A Serious Hosta Situation
Refined Fool Brewing Co.
- From:
- Refined Fool Brewing Co.
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- Hefeweizen
- ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.76 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 13, 2026
- Added:
- May 13, 2026
- Wants:
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- Gots:
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A bright and refreshing hefeweizen with soft wheat character and classic notes of banana and clove, finishing smooth and lightly effervescent. 13 IBU
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.76/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.76/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
473 mL can from the brewery; no packaging date. Served barely chilled.
Pours a foggy golden-amber colour, producing nearly two fingers of lusciously thick, creamy white head that steadily collapses. Five minutes later, I'm left with a frothy collar surrounding a thin cap; decent lace deposition after the first sip or two. Overripe banana dominates the nose, though there are also notes of bready malts, wheat, clove and pancakes.
For a North American hefe, this is pretty decent. Bready, wheaty malt sweetness is a major contributor, with ripe banana esters also figuring in strongly; banana bread and clove spiciness come through by mid-sip. The spiciness becomes more prominent at the finish, with banana pancakes and clove lasting into a persistent aftertaste. Medium-full in body, with assertive carbonation that bounces vigorously off the palate. Good drinkability, but nothing unusual for the style.
Final Grade: 3.76, managing to pull a B+. Refined Fool has tried its hand at brewing a true German hefeweizen several times in the past, with mixed results. However, I think A Serious Hosta Situation is their most successful attempt to date: it's a little too sweet & banana-heavy for my preferences, but other than that, I cannot find much to complain about. As is generally the case with domestic hefes, this is still not as good as most of the German equivalents, but I might take it over Erdinger.
May 13, 2026Pours a foggy golden-amber colour, producing nearly two fingers of lusciously thick, creamy white head that steadily collapses. Five minutes later, I'm left with a frothy collar surrounding a thin cap; decent lace deposition after the first sip or two. Overripe banana dominates the nose, though there are also notes of bready malts, wheat, clove and pancakes.
For a North American hefe, this is pretty decent. Bready, wheaty malt sweetness is a major contributor, with ripe banana esters also figuring in strongly; banana bread and clove spiciness come through by mid-sip. The spiciness becomes more prominent at the finish, with banana pancakes and clove lasting into a persistent aftertaste. Medium-full in body, with assertive carbonation that bounces vigorously off the palate. Good drinkability, but nothing unusual for the style.
Final Grade: 3.76, managing to pull a B+. Refined Fool has tried its hand at brewing a true German hefeweizen several times in the past, with mixed results. However, I think A Serious Hosta Situation is their most successful attempt to date: it's a little too sweet & banana-heavy for my preferences, but other than that, I cannot find much to complain about. As is generally the case with domestic hefes, this is still not as good as most of the German equivalents, but I might take it over Erdinger.
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