Tesseract
Grimm Artisanal Ales

Hazy, golden color. Thin, weak head. Aroma of tropical fruits and pine. Hoppy, balanced taste. Hoppy, balanced taste. Bitterness is strong but not sharp. Very easy to drink, as for the DIPA.

 

 

 

Growler - 8/23/2018

 

 

16oz can purchased from the fridge as a single for $3.99. Canned on 12/11/2023, so this is exactly 15 weeks old.

Look: It has a nice translucent look to it - a bit of haziness and a bit of clarity. It has a pretty orange mimosa kind of look to it. There is a thin off-white head with signs of nice lacing. The beer became much hazier after pouring the rest of the can - now it has that classic turbid appearance characteristic of hazy IPAs.

Smell: Nice aromas of stone fruit including mango, peach, and apricot. Throw in some tropical pineapple too. There's a nice mix of fresh and dried fruit aromas, which makes for a complex and interesting nose. I get an interesting floral rose-like aroma that reminds me of sweet Turkish delight. Green bell pepper on the finish after swirling the glass. After pouring the entire can, I get chalky notes on the aroma.

Taste: It's pretty tasty. This beer is hiding its 8% ABV very well, too. Lots of orange - rind, pith, and juice - and some of the stone fruit flavors from the nose. The finish has a moderate bitterness that lingers long. I think that after pouring the rest of the can, the bitterness mellowed out. There are some green notes on the finish.

Feel: It's appropriately carbonated and it has a somewhat creamy mouthfeel.

Overall: This is better than your average Imperial IPA. At the same time, it's not blowing my socks off even though it is very good. I just care to drink so much of this after the first few sips.

From the can:
Citra, Mosaic, and Falconer's Flight

L: Opaque and yellow-orange, a 5 or 6 SRM. Lots of suspended material and “pulp” - a great beer to roll before pouring. Conservative pour results in a 1/2 finger head with minimal lacing.
S: Citrus, light herbs and tropical fruit.
F: Initial creaminess in the middle of the tongue gives way to light carbonation which compliments the aftertaste.
T: A creamy rush of citrus featuring tangerine, lemon, grapefruit, and pineapple gives way to a clean bitterness that reminds me of lemon curd.
O: This beer is off the chain, hands-down my favorite Grimm beer and I have tried most of their regulars at this point. An excellent example of the NE IPA style and oh-so-smooth at 8%.

 

 

 

 

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.