Safflower
Fidens Brewing Company in Albany, New York, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Rotating|
Score
7.62
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Formerly Socratic Questioning #16. A DIPA, brewed with Citra & our 2025 crop of Galaxy, Eclipse & Vic Secret hops.
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8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Thanks Joel!
Reviewed from notes.
Can into tulip.
Appearance: pure opaque yellow color with a finger's worth of white foamy head that dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: pineapple, pine, floral, gooseberries and sweet grassy hops; light clean doughy malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together in a fine juicy bittersweet sort of way; finishes piney, pineapple-y and more of mixed berries tone
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper, very smooth along the tongue with barely any hop bitterness
Overall: absolutely awesome NEDIPA. Very worthy of coming back to.
Reviewed from notes.
Can into tulip.
Appearance: pure opaque yellow color with a finger's worth of white foamy head that dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: pineapple, pine, floral, gooseberries and sweet grassy hops; light clean doughy malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together in a fine juicy bittersweet sort of way; finishes piney, pineapple-y and more of mixed berries tone
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper, very smooth along the tongue with barely any hop bitterness
Overall: absolutely awesome NEDIPA. Very worthy of coming back to.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2026
at 01:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can share at Pien, Helsinki.
POured light, fluffy orange color, dense head.
Kiwi, gooseberries in flavor, quite nice uiciness, smooth, not much bitternessbut fairly dry, citrusy finish. OK.
POured light, fluffy orange color, dense head.
Kiwi, gooseberries in flavor, quite nice uiciness, smooth, not much bitternessbut fairly dry, citrusy finish. OK.
Tried
from Can
at
Pien Shop & Bar
on 02 Feb 2026
at 10:39
8.5/10
Some darkness and a nice bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
from Brew Export UK
on 27 Dec 2025
at 12:31
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
from Can
from Brew Export UK
on 26 Dec 2025
at 22:00
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Can at home from J and B Craft Drinks, Amsterdam, 25th December 25. Pours hazy orange yellow. Aroma is citrus, pithy and tropical fruits. Taste is bright, fruity, a little dry and some bittersweet notes. Good
Tried
from Can
on 26 Dec 2025
at 09:20
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Catching up on Day 4 of the Brew Export Advent Calendar. A can, of course. Hazy waxy light yolk yellow. Thick foamy white head. Aroma has floral and stone fruit notes, with peripheral resin and a hint of citrus. Underlying malts. Flavourwise it's quite bitter - resin and citrus with chewy pithy stone fruit. Peripheral syrupy canned fruit. Underlying vanilla porridge. Medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation provides buoyancy. Long dry astringent finish. Nice stuff.
Tried
from Can
from Brew Export UK
on 12 Dec 2025
at 18:15
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Appearance is very hazy murky yellow, with a 1-2 finger foamy head. Aroma is pineapple, mango, papaya, orange, citrus fruit, hop dankness. Taste is herbal grassy hops, hop flowers and bitterness, pineapple, orange peel, mango, bitter herbal finish.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Dec 2025
at 06:11
5/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
can at John's hazy amber ..small white head . soft green hop nose . burn green hop and onions ..big bitter herbal
Tried
on 29 Nov 2025
at 17:10
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught @ Harlem Hops, NY. Sweetish, creamy and massively dank with some tropical notes, herbal hops and pine. Pretty intense and tasty.
Tried
on 06 Apr 2022
at 08:53
8/10
Green onion nose, opens up to some nice tropical flavors in the mouth. Well made. Hazy dark straw。
Tried
from Can
on 13 Mar 2022
at 00:03