Grimm Artisanal Ales (August 2016)

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  1. NiceBeerCans

    NiceBeerCans Initiate (0) Mar 16, 2013 New York

    New month, new monthly Grimm thread.

    For info directly from their website
    http://grimmales.com/

    They are working on their new online shop. Keep checking their website for re-opening.

    Grimm beers are usually in high demand (especially the cans). Cans have been limited to low counts per person. Grimm Artisanal Ales supply their beers at low prices (and have NOT raised their prices recently) to the distributor, who supply the retail shops, and therefore are not responsible for the final price you may encounter. They try to support the "Mom and Pop" shops that sell their beer. Hopefully, we should all support these small shops.

    The latest fitness craze has been the checking of this thread and Beermenus for their cans/bottles and running around town trying to get them before inventory is sold out. Needed exercise for some of our fellow beer enthusiasts. :grinning: If you miss out, you can usually find their beer on tap.

    Post away and yes, Joe and Lauren (the Grimm's) monitor this thread and are great about responding to your questions and comments. Especially, if you tag them @Grimm_Artisanal_Ales. :slight_smile: Lauren is wonderful. Joe too, by association. :wink: Seriously, great people, great couple, great brewers.

    The beautiful Grimm artwork on their labels is designed by Lauren, about 50% from scratch and the rest using Gretta Johnson's (their longtime friend) artwork.

    Check out http://grettajohnson.com/ for more about this talented artist.


    Can advice:

    Keep cold! Drink Now! Roll can to suspend hop particles. :slight_smile:


    Upcoming Grimm releases for August (subject to change)

    Super Going dry hopped orange zest gose, batch 2 - bottles/draft
     
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  2. Grimm_Artisanal_Ales

    Grimm_Artisanal_Ales Initiate (0) Apr 6, 2015 New York

    Thanks @NiceBeerCans for the new thread!

    update to August release list.

    middle of this week:
    Double Negative 2016 straight imperial stout, bottles/draft
    Cube: Cuvee #1 blended sour ale, 50% 4 month barrel aged golden sour and 50% 16 month barrel aged brown sour, draft only

    Later in the month:
    Super Going huell melon dry hopped orange zest gose finished on oak, bottles/draft
    Frou Frou Galaxy focused IPA, draft only
    Afterimage DIPA batch 3, draft/cans
    Plink mixed fermentation sour ale with hibiscus and orange zest, draft only
     
    #2 Grimm_Artisanal_Ales, Aug 1, 2016
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  3. AM824

    AM824 Devotee (331) Dec 9, 2015 New York

    Damn. Now I have to spend Thurs/Fri bottle chasing DN because it's the greatest.
     
    #3 AM824, Aug 1, 2016
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  4. CraftFan5

    CraftFan5 Pooh-Bah (2,264) May 14, 2013 New Jersey
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    Cube Cuvee is in bottles??
     
    #4 CraftFan5, Aug 1, 2016
  5. Grimm_Artisanal_Ales

    Grimm_Artisanal_Ales Initiate (0) Apr 6, 2015 New York

    draft only unfortunately, i should have specified
     
    #5 Grimm_Artisanal_Ales, Aug 1, 2016
  6. SRBush1974

    SRBush1974 Initiate (0) Apr 18, 2015 New Jersey

    DN 2016! Oh boy, now i need to hunt this one down. Have a bottle of the maple barrel DN. Would love to get a regular.
     
    #6 SRBush1974, Aug 1, 2016
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  7. Grimm_Artisanal_Ales

    Grimm_Artisanal_Ales Initiate (0) Apr 6, 2015 New York

    It's a funny time of the year to be releasing an imperial stout, but GABF submissions are due mid august and we wanted to have the opportunity to attempt a three-peat with this beer!
     
    #7 Grimm_Artisanal_Ales, Aug 1, 2016
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  8. Justin1686

    Justin1686 Crusader (448) Aug 4, 2014 New York
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    @Grimm_Artisanal_Ales will there be a variant of Dbl Negative like last year with the maple version?
     
    #8 Justin1686, Aug 1, 2016
  9. avas

    avas Initiate (0) Apr 30, 2014 New York

    @Grimm_Artisanal_Ales any chance there will be some DN at your Wilky event this Wednesday? I'm heading out of town for two weeks on Thursday, but would reeeeeally love to try it!! No luck in the past... :slight_frown:
     
    #9 avas, Aug 1, 2016
  10. algebeeric_topology

    algebeeric_topology Pooh-Bah (2,052) Dec 30, 2014 Florida
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    It's a perfect time to release a stout so it will be ready to drink when it's cool! CCB knows this and that's why Zhukov is a summer release.
     
    #10 algebeeric_topology, Aug 1, 2016
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  11. prettygood

    prettygood Initiate (0) May 27, 2016 New York

    Damn this week just got way better, Cube: Curvee AND DN!

    This lineup looks like the best Grimm month this year
     
    #11 prettygood, Aug 1, 2016
  12. Grimm_Artisanal_Ales

    Grimm_Artisanal_Ales Initiate (0) Apr 6, 2015 New York

    We're releasing a bourbon barrel aged stout this year but instead of using the Double Negative base beer we're using a fuller bodied base beer specifically designed to complement the bourbon barrel character. It will be released under the name Sumi Ink and we're still deciding whether or not to include vanilla beans.
     
    #12 Grimm_Artisanal_Ales, Aug 1, 2016
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  13. ONovoMexicano

    ONovoMexicano Initiate (0) Jun 14, 2012 New Mexico

    Have y'all ever considered using port, brandy (or apple brandy), mezcal or other barrels? I'd love to see some Sumi Ink variants in said barrels. I like the idea of brewing a beer especially for barrels, by the way.
     
    #13 ONovoMexicano, Aug 1, 2016
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  14. Grimm_Artisanal_Ales

    Grimm_Artisanal_Ales Initiate (0) Apr 6, 2015 New York

    We definitely want to get into more varieties of barrels! We've done brandy barrel beers in the past. For the barrel aged version we wanted to create a base beer that would be denser and more chocolatey, with a roast level that's toned down compared to DN. Double Negative has a pretty intense roast, almost smokey.
     
    #14 Grimm_Artisanal_Ales, Aug 1, 2016
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  15. Abstractual

    Abstractual Initiate (0) Mar 6, 2015 New York

    I vote vanilla beans!
     
    #15 Abstractual, Aug 1, 2016
  16. Justin1686

    Justin1686 Crusader (448) Aug 4, 2014 New York
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    well, this sounds wonderful. any ETA on it, or still unsure?
     
    #16 Justin1686, Aug 1, 2016
  17. Grimm_Artisanal_Ales

    Grimm_Artisanal_Ales Initiate (0) Apr 6, 2015 New York

    all i can say is "when it's ready" :wink:
     
    #17 Grimm_Artisanal_Ales, Aug 1, 2016
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  18. algebeeric_topology

    algebeeric_topology Pooh-Bah (2,052) Dec 30, 2014 Florida
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    Tomorrow I'll start calling local bottle shops 3 times a day.
     
    #18 algebeeric_topology, Aug 1, 2016
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  19. tynian16

    tynian16 Pundit (770) Oct 23, 2015 New York

    If you did something in rum barrels, I would hug you.
     
    #19 tynian16, Aug 1, 2016
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  20. Belittle

    Belittle Initiate (0) Oct 17, 2013 New Jersey

    Rumble Negative
     
    #20 Belittle, Aug 1, 2016
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