Cranky Reviews

Hats Off

Hazy IPA

Beer Type

15 to 20

15 to 20

Super Suds

Rating

Hats Off

Hat Day is Cancelled

Refined Fool Brewing Co.

6.7% Alcohol

I’m at the tail end of a bad hair decade, and the next ten years don’t look any better, so every day is hat day for me. Of course, it’s hats off when the national anthem plays, or you enter the Legion for a cold one.* Or in church unless you’re the Pope, and chances are if you are visiting this website you are not his eminence.

The question remains, is it hats off to Refined Fool for another stellar IPA? The RF team have graced us with a number of interestingly named brews which have gone on the reach super suds status despite their somewhat dubious monikers. Zane Lost His Avocado Bag? Todd is an absolute beauty? Illiterate Librarians are bad enough, at least they weren’t innumerate mathematicians, they don’t even count. It goes without saying that there is no requirement at RF for a COM beer naming party.

The green young man on this brew can is in a funk due to the cancellation of hat day, which one can only assume is one of his most favourite days of the year/month/week. Maybe he should get a job in construction where hard hat day is every day. Just sayin’.

A mango orange hazy soup of a brew, thick and rich with a frothy white topper to cap things off. A citrus velvety smooth and juicy nose. First taste is citrus mango juicy, with a smooth soft mouthfeel and a slightly tart bitter finish, the sequence is familiar but the combo is a bit different. As the finish evolves this turned into a silky smooth citrus mango taste treat. Yes, it is hats off to RF for another great IPA.

*Editor’s Comment: At one time hats were not permitted while inside the Royal Canadian Legion, and to enter with your hat on meant you were buying a round for the house as you removed it. It is a sign of respect to the fallen soldiers and to royalty to remove your hat. It is also a military tradition that seems to have originated in the middle ages when knights removed their helmets to present themselves as friendly and not challenging their King or others in the room. These days many Legions are not as strict but it is still highly recommended that you remove your hat when entering a Legion.

Final Rating: A Tip of the Hat to RF and a 16 out of 20

Hazy IPA

Beer Type

15 to 20

15 to 20

Super Suds

Rating

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