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bookman65 (6516) reviewed
Necessary Means - Quadruple Dry-Hopped from Fidens Brewing Company (Albany, United States 🇺🇸)
10 months ago
8.4/10 — Appearance 9 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Pours a hazy, gold-banana, with big, thick head. Aroma is citrus and tropical fruit. Flavors follow. Soft mouthfeel. Mild levels of hop bitterness in the finish.
Tried from Can on 26 Nov 2025 at 20:38
bookman65 (6516) reviewed
Entity of Justice from Fidens Brewing Company (Albany, United States 🇺🇸)
10 months ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Pours a hazy, pineapple-butterscotch color, with big, thick head. Aroma has some green onion/garlic upfront, along with citrus and tropical fruit. Flavors all follow, including the garlic. ABV is fairly well-hidden, though slightly noticeable in the flavor. Soft mouthfeel. Moderate hop bitterness in the finish.
Tried from Can on 24 Nov 2025 at 23:43
bookman65 (6516) reviewed
The Hunter from Fidens Brewing Company (Albany, United States 🇺🇸)
10 months ago
8.1/10 — Appearance 9 Aroma 7 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Pours a hazy, lemon-banana yellow, with smallish head. Aroma is a touch muted, but has a dank note of garlic/green onion upfront, along with citrus and tropical fruit. Flavors follow and are more pronounced. The ABV is pretty well-hidden, though noticeable in the flavor. Soft mouthfeel. Moderate hop bitterness through the finish.
Tried from Can on 23 Nov 2025 at 23:52

bookman65 added a new beer The Hunter by Fidens Brewing Company
10 months ago

bookman65 (6516) reviewed
Jasper - Mango from Fidens Brewing Company (Albany, United States 🇺🇸)
10 months ago
8.4/10 — Appearance 9 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Pours a hazy, orange-pineapple color, with smallish head. Aroma is mango and more mango, with some citrus. Flavors follow. Kind of a bitter mango, without something to take the edge off (some lactose, perhaps?). Soft mouthfeel. Moderate hop bitterness in the finish.
Tried from Can on 23 Nov 2025 at 23:13
bookman65 (6516) reviewed
Greena Colada from Tree House Brewing Company (Charlton, United States 🇺🇸)
10 months ago
8.3/10 — Appearance 9 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
Pours a hazy, butterscotch-gold color, with big, thick head. Aroma is citrus and tropical fruit. Flavors follow, with the coconut, in particular, standing out. Lightly sweet underlayer. Soft mouthfeel. Moderate hop bitterness in the finish.
Tried from Can on 23 Nov 2025 at 20:38
bookman65 (6516) reviewed
Woodstock Pale Ale - Tropcial Fusion from Tree House Brewing Company (Charlton, United States 🇺🇸)
11 months ago
8/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Pours a hazy, pale peach-gold, with smallish head. Aroma has a note of green onion/garlic upfront, followed by elements of citrus and tropical fruit. Flavors all follow. Mouthfeel a touch thin? Mild to moderate hop bitterness in the finish.
Tried from Can on 22 Nov 2025 at 20:38