BFF
Grimm Artisanal Ales

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From:
Grimm Artisanal Ales
 
New York, United States
Style:
Belgian IPA
Ranked #18
ABV:
9%
Score:
90
Ranked #9,925
Avg:
4.02 | pDev: 8.46%
Reviews:
28
Ratings:
149
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 09, 2022
Added:
Apr 28, 2014
Wants:
  9
Gots:
  23
This unfiltered ale is first wort-hopped, hop bursted, and double dry hopped with Falconer's Flight hops.

A 9% ABV tripel IPA, BFF (AKA bitchin’ falconer’s flight AKA best friends forever) is the 8th in our series of one-off seasonal beers. Made with five pounds per barrel of Falconer’s Flight and Centennial hops, this beer is Grimm’s first proper hop bomb: first-wort hopped, hop bursted, and double dry hopped for all you lupulus freaks. Of course that wasn’t enough, so we fermented it with the “clean” Orval yeast strain to put it over the top.
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Ratings by Mersh:
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Rated by Mersh from Connecticut

4.1/5  rDev +2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

May 16, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.91 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

Jun 09, 2022
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Reviewed by CarolinaCardinals from North Carolina

4.06/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Picked up a 16 oz can from The Blue Door 11-26-21 for $6.50. Canned 10-27-21; consumed 4-1-22. Cold stored since purchase.

Beer poured a hazy gold with a solid white head.

Nose is very nice, has a very ester and citrus nose, very unique!

Taste is really well balanced with the large but light malt base is integrated with light fruits, light grapefruit and lemon. Finishes a touch dry; 5/10 on my bitterness scale.

Mouthfeel is light bodied and smooth.

Overall a nice representation of the style!
Apr 01, 2022
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Reviewed by StraightNoChaser from Georgia

4.24/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Look: mostly clear golden. Big fluffy slightly off white head on the pour that mostly recedes.
Smell: Belgian yeasty, bright hops, some candied sweetness.
Taste: much like the nose up front but the finish is distinctly different…drier with a slightly bitter finish.
Feb 16, 2022
 
Rated: 4.04 by bschmidt_37 from Illinois

Nov 28, 2021
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Reviewed by ScruffySouthpaw from New York

4.02/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Served in a goblet from the can.

Appearance: Semi hazy amber color. Off-white head which rose half a finger's length off the body.

Smell: Yeast aroma. Smells like lemon skin.

Taste: Lightly sour. Sneaky lemon juice with hints of yellow grapefruit and doses of malt and hops.

Mouth: Sticky body with hints of yeast finish which lingers on the palate.

Overall: Nice grab, don't expect this to taste like your typical NEIPA but more of a European twist which cleanses the palates. Always in a glass...salud!
Nov 26, 2021
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Reviewed by Jrami26 from New York

4.07/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
I did enjoyed its tropical notes of pineapples and mangoes but it was lacking something. This beer felt different, it taste was good but overall, I was thrown off.
Mar 31, 2020
 
Rated: 4.02 by andrewerrico from New York

Sep 19, 2017
 
Rated: 3.54 by Jhfinn from New York

Jul 01, 2017
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Reviewed by JerzDevl2000 from New Jersey

3.99/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
This was one of Grimm's more unusual offerings, for sure as the bready, hoppy, and strong beers that they're more typically known for could not be more different than this. Sure, there was booze to be found here but the odd range of flavors and overall mouthfeel of this almost made this feel like an "Imperial Belgian IPA" more than anything else...

Of course, this beer had a cloudy, golden hue to it with plenty of foamy head on top to boot. A decent amount of soapy lacing was left along the side of my pint glass as I worked my way through this, as well. Tons of wheat, grass, banana, and clove in the nose as this initially smelled like a typical Belgian IPA. Then came the taste.

Yeast. Hay. Booze. Lots of barnyard funk underneath that along with a strong potency to boot. A soft and pillowy up-front mouthfeel gave way to a much stronger, more complex, and funkier taste that turned out to be relatively potent. Lots of stone fruit pith in the taste to go along with everything else, and a lively enough carbonation to keep this from feeling too strong or heavy. That was a good thing as the amount of wort and yeast made this feel like a beer that needed a bit more refinement!

There was more than enough booze here as it was a bit of a deterrent from the raw, yeasty, and unrefined nature of this beer. While this wasn't bad, there was so much going on here that this felt a bit too chaotic to fully enjoy. If you like body, funk, and a wide range of fruit flavors to get sloshed to, this is your brew. For the rest of us, this was something to have once but to enjoy with a hint of disdain, as Grimm could have done so much better. Had this been a bit more tame, it would have been excellent from start to finish!
Jun 14, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Patches826 from Massachusetts

Jun 11, 2017
 
Rated: 2.75 by Larueminati from Massachusetts

Jun 11, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by Philcassella from North Carolina

Jun 09, 2017
 
Rated: 4.85 by Bigpig43 from New York

Jun 07, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by Dizzy242 from Massachusetts

Jun 06, 2017
 
Rated: 4.04 by JNPIII127 from New York

Jun 03, 2017
 
Rated: 4.41 by SonictheBeerhog from New York

May 29, 2017
 
Rated: 3.78 by TheBeerdedCharmer from Pennsylvania

May 29, 2017
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

4.27/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
this is fantastic beer, the belgian yeast element is almost inconsequential for me, as the hops are so awesome in it. its super bright beer, radiant shiny golden color, perfectly clear, sparkling, with happy carbonation and almost a full inch of puffy white lasting head, nice looking beer! the hops are neat because they have that oily dankness i associate with big west coast ipa types, and they have the sweetness that often comes with the oil, its big, but its not over the top. the hops also have a juiciness, a more flavorful complexion than the classic northwestern varietals, i get more of a botanical thing here, flowers, spruce, even menthol or something for a second. a little honey sweetness in the malt gives needed structure, and there is a wonderful freshness about the whole thing. bitter enough too to still be ipa. the yeast, i hardly really noticed when i was drinking it, a little of the candy belgian thing, but its subtle and well behind all these hops. fluffy feeling medium body and lots of bubbles, not super dry, danky in the finish, just really solid big ipa. i havent been as impressed with the hoppy grimm beers as i have with their wild stuff, but this is a game changer. loved it! huge thanks to my grimm hookup back east for sharing this one with me in the latest box of beer mail!
May 23, 2017
 
Rated: 3.71 by dextermcgurk from New York

May 16, 2017
BFF from Grimm Artisanal Ales
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 149 ratings