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LILT
Grimm Artisanal Ales
- From:
- Grimm Artisanal Ales
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
Ranked #377 - ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 91
Ranked #6,343 - Avg:
- 4.16 | pDev: 5.29%
- Reviews:
- 7
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 19, 2022
- Added:
- Jun 30, 2018
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
Golden sour ale aged in oak barrels and refermented on tart cherries.
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Reviewed by nickb2000 from New Hampshire
3.52/5 rDev -15.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -15.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Brandy Snifters
Look: Opaque orangey-pink color, pouring a 1 finger head. Dissipated to heavy lacing
Smell: Lightly tart nose, sweet cherries, slight funk, malt
Taste: Lightly tart, slight sweet cherry, a lot of musty yeast funk, bitter oak tannins, and bitter grapefruit
Feel: Light moderate body, moderate carbonation, crisp
Overall: Its alright, too much oak presence overtakes everything
Nov 19, 2022Look: Opaque orangey-pink color, pouring a 1 finger head. Dissipated to heavy lacing
Smell: Lightly tart nose, sweet cherries, slight funk, malt
Taste: Lightly tart, slight sweet cherry, a lot of musty yeast funk, bitter oak tannins, and bitter grapefruit
Feel: Light moderate body, moderate carbonation, crisp
Overall: Its alright, too much oak presence overtakes everything
Reviewed by VABA from Virginia
4.3/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.3/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Pours a nice dark pink color with a generous head and lacing
Aroma has abundant yeast and berry hints
The taste follows the nose with a wonderful balance of sourness and berry flavors
A medium bodied well carbonated beer
A well done balanced Wild Ale
Oct 01, 2022Aroma has abundant yeast and berry hints
The taste follows the nose with a wonderful balance of sourness and berry flavors
A medium bodied well carbonated beer
A well done balanced Wild Ale
Rated by Beers-es from Virginia
4.25/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bottled June 2022. Delicious tart cherry sour.
Sep 19, 2022
Reviewed by CraftFan5 from New Jersey
4.34/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
4.34/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
23 February 2020 - Beer #35
Price: $19.99 at City Hops in Manhattan
Appearance: 4 - looks like the inside of an apricot. Beautiful and bright. Head fizzled away immediately. Looks completely flat.
Nose: 5 - pretty darn sour on the nose. I get more stonefruit than cherry. I like stonefruit.
Taste: 4 - sourest I've had from Grimm. Flavor is a bit fake, like a fruit roll-up. Very nice.
Mouth: 5 - most assuredly not flat. It's like the attack of the tiny bubbles. Impressive.
Overall: 4 - perhaps the best sour I've had from Grimm, and I've had many.
Cheers!
Feb 25, 2020Price: $19.99 at City Hops in Manhattan
Appearance: 4 - looks like the inside of an apricot. Beautiful and bright. Head fizzled away immediately. Looks completely flat.
Nose: 5 - pretty darn sour on the nose. I get more stonefruit than cherry. I like stonefruit.
Taste: 4 - sourest I've had from Grimm. Flavor is a bit fake, like a fruit roll-up. Very nice.
Mouth: 5 - most assuredly not flat. It's like the attack of the tiny bubbles. Impressive.
Overall: 4 - perhaps the best sour I've had from Grimm, and I've had many.
Cheers!
Rated by robotnewyork from Michigan
4.5/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Had again at World of Beers in Canton for World of Sour Event 7/31/19. Earthy, funky, barnyard funk and horse blanket. Great!
Aug 02, 2019
Reviewed by metter98 from New York
4.14/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.14/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A: The beer is slightly hazy pinkish red in color and has a moderate amount of carbonation. It poured til a quarter finger high white head that left a collar of medium-sized bubbles around the edge of the glass.
S: Light to moderate aromas of cherries are present in the nose along with hints of oak.
T: The taste has flavors of oak and cherries along with a light amount of sourness.
M: It feels light-bodied and slightly tart on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is very easy to drink and has some refreshing qualities as it isn't overly tart or sour. I liked the balance between the cherry and oaky flavors.
Serving type: bottle
May 02, 2019S: Light to moderate aromas of cherries are present in the nose along with hints of oak.
T: The taste has flavors of oak and cherries along with a light amount of sourness.
M: It feels light-bodied and slightly tart on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is very easy to drink and has some refreshing qualities as it isn't overly tart or sour. I liked the balance between the cherry and oaky flavors.
Serving type: bottle
Rated by Sammy from Canada (ON)
3.94/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
cherry fruit sour. nice but I've had so many similar
Mar 24, 2019
Reviewed by Wesnice from North Carolina
4.42/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Tastes like somebody spilled a bucket of crushed cherries into a bubbly granite cascade on a sunny day with a slight Sweet Tart breeze. The color is beautiful. Clean flavor, excellent mineral undertones. I tried it on tap. I like it a lot.
Mar 14, 2019
LILT from Grimm Artisanal Ales
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
31 ratings
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