Cassiopeia
Grimm Artisanal Ales in Brooklyn, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Imperial Regular|
Score
6.96
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CASSIOPEIA is an imperial porter brewed for the onset of winter. Black as the night sky, our imperial porter is brewed from a blend of premium dark malts chosen for their complex caramel/chocolatey/fruity qualities. Cool-fermented with a clean Scotch ale yeast that emphasizes malty richness and earthy, mossy aromatics — think of Cassiopeia as a Baltic Porter fermented like a Wee Heavy. This velvety, warming ale is surprisingly well attenuated, light on the palate and digestible.
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6/10
Bottled. Deep dark pour. Malts, boozy. Sugary. Ok but kind of meh for the style. Not sure what its trying to do
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:42
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
The Aromas are dark malt, roast, raisins and a little licorice. Flavors are like nose with roast and dark malt coming out stronger, sweet with carbonation to balance good body nice roasty finish. Not overly sweet.
Tried
on 15 Oct 2019
at 03:57
6/10
Sugary porter. And not thin! Although more malt and coffee than I want. Gimme dat pastry stout Grimm! I love your pastry sours! Smokey too once it warms up, eh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2018
at 02:09
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at Salud. Dark opaque brown color tan head. Aroma of dark roast coffee and burnt brownies. Taste is rich dark fruity coffee. Tasty and complex.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Dec 2017
at 08:49
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared by me at weekly tasting. Pours dark brown tan head. Nose/taste of brownie, toasted chocolate, cocoa and toasted coffee. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2014
at 12:35
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours dark brown with large foamy tan head, light mocha aroma, medium carbonation, mildly bitter roasted malt taste, smooth body, long finish. Well covered alcohol content.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2014
at 18:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On draught at Blind Tiger. Brownish-black color with a thin tan head that diminishes gradually. Small patches of lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted malt and dark chocolate. Medium to full body with flavors of espresso, roast malt and sweet chocolate. The finish is roasty with a chocolate malt aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
from Draft
at
Blind Tiger Ale House
on 09 Mar 2014
at 18:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at dinner in south Williamsburg. Pours dark brown with one finger head. Nose if lightbchocolate and earth. Tastes of cola, chocolate, some coffee, earthy bitterness, and light pine. Medium bodied. Slight alcohol warming but overall quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2014
at 18:36
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
The Sampler, Brooklyn tap: Pours black with a beige head. Aroma is a whole lot of chocolate, lightly roasted coffee, and some roasty maltiness. Taste is sweet and chocolatey for the most part. Body is nice and smooth. Very easy to drink considering the high abv.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jan 2014
at 09:48