7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Hazy golden to bright orange colour, large, dense and long lasting ivory-like white head; aroma of pineapple, tangerine, lemongrassy, grapefruity, orange peel oils, some mango and biscuity notes; taste of hoppy bitterness, the same notes as can be felt in the aroma, some yeasty and spicy-horseradish-like notes (this latter one in the aftertaste) good DIPA

8.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Pours lightly hazy gold with a small lingering white head. It initially has a very piney aroma. As it warms the citrus comes out more. The flavor is intensely hoppy with pine and tropical fruit backed by a solid malt body. Excellent.

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

A light haze from the tiny, transparent particles floating around. The head is white, frothy with decent stay, and leaving small spots of soapy lacing. Grassy hop aromas with a straw malt base and a touch of caramel, citrus notes. The taste shows a nice balance of grassiness with a blend of citrusy hops, over the maltiness. Some nice mild bitterness and dryness occurs in the end. An easy-drinking Double IPA with nicely balanced grassy hops and a tad citrus.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Slightly hazy deep copper and light bronze coloured body with a nice two to three centimetre tall off-white head that caps the beer nicely for a long time and covers up the zillions of small bubbles rising from the bottom and sides. Aroma of grassy, herbal, floral hop notes and showing a dash of lemon and grapefruit zest, but the crispness is very strong in the nose. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong grassy and herbal hops show at first with a lot of bitterness from the alpha acids of the hops, with a light touch of sweetness and fruit notes and a touch of alcohol at the end. Aftertaste is very crisp, with the grassy and herbal notes dominate along with a nice apricot, lemony and grapefruity bite and enjoyable soft sweetness with a supportive, but pretty light malt backbone that's very grassy, too. Overall, a nice, dry-ish, West Coasty-ish IPA that doesn't quite reach Imperial Status at all, but is nice throughout, especially with the dry, grassy and herbal hops showing strong with a very mild sweetness just enough malts to support the bitter hops. Good to sample, especially VERY Fresh, and while I usually can't stand BIG cans like this, it just about works as an 8,2 per center, still strong, but I think I can get it down...once! I sampled this 19,2 ounce tall can, purchased from Liqour Outlet in Boonton, New Jersey on 26-November-2022, canned on 28-September-2022 and sampled at my house here in Washington on 23-January-2023.

8

Hoppy and fruity, citrus, tropical fruit and florals. Fairly light, a bit bitter, smooth. Very nice.

7.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Can at home for J and B Craft Drinks, Amsterdam, 20th October 23. Pours a fairly clear golden. Aroma is resin, pine, citrus. Taste is bitter, pine resin and pith. It’s a good DIPA, but lacks a huge wow factor

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can. Pours somewhat hazy orange. Grapefruit, grain, lemon, little toffee, little bitterness, little tropical. Medium body. Solid.

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

A pint can of Second Fiddle acquired from Halftime. I’m missing the best by date by a few months, just to pass along. I lift into a snifter and see an opaque, gold body and a steadily reinforced, thin white skim of foam. I smell citrus, hops and meadow. The drink, nice as hoped for, is ruby-red grapefruit, crackers, lemon and malt. A bit of sweetness and a respectful amount of bitterness. This takes me back to a different time for IPAs. A compliment for sure.