Blueberry Pop!
Grimm Artisanal Ales in Brooklyn, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Berliner Weisse Regular|
Score
7.06
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
June 2017 bottle drunk 7/18/17.
Blood red with no head. Lightly cloudy, though not overly so.
Smells tart, even though that's not an aroma. Vanilla and lactic acid are well-integrated, as usual for this series. Fruity and moderately juicy with lots of peppery, tannic blueberry skin.
Dry and heavily carbonated to start with more vanilla than usual, though it works nicely alongside the dry, tart, tannic, acidic blueberry character. It's not as starkly dry, lactic and borderline astringent as the mango version, but it's also no where near as juicy, full and round as the cherry/raspberry/blackberry versions.
Blood red with no head. Lightly cloudy, though not overly so.
Smells tart, even though that's not an aroma. Vanilla and lactic acid are well-integrated, as usual for this series. Fruity and moderately juicy with lots of peppery, tannic blueberry skin.
Dry and heavily carbonated to start with more vanilla than usual, though it works nicely alongside the dry, tart, tannic, acidic blueberry character. It's not as starkly dry, lactic and borderline astringent as the mango version, but it's also no where near as juicy, full and round as the cherry/raspberry/blackberry versions.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2017
at 14:18
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a hazy pale red purple color with a small white head. Has a fruity weak sour blueberry vanilla aroma. Fruity sour blueberry flavor. Has a fruity sour blueberry vanilla finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2017
at 05:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled in 6/2017. Pours lightly hazy reddish/pink/purple color with a 1-2 finger foamy light pink head with good retention, that reduces to a thin spotty lace cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tart/sour blueberries, fruit skin, cherry, plum, lemon, lime, green apple, red grape, hay, grass, wheat, cracker, vanilla, cream, light lacto funk/pepper, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/acidic yeast, blueberries, vanilla, lactose, and light-moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tart/sour blueberries, fruit skin, cherry, plum, lemon, lime, green apple, red grape, hay, grass, wheat, cracker, vanilla, cream, light lacto funk/pepper, and yeast earthiness. Light fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang, and yeast spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart blueberries, fruit skin, cherry, plum, lemon, lime, green apple, red grape, hay, grass, wheat, cracker, vanilla, cream, light lacto funk/pepper, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a short bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, blueberries, vanilla, lactose, and light-moderate pale malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tart/spiciness balance, and zero puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. High carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/grainy, and acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Very crisp, foamy, and dry from carbonation. Clean finishing. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.8%. Overall this is an excellent fruited Berliner weisse. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, blueberries, vanilla, lactose, and light-moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink; with the balanced tart/dry finish. Really great balance of the base style and fruit flavors. The lactose balances the acidity, and the carbonation makes this insanely easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering, and great style example.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2017
at 20:25
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
Pours clear, dark amerlike. Small white head. Smell is bit dry, some berries, mild peppery notes. Taste is sharp, tart and acidic, mild fruityness. Bit malty undertone. pretty balanced.
Tried
on 25 Aug 2017
at 07:36
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft at Harbor Bar. Light, murky pinkish-purple. Frothy white head. Bright blueberry and vanilla Fruity aroma and flavor. Soft feel. Fairly sweet, lightly sour. Solid, but leans toward fruit beer more than Berliner just a tiny amount more than I would have preferred.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jul 2017
at 13:02
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From tap. Pours orange with a small white head. Aroma is mild citric and slight fruity. Mild estery, fruity, sweet and toasted malty. Slight herbal. Dry, estery and slight fruity finish. Medium dry far finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jul 2017
at 14:03
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle - pours purple with pink head - nose and taste of blueberry, lemon, vanilla, milk sugar and lactose - medium body
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2017
at 18:25
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Hazy pinkish red color, small off white head, Berry and citrus aroma. Taste is smooth, lightly tart blueberry, subtle vanilla, lemon. Refreshing on a hot hot day.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2017
at 14:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home watching a very manly movie on netflix which morally helps while enjoying this bright purple beverage. Nose is sugary blueberry pie. Tastes of blueberry, yogurt, light citrus, raspberry, some sugar. Not getting any vanilla. Light tartness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2017
at 22:26
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Whole Foods, Williamsburg: pours hazy broght red with a whitish head. Aroma is blueberry, funk, yogurt. Taste is milky yogurt blueberry fun. Interesting. I am down.
Tried
on 23 Jun 2017
at 21:45