Second Fiddle
Fiddlehead Brewing Company in Shelburne, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
7.65
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Extensively dry-hopped double IPA. Second Fiddle is second in name only. It’s big, juicy and aromatic. Citrus, Tropical, Pine
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery taproom. Darker golden coloured, small to medium sized off-white head, malty and light floral nose. Sweet malty, floral, light fruity and touch of alcohol with sweetish finish. Bit sweet but ok.
Tried
from Draft
at
Fiddlehead Brewing Company
on 24 Jun 2026
at 17:41
7.8/10
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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
Tried
from Can
from
Choice Fine Wines & Spirits
on 18 Jul 2025
at 02:53
8/10
Nice one!
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jul 2025
at 16:27
8/10
Tried
from Can
on 13 Dec 2024
at 18:44
8.1/10
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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.
Tried
on 16 Aug 2024
at 05:08
7.1/10
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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.
Tried
on 07 Apr 2024
at 05:32
8/10
Tried
on 16 Mar 2024
at 13:39
7.6/10
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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.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Mar 2024
at 07:10
8/10
Hoppy and fruity, citrus, tropical fruit and florals. Fairly light, a bit bitter, smooth. Very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Mar 2024
at 16:56
7.8/10
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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
Tried
from Can
on 20 Oct 2023
at 20:11