Fiddlehead Second Fiddle
This double IPA is packed with plenty of hop bitterness and tons of citrus hop aroma. Dry hopped for over a month with nearly three pounds per barrel. Enjoy in moderation.
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234 reviews
Shelburne, United States
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Refrigerated 16 oz. aluminum can, canned March 26, 2020 from mansquito poured into a glass. Hazy golden with big white fluffy head. Aroma is herbal hops, medium soapy body, medium carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is herbal hops, pine hops, and bitter finish. I am not a big fan.
Canned 02-05, pours a slightly cloudy golden with a small white cap that fades to a ring. Aromas are subdued with only slight notes of citrus and pine mixed with a really nice doughy/crackery malt. Flavors are another story altogether! Immediate burst of vegetal hops and somewhat bitter pith character. Mouthfeel is fairly light for the abv, and the finish is slightly bitter AND slightly sweet simultaneously. Nice change of pace.
Can at Fortnight in downtown Providence, RI. Medium-light hazy gold with a cm of medium-coarse white head, medium-poor retention. Aroma is onion (dank and sharp), grapefruit, orange, spicy raw hops, lemon, some tart passionfruit, a little bit of dank candy malt sweetness underneath. Nice - different smelling than most of the hazy smelling IPA's I've been drinking lately - especially the raw hop smell. Body is medium-medium-heavy weight, syrupy-oily, medium carbonation, medium-fine coarseness, medium-medium-big burn, somewhat felty. Flavor is green herbs and tree-sap, some of orange peel, touch of dank vegetation, touch of candy sugar. Nice moderate-big bitterness that is herbal and tree sap, moderate, non-astringent lingering. This is definitely a traditional west-coast IPA. Not seeing why the rating is soooo high here though...
16oz can. Poured a slightly hazy golden with a pillowy head. Excellent IPA with the higher abv not apparent until it hits you. Really good.
Can. Thanks ModeEngage! Cloudy gold with a big, thick, creamy, off white head that lasts and laces well. Aromas of grapefruit, orange, pine, biscuit, light mango, resin, and herbal notes. Flavor is the same with grapefruit and orange upfront, followed but biscuit notes and finishing with pine, herbal notes, and some resin. Medium bodied, smooth with a crisp, clean, dry finish. Slight carbonation, slight heat and bitterness on the end. A little bit of that hop burn on the end though. well balanced however with big citrus fronts and bittering end and a solid biscuity malt backbone in the middle.
Very hoppy, light head. Makes me want to fiddle hard score. Very citrus heavy.
Can from the brewery. Pretty gold pour with great lacing. Nose is citrus and pine, some dank, some tropical fruit, light caramel and biscuity malt. Taste is sweet, warm but not too boozy. Moderately bitter finish with some surprising spicy notes, almost like rye. It's pretty smooth overall but I'm not super fond of the peppery finish. Still good stuff.
Blown away by this one. The aroma, the complex taste. Not overly bitter. Paired great with a black bean burger with harissa aioli.
Can sample at a tasting at Max's place. Thanks Lior D. Slightly hazy yellow. Oniony vegetal hops, sweetish, green bitterness.
Cloudy yellow with small white head. Aroma is citrus and grass. Medium bitter. Not much alcohol. Lightly carbonated. Floral grassy hop flavor. Pretty good.
At Max Place, pours yellow with a small head, aroma of orange, marmalade, flavor is bitter with orange, grass, medium bodied
Can @ Grafton St Pub, Cambridge (9 May 19). Cloudy light golden with small frothy off-white head, sweet citrus aroma, low carbonation medium bitter flowery hops taste, smooth body, long finish. Flavorful.
8.2 AVB standard IPA taste and aroma. Not bad , slight strange aftertaste (slight tongue numbing bitterness.
I liked it a lot. Almost as good as sip of sunshine
Share of a large can brought back from Vermont (thanks to Rian). A hazy golden/yellow coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, malty, citrus, tropical fruit on the nose. Tastes hoppy, malty, citrus, tropical fruit, hint of caramel and mango. Nice Vermont DIPA, will seek this one out on my next visit to New England.
Shared by Sam. Classic pine aggressive west coast hops. Lots of caramel and toffee. A little more in the medium bodied range.
Hazy pour, classic hop bitterness which is smoothed out by fruit. Had this at the sacred cod at the Chatham bars inn
Can: pours hazy gold with a white head. Aroma is deep citrus aroma, some tropical fruitiness. Taste is sweet, lightly bitter. Very smooth. Excellent beer. Nothing is out of proportion.
Pours hazy slightly dark gold with a small white fizz. Aroma intense pine and citrus hops and a touch of toffee. Taste is dank, pine and citrus hops with above average bitterness. Great balance.
I agree with one other rater here. This stuff is pretty overrated and not overly complex. It's very bitter and sharp, with little juiciness. If they were going for a west-coast DIPA, then I think the hop profiles could have been a little more pronounced. Maybe I should try this one again.
Can thanks to Chalumeaux enjoyed watching MNF go Pats! Bright cloudy orangy yellow. Nose is lots of fruit and some pine. Tastes of pineapple, grapefruit,pine, resin, some simple syrup. Light bitters and sweetness. Herbal and fruity finish. Hint of bitters.
Pours a clear deep golden color with an amber hue with a thick white head that quickly dissipates. Aroma if full of fresh hops, grass, weed, and grain. Heavier palate with some carbonation. Flavor is just like the aroma. It's loaded with fresh hops, grass, weed, and grains and grapefruit come through after. Leaves a fresh hop finish. Great stuff!!
Almost clear golden color with off-white head. Aroma has resiny, piney hops with a sweet malt background. Taste starts bitter upfront, slightly astringent, quite harsh and resiny. Medium plus body with medium carbonation. I expected much more from this one considering the hype but it's a quite basic DIPA with intense bitterness and not much complexity.
Hazy orange pour some frothy foam. Aroma onions some pine. Some confectioners sugar. Tastes pine sweet some apricot. Firmly bitter and sorta watery palate.
8/2016- Well, this is new to FLX Beverage Ctr. Great tongue, nose and eye appeal. Another Victory for Vermont. Well balanced bitter and tenacious mouth feel. Yum!
Can at Squealing Pig Provincetown MA. Pours clear gold lots of head and lacing. Nose is fruity. Flavors of peach, pine, grapefruit, mango. Taste med/big bitter light sweet. Full sticky body lively carbonation, some alcohol burn. Before this I had a draft of what was labeled Fiddlehead NE IPA. I like that better.
A resin and mineral hops aroma, pours a hazy gold color with a thin white head. A bitter resin taste with a full body and lasting bitter finish.
Can pour into shaker pint glass from Andover Liquors. Appearance is lightly hazy, golden yellow with greenish tinge, nice sparkle, finger-width foamy, off-white head with fair retention and spotty soapy lacing. Aroma is strong pine over milder tropical fruit and citrus, earthy resin. Taste is strong pine, milder citrus and late mango. Palate is medium bodied with smooth, thick texture, average-to-lively carbonation, pleasant alcohol warmth and mix of sweet and bitter finish. Overall, pine dominant with some sweet citrus and tropical fruit to balance the bitter--wouldn't have guessed that many IBU. Good.
Smoothe, hoppy, sl resinous, non malty, nice @8.2%, great palate and a delicious DIPA. Fresh from the brewery in Shelburne Vt
On tap at Halvorson’s in Burlington. If double IPA is your gig, can’t ask for too much more here. Clean, nice lacing, smells fresh and hoppy and with a hidden malt background... This thing is going down WAY too fast. Love it, but pretty sure I don’t want more than one without a meal in my belly.