6.8

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Stovepipe can from Wegman's. Pours a murky, orange color, with a fair, off-white head. The aroma is orange pith, resin, straw, and grapefruit. Sweet and juicy, with a bold, musty bitterness. Medium body, pulpy, and a bit acidic. Solid.

6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

16 oz can. Aroma is pine, herb, and soft marijuana like notes. I hate to use the word “Dank”. However, that’s exactly what this is. Fruit plays a background to all of the pine and marijuana like notes. Bitterness is moderate ends on Pine-Sol. Way more pine and pine resin that I want in my IPA these days.

7.3

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

I have a pint can obtained from Half Time early this year. Sampled previous beers from Fiddlehead and I’ve liked all the previous ones. Maintain the streak? it’s time to find out. A globe glass ready, I do the pour. Orange-yellow in appearance with a heroic top of icy white foam. I smell tropical and citrus both and perhaps some grain. I have to say the taste leans west coast. Lemons, a touch of oranges, cedar, grapefruit, cereal, hops and a moderate bitterness finishing. Not to the level of other IPAs from the brewery but a decent beer.

Regular Fiddlehead base, but a bit more piney, juicy, and floral. Very good.

Go Birds. Let’s go Flyers.

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Pours hazy light gold into a tulip. Bright white head with medium retention recedes to mottle surface. Mango and passion fruit aromas. Thick with hot caramel and mango front to back. Medium length dusty tropical fruit skin and hot bitter apple finish.