Telekinesis
Grimm Artisanal Ales in New York City, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
7.39
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Style: Dry Hopped Sour
Strength: 5% ABV
Bitterness: low
Acidity: pH 3.3
Color: SRM 5
Telekinesis is a hoppy, tart, and smashable American wild ale fermented with a mixed culture of yeast and spontaneous microbes. Mosaic, Citra, and Falconer’s Flight hops contribute peachy, tropical hop character. Lightly toasted white oak spirals lend subtle tannin structure, while our no-boil process leaves a puckering hint of raw sourdough.
Strength: 5% ABV
Bitterness: low
Acidity: pH 3.3
Color: SRM 5
Telekinesis is a hoppy, tart, and smashable American wild ale fermented with a mixed culture of yeast and spontaneous microbes. Mosaic, Citra, and Falconer’s Flight hops contribute peachy, tropical hop character. Lightly toasted white oak spirals lend subtle tannin structure, while our no-boil process leaves a puckering hint of raw sourdough.
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8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bomber. Hazy pale straw yellow with a large frothy white head. Fair retention. Aroma of pale malt, cactus, herbal hops, lacto. The taste is pale malt, pine, herbal notes, lacto. Medium bodied, well balanced.
Tried
on 18 Dec 2015
at 22:49
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
650 bottle shared by Willrunforbeer, bottle date of April 2015. Thin head on a hazy, gold/ yellow color. Aroma is great! Citrus, grass and mild floral hops with just a small amount of Bretty yeast.
The balance of the character of this brew is very well done. Bretty hops and yeast is awesome. Very mild sourness near the back of the sip. The texture gets dry as I sip, hints of oak. Gosh damn, just really well done.
The balance of the character of this brew is very well done. Bretty hops and yeast is awesome. Very mild sourness near the back of the sip. The texture gets dry as I sip, hints of oak. Gosh damn, just really well done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2015
at 19:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from bottle thanks Willrunforbeer. Pours hazy yellow gold with a frothy white head. Aromas of lemon hay oak and brett. Taste is nice thin bodied mouth feel with tart lemon brett and funk. A nice brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2015
at 19:15
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle thanks to Nathan. Pours a hazy yellow gold with medium frothy white head that lasts. The aroma is lemon zest, brett, funk, oak. Thin mouth, tart, nice brett, lemon, funk, very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2015
at 15:10
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at the Independent, 5/2/15
Luminous pale gold liquid looks just like a Belgian wit, haziness and all. White head is small but well-retained.
High alpha hoppiness in the nose (meyer lemon, orange rind) is complemented by a more understated herbal/woody character; perhaps the interplay of the mosaic and the oak staves. Quite aromatic, and quite acidic, it allows both brett and lacto influences on the finish, with warming. Lots of lime-like fruitiness and tartness, with a healthy dose of sourness (light). No alcohol or flaws noted.
I notice two things right away, in the flavor. One, the blend of microbes, hops and oak is deliciously balanced between bitter/tart/sour. Quite complex and though the hops tend to dominate (mostly on account of the falconers flight), I didn’t find it too hoppy or acidic. Second, the malt is VERY sparse and heavily, heavily attenuated to the point where, while it certainly makes it light and drinkable, it gets very astringent and overly dry/scratchy. The oak tannin/toastiness exacerbates this and I drink the beer down faster than I would have hoped had their been some substantial/comforting maltiness to add more balance. They’ve done great things with the hops and yeast/bacteria, hopefully they can impart a little more maltiness next time (and stop brewing at Paper City soon).
Luminous pale gold liquid looks just like a Belgian wit, haziness and all. White head is small but well-retained.
High alpha hoppiness in the nose (meyer lemon, orange rind) is complemented by a more understated herbal/woody character; perhaps the interplay of the mosaic and the oak staves. Quite aromatic, and quite acidic, it allows both brett and lacto influences on the finish, with warming. Lots of lime-like fruitiness and tartness, with a healthy dose of sourness (light). No alcohol or flaws noted.
I notice two things right away, in the flavor. One, the blend of microbes, hops and oak is deliciously balanced between bitter/tart/sour. Quite complex and though the hops tend to dominate (mostly on account of the falconers flight), I didn’t find it too hoppy or acidic. Second, the malt is VERY sparse and heavily, heavily attenuated to the point where, while it certainly makes it light and drinkable, it gets very astringent and overly dry/scratchy. The oak tannin/toastiness exacerbates this and I drink the beer down faster than I would have hoped had their been some substantial/comforting maltiness to add more balance. They’ve done great things with the hops and yeast/bacteria, hopefully they can impart a little more maltiness next time (and stop brewing at Paper City soon).
Tried
from Can
on 08 May 2015
at 15:27
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours hazy light gold into a tulip. Bright white head with medium retention recedes to hug rim. Marshmallow and citrus aromas. Sweet caramel upfront turning quickly to sharp citrus and papaya before the medium length dry finish.
Tried
on 30 Apr 2015
at 18:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours gold white head. Nose/taste of oak, light sour lemon, sour citrus, lemongrass and sour yeast - Lighter medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2015
at 22:58
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle during poker as I won some righteous bucks. Hazy light gold pour. Very fragrant nose of tropical fruits and flowers. Tastes of mangos, pineapple, lemon, lactose, grass. Very tart and fruity palate. Really delicious I was very drunk by time I drank this bottle but loved it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2015
at 17:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Proletariat, NYC tap: Pours hazy golden yellow (really more yellow) with a white head. Aroma is vinegar, fruit, funk, and yeast. You can tell that it will be sour in the nose. Taste is sour and very citric, as in citric acid. Not much bitterness from the hops, but plenty of fruitiness. Very sour. Pretty good.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Apr 2015
at 11:14