Biomimicry: Azacca & Citra
Speciation Artisan Ales in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Sour / Wild Series Out of Production|
Score
7.12
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Open fermented wild IPA. Primary fermentation was done with Omega's Brett Blend #1: Where Da Funk?, which is known for its intense tropical fruit flavors. Throughout fermentation we dry-hopped constantly with Azacca and Citra to do some bio-transformation, which will lead to a beautifully hazy and soft beer when consumed fresh. We also included a bunch of oats and wheat in the grist for a nice smooth and fluffy body. Near the end of primary fermentation we pitched our house cultures, and dry-hopped 2 more times. The end product has been triple dry-hopped, for a total of 5 lbs/bbl of hops, turning this beer into a juicy hop-bomb, with a fruity bouquet of pineapple, mango, pear, and pine.
Released March 2018
Released March 2018
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Thanks Will for sharing! Taster showing pale gold with no sparse white foam. The nose shows lightly intense notes of cannabis and pine. The palate is well carbonated and light bodied. Light citrus and pine with no bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Dec 2019
at 14:18
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
7-3-7-4-14
On tap @ Bergen Craft Beer Fest. Pours cloudy yellow, with an enormous creamy head. Aroma is lactic, fruity notes of lychee, apricots, pineapples and citrusy notes with lime. Medium body, with soft carbonation. Flavour is lactic, fruity notes of lychee, apricots, kiwis, lime and citrus peel.
On tap @ Bergen Craft Beer Fest. Pours cloudy yellow, with an enormous creamy head. Aroma is lactic, fruity notes of lychee, apricots, pineapples and citrusy notes with lime. Medium body, with soft carbonation. Flavour is lactic, fruity notes of lychee, apricots, kiwis, lime and citrus peel.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 May 2018
at 16:21
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
05.05.2018, tap @ Bergen Craft Beer Festival:
Nice fizzy-creamy mediumlasting head, hazy. Aroma is mild sour-ish grassy, leafs, fruit stones, berry skin, soda powder, hay, minerals, sour tropical fruits, oak. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish, minerals, fruit stones, hay, sorrel, soda powder, oak, grass, bark, paper, sour tropical fruits. Medium to longlasting bitterness, slightly harsh sour-ish mineraly mouthfeel. Fair enough.
Nice fizzy-creamy mediumlasting head, hazy. Aroma is mild sour-ish grassy, leafs, fruit stones, berry skin, soda powder, hay, minerals, sour tropical fruits, oak. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish, minerals, fruit stones, hay, sorrel, soda powder, oak, grass, bark, paper, sour tropical fruits. Medium to longlasting bitterness, slightly harsh sour-ish mineraly mouthfeel. Fair enough.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 May 2018
at 10:27
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
750 ml bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours moderately hazy golden amber/light orange color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big lightly tart lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, apricot, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, citrus peel/zest, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of pepper, pine, leathery/musty funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky yeast, citrus/tropical hops, and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big lightly tart lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, apricot, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, citrus peel/zest, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of pepper, pine, leathery/musty funk, and yeast earthiness. Mild herbal/grassy bitterness and yeast tart/spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, apricot, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, citrus peel/zest, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, pepper, pine, light leathery funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky yeast, citrus/tropical hops, and moderate bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tart/bitterness balance, and zero puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitter/tartness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and lightly sticky/acidic mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 6.2%. Overall this an amazing hazy sour IPA! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky yeast, citrus/tropical hops, and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink; with the mildly acidic/bitter/spicy/drying finish. Amazingly well rounded Brett complexity, balanced juicy/light dank hops, and a nice bready wheat/oat malt backbone. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazing style example. The house Brett funk reminds me a lot of Jolly Pumpkin for this batch in particular, vs others I've had.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2018
at 01:12