Incipient With Rhubarb & Vanilla
Speciation Artisan Ales in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Series Out of Production|
Score
7.11
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We aged our golden sour in stainless and added 300 lbs of Rhubarb and 35 Mexican vanilla beans! What results is an alluring blend of juicy and tart rhubarb with a nice sweet/smoky kick of vanilla.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750ml bottle pours out hazy golden topped with a white head. Nose is tart citrus notes some vanilla and a spice note. Taste is more of the nice citrus tart pucker notes vanilla and I guess some rhubarb.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2018
at 04:08
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 8.5
On tap at Clubhouse BFD. Clear golden with small white head. Aroma is tart, medium body, low carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is tart lemon, vanilla, and a little rhubarb.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 May 2018
at 00:46
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled in 7/2017. Pours slightly hazy pale golden/yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with solid retention, that reduces to a nothing pretty quickly. Some light clinging bubbles on the glass. Aromas of big tart/sour lemon, lime, tangy rhubarb, berry, green apple, vanilla, pineapple, melon, white grape, hay, straw, grass, wheat, and cracker; with light notes of musty funk, pepper, white wine vinegar, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/acidic yeast. rhubarb, vanilla, and moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tart/sour lemon, lime, tangy rhubarb, berry, green apple, vanilla, pineapple, melon, white grape, hay, straw, grass, wheat, and cracker; with light notes of musty funk, pepper, white wine vinegar, and yeast earthiness. Moderate fruity/lactic tartness; light yeast spiciness and fruit tang on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/sour lemon, lime, tangy rhubarb, berry, green apple, vanilla, pineapple, melon, white grape, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, pepper, light funk/vinegar, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast. rhubarb, vanilla, and moderate pale malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tart/sourness and tangy fruit balance, with zero puckering flavors after the finish. Moderate increasing dryness from tart/sourness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, and grainy/acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is awesome. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 7%. Overall this an outstanding fruited sour ale! All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast. rhubarb, vanilla, and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink; with the balanced lactic/tangy/drying finish. Really well rounded Brett complexity and solid Lacto presence. Great balance of of the Rhubarb/vanilla, with solid malts to balance the acidity. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2017
at 20:29