 May 2026
at 21:26
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8
Number 1 with a bullet !! 16 oz can in a trade with tfontana. I’m super lucky to get to try this next to the double dry hopped Orchid. Aroma mostly guava fruit with mild haystacks.
Flavor shows white grape, grapefruit and plenty of guava. Mild bready malt background. Soft supple mouthfeel with no ABV shown. ( as per usual for this brewer). I would say I like the DDH Orchid just a fraction better.
Flavor shows white grape, grapefruit and plenty of guava. Mild bready malt background. Soft supple mouthfeel with no ABV shown. ( as per usual for this brewer). I would say I like the DDH Orchid just a fraction better.
Tried
from Can
at
Fidens Brewing Company
on 10 May 2026
at 19:55