Ripsnorter
Refined Fool Brewing Co.

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From:
Refined Fool Brewing Co.
 
Ontario, Canada
Style:
Imperial Porter
ABV:
8.7%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.92 | pDev: 7.4%
Reviews:
6
Ratings:
22
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 10, 2019
Added:
May 05, 2014
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  2
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Ratings by deonreds:
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Rated by deonreds from New York

3.75/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

May 08, 2015
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Rated: 4 by paulish from New York

Aug 10, 2019
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

4.13/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Refined Fool Brewing Co. "Ripsnorter"
11.53 fl. oz. brown glass bottle, seemingly without freshness dating or production codes
$3.79 @ Total Wine & More, Cherry Hill, NJ

Notes via stream of consciousness: The body is a very dark brown, basically black, beneath a two-finger thick head of tan foam. The aroma reveals dark chocolate, milk chocolate, and a very light note of vanilla. It's clean and welcoming. On to the flavor... it's not as chocolaty as the aroma suggests it will be but there's a very nice nuttiness to it, and then a slight edge of roastiness in the finish that eventually fades to leave behind some of the vanilla. A median bitterness backs it and although it's rich it still finishes mainly dry. Nicely balanced! In the mouth it's medium bodied with a bit of a dextrinous feel, and smooth with a moderate, fine-bubbled, seemingly natural carbonation. It's a rich and strong beer that deserves to be treated as such. It would make a great after dinner sipper, and not because of the vanilla, which only adds a hint of character - it's not what you'd think of as a dessert beer. It could use some better head retention and lacing but beyond that it's pretty solid.
Review# 6,205
Aug 21, 2018
 
Rated: 3.97 by Isarnan from Michigan

May 17, 2018
 
Rated: 4.07 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Aug 07, 2017
 
Rated: 4.24 by Jonathan-Morgan from Florida

Aug 07, 2017
 
Rated: 4.61 by StormAles from Canada (ON)

Jun 29, 2017
 
Rated: 4.2 by DavidRandall from Michigan

Jun 06, 2017
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

3.9/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
11.5 ounce bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1 finger dense khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, vanilla, caramel, toffee, fudge, dark bread, and toasted oak; with lighter notes of bourbon, molasses, dark fruit, leather, smoke, char, and roast/oaky earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, vanilla, and bourbon/oak chip notes; with great strength. Taste of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, vanilla, caramel, toffee, fudge, dark bread, and toasted oak; with lighter notes of bourbon, molasses, dark fruit, leather, smoke, char, and roast/oaky earthiness. Light-moderate roast/char bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, vanilla, caramel, toffee, fudge, dark bread, toasted oak, bourbon, smoke, char, light molasses, and roast/oaky earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, vanilla, and bourbon/oak chip flavors; with a nice roasted bitter/sweet and oak spiciness balance. Light-moderate dryness from roast/char bitterness and oak spiciness, increasing through the glass. Slight acrid/tannic astringency, but not overwheming. Light-medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/silky/velvety, and lightly sticky/chalky/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Mildly warming 8.7%. Overall this is a very nice oak aged vanilla imperial porter style. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, vanilla, and bourbon/oak chip flavors; very smooth and easy to sip on for the ABV. There’s not a huge bourbon presence, but it’s solid. Plenty of oak and vanilla, but never overpowering. Very well rounded in complexity. A very enjoyable offering.
May 13, 2017
 
Rated: 3.76 by ikidunot from Canada (ON)

Mar 23, 2017
 
Rated: 3.88 by aszatk01 from Pennsylvania

Mar 09, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Jotora from Canada (ON)

Feb 19, 2017
 
Rated: 4.1 by NightINgale from Russian Federation

Feb 05, 2017
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Reviewed by polloenfuego from Canada (NB)

3.42/5  rDev -12.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I'm not sure whether this is a good beer that needs improvement, or if it's a lesser beer that is at its peak. Ripsnorter looks nice, brown/black in appearance with a nice solid head. The head breaks slowly and there is decent lacing. The smell is roasts, a hint of bourbon and no vanilla present which is odd as it is advertised as a vanilla porter. The taste is roasts and and a touch of oak, but there is an underlying sour bitterness that takes away from this beer. This also affects the feel, which while seems about right for a porter, there is an astringency that is not great.

Again, not sure where to put this beer. Maybe an off batch, perhaps I will revisit and see if I get the same results.
Jan 22, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by RedAleMan from Canada (ON)

Dec 29, 2016
 
Rated: 4.19 by Electros from Canada (ON)

Oct 25, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by Cycle69 from Canada (ON)

Jan 15, 2016
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Reviewed by SebD from Canada (ON)

3.56/5  rDev -9.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: It has a nice dark brown color to it. It has a nice bubbly tan head that dies down moderately fast and leaves next to no lacing.

Smell: The aromas definitely give out hints of roasted malts, chocolate, light coffee, some sweet caramel/toffee, faint vanilla and very slight bourbon in the back.

Taste: Like the aromas, it has some roasted malts, light chocolate and coffee, faint caramel and perhaps some dark fruit and molasses.

Mouthfeel: It has a med-high carbonation with a somewhat thin overall balance and feel.

Drinkability: It's a very smooth drinkable beer accompanied by decent flavors and aromas. I was really hoping the bourbon would come through more. It's still a decent offering but I feel it could definitely use more time in the barrels.

Serving type: bottle
Jul 01, 2015
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Reviewed by TheSevenDuffs from Canada (ON)

3.3/5  rDev -15.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
A decent effort but there is plenty of room to improve.

The base porter is decent enough, with some chocolate and roast notes present. The barrel flavours are there but are quite muted; seemingly a very short aging period on this one and it would have benefited from more time in the barrel. The mout feel was extremely thin as well.
Mar 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.89 by nullbort from Canada (ON)

Mar 29, 2015
Ripsnorter from Refined Fool Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 22 ratings