Purple Prose
Grimm Artisanal Ales in New York City, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.36
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Style: Blackcurrant/Raspberry American Sour
This indecently-hued American sour ale marries the complexity of juicy, ripe berries with a bright, clean acidity. Red ripe fruit is at the fore, while white oak adds a slight woodsy spice. Aged noble hops add a layer of earthy funk to the long, tannic finish.
This indecently-hued American sour ale marries the complexity of juicy, ripe berries with a bright, clean acidity. Red ripe fruit is at the fore, while white oak adds a slight woodsy spice. Aged noble hops add a layer of earthy funk to the long, tannic finish.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
MBCC. Clear deep red without head. Aroma is sweet, malty, raspberries and tart. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate acidic. Dry and moderate acidic finish. 100519
Tried
on 10 May 2019
at 17:36
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample @ MBCC 2019, blue session. No head. Color is red. Aroma and taste are red feuits, hops, berries and malt. Ice sour finish.
Tried
on 10 May 2019
at 17:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
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Tried
on 10 May 2019
at 15:31
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
on tap rossa quasi limpida lampone limone aspra secca lieve medicinale secca poco amaro
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Mar 2019
at 23:49
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from the source: pours maroon purple with a small white head. Aroma is raspberry and loads of it. Taste is lightly sweet. Loads of raspberry and I suppose blackcurrant. Really nice aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2019
at 00:31
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at Dive Bar, NYC. Pours crimson with medium white head. Lots of berries, red berries, soft texture, good moderate+ sourness, some oak, funk. Juicy. Medium carbonation and body.
Tried
from Draft
at
Dive Bar - 96th
on 01 Jan 2018
at 05:22
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Sanjay. Pours a cloudy light purple with large creamy off white head leaving spotty lacing. The aroma is strong currant, berry, lacto. Thin mouth, similar flavors to nose, nice tartness, light acidity, very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2016
at 22:00
7/10
Tried
on 08 May 2016
at 17:31
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours bright purple into a snifter. Blackberry aromas. Sharp with bitter seeds and pith upfront continuing to tart bitter oak, skins and seeds in before the lasting sharp lactic finish.
Tried
on 04 Mar 2016
at 19:56
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled in 11/2015. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy deep ruby red/purple-ish color with a 2 finger dense and fluffy pink head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of huge sour raspberry, blackberry, currant, cherry, red grape, lemon, green apple, pepper, oak, hay, straw, musty funk, light leather, light red wine vinegar, wheat, cracker, and yeast/oak earthiness. Incredible aromas with awesome complexity and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, big juicy berries, oak barrel, and light bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big sour raspberry, blackberry, currant, cherry, red grape, lemon, green apple, pepper, oak, hay, straw, musty funk, light leather, light red wine vinegar, wheat, cracker, and yeast/oak earthiness. Good amount and fruity/acidic tartness and tannic oak spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of raspberry, blackberry, currant, cherry, red grape, lemon, green apple, pepper, oak, hay, straw, musty funk, light leather, light red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, juicy berries, oak barrel, and light bready malt flavors; with a great malt/tartness/spiciness balance and zero astringent flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, acidic/tannic, and lightly sticky/creamy/grainy balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Moderate dryness from acidity and tannic oak spiciness. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an outstanding fruited wild ale style. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, juicy berries, oak barrel, and light bready malt flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink with the balanced acidity. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2016
at 22:16