Grimm Artisanal Ales (March 2017)

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  1. NiceBeerCans

    NiceBeerCans Initiate (0) Mar 16, 2013 New York

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

    Their new online shop is open. Check out their gorgeous glassware and shirts.

    Nice pics on their instagram feed: https://www.instagram.com/grimmales/

    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. Also available at select Whole Foods beer departments with limits to spread the wealth among your fellow BA brethren. :sunglasses:

    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: Great people, great couple, great brewers.


    Artwork

    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. Gretta did the artwork for Sugarmaker, In Mid-Air, and Candlepower.

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

    The artwork on the Splish can is by Joe's old band mate, and incredible artist, Brian Alfred.

    http://paintchanger.com/

    The artwork on Lambo Door, Awoogah, Light Year, Skyspace, Lumen, and Blackberry Orange Pop! is by the amazing Lauren Grimm. She can do it all!

    The artwork for Sumi Ink label is by Sumi Ink Club (http://sumiinkclub.com/)

    Their friend Maggie (Margaux Ogden) did the Zap design (http://www.margauxogden.com/paintings)


    Can advice:

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


    Upcoming Grimm releases for March (subject to change)

    draft only:

    Cuvee #3: Saison de Coupage: (blend of young saison and barrel aged sour)
    CAPSLOCK: pale ale with Columbus, Citra, and Azacca
    Cuvee #4: lemongrass, chamomile, and motueka

    draft / bombers:

    Neon Lights: farmhouse pale ale with hallertau blanc, huell melon, and CTZ
    Psychokinesis: dry hopped sour conditioned on oak w/mosaic, el dorado, and huell melon
    BFF: tripel IPA with Falconer's Flight
    Double Negative: imperial stout

    draft / cans:

    Afterimage: DIPA with a lot of different hop varietals
    Magnetic Tape: IPA with Mosaic and Motueka (more likely April release)



    Finally:

    Want to meet Joe and Lauren? They will be at Brewers' Choice tonight, 3/1.

    NYC BREWER’S CHOICE March 1 @ 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm

    THE 7TH ANNUAL EVENT TAKES PLACE FROM 6-930PM ON MARCH 1ST (2017) AT THE OLD PARAMOUNT THEATER IN THE FOOD SCIENCE ACADEMY OF LIU (1 UNIVERSITY PLAZA ACROSS FROM JUNIOR’S IN FORT GREENE).

    $80 ticket

    Raise your glass and join us for NYC’s best beer event of the year! NYC Brewer’s Choice returns with 40+ beers served up by the brewers themselves from 20+ breweries.
     
    #1 NiceBeerCans, Mar 1, 2017
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  2. kthoag

    kthoag Initiate (0) May 21, 2012 New York

    Is Magnetic Tape a spiritual successor to Compass?
     
    #2 kthoag, Mar 1, 2017
  3. Grimm_Artisanal_Ales

    Grimm_Artisanal_Ales Initiate (0) Apr 6, 2015 New York

    yep!
     
    #3 Grimm_Artisanal_Ales, Mar 1, 2017
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  4. Jdotbrone

    Jdotbrone Initiate (0) Oct 5, 2016 New York

    Any idea when Afterimage will drop?
     
    #4 Jdotbrone, Mar 1, 2017
  5. Grimm_Artisanal_Ales

    Grimm_Artisanal_Ales Initiate (0) Apr 6, 2015 New York

    No promises but we're looking at mid to late next week, along with CAPSLOCK. This week it's cuvee #3 and neon lights
     
    #5 Grimm_Artisanal_Ales, Mar 1, 2017
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  6. prettygood

    prettygood Initiate (0) May 27, 2016 New York

    @Grimm_Artisanal_Ales what's different about this version of Neon Lights from what was on draft last year?
     
    #6 prettygood, Mar 1, 2017
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  7. Grimm_Artisanal_Ales

    Grimm_Artisanal_Ales Initiate (0) Apr 6, 2015 New York

    Slightly cleaner yeast strain, step mash, higher carb, a bit of Columbus to back up the huell melon and hallertau blanc... it's almost like a mini-BFF
     
    #7 Grimm_Artisanal_Ales, Mar 1, 2017
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  8. orangebarius

    orangebarius Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2015 New Jersey

    does anyone go to new beer wholesale inc @ 167 chrystie st? i stopped in today after hitting up bowery whole foods and they had neon lights, lambo door and a few of the last grimm bottles. great whole foods type of prices too. i've been in there before, but never saw much grimm.
     
    #8 orangebarius, Mar 1, 2017
  9. njcraftfan

    njcraftfan Zealot (708) Dec 18, 2016 New Jersey

    what's a "good" or FMV price on typical Grimm bottles? the handful I've bought have been in the $15-$16 range... seems like that's on the high side? I suppose its also beer dependent...
     
    #9 njcraftfan, Mar 1, 2017
  10. NewmansOwn

    NewmansOwn Initiate (0) Jun 25, 2016 New York

    I think Grimm bottles are like 10.99-11.99 at WF
     
    #10 NewmansOwn, Mar 1, 2017
  11. Grimm_Artisanal_Ales

    Grimm_Artisanal_Ales Initiate (0) Apr 6, 2015 New York

    our idea of appropriate pricing in a grocery store (not a bar):
    ~$10-11 for most
    ~$12-13 for some ingredient intensive imperial stouts or insanely fruited things
    ~$15-16 for bourbon barrel beers and the like

    craft beer bottle shops have a difficult business model and go under all the time. I try to remember that whenever i get annoyed with a high price. I want these places to continue to exist even in high rent locales.
     
    #11 Grimm_Artisanal_Ales, Mar 1, 2017
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  12. njcraftfan

    njcraftfan Zealot (708) Dec 18, 2016 New Jersey

    Perfect, thanks for the insight, and can certainly appreciate the sensitivity to the smaller specialty shop / NYC rent perspective.
     
    #12 njcraftfan, Mar 1, 2017
  13. yossle

    yossle Initiate (0) Dec 31, 2016 New York

    That's been my experience at most groceries as well.
     
    #13 yossle, Mar 1, 2017
  14. NiceBeerCans

    NiceBeerCans Initiate (0) Mar 16, 2013 New York

    Like your numbers but maybe add $0.99 to each to match the current reality of the craft beer market
     
    #14 NiceBeerCans, Mar 1, 2017
  15. orangebarius

    orangebarius Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2015 New Jersey

    Just had skyspace and blackberry orange pop. Both were excellent. All of your sours are killer.
     
    #15 orangebarius, Mar 2, 2017
  16. IGaveYouPower

    IGaveYouPower Savant (1,070) Dec 2, 2010 New York
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    In upstate NY, almost all bottles are $10, the BA stuff (BADN, BAMDN) is $16.
     
    #16 IGaveYouPower, Mar 2, 2017
  17. AM824

    AM824 Devotee (331) Dec 9, 2015 New York

    Grimm's numbers looks right, add like $2-$3 for your average bottle shop pricing. $11.99-$12.99 is the typical number for sours/saisons in my experience. Think I paid $11.99 for Blackberry Orange Pop! (so good)
     
    #17 AM824, Mar 2, 2017
  18. BoardwalkBock

    BoardwalkBock Pooh-Bah (2,041) Aug 18, 2012 New York
    Pooh-Bah

    This batch of Lambo Door is crazy good. Drank my first can when it first hit stores and while it was good it didnt blow me away like the first time I had it. Drinking my second and last can now and all I can say is wow!!
     
    #18 BoardwalkBock, Mar 3, 2017
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  19. dar482

    dar482 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,063) Mar 9, 2007 New York
    Pooh-Bah

    Get on that Saison de Coupage. Beer is insane good.
     
    #19 dar482, Mar 3, 2017
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  20. kthoag

    kthoag Initiate (0) May 21, 2012 New York

    Anybody have a Lumen lately? I had one the day I found them and the other is just hanging in my fridge - I think it's high time it gets drunk
     
    #20 kthoag, Mar 3, 2017
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