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Cassiopeia
Grimm Artisanal Ales
- From:
- Grimm Artisanal Ales
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Baltic Porter
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.9 | pDev: 6.15%
- Reviews:
- 12
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 29, 2020
- Added:
- Dec 12, 2013
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 14
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
Cassiopeia is an imperial porter brewed for the onset of winter. Black as the night sky, our imperial porter is brewed from a blend of premium dark malts chosen for their complex caramel/chocolately/fruity qualities. Cool-fermented with a clean Scotch ale yeast that emphasizes malty richness and earthy, mossy aromatics-think of Cassiopeia as a Baltic Porter fermented like a Wee Heavy. This velvety, warming ale is surprisingly well attenuated, light on the palate and digestible.
30 IBU
30 IBU
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Ratings by clayrock81:
Reviewed by clayrock81 from Florida
3.83/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured a black body with tan head. Candi-sugar and some roasted chocolate notes dominate the aroma. Smooth, slightly sweet, a little off-putting as this toasted chocolate sweetness balances with sugary maltiness and touch of vanilla/booze sweetness; ends up tasting more like a sweet smoothie more than a porter.
Jun 06, 2018More User Ratings:
Reviewed by avalon07 from South Carolina
3.83/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
L: Poured from a bottle to a pint glass. Had a deep, dark mahogany brown color and a thick, opaque consistency. There was a half inch of creamy, fairly long-lasting head. Very good lacing.
S: A decent, but not great, aroma of malt, chocolate, vanilla, an earthy quality, and caramel.
T: Tasted of a small amount of caramel (not a big component), a lot of malt (present throughout), some chocolate, a tinge of vanilla, and a light earthiness. This is a solid flavor, but it doesn't jump out at you. Some of the ingredients (i.e., the chocolate) aren't pushed quite far enough. Still, it has a certain charm to it.
F: A decent amount of carbonation with a smooth, somewhat dry finish. Medium-bodied.
O: An uneven beer with some good qualities. Worth a look.
Jan 30, 2019S: A decent, but not great, aroma of malt, chocolate, vanilla, an earthy quality, and caramel.
T: Tasted of a small amount of caramel (not a big component), a lot of malt (present throughout), some chocolate, a tinge of vanilla, and a light earthiness. This is a solid flavor, but it doesn't jump out at you. Some of the ingredients (i.e., the chocolate) aren't pushed quite far enough. Still, it has a certain charm to it.
F: A decent amount of carbonation with a smooth, somewhat dry finish. Medium-bodied.
O: An uneven beer with some good qualities. Worth a look.
Reviewed by ThomasTheTank88 from Ohio
4.11/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.11/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Walked into the beer store and the bottle and name looked appealing. I believe it cost me around $13 for the bomber. Very smooth, heavy on dark roasted malt. Hint of vanilla made it very drinkable, coffee is pretty overwhelming. Alcohol was present, but all of the combined flavors helps mask it. Not my favorite, but would consider buying again.
Apr 21, 2018
Reviewed by ChipChaight from New York
4.12/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
November 2017 bottle from Whole Foods on the UWS, NYC.
Black coffee with a lingering thin head, smells like boozy drip coffee, nice toasty chocolate malts, subtle chili spice/ smokiness, diner coffee acidity, medium velvety mouthfeel. A great Porter, like drinking the blackness around the stars.
Mar 11, 2018Black coffee with a lingering thin head, smells like boozy drip coffee, nice toasty chocolate malts, subtle chili spice/ smokiness, diner coffee acidity, medium velvety mouthfeel. A great Porter, like drinking the blackness around the stars.
Cassiopeia from Grimm Artisanal Ales
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
64 ratings
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