Dropping Something in the Tiny Crevasse Between the Centre Console & the Driver's Seat
Refined Fool Brewing Co.
- From:
- Refined Fool Brewing Co.
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- Hazy IPA
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.75 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 10, 2025
- Added:
- Aug 10, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Pilsner and wheat malts lay down a smooth, easy base, while Cashmere and Krush hops bring all the juicy vibes. A hint of lactose adds softness, rounding out bright aromas of melon, peach, and mango with zesty hits of lemon and lime. 25 IBU
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.75/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.75/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
473 mL can from the brewery; no canning date and served slightly chilled.
Pours a hazy pale golden colour, supporting more than an inch of frothy, foamy white head that melts away within three minutes or so. A tight collar and a narrow ring of lace cling to the perimeter, surrounding a filmy patch on the surface; looks like your typical hazy IPA. Guava, peach, pomelo and mango on the nose, with suggestions of lime zest and honeydew melon.
The flavour profile is appealing, but emphasizes different notes than the aroma. Peach, cantaloupe and muddled lemon are what I'm getting, with a light, creamy background sweetness from the lactose, as well as the wheat & oats. Hints of mango and cantaloupe continue through the finish before dissipating into a fruity, vaguely citrus aftertaste. On the fuller side of medium-bodied, with low carbonation that brushes weakly across the surface of the palate, resulting in a very smooth, slightly juicy mouthfeel. It's quite quaffable, but the hop profile isn't really my cup of tea, so one serving per night will do just fine, thanks.
Final Grade: 3.75, a B+. Dropping Something in the Tiny Crevasse Between the Centre Console & the Driver's Seat might be the first time I've reviewed a beer where the name, by itself, provides nearly 60% of the characters required for a full BA review. As far as Refined Fool IPAs go, this one is fairly middling: it's a reasonably even-keeled, fruity-sweet, low bitterness hazy IPA that doesn't instil strong feelings in me, one way or the other. Worth a try if you're visiting the brewery in the immediate future, but not really worth going out of your way for.
Aug 10, 2025Pours a hazy pale golden colour, supporting more than an inch of frothy, foamy white head that melts away within three minutes or so. A tight collar and a narrow ring of lace cling to the perimeter, surrounding a filmy patch on the surface; looks like your typical hazy IPA. Guava, peach, pomelo and mango on the nose, with suggestions of lime zest and honeydew melon.
The flavour profile is appealing, but emphasizes different notes than the aroma. Peach, cantaloupe and muddled lemon are what I'm getting, with a light, creamy background sweetness from the lactose, as well as the wheat & oats. Hints of mango and cantaloupe continue through the finish before dissipating into a fruity, vaguely citrus aftertaste. On the fuller side of medium-bodied, with low carbonation that brushes weakly across the surface of the palate, resulting in a very smooth, slightly juicy mouthfeel. It's quite quaffable, but the hop profile isn't really my cup of tea, so one serving per night will do just fine, thanks.
Final Grade: 3.75, a B+. Dropping Something in the Tiny Crevasse Between the Centre Console & the Driver's Seat might be the first time I've reviewed a beer where the name, by itself, provides nearly 60% of the characters required for a full BA review. As far as Refined Fool IPAs go, this one is fairly middling: it's a reasonably even-keeled, fruity-sweet, low bitterness hazy IPA that doesn't instil strong feelings in me, one way or the other. Worth a try if you're visiting the brewery in the immediate future, but not really worth going out of your way for.
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