Tesseract
Grimm Artisanal Ales

 

Kind of a drab yellowy straw color but a good head. Citrus and herbal aromas and flavors, with some tropical fruit. Unlike many similar double hazies the herbal note both highlights the fruity notes and keeps them from being monotonous. Medium bitterness on the back. Depth to the flavor. Nice thick and creamy feel.

 

 

 

 

Pours a light orange, fizzy 1" white head that settles out quickly, solid lacing. Lots of chunks and suspended sediment. Nose is pineapple, cooked tropical fruit, cantaloupe, spent grain, light hairspray. Taste is brighter than the aroma - almost creamy tropical fruit (mango), cantaloupe, as well as some light alcohol spice. A mild amount of bitterness on the finish, but some trace allium notes as well. Light carbonation and a creamy, full mouthfeel.

 

Yep it’s that good. This is one tasty brew. First time for me and I am wondering what took me so long. Can’t 8/8/22 consumed nine 1922 so nice and fresh.

I get sweetness and Melon and some peach on the nose. But then the taste is really different. Much more tart much bigger bitterness on the finish. Just hints of some of the melon and peach and cantaloupe. But dominated by some serious and tasty bitterness. Mouthfeel Is very smooth

 

 

 

Best Grimm and I've had a bunch of them. The mouth feel is just tremendous, it has a razor sharp focus on the palate. World class NEIPA.

 

 

 

One of my all time favorites. Honestly - I would hydrate with this instead of water if the universe allowed. One of the best IPAs I've ever had.

 

 

Legit smooth and juicy NEIPA. Hazy bright gold in the glass, nice white foamy head that hugs the glass as it dissipates. Mouthfeel is smooth, and with ample fruit flavor, a bit chewy. With a nice blend of citrus with sweeter tropical fruit flavor, you half expect pulp in every sip. Another Mosaic and Citra marriage made in heaven.

Canned on 6/23/2021 so 11 days old when reviewed. Poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass. It pours a lazy, nearly opaque, bright tangerine color with a huge, foamy, bright white head and thick, soapy lacing. The smell is bold with tangerine, pineapple, lemon, grapefruit, and sweet floral hops. The taste opens with a blast of citrus blending tart lemon and grapefruit with sweeter pineapple, tangerine, and a hint of ripe cantaloupe. At mid-palate there are notes of pine needles, bubblegum, and grass. The Citra and Mosaic hops, always a great combination, really shine, and the Falconers Flight hops compliment then well. It finishes with a clean bitterness that appeases a hop lover without overpowering. This ale has a moderate mouth feel with a pleasant level of carbonation, and it's easily drinkable at 8% ABV. Tesseract is a DIPA I've been wanted to try for years and it didn't disappoint. It's so basic in its construct but highly flavorful and drinkable. It merits its World-Class rating.

 

This is the third IPA I’ve had from Grimm (After Image and Lambo Door the others) and all have been excellent. But this may well be my favorite of the three. Like the eponymous space stone vessel from the MCU, this one is transporting. :wink: Pour reveals a golden, translucent liquid topped by an ample 3-4 finger head that slowly settles. Color is within range for the style and pedestrian, while the head is better than most. Massive pineapple/guava on the nose and palate, with some underlying notes of pale stone fruit on the latter as well. Smoothly creamy mouthfeel, but with enough bite to keep it from becoming insipid.

Poured from a can dated 2/2/21.
Big hoppy, juicy IIPA here.
Lots of citrus, tropical fruits and dank resin qualities. Slick feel and strong flavors, punchy and sharp.
Very tasty, glad I picked this one up!

**
03/12/21

Can to tulip glass.

LOOK: mostly clear medium yellow color; hint of haze. frothy white head fades quick. OK retention. Head comes back, but with much less magnitude.


AROMA: grapefruit, some hay,

TASTE: grapefruit, lemon peel, hay, white grape-pinot grigio, little bit of peach. Some late ash.

FEEL: pretty light bodied, with somewhat of a kick. Nice small bubble carbonation and sharp feel that approaches astringency, but stops short of anything negative.

Initially underwhelmed, but it rallied a bit. I'd still put it below Splish, but it's close. I also may have overrated Splish, but I will revisit some day if possible.

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Poured from a can (30Oct2020) into a Teku

L: pours a turbid yellow orange with a very thick white head. Not quite “clear” but certainly not the hazy/milky/creamy NEIPA look. As the head fades leaves chunky lacing, dissipates to minimal bubbles on the surface of the beer. Bit of soapy lacing left with each sip

S: fantastic gummy tropical fruit aroma with a nice bit of contrasting bitterness and earthiness as well. Get pineapple, papaya, melon, peach, some citrusy tangerine. Piney character as well, along with the berry medley I find with Mosaic. There’s a nice dank note under the fruit notes providing some welcome depth, perhaps tie that back to the piney character I noted

T: follows the nose well, great mix of fruit with a bit more bite and piney character than the standard NEIPAs of late. Nice tangerine/grapefruit citrusy bitterness is there with a more earthy/piney flavor. Get some of that peach/papaya/melon on the swallow but it’s less apparent here than the nose, that gummy nature present at first but then falling prey to the more bitter/earthy notes. Moves nicely into a medium-long finish, silly how drinkable it is

F: medium carbonation, medium/medium- body, quite light, very drinkable, slightly drying especially a minute or so post swallow

O: a really great DIPA that presents some nice earthiness that’s somewhat hard to find (unless it’s a negative like hop burn). Incredibly drinkable, there’s something I can’t quite put my finger on that I find it lacking - perhaps a bit more body? Splitting hairs, it’s great

With Mosaic, Citra and Falconer Flight hops.
The aroma broadens with warming- floral, interesting citrus.
Taste: Very distinctive fruit- citrus, tropical fruit, but in a different blend than other DIPAs
Not very hoppy. Excellent DIPA.