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Grimm Artisanal Ales is a Brooklyn-based brewery founded in 2013 by Joe and Lauren Grimm after nearly a decade of tinkering with fermentation. Grimm specializes in concise, elegant ales epitomizing the creative, experimental spirit of the American artisanal beer revolution. With each limited edition release, we seek to push the boundaries of style and flavor in order to create beers with the utmost depth and complexity. For five years, Grimm operated as a nomadic brewery. Joe and Lauren would develop each recipe in the kitchen of their Gowanus apartment and travel to existing breweries near and far to craft their commercial beers.
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Maverick (5129) reviewed
Air and Light from Grimm Artisanal Ales
1 year ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
draft from dekalb hall. slightly cloudy gold. sour cherries, light citrus. pretty enjoyable.
Tried from Draft on 20 May 2025 at 01:58
Maverick (5129) reviewed
Magnetic Compass from Grimm Artisanal Ales
1 year ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
cloudy pale gold pour from arts and crafts. Orange juice with hints of lemon and other citrus.
Tried on 20 May 2025 at 01:48
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Super Spruce from Grimm Artisanal Ales
1 year ago
7/10
Poured gold from can salt like lemon all the standard notes not much spruce pretty good
Tried from Can on 20 May 2025 at 01:47
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Cassiopeia from Grimm Artisanal Ales
1 year ago
6/10
Bottled. Deep dark pour. Malts, boozy. Sugary. Ok but kind of meh for the style. Not sure what its trying to do
Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:42
Maverick (5129) reviewed
Double Negative from Grimm Artisanal Ales
1 year ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 7
Jet black pour with white head. Dark Chocolate with a hint of bitter and espresso. Pretty good.
Tried on 20 May 2025 at 01:30
Maverick (5129) reviewed
From the Hip from Grimm Artisanal Ales
1 year ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5
cloudy golden pour. White head. Some floral notes, some sweet honey, sugary taste. Some yeast on the bottom. Not really all that.
Tried on 20 May 2025 at 01:27
SHIG (14422) reviewed
Sumi Babka from Grimm Artisanal Ales
1 year ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draft: Poured a deep black brown with a khaki head. Aroma is big malty, chocolate, cacao, hint of sweetness. Taste is roasted malts, sweet milky, cacao, vanilla, smooth finish.
Tried from Draft at Grimm Artisanal Ales on 17 May 2025 at 19:07
SHIG (14422) reviewed
Purple Prose from Grimm Artisanal Ales
1 year ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draft: Poured a reddish orange with a white frothy head. Aroma is huge pungent fruity, woodsy, funky, light varnish. Taste is super tart and funky, berries, woodsy, acidic burn.
Tried from Draft at Grimm Artisanal Ales on 17 May 2025 at 11:54
SHIG (14422) reviewed
Tesseract from Grimm Artisanal Ales
1 year ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draft: Poured a bright yellow with a white frothy head. Aroma is fresh juicy hops, fruity, citrus, tropical, mosaic. Taste is semisweet fruity forward, fruity, tropical then citrus and hops come in late. Interesting as I’m used to hops forward.
Tried from Draft at Grimm Artisanal Ales on 17 May 2025 at 11:39
SHIG (14422) reviewed
The Localist from Grimm Artisanal Ales
1 year ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Draft: Poured a golden with a white head. Aroma is malty, sweet. Taste is nice malty, full body but really refreshingly simple.
Tried from Draft at Grimm Artisanal Ales on 17 May 2025 at 11:30