Spontaneous Generation
Speciation Artisan Ales in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Lambic Style - Unblended Rotating|
Score
7.56
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If you like traditional lambic, you are in luck. Spontaneous Generation tastes very similar to lambic, strong on overripe fruit, hay, light charred oak tannins, and a hint of vanillin. Cheers!
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Draught @ #MBWAC20 - Mikkeller Baghaven Wild Ale Celebration 2020, P1, Refshalevej 189, Refshaleøen, 1432 Københaven K, Danmark.
[ As Speciation Spontaneous Generation ].
ABV: 5.4%. Clear light to medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is oak, fruit - overripe fruit, wood, wine, grapes, oak tannins, barrel - vanilla notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and acidic with a long duration, oak, grapes, wine, oak tannins, fruit - overripe fruit, hay, barrel - vanilla notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20200208]
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sample at Urban Artifact during The Extinction Event: Natural Wine & Spontaneous Beer Fest on 09/28/2019. Clear straw color with a medium white head that evaporates steadily to an outer ring. Stringy lace. Aroma of fruit, yeast, oak and malt. Flavors of citrus, floral yeast, oak and malt. The finish is floral and fruity with a yeast aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
TimE (11146) reviewed Spontaneous Generation from Speciation Artisan Ales 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Light medium hazy golden. Cobwebs, lemon, lime, hazy and barnyard sour notes. Modestly tart palate, almost flat carbonation. Lots of funk. Dry. Love the nose and the palate is ok but not fantastically balanced. Decent
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Thanks Gregg for sharing! Taster showing straw with sparse white foam. The nose shows intense notes of brett. The palate is well carbonated and light bodied. Highly tart with a subtle sweetness and moderately intense brett throughout.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
750 ml bottle into tulip glass, 2019 vintage. Coolshipped on 1/22/2018. Pours slightly hazy pale golden straw color with a 1-2 finger dense and creamy white head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big sour/tart/tangy lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, apricot, mango, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, peppercorn, leather, cork, wet wood, musty/lacto/barnyard funk, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of white wine vinegar, oaken vanilla, oak char, and yeast/oak earthiness. Incredible aromas with fantastic complexity and balanced of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, oak barrels, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big sour/tart/tangy lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, apricot, mango, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, peppercorn, leather, cork, wet wood, musty/lacto/barnyard funk, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of white wine vinegar, oaken vanilla, oak char, and yeast/oak earthiness. Light-moderate lactic tartness, wine tang, and yeast/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of sour/tart/tangy lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, apricot, mango, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, peppercorn, leather, cork, wet wood, musty/lacto/barnyard funk, wheat, cracker, white bread, vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, oak barrels, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tart/sourness and barrel/wine tan balance; with no puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tart/sourness and wine tang/tannins. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/grainy/acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.4%. Overall this is an amazing American made Lambic style! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, oak barrels, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, easy and fairly crisp to drink with the modestly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish; not overly lactic. Amazingly well rounded Barnyard Brett/Bacteria complexity; with great oak presence, and pale/wheat malts against acidity. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp drying. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazing spot on style example. They nailed this one for sure. Tastes just like a true lambic from Belgium.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear light yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a strong oak note supported by sharp sour fruits and a decent amount of funk. Flavor has funky sour fruits with a bit of barnyard and oak supporting.