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Lumen
Grimm Artisanal Ales
- From:
- Grimm Artisanal Ales
- New York, United States
- Style:
- New England IPA
Ranked #302 - ABV:
- 6.4%
- Score:
- 96
Ranked #1,021 - Avg:
- 4.33 | pDev: 6.47%
- Reviews:
- 77
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 10, 2024
- Added:
- Dec 11, 2015
- Wants:
- 78
- Gots:
- 83
An Northeast-style IPA with 5lb/barrel of Mosaic, Citra, El Dorado and Equinox
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Ratings by woodchip:
Rated by woodchip from North Carolina
4.15/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Jul 09, 2016
4.15/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Jul 09, 2016
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by whitro17 from Florida
4.2/5 rDev -3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.2/5 rDev -3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Look - straw, hazy, thick pillowy white head, some lacing rings left behind
Smell - citrus, pineapple, floral
Taste - juicy, tropical, pear, sweet fruit
Feel - medium body, moderate carbonation, a little creamy, thin
Overall - Good looking brew. Hazy with yeast floaters which I like. Juicy, tropical and citrusy. I can taste pear in there too. There's no bitterness, just juiciness. This is a good brew but just a little thin in the feel for me. Nevertheless, I enjoyed sipping Grimm Lumen paired with Takin' Care Of Business by Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
Jul 16, 2023Smell - citrus, pineapple, floral
Taste - juicy, tropical, pear, sweet fruit
Feel - medium body, moderate carbonation, a little creamy, thin
Overall - Good looking brew. Hazy with yeast floaters which I like. Juicy, tropical and citrusy. I can taste pear in there too. There's no bitterness, just juiciness. This is a good brew but just a little thin in the feel for me. Nevertheless, I enjoyed sipping Grimm Lumen paired with Takin' Care Of Business by Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
Reviewed by VABA from Virginia
4.44/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.44/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours a very nice hazy light orange golden color with a generous head and lacing
Aroma has very generous tropical and citrus hints
Taste follows the nose with a very well balanced tropical and citrus flavor
A medium bodied well carbonated beer
A great NE IPA
Jul 08, 2023Aroma has very generous tropical and citrus hints
Taste follows the nose with a very well balanced tropical and citrus flavor
A medium bodied well carbonated beer
A great NE IPA
Reviewed by JayQue from Virginia
4.02/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Good NEIPA. Poured from a 16 oz. can into a pint glass, this beer features the standard NE hazy straw yellow color. The big white, foamy head has excellent retention and there are thick foamy rings of lacing on the glass. Flavor includes the usual tropical fruit and grapefruit, with the greapefruity taking a back seat. The dankness level is higher than most NEIPAs and here is a tobacco like quality in the flavor. Nice to see more robust flavor in a NEIPA!!! Mothfeel is crisp, moderately bitter and the tobacco like quality stands out. A well crafted beer, I would drink this one again
May 22, 2023Reviewed by brureview from Massachusetts
3.77/5 rDev -12.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -12.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Lots of high ratings, but I respectfully disagree.
A bit disappointing.
Grimm’s beers are usually more intense in flavor.
Can date:5/18/22. Great.
Only a 2F head. Dank is the strongest element in the flavor profile.
This is odd considering Citra, El Dorado, and Mosaic are the hops.
The citrus is underwhelming.
I’ve had much better beer from Grimm.
Jun 07, 2022A bit disappointing.
Grimm’s beers are usually more intense in flavor.
Can date:5/18/22. Great.
Only a 2F head. Dank is the strongest element in the flavor profile.
This is odd considering Citra, El Dorado, and Mosaic are the hops.
The citrus is underwhelming.
I’ve had much better beer from Grimm.
Reviewed by BloodSoakedAleMug from New York
4.59/5 rDev +6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.59/5 rDev +6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Look: Pours a hazy, opaque, pale golden yellow with a rocky, two finger off white/eggshell colored head of foam. Laces the glass very well.
Aroma: Apricot, pink grapefruit peel, pineapple, papaya and nectarine. Waxy and dry, very slightly tart.
Taste: Apricot preserve upfront followed by soft notes of pineapple jam, starfruit and papaya. Sweet cantaloupe and honeydew. Supple and tropical throughout, with a condensed milk / coconut cream flavor on the finish. Bitterness level is low, but overall still dry and somewhat floral, with a straw like / barnyard note on the aftertaste.
Feel: Crisp but paradoxically creamy. Low carbonation.
Overall: Like every beer that Grimm brews, this was out of this world. I'm very impressed by this.
Feb 13, 2022Aroma: Apricot, pink grapefruit peel, pineapple, papaya and nectarine. Waxy and dry, very slightly tart.
Taste: Apricot preserve upfront followed by soft notes of pineapple jam, starfruit and papaya. Sweet cantaloupe and honeydew. Supple and tropical throughout, with a condensed milk / coconut cream flavor on the finish. Bitterness level is low, but overall still dry and somewhat floral, with a straw like / barnyard note on the aftertaste.
Feel: Crisp but paradoxically creamy. Low carbonation.
Overall: Like every beer that Grimm brews, this was out of this world. I'm very impressed by this.
Reviewed by Antg8989 from New Jersey
4.51/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.51/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
This beer really feels like the industry standard for New England IPAs. Pours cloudy light gold. Aroma is a perfect blend of light grapefruit and pine. Nothing overwhelming, but aroma is surely there. Taste falls in line, but has more depth - tropical notes, mango, passionfruit, citrus rind. Light bready notes from the malts. Bitterness is there and finishes on the dryer side. Overall, very solid for the style. Doesn't do anything out of the ordinary, but hits thre notes that make a new england a new england.
Dec 02, 2021Reviewed by Dankmakerandtaster from Massachusetts
4.18/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Garbage compared to every ipa I have tried from Grimm. A big fat waste of money for a 4 pack of watered down hop water. I am not happy about wasting 18.99 on this garbage when I could have gotten a nice juice bomb. I bought it because I trusted the Grimm brand. I guess the buyer beware label finally falls upon Grimm. Edited: canned on 9/8/21. I read all the reviews and noticed that someone said the can must be rolled prior to drinking as stated on the can from a couple years ago. Wel, I gave the can a nice slownlong roll and it is indeed much better. Still a bit watery but much better flavor and aroma. Nice light but Dank and juicy ipa with a nice tongue buzzing bitterness lingering. Actually a very dank juicy ipa just roll it up long and slow . Nice.
Oct 11, 2021Reviewed by q33jeff from New Jersey
3.51/5 rDev -18.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
3.51/5 rDev -18.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
**
10/07/21
Can to snifter. Thursday night Football. Action Green at Lumen field. Go Hawks!
Look: super hazy. Pulpy dark yellow.
Aroma: Citrus and grass.
Taste: Heavy grass, hair spray finish.
Feel: medium body. Good carbonation. Smooth. A little slimy.
Good, but nowhere near what grimm is capable of.
**
Oct 08, 202110/07/21
Can to snifter. Thursday night Football. Action Green at Lumen field. Go Hawks!
Look: super hazy. Pulpy dark yellow.
Aroma: Citrus and grass.
Taste: Heavy grass, hair spray finish.
Feel: medium body. Good carbonation. Smooth. A little slimy.
Good, but nowhere near what grimm is capable of.
**
Lumen from Grimm Artisanal Ales
Beer rating:
96 out of
100 with
441 ratings
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