fiddleheads brewery

Pretty awesome. And you don't have to drive ten miles down a dirt road where it is only available on the first and third Tuesday of the month between 3 and 6:30 in a growler fill- brown, liter bottle only- two per person- not that there is anything wrong with that.

 

My father and I both thought the IPA was not very good and we both love IPA's (the only other beer on tap that day was the witbier, which was decent). Its been over a year ago since we stopped in so maybe it has changed since then?

 

It has, he has evolved the recipe quite a bit and I would consider it scores different than it was.

 

Yep. Even though it gets a pretty decent rating on here, I still think it's underrated. I first tried it at Jay Peak last winter. I came in for lunch after skiing trees all morning, exhausted, and man it tasted good. It wowed me and I sucked 2 down in no time.

 

I had this last week when visiting VT and I enjoyed it quite a bit. It's not going to blast your face off with a huge tropical fruit hoppiness, which I feel is what a lot of people are looking for in an IPA these days, but I thought it was undoubtedly a well-crafted beer.

 

For the first like 6 months the brewery was opened the IPA was amazing; on par with anything the big 3 is putting out. Now it is just pretty good imo.

 

great everyday IPA imo, lotsa grapefruit...their iipa's have been getting consistently better as well.

 

I had a sample at the brewery last weekend and even then that batch tasted radically different than the Fiddlehead I had last month which was very different than what they brewed a year ago. There's a lot more hoppy aroma and "dankiness" (is that a word?) to the beer now. It's much better than it was even a few months ago. I only wish I would have gotten a growler of the IPA when I was there. Instead, I got a couple growlers of Hodad, which was very nice as well

 

I went about 5 weeks ago when they had IPA, Golden Grillz, and an ESB on tap. I liked the IPA the most of that bunch, but not enough to get a growl of it. (Bought some swag and left a nice tip for the sample pours.) I did like the vibe there and the staff was friendly and pretty knowledgeable, which I appreciated.

 

I'm a big fan of their IPAs and IIPAs...they've improved a lot since they opened. I can't remember the exact name, but one of their IIPAs was right up there with the big 3 IPAs. And I thought their Ryezome (brewed a few months ago -- not sure if we'll see it again) was great too.

 

Grabbed a growler of their second fiddle IIPA around VT fest time and it was spectacular. Literally up there with the heady and double sunshine we brought home with us. I also really enjoy their normal IPA. Relatively inexpensive, widely available, and super-drinkable


ps....we went last year after they opened and neither my wife and I were super-impressed with their IPA at the time. It has definitely evolved.

 

dankness originated in Vermont

 

Had the IPA for the first time on Friday and was very pleased with it.

 

Had it last week while in Vermont but I have to agree with cpjtr above-the Hodad was pretty incredible! Love their concept of being attached to the pizza place....

 

Hodad at SIPtemberfest was my "dessert beer" of the session. Pure Almond Joy!

 

It's a great deal for $10 per growler.

Can't touch the big three for taste though.

 

was there this Thursday night, & had their IPA and American Red (IPA) 6.5%, both very good, very fresh, and both much more interesting than HT