Knife Shoes
Refined Fool Brewing Co.
- From:
- Refined Fool Brewing Co.
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- Vienna Lager
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.74 | pDev: 4.01%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 19, 2026
- Added:
- Dec 10, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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This amber-hued lager boasts a crisp, clean finish, complemented by smooth malty sweetness and toasted bread notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by talisen-crw from Canada (ON)
4/5 rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
At my lady Pamela's house; canned and chilled, 473mL in a pint glass. From their Winter Beer League 6-pack at my favourite but now closed The Beer Store on Goyeau St. in nearby downtown Windsor. Canned September 4/24. My 27th beer from the Sarnia, Ontario brewery, and 17th for 2026. Ludicrously adored by Gracie the cat...
Mar 19, 2026
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.76/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.76/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
473 mL can from the LCBO, included in Refined Fool's 2024 Beer League winter mixed pack. Dated Oct 24 2024 and served slightly chilled.
Pours a clear copper-brown colour, capped with one finger of creamy, buff-coloured head that lasts for a little over three minutes. Afterwards, a tight collar is left encircling a thin cap, with a modest quantity of lace scattered onto the glass. Malty, nutty-sweet aroma with notes of caramel, toasted bread & digestive biscuit, as well as suggestions of earthy, herbal hops.
Not bad at all. Lightly toasted malts do a lot of the heavy lifting here - toasted bread, lightly caramelized sugars, biscuits and a touch of nuttiness. More toastiness on the back end, briefly joined by hints of grassy, herbal hop bitterness before reverting back to toasted maltiness in the aftertaste, which lasts for a second or so before fading. Light-medium in body, with moderately lively carbonation that adds some bite to this lager's smooth, satisfying mouthfeel. Solid drinkability.
Final Grade: 3.76, a worthy B+. Knife Shoes is a pretty decent Vienna lager - certainly not a superlative one, but I can't find much to complain about, either. Not too sweet, which can be a major sticking point for this beer geek when it comes to amber lagers of almost any kind. I'd drink this again next autumn or winter: it'd work as a substitute for Boston Lager, which probably won't be back on local shelves for at least a few years.
May 27, 2025Pours a clear copper-brown colour, capped with one finger of creamy, buff-coloured head that lasts for a little over three minutes. Afterwards, a tight collar is left encircling a thin cap, with a modest quantity of lace scattered onto the glass. Malty, nutty-sweet aroma with notes of caramel, toasted bread & digestive biscuit, as well as suggestions of earthy, herbal hops.
Not bad at all. Lightly toasted malts do a lot of the heavy lifting here - toasted bread, lightly caramelized sugars, biscuits and a touch of nuttiness. More toastiness on the back end, briefly joined by hints of grassy, herbal hop bitterness before reverting back to toasted maltiness in the aftertaste, which lasts for a second or so before fading. Light-medium in body, with moderately lively carbonation that adds some bite to this lager's smooth, satisfying mouthfeel. Solid drinkability.
Final Grade: 3.76, a worthy B+. Knife Shoes is a pretty decent Vienna lager - certainly not a superlative one, but I can't find much to complain about, either. Not too sweet, which can be a major sticking point for this beer geek when it comes to amber lagers of almost any kind. I'd drink this again next autumn or winter: it'd work as a substitute for Boston Lager, which probably won't be back on local shelves for at least a few years.
Rated by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)
3.72/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.72/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Jan 18 2025
Jan 18, 2025
Reviewed by taxandbeerguy from Canada (ON)
3.79/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
473ml can served cold into a beer mug. Part of the Winter Sports are dangerous pack from Refined Fool. Canned September 4, 2024.
Appearance - Clear auburn color with a finger plus of foamy off-white head. Pretty decent staying power and no lacing to speak of left behind.
Smell - Lots of grain with some corn and a healthy dose of wet leaves. Bready elements as well and a trace of caramel. Maybe something a touch peppery as well.
Taste - Clean and grainy with a sweet taste mid-sip that is reminiscent of bubblegum. Some bitterness kicks in with some earthy flavors and more grain.
Mouthfeel - Medium-light bodied with fairly low carbonation. Quite crushable. Enjoyable.
Overall - Better than expected, probably the winner from the mixed pack. Maybe it's just the fact that I've got a hankering for a good lager right now, but Knife Shoes definitely delivered.
Jan 06, 2025Appearance - Clear auburn color with a finger plus of foamy off-white head. Pretty decent staying power and no lacing to speak of left behind.
Smell - Lots of grain with some corn and a healthy dose of wet leaves. Bready elements as well and a trace of caramel. Maybe something a touch peppery as well.
Taste - Clean and grainy with a sweet taste mid-sip that is reminiscent of bubblegum. Some bitterness kicks in with some earthy flavors and more grain.
Mouthfeel - Medium-light bodied with fairly low carbonation. Quite crushable. Enjoyable.
Overall - Better than expected, probably the winner from the mixed pack. Maybe it's just the fact that I've got a hankering for a good lager right now, but Knife Shoes definitely delivered.
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