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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7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
Can thnx to Kyle ! Enjoyed straight from the can to perserve the volotile aromas, so no info on the pour. The can is printed. Looks very simpel, not very appealing. Not much more than the basic info and some color. Smell is intense, as it fills the room upon opening the can. The beer welcomes the drinker by a scent of complex, piny, mild stonefruit, and a grassy undertone. Clean fermentation profile , maltyness hasnt got a big hand into the scent either' straight hopsauce ! Taste is full on hoppy. Medium bitterness for the style, perhaps even a bit on the lower end. Medium-low mouthfeel. Medium to medium high carbonation. Hoppyness is grassy, pine, some stonefruit undertone. Not much maltyness as a base. Clean fermentation profile. Might be world class if it had a bigger maltbase, for now its very good indeed, but I expected more of a top 50 in style , in a style I truly love.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Nov 2017
at 18:26
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pours a slightly hazy dark amber from a can, good lacing. Man this smells good. Awesome citrus aroma, good flavor, a little bitter. Very good beer.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Oct 2017
at 21:42
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours clear amber into a shaker. Off-white head with excellent retention recedes leaving spider lacing. Resin and malt aromas. Medium bodied with hot caramel and resin front to back. Lasting pith finish. Nice
Tried
on 10 Oct 2017
at 21:27
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
From can. Thanks George! Clear orange color with off white head. Malty and hopppy aroma, bread, grass, light pine, light floral. Sweet and bitter taste like aroma. Medium oily body with soft carbonation. 7-3-8-3-15
Tried
from Can
on 24 Aug 2017
at 07:48
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap into a tumbler showing moderately filtered dark brown with half a finger of clean white foam. The nose shows pine resin and tea like malts. The palate is light bodied and well carbonated. Flavors of sweet pine resin throughout. Mild maltiness appears on the mid-palate. Moderate bitterness on the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jul 2017
at 21:46
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at The Farmhouse Tap and Grill, Burlington, VT. hazy gold, white head. Aroma of citrus and juicy hops. Taste is citrus, caramel, floral notes, pine. Bitter hoppy finish. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Jun 2017
at 23:56
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Keg at The Farmhouse, Burlington. Hazy amber, small head. Distinct aroma of pears, grapefruit and papaya. Mid sweet with medium-full body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Syrup and caramel cuts through the thick hop curtain. Almost metallic bitterish finish. Hops are there, but it is otherwise edgy and basic.
Tried
on 10 Feb 2017
at 19:53
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Can: Poured a hazy orange with white head. Aroma is tropical fruit hops. Taste is juicy hop bomb that never stops, but eases up just enough in the finish.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Sep 2016
at 21:44
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Can shared at Mechazilla event. Pours a cloudy, golden tangerine with a finger of creamy foam. Big, dank resiny nose with lemon, sudachi and green pineapple. Well-balanced on the palate. Body feels uber light and dangerously drinkable. Dry finish with light pepper and zest. One of the better DIPA’s I have had.
Tried
from Can
on 07 May 2016
at 03:14
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Big lime grapefruit and oranges in the nose. Dirty cloudy and lovely as hell. Smooth biscuity mouth with lots of lime and grapefruit and biscuity. So well balanced. A bit boozy in the finish which distracts a but otherwise such a great beer.
Tried
on 04 May 2016
at 06:58