Grimm Tesseract
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Tasting Notes
Tesseract pours hazy and leads with a thick aromatic wave of tropical and stone fruit — mango, peach, and a thread of citrus pith. On the palate the hops deliver juicy, almost pulpy fruit character with low bitterness and a full, pillowy body that's typical of the style done well. The malt base stays soft and recedes into the background, letting the hop oils carry the weight. The finish is smooth rather than sharp, with just enough residual sweetness to balance the dry hop load at 8%, which sits on the higher end for the style without turning hot.
About the Brewery
Grimm Artisanal Ales is based in Brooklyn, New York, and has built a strong reputation since its founding as a project focused on boundary-pushing hop-forward and mixed-fermentation beers. They're well regarded in the Northeast craft scene for technical precision and an adventurous but coherent lineup that moves between hazy IPAs, lagers, and farmhouse-leaning ales. Their releases tend to generate genuine enthusiasm rather than hype-driven lines, which reflects a consistent quality floor across styles.
Food Pairings
Spicy Thai noodles work well here because the beer's fruit-forward softness cools heat without fighting it. A ripe mango or peach salsa alongside grilled shrimp echoes the hop aromatics and keeps the pairing cohesive. Fatty, rich foods like avocado toast or a Brie-style cheese benefit from the beer's fuller body cutting through the fat. Fish tacos with a lime crema are a natural match, as the citrus undertones in the hops mirror the brightness of the dish without overwhelming delicate white fish.
Style Guide
New England IPA, sometimes called hazy IPA, is defined by intentional haze from high additions of wheat or oats and aggressive dry hopping late in the process, which preserves volatile aromatic compounds that heat would destroy. The result is low bitterness relative to West Coast IPAs, a full and almost creamy body, and hop character that reads as juice rather than resin. The style developed in New England in the early 2010s, notably at The Alchemist in Vermont, and spread rapidly as a counterpoint to the sharp, clean bitterness of the dominant West Coast IPA tradition. ABV typically ranges from 6% to 8%, with Tesseract sitting at the upper boundary.