Extinction Line
(has 1 batch)
Speciation Artisan Ales in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.39
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100% Pilsner malt sour ale aged in stainless with pomegranate
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap@Brewskival 2018, Helsingborg - golden pour with a white head. Medium sour fruity with prominent pomegranate, berry fruity with some notes of berry skin, some light citrus fruity undertones, malt, medium body, tart berry fruity close.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Sep 2018
at 13:04
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle into tulip glass, 2018 vintage bottling. Pours slightly hazy pale golden yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big tart/tangy pomegranate, cherry, cranberry, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white wine, hay, straw, grass, cracker, and white bread; with light peppercorn, leather, lacto/musty funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of pomegranate, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, and moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tart/tangy pomegranate, cherry, cranberry, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white wine, hay, straw, grass, cracker, and white bread; with light peppercorn, leather, lacto/musty funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness; light fruit tang, and yeast spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy pomegranate, cherry, cranberry, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white wine, hay, straw, grass, cracker, white bread, light pepper/lacto/musty funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of pomegranate, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, and moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/tartness and tangy fruit balance; and no puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Moderately crisp, and fairly clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from tartness, tangy fruit, and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, fairly acidic, and lightly tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol for 7%. Overall this is an outstanding fruited sour/wild ale. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of pomegranate, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink with the modestly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish, not overly lactic. Awesome balance of earthy pomegranate and Brett/Lacto complexity; with a very clean pils malt backbone against acidity. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on style example as expected.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2018
at 01:30
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Fat på Brewskival, fredag. Guldfärgad, något disig med vit krona. Fruktig och något söt arom med apelsin, citrus, melon och kanske en gnutta granatäpple om en vill. Lätt kropp. Snällt syrlig. Fruktig också i smaken, främst citrus. Snällt funkig/stallig med viss ton av gröna druvor och äpple. Gott.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2018
at 20:42