Grimm Artisanal Ales Super Spruce

Super Spruce

 

Grimm Artisanal Ales in New York City, New York, United States 🇺🇸

  Gose - Flavoured Regular
Score
7.61
ABV: 4.7% IBU: - Ticks: 48
DRY HOPPED GOSE WITH SPRUCE TIPS
Super Spruce owes its immense pine aromatics to a double dose of resin. The new growth of spruce trees layered with Chinook hops create a complex profile of fresh pine that includes floral, citrus, cola, and bubble gum undertones. This unboiled beer is luminous and hazy with a grapefruit-like acidity that perfectly showcases the bright coniferous flavors rounded off by a touch of sea salt.
 

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7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
A hazed blonde Gose with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with nice berries, light acidity and faint cheese note. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with light acidity, lemon, light lactic cheese notes, nice and refreshing. On tap at L'autre oeil.
Tried from Draft on 28 Jul 2019 at 18:02

6/10
11/12/18, very sprucy, spruce life. Almost like a gose. It's light and sprucy. Too sprucy.
Tried from Can on 15 Feb 2019 at 23:37

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 11/12/2018. Pours very hazy pale golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tart lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, red/green apple, white grape/wine, berries, citrus peel/zest, spruce, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of peppercorn, pine, sea salt, leathery/musty/lacto funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, spruce tips, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tart lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, red/green apple, white grape/wine, berries, citrus peel/zest, spruce, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of peppercorn, pine, sea salt, leathery/musty/lacto funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate lactic tartness; pine, herbal, floral, grassy bitterness; and peppery yeast/spruce spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, red/green apple, white grape/wine, berries, citrus peel/zest, spruce, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, peppercorn, pine, sea salt, light funk/vinegar, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, spruce tips, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with an awesome malt, tart, bitter, spiciness balance; and no puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness, spiciness, and tartness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/grainy/acidic/sticky, fairly crisp, and lightly saline balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.7%. Overall this is an incredible dry hopped gose. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, spruce tips, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/refreshing to drink with the modestly acidic/bitter/spicy/drying finish; not overly lactic or salty. Amazing balance of juicy/lightly dank hops, Brett/Lacto complexity, and spruce tips; with a solid pale/wheat malt backbone against acidity. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazing style example. Not overwhelming on any aspect.
Tried from Can on 01 Jan 2019 at 12:38

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draught @ Porterhouse at Fraunces Tavern. Hazy bright yellow with small frothy whitish head, acidic aroma, mildly salty medium sour citrusy taste with piney flavor, high carbonation, smooth body. long salty finish. Interesting brew, refreshing.
Tried on 28 Dec 2017 at 11:42

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Sampled on draft at 3 Rivers this beer poured a murky yellow-peach color with a medium sized creamy white head that left decent lacing. The aroma was tart and tangy with citric acid and yeast. The flavor was tangy and tart with lemon, yeast and salt. Long finish of lemon and salt. Medium bodied and smooth. Didn't taste even remotely like what they described but I liked it.
Tried from Draft on 26 Dec 2017 at 17:36

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle at the RateBeer DC April Fool’s Tasting. Clear golden yellow with off-white head. Aromas of lemon lime citrus. Tastes of lemon lime citrus, light floral notes. Light body with a dry finish.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Apr 2017 at 23:40

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
I was expecting this to be a lot more gimmicky like four syllable words in car commercials. But it’s actually well balanced and decent for style. Golden pour with good head and lacing. A little salt. Tangy finish.
Tried on 03 Apr 2017 at 14:33

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle at at the April Fools Day DC Ratebeer tasting. Poured a hazy gold with an off white head. Aroma and flavors of spruce needles, but still nicely balanced.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Apr 2017 at 13:45

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
22oz bottle at the April Fools Day DC Ratebeer tasting, shared by solidfunk. Thanks Josh! Poured a clear light yellow color with a touch of an off-white head. Aroma was mild lime citrus, salt sea breeze. Very light pine. Quite pleasant and refreshing.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Apr 2017 at 21:21

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
From tap at Toronado, San Francisco. Light hazy yellow golden color with white head. Hoppy and yeasty aroma, grassy, dank, pine, spruce, citrusy fruity, tropical fruits. sweet, light bitter and salty taste, fruity like aroma. Light thin to oily body with soft carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 07 Feb 2017 at 15:49