Grimm Artisanal Ales Sumi Ink

Sumi Ink

 

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

  Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Rotating
Score
7.57
ABV: 13.5% IBU: 60 Ticks: 29
Massive, chocolatey imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels with vanilla beans.
 

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8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draught @ Grimm, NY. Smooth, sweetish and slightly roasty with hints of licorice, loads of vanilla, chocolate and mild woody bourbon notes. Okay, a bit thin bodied though.

Tried on 02 Apr 2022 at 23:16


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle, at share, thanks to Ryan. Pours colaesque black. Bourbon, roast, soy sauce, dark chocolate, oak, rich umami, prune. Medium body. Good.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Mar 2021 at 20:06


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bomber split at Philippe tasting. 2016 Vintage. Somehow a gusher! Black syrup with no head. Nose is soy sauce, mocha, basic chocolate, cheap coffee and no vanilla. Taste is basic soy sauce mocha, coffee, chocolate boozy, got a bit better over time with some vanilla, stale coffee, thinner than expected, okay but disappointing seeing how strong it is and the additives.

Tried on 20 Jan 2019 at 20:25


8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Brown bottle, 1 pint 6 ounces, November 2016, from and with Matthew Tomlinson (thank you!), savoured on September 29 2017; eye: black, opaque, tiny ring of beige head, slight lacing; nose: roasted malt, coffee, bourbon, slight woody, vanilla, alcohol; mouth: roasted malt, coffee, bourbon, slight woody, vanilla, alcohol, alcohol warmth, brown sugar, finale in bourbon with light presence of acridness, below-average carbonation, mildly sweet, lightly harsh texture; overall: fine

FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 1 pinte 6 onces, November 2016, de et avec Matthew Tomlinson (thank you!), savourée le 29 septembre 2017; œil : noire, opaque, petit anneau de mousse beige, très légère dentelle; nez : malt torréfié, café, bourbon, très léger boisé, vanille, alcool; bouche : malt torréfié, café, bourbon, très léger boisé, vanille, alcool, chaleur d’alcool, léger cassonade, finale en bourbon avec légère présence d’âcreté, corsée, carbonatation sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture légèrement alcoolique; en résumé : bien

Tried from Bottle on 28 Sep 2018 at 23:53


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Sergey’s hunt
Good chocolate, some tobacco, mild sweetness, light phenols in the aroma, quite boozy though.

Tried on 20 Aug 2017 at 13:44


7.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Pours opaque black, small tan head, creamy and slow to dissipate, nice lacing. Aroma is bourbon, cocoa, vanilla, roasted malts, wood, molasses. Flavor is medium sweet, medium bitter, boozy. Full body, hot and boozy.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Jul 2017 at 22:45


8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

22 oz bottle poured, labeled November 2016. Huge thanks to Jow for sending this bottle over. A pleasant surprise, and very glad to finally try some beer from these guys. Pours a jet black, a lasting tan fizz head. A bourbon forward aroma, with some sweet chocolate impression. I thought this was going to be boozy based on the nose, but this couldn’t be much smoother, especially considering the heavy bill on it. Milk chocolate, vanilla, coffee and bourbon, all wonderfully put together. Awesome, bourbon, oak, imperial chocolate milk stout. Love it.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Jul 2017 at 21:15


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle - Chocolate and big bourbon notes. Jet brown with a decent light brown head. Like the nose, lots of chocolate and big boozy bourbon. All them big flavours are in harmony though.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jun 2017 at 03:34


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

22 oz. bottle, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out lots of bourbon barrels upfront, followed by a touch of vanilla. Flavour is along the same lines, with lots of bourbon barrel character upfront, with a hint of vanilla. Heavy and bourbony, but it works. Nice stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jun 2017 at 01:57


8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

650ml bottle (thx, John P.!) shared at Brians office. Pours an almost black with a dark beige head. Aroma is bourbon, chocolate, some athe and vanilla. Same taste. Very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jun 2017 at 01:55