Necessary Means
Fidens Brewing Company in Albany, New York, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - New England / Hazy Rotating|
Score
7.74
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IPA (Six Point Two Percent) with Citra and Mosaic.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
16 oz can in a trade with tfontana. Thank you for carrying this back from Albany. Aroma of Mango, peach, orange. Pretty strong amount of fruit mixed with light bready malts. Just the light touch of herbal bitterness for balance. Well-made and I would rather drink a low ABV on a week day, than some 11% triple dry hopped monstrosity.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Mar 2026
at 23:38
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Half pour on tap at brewery.Opaque, milky yellow, nice head, excellent retention, rings of lacing.Aroma very strong citrus & grapefruit.Taste mirrors aroma, mild biscuit.Smooth, frothy texture, lively carb, fin as taste.About as good as Citra/Mosaic gets.
Tried
from Draft
at
Fidens Brewing Company
on 27 Aug 2025
at 20:05
8.2/10
LCI. Smooth, juicy citrus candied fruits layered on grapefruit segments. Fidens mouthfeel
Tried
from Can
on 23 Oct 2024
at 00:58
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can, courtesy of Matt. Pours hazy pale yellow. Lemon, floral, peach fuzz, grain, tangelo. Medium body. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Mar 2024
at 02:16
8/10
Tried
on 13 Jan 2024
at 08:49
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can 16fl.oz. @ home. 🏡🇩🇰
[ As Fidens Necessary Means - Mosaic + Citra ].
ABV: 6.2%. Murky medium yellow colour with a milky touch, a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, wheat, fruty malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, fruity hops, tropical fruit, mango - citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, tropicl fruit, fruit peel, hops bitter, mango - citrus, peach, dank, wheat. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20240112]
8-3-8-4-17
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jan 2024
at 08:48
8/10
Tried
from Can
on 21 Sep 2023
at 13:19
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can at home from J&B Craft Drinks, Amsterdam 24/07/2023 Powerful intense fruity hoppy goodness with layers of stonefruit with mango and peach, some nectarine, fleshy juicy stonefruit, creamy dense sweet malts, grassy green dank robust hoppy into the close. Beautiful.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Sep 2023
at 13:37
8.2/10
Tried
from Can
on 25 Aug 2023
at 08:08
Cleaning the deck and pool beer. So much flavor for a little guy. Juicy from citra, with oniony overtones from the mosaic. Top drawer.
Good to see the billionaire Chelsea team look so average today in east London.
Good to see the billionaire Chelsea team look so average today in east London.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Aug 2023
at 16:25