Grimm Artisanal Ales (2020)

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  1. jma1979

    jma1979 Aspirant (252) Mar 21, 2018 New York

    I just finished HF Galaxy myself and something seemed off...got a little better as it warmed, but also caught that astringent taste. Noticed something similar in Kites the other day, as did a friend of mine who splits direct shipping with me.
     
    #301 jma1979, Aug 28, 2020
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  2. rozzom

    rozzom Pooh-Bah (2,620) Jan 22, 2011 New York
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    Woah woah. Careful with your fucking acronyms there son
     
    #302 rozzom, Aug 28, 2020
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  3. jma1979

    jma1979 Aspirant (252) Mar 21, 2018 New York

    Well, that went right over my head. Care to bring me up to speed?
     
    #303 jma1979, Aug 28, 2020
  4. hops_for_thought

    hops_for_thought Maven (1,484) Jun 14, 2013 New York
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    Anything that could possibly be perceived as tarnishing the work of Lord Hill gets @RauchbierFan33 foaming at the mouth
     
    #304 hops_for_thought, Aug 28, 2020
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  5. jma1979

    jma1979 Aspirant (252) Mar 21, 2018 New York

    It all just clicked. No disrespect meant to a certain out of the way northern Vermont farmstead.
     
    #305 jma1979, Aug 28, 2020
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  6. rozzom

    rozzom Pooh-Bah (2,620) Jan 22, 2011 New York
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    We shall not take His name in vain. Even inadvertently
     
    #306 rozzom, Aug 28, 2020
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  7. Grimm_Artisanal_Ales

    Grimm_Artisanal_Ales Initiate (0) Apr 6, 2015 New York

    I agree that this batch of Hyperfocus Galaxy is showing a lot of herbal/earthy character. It's true, we don't get to do selection on australian hops (Galaxy). It's frustrating to see the variation from lot to lot. For what it's worth my experience in the past with Galaxy is that the fruit starts to sing at about 3 weeks of age. Hoping that happens with this batch as well. Beginning to develop the opinion that Galaxy works better in combination with other varietals than as a single hop. The same lot of galaxy hops made it into the new batch of Suicide Door, which came out absurdly juicy.
     
    #307 Grimm_Artisanal_Ales, Aug 31, 2020
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  8. Feaor

    Feaor Pundit (946) Jul 9, 2017 New York

    CAPSLOCK is being canned?!? Will have to pick up that and Suicide Door when I go next I guess.
     
    #308 Feaor, Sep 1, 2020
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  9. frozyn

    frozyn Maven (1,435) May 16, 2015 New York
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    This batch of Lumen is really great. Earthy, fruity dankness with various tropical fruits throughout and a nice candied peach that pops up here and there. Really nicely balanced -- wish more beers were brewed at this 6.4% range with this much flavor.
     
    #309 frozyn, Sep 4, 2020
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  10. IGaveYouPower

    IGaveYouPower Savant (1,070) Dec 2, 2010 New York
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    The new Cloudbusting is sensational, because of course it is. I don't think there's a better iterative series of IPAs in existence.
     
    #310 IGaveYouPower, Sep 17, 2020
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  11. jma1979

    jma1979 Aspirant (252) Mar 21, 2018 New York

    Have to second this. Fantastic this time around and had to order more for that wonderful door to door delivery.
     
    #311 jma1979, Sep 19, 2020
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  12. guinness77

    guinness77 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,554) Jan 6, 2014 New York
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    Yeah. Best Grimm IPA of the year for me. The Nelson is out of control, I loved it.
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    #312 guinness77, Sep 19, 2020
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  13. ABV

    ABV Crusader (454) Nov 24, 2003 New York

    Has anyone tried the Nonsense World? Brewed with the same Nelson hops.
     
    #313 ABV, Sep 19, 2020
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  14. Justonemore91

    Justonemore91 Initiate (0) Nov 24, 2018 New York
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    Yes and it's fantastic. I'm tasting blueberry skins and gooseberry. It's delicious
     
    #314 Justonemore91, Sep 19, 2020
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  15. Daveshek28

    Daveshek28 Pundit (785) Nov 10, 2015 Pennsylvania

    I love you Grimm keep doing what you’re doing. Cloud busting, suicide, hypferfocis centennial and lumen were all fantastic.
     
    #315 Daveshek28, Sep 21, 2020
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  16. Daveshek28

    Daveshek28 Pundit (785) Nov 10, 2015 Pennsylvania

    Loving all the classic rewinds so fresh and clean tasting, nice reprieve from all the “haze bombs”
     
    #316 Daveshek28, Sep 21, 2020
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  17. JRAP20

    JRAP20 Aspirant (200) Jan 9, 2019 New York

    Festooning is amazing once again this year. Best marzen from the NYC metro area imo
     
    #317 JRAP20, Sep 21, 2020
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  18. Justonemore91

    Justonemore91 Initiate (0) Nov 24, 2018 New York
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    I love this beer. This is nelson executed perfectly
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    #318 Justonemore91, Sep 24, 2020
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  19. hops_for_thought

    hops_for_thought Maven (1,484) Jun 14, 2013 New York
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    Double negative is back, praise be
     
    #319 hops_for_thought, Oct 12, 2020
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  20. timnyc

    timnyc Crusader (425) Dec 28, 2013 New York
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    Totally. I'm always hesitant about Nelsons. They can taste like dirt. Not this one. So good!
     
    #320 timnyc, Oct 12, 2020
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