Hopeful Monster
Speciation Artisan Ales in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Rotating|
Score
7.78
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Oak-Aged Solera Sour Ale with Black Currants
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7/10
Tried
on 13 Jul 2022
at 22:09
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jun 2022
at 19:11
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
on 21 May 2022
at 20:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Tavour: pours bright ruby with small head. Aroma is black currant, vinegar, loads of funk. Taste is loads of currant, really sour, light sweetness. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2021
at 01:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at tasting. Aroma of rich cherry, oak, ripe red fruit, tart, acidic sourness and red berries. Taste has strong sour red fruit, tart, acidic sourness, red berries, oak and a really sour finish. Really sour, but also strong fruit flavors.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2020
at 18:10
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle, 750 ml in Groningen. Dark ruby with pink head. Intensive red berries, funk, citric, nice sourness, juicy. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2020
at 19:04
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle @ The Annual Icelandic Beer Festival 2018. Pours dark purpleish red with a medium pink head. Notes of black currants, sweet oaky notes, light funk, subtle lactic acidity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2019
at 16:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Red with a pinkish head - Tart berry aroma - Tart berry flavour with some wood notes in the back - The tart berry flavour goes into the finish - This was good
Tried
on 03 Oct 2019
at 19:21
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled @ Sori Taproom, Helsinki. Poured almost red in color, with a white head. Nice funky aroma with cherries and black currants. Acidic with tartness, oak and berries. Dry, funky finish. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2019
at 05:43
8/10
Tried
on 26 Sep 2019
at 17:40