Gradualism
Speciation Artisan Ales in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Sour Saison Rotating|
Score
7.46
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Wild Farmhouse Ale with Red and White Peppercorns and Summit Hops.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From tap at BeerTemple, Amsterdam. Spicy peppery aroma with peppercorn, pale malt, fruity notes, white pepper, and lime peel. Bitter, fruit peel and medium sour. Body is medium. Good!
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Feb 2025
at 11:56
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Lovely herbal/sour notes, grassy, straw, hay, citrus, malty backbone, lemon, soft carbo, light peppery notes, bit weird, hmm grisette.. Purchased at BeerTemple
Tried
on 25 Jun 2019
at 09:16
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Draft at BeerTemple, Amsterdam. Near clear golden with a white head. Aroma of lemon, herbs and floral notes. Flavour is light moderate sweet and sour. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
at
BeerTemple
on 21 Jun 2019
at 18:05
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at BeerTemple. Bit hazy yellow with white head. Soft spicy yeast, tart citrus, catnip, lemon, soft wheat, lime peel. Under medium sour, light sweet. Medium bodied. Good!
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jun 2019
at 16:09
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/cloudy pale golden straw color with a 2-3 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white wine, peppercorn, pine, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light leather/musty funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/spicy yeast, citrus hops, peppercorn, and pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white wine, peppercorn, pine, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light leather/musty funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate pine/herbal/floral/grassy bitterness, peppery yeast spiciness, and slight Brett tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white wine, peppercorn, pine, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light leather/musty funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/spicy yeast, citrus hops, peppercorn, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and no astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitter/spiciness and carbonation. High carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, creamy/grainy/sticky, and slightly acidic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 5.8%. Overall this is an awesome dry hopped wild saison. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/spicy yeast, citrus hops, peppercorn, and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/spicy/drying finish. Perfectly balanced Brett/Saison yeast complexity, citrus hops, peppercorn, and pale/wheat malts. A really enjoyable offering, and spot on style example as expected.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2018
at 01:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Barnyard, lemon, biscuit malt, and hay aroma. Hazy pale yellow with moderate head. Moderately sour Brett, lemon, biscuit malt, and lightly bitter pepper/grapefruit peel flavor. Good body. Nice bretty saison.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2018
at 23:15