Monotreme
Speciation Artisan Ales in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States πΊπΈ
Collab with: Urbanrest Brewing CompanySour / Wild Beer Rotating
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Score
7.25
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Open fermented sour ale with butterfly pea flowers and dry-hopped with Galaxy and Summer.
This purple oddity was a collaboration with our good friend Andrew De Haan and Urbanrest Brewing Company. The tea lends a nice complex earthiness and a beautiful light purple color. The Galaxy and Summer hops taste like a perfect fruit cocktail of melon, passion fruit, citrus, and apricot.
This purple oddity was a collaboration with our good friend Andrew De Haan and Urbanrest Brewing Company. The tea lends a nice complex earthiness and a beautiful light purple color. The Galaxy and Summer hops taste like a perfect fruit cocktail of melon, passion fruit, citrus, and apricot.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at BD Inverurie. It pours clear purple with a small white head. The aroma is bright, some funk, tart and zingy, juicy, gummy bears, tangy berries, fruit tea character, passion fruit and purple chewits. The taste is very tart and puckering upfront, then it mellows out, sherbert, loads of berries, sour blackcurrant tea, bramble, floral, tropical fruits, passion fruit, tangerine, kick of acidity, sour candy, fizzy cola bottles and a hint of woody tannin. Finish is firmly dry. Medium body and fine, prickly carbonation. Fun stuff. Moreish.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Mar 2020
at 13:01
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle into tulip glass, 2018 vintage. Pours slightly hazy reddish/pinkish orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Unique color from the butterfly pea flower tea. Aromas of big tart/tangy raspberry, blueberry, strawberry, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, citrus peel/zest, peach, pear, mango, apricot, melon, passion fruit, red/green apple, white grape/wine, green tea, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of peppercorn, leathery/musty/lacto funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, butterfly pea flower tea, citrus/fruity/tropical hops, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tart/tangy raspberry, blueberry, strawberry, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, citrus peel/zest, peach, pear, mango, apricot, melon, passion fruit, red/green apple, white grape/wine, green tea, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of peppercorn, leathery/musty/lacto funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate lactic tartness, tangy tea; light herbal/floral/grassy bitterness, and yeast spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy berries, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, citrus peel/zest, peach, pear, mango, apricot, melon, passion fruit, red/green apple, white grape/wine, green tea, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light leather/funk/vinegar, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, butterfly pea flower tea, citrus/fruity/tropical hops, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tang/tartness balance, and no puckering flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tang/tartness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/acidic/tangy/tannic, and lightly sticky balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol for 5.9%. Overall this is an incredible dry hopped sour/wild ale. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, butterfly pea flower tea, citrus/fruity/tropical hops, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, refreshing, and fairly crisp/clean to drink with the modestly acidic/tangy/drying finish, not overly lactic. Amazing balance of Brett/Bacteria complexity, butterfly pea flower tea, and citrus/fruity/tropical hops; with a great pale/wheat malt backbone against acidity. Minimal residual sweetness from crisp dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazing spot on style example as usual.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2019
at 04:27