Wheat Didn't Start The Fire
Refined Fool Brewing Co.
- From:
- Refined Fool Brewing Co.
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- Hefeweizen
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.63 | pDev: 1.38%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Mar 28, 2015
- Added:
- Feb 02, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.68/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
750 mL bottle picked up fresh from the brewery; served slightly chilled. Finally - a local, freshly-brewed interpretation of one of my favourite German beer styles.
This hefe is a pale, cloudy straw-yellow colour; an aggressive pour resulted in nearly two fingers of puffy white froth on top. It looked great at this point, but the head really lacks retention; after a minute or two of constant fizzling, only a thin, soapy collar remains at the surface. The carbonation appears to be lively, with rising bubbles constantly breaking the (otherwise bare) surface. On the nose, it offers a bit more of what I'd expect from a hefe - wheaty malt sweetness, some banana and citrus, with touches of clove spice and their house character. Just a wholesome bouquet, overall.
Flavourful and tasty. Pale, wheaty malt sweetness is by far the dominant flavour - bready and lightly grainy, with citrusy notes of lemon and orange giving way to ripe banana esters. Lightly grassy; that's the only peep you'll hear out of the hops here. Some clove spice shows up near the finish, but it is very subdued - personally, I prefer my hefes along those lines, anyway. There's some lingering wheaty malt flavour in the aftertaste, but it fades quickly. Light-bodied, with moderate carbonation levels that give this beer a somewhat crisp, highly refreshing mouthfeel. It does seem a touch watery, but that's a minor complaint - its drinkability is superior to many imported examples, though I wouldn't say the same of its complexity.
Final Grade: 3.68, a solid B grade. Wheat Didn't Start the Fire is yet more encouraging proof that the guys at Refined Fool will eventually brew at least one example of every single beer style in existence. While this hefe might not foster the same level of reverence that the authentic German classics do, it's still pretty tasty and extremely quaffable, which works for me. If it's anything like most of their other rotating/seasonal beers, its window of availability will be limited to a month or two - so I'll have to show my support by picking up a few more bottles in the near future.
Mar 22, 2015This hefe is a pale, cloudy straw-yellow colour; an aggressive pour resulted in nearly two fingers of puffy white froth on top. It looked great at this point, but the head really lacks retention; after a minute or two of constant fizzling, only a thin, soapy collar remains at the surface. The carbonation appears to be lively, with rising bubbles constantly breaking the (otherwise bare) surface. On the nose, it offers a bit more of what I'd expect from a hefe - wheaty malt sweetness, some banana and citrus, with touches of clove spice and their house character. Just a wholesome bouquet, overall.
Flavourful and tasty. Pale, wheaty malt sweetness is by far the dominant flavour - bready and lightly grainy, with citrusy notes of lemon and orange giving way to ripe banana esters. Lightly grassy; that's the only peep you'll hear out of the hops here. Some clove spice shows up near the finish, but it is very subdued - personally, I prefer my hefes along those lines, anyway. There's some lingering wheaty malt flavour in the aftertaste, but it fades quickly. Light-bodied, with moderate carbonation levels that give this beer a somewhat crisp, highly refreshing mouthfeel. It does seem a touch watery, but that's a minor complaint - its drinkability is superior to many imported examples, though I wouldn't say the same of its complexity.
Final Grade: 3.68, a solid B grade. Wheat Didn't Start the Fire is yet more encouraging proof that the guys at Refined Fool will eventually brew at least one example of every single beer style in existence. While this hefe might not foster the same level of reverence that the authentic German classics do, it's still pretty tasty and extremely quaffable, which works for me. If it's anything like most of their other rotating/seasonal beers, its window of availability will be limited to a month or two - so I'll have to show my support by picking up a few more bottles in the near future.
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