Short Pier, Long Walk
Refined Fool Brewing Co. in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
6.61
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Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 16
A dense, well laced off-white head on an unfiltered orange/amber body. Nice fresh citrus rind nose with sweet malt. The rindy citrus hops extend to the taste profile, led by grapefruit with lemon. Rich caramel malt, a touch of toffee, and pepper round out a sold DIPA. Good slightly slick mouth feel and medium density. The bitterness in the aftertaste gets a bit nasty over time, but a very solid effort.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
The past two ratings are not indicative of this beer. This is a good double ipa. A really nice amber/copper pour, with a big off white head. Upfront is a big dose of sticky pine resin hops, and some good sweet bready malts. The body is a tad thick, and the carb is perfect. The finish is very bitter, think grapefruit pith. As it warms some juicy citrus comes through with another big wallop of sticky pine resins. Well balanced, a good beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
340 ml bottle. Hazy honey gold color. Frothy beige head. Fruity, yeasty malt nose. Flavor starts out as toasted malt, but quickly it becomes all about the hops. Intensely bitter, piney and resiny. Notes of grapefruit pith, lime and berries. Wow, didn't see that coming. A must for lupilin lovers.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
11.5 ounce bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours lightly hazy deep orange/light copper color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky light pink head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big apricot, peach, papaya, pineapple, mango, melon, guava, grapefruit, lemon zest, orange peel, light pepper/pine, honey, caramel, toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/tropical/citrus hops and moderate dark/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big apricot, peach, papaya, pineapple, mango, melon, guava, grapefruit, lemon zest, orange peel, pepper, pine, honey, caramel, toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate pine, grassy, citrus peel, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of apricot, peach, papaya, pineapple, mango, melon, guava, grapefruit, lemon/orange peel, citrus rind, pepper, pine, honey, caramel, toasted bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/tropical/citrus hops and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; with great malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from lingering bitterness, increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, sticky/resinous, and slightly rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 8.4%. Overall this is a great DIPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/tropical/citrus hops and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV, with the modestly bitter/drying finish. Very juicy, fruity, and tropical on hops; sizable malt backbone, but never overly sweet or heavy feeling. A very enjoyable offering.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Bottled, from LCBO. Cloudy golden, rich head. Fruity nose with mango jam. Sweet with full body and rounded, sticky mouthfeel. Syrup and mango marmelade. Heavy sweetness. Peppery bitter finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Pours a clean amber colour with a warm frothy cap, long lasting with loads of lacing. Aromas of grassy hops giving citrus and pine notes, over the caramel malts. Nice bitterness, but not crazy dry mouthfeel. Some nice hops lingers, all well-blended with the caramel malts. A very easy-drinking Double IPA.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from the LCBO. Slightly hazy light copper with a one finger off white head that lingers and leaves tight lace. Nose is pine and citrus with a modest caramel malt backing and some grass. Flavour has the light caramel supporting a medium+ bitter pine and orange rind. Mouth is medium- with average carbonation and a lingering bitter finish. Alcohol is well integrated and the bitterness while prominent is not overwhelming. 8/4/7+/3+/15+
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
(bottle) clear, bright, very dark amber colour with a medium tall, beige head; aroma of stewed fruit, jam; balanced flavour with a long, light bitter flavour
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
This IPA poured cloudy medium Amber with a minimal white head. A little lacing. Scents include dandelion leaves, grapefruit orange citrus and Pledge? First swig was quite low for carbonation. Flavours of citrus hops, mainly grapefruit. Finish is quite hoppy with the citrus flavours lingering. Not sure about the 100 IBUs....
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle - Some caramel and leafy hops. Cloudy gold with a rich white head. Fruity and light Woody notes with a long light bitter finish. More like an IPA, not the body or depth of a imperial.