Evening Sunrise
Grimm Artisanal Ales

 

 

L: A jet black dark color.
S: Sweet nutty notes.
T: An oatmeal cookie as a beer. A light rush of chocolate with more oatmeal and nut notes with a tall of sugar and vanilla covered by chocolate.
F: An oatmeal cookie.
O: A unique oatmeal cookie in a beer.

 

 

 

I love this stout. The color is dark without a thick foamy head. It is sweet but smooth. You can taste the vanilla, coffee, chocolate notes but not too overbearing. At 12% it is easy to drink, not bitter. A good beer while relaxing, watching a movie or listening to mellow music.

 

This was one of my favorite stouts all-time! It's not the densest, thickest, richest of all stouts, so if you're looking for a fudgy beer soup, this isn't it. But what it has in spades is balance. It's got great depth of aroma and flavor, and the coffee and brown sugar and vanilla really come through. And with a medium-heavy body, it's a super smooth-drinking stout. I liked Grimm's Double Negative stout, but this one was a step and a half above. Do yourself a favor and grab one of these if you find it.

 

 

Look, SRM is about 39, great lacing
Smell, Vanilla, strong coffee
Taste, Starts with strong almond & vanilla, initially sweet leaves a nice strong coffee, charred aftertaste
Feel, Almost a gritty feel, substantial gravity
Overall this is a great stout. Everything is present, coffee, brown sugar, vanilla, toasted almonds. Really a great balance.

 

 

 

L: Oily crude with a short-lived head but forever ring of tan froth leaving spots of lace that slowly slink back in.

S: Mostly a meld of vanilla and almond stand out here. The touch of spirits out-do the coffee aroma.

T: The taste is more vanilla on roasted malts, booze, and an espresso note is present.

F: Medium body and a bit too syrupy for the weight IMO.

O: Something a little different but not a standout. This strikes me as integrated but still in a failed pastry stout category.