4th Anniversary
Grimm Artisanal Ales

Type: 16-oz. can
Reviewed as: American Triple / Imperial IPA
Glass: Pure Project 16-oz. snifter glass
Price: $6.99
From: East Branch Organics – The Craft Beer Center in Keene, N.Y.
Purchased: July 10, 2022
Consumed: July 23, 2022
Misc.: Canned on June 22, 2022 at 11:50 a.m. ET

Snuck by a place that my aunt Jenny had recommended on a trip home for the summer. Couldn’t believe their selections but only came out with four. Untappd’s description called it “Quadruple dry-hopped QIPA w/ Mosaic, Nelson, Strata & Cashmere hops.”

Poured a medium yellow semi-clear color with two fingers of frothy off-white head. Could see just a few bubbles creeping up along the sides of the glass. Almost perfect spiderweb foamy lacing. World-class foamy retention. (Sight - 4.75)

Smelled Nelson and Strata up front, followed by Cashmere and Mosaic. Specifically got chewy caramel, weed, dank pine, melon, pineapple, lemon zest, floral, mixed berry and tangerine. Just as good from the can. (Smell - 4.50)

Tasted almost as good as the nose. Damn. Super smooth for 12 percent ABV. In order got chewy caramel, Nelson, weed, dank pine, melon, Strata, Cashmere, pineapple, lemon zest, Mosaic, bubblegum, berry, tangerine and grapefruit rind. (Taste - 4.25)

Medium body. Creamy-to-sticky texture. Average carbonation. Long, smooth finish. (Feel - 5.00)

Damn. Just a terrific quad IPA. (Overall - 4.50)

4.47 | 99 | A

 

 

Pours cloudy dark orange color with a foamy 2 finger thick head that faded slowly and left excellent rings of lacing. Smells of orange juice, grapefruit, graham cracker, mild booze, biscuit, papaya and brown sugar. Very sweet aroma overall, with the ABV coming through the citrus notes.

This brew comes out aggressive and even though it’s quite hoppy, the boozy aspects never let up. Like the nose it’s sweet overall with orange juice, ripe red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon zest, graham cracker, tropical fruit, mild booze, biscuit, papaya and brown sugar. The fruity sweetness seems like Razzles that dissolved in a triple IPA. It’s not the smoothest beer from Grimm, but it was good enough to enjoy.

 

6/22/2022 can from the brewery in Brooklyn. Pours a a hazy dark yellow golden with a finger of pancake batter bubbly white head that sticks around, decent lacing; smell is dank underripe/ green citrus, orange juice concentrate, cranberry cotton candy, mango, papaya, hints of graham cracker, yellow cake and frosting; taste is green citrus, tropical donut, tropical fruit nectar, pulpy orange juice, underripe cantaloupe, hints of yellow cake with vanilla frosting and boozy citrus pith; feel is full bodied, creamy carbonation, mildly dry. A jungle juice of tropical fruit, citrus, and sweet treats.

One of the best beers I’ve tasted from Grimm. Very smooth MF for an IPA, pine and lots of fruit. Excellent hop profile.

A: The beer is very hazy and a bit murky yellow in color. It poured with a short white head that left a thin collar around the edge and some delicate wisps of lacing on the surface.
S: Moderate aromas of gooseberries, honeydew melon, mango and pine are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell and also has a light to moderate amount of bitterness.
M: It feels a bit more than medium-bodied and crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation. There is a touch of stickiness in the finish.
O: This beer has a lot of interesting complexities in the smell and taste. It's definitely a beer to sip and savor given the strength.

Serving type: can