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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8.1/10
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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.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jun 2022
at 01:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce can. Medium gold pour. Tight frothy white head. Nice lacing. Earth, bready malt aroma. Herbal hops. Bright citrus hop flavor upfront. Notes of lemon, lime and pine. Some bitter greens and herbal notes on backend. Quite bitter, yet complex.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Mar 2022
at 05:11
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Sep 2021
at 13:44
7/10
Tried
on 16 Aug 2021
at 20:40
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Can. Hoppy aroma and taste, citrus fruit, light resin notes, medium to high bitter. Medium to full body, hoppy bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jul 2021
at 21:14
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
16oz can pours a murky corn yellow with some lacey white head. Nose is nice, simple grist and corn, dandelion, big tropical nose, pineapple and guava. Flavor is simple with passionfruit and some flowers, grist, pineapple. Grassy. Finishes medium bitterness with some gentle sweetness.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jul 2021
at 01:22
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16oz can from Halftime. Hazy golden pour, small silky head. Aroma brings citrusy hops, pure and simple. Taste is more hops, lemony, citrus, that leaves your palate tingling. Slightly dry, sweet, plenty bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jun 2020
at 03:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Refrigerated 16 oz. aluminum can, canned March 26, 2020 from mansquito poured into a glass. Hazy golden with big white fluffy head. Aroma is herbal hops, medium soapy body, medium carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is herbal hops, pine hops, and bitter finish. I am not a big fan.
Tried
from Can
on 01 May 2020
at 23:54
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Can @ Dangerous Bottleshares ft. Aaron from Oregon 5.0. Pours hazy dark orange with a medium white head. Aromas of sticky dank hops, orange, resin, malty, caramel, lots of fresh citrussy notes. Taste is resiny, piney, malty, mosaic spices, orange peel, grapefruit, dank hops, citrus.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Nov 2019
at 16:55
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can sample at a tasting at Max's place. Thanks Lior D. Slightly hazy yellow. Oniony vegetal hops, sweetish, green bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jul 2019
at 19:19