Speciation Artisan Ales Saltation

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Speciation Artisan Ales in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

  Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Rotating
Score
7.22
ABV: 6.5% IBU: - Ticks: 22
Tequila BA sour w/ blood orange puree, guava puree, limes, & salt - This was one of our most popular beers from 2017 (Incipient - Tequila BA w/ Blood Orange, Pink Guava, Limes, and Salt) but this year we gave it a proper name! We also increased the fruit and salt level slightly from 2017.
 

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6/10
Dour Fruity rhubarb
Tried on 11 May 2019 at 12:29

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Sample @ MBCC 2019, red session. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are salt, malt, lactose acid, fruits and hips. Light sour finish.
Tried on 11 May 2019 at 10:40

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
MBCC. Hazy pale yellow with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, wood and guava. Flavor is quite sweet and light acidic. Dry and ligt acidic finish. 110519
Tried on 11 May 2019 at 10:31

7/10
Tried on 09 Apr 2019 at 11:10

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Keg at the brewdog agm. Pours hazy orange, nose is funky, lime, tequila, taste is similar, tart.
Tried on 08 Apr 2019 at 09:28

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap @ Mikkeller Aarhus, 7%. Unclear yellow with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, lemon, salt, fruit, orange and lime. Flavour is malt, lemon, salt, lime, fruit, spices, medium sweet, orange, sour, citric, notes of acetone and dry.
Tried from Draft on 14 Feb 2019 at 17:11

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draught @ Mikkeller Bar, Aarhus. Pours slightly hazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma of malt, wheat, salt, little wood, little tequila, fruit, citrus, lime. Flavor is sourness, malt, little salt, wood, little tequila, tart fruity, citrus, lime. Medium to full body, average carbonation, dry and acidic finish. 140219
Tried on 14 Feb 2019 at 17:11

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Draught at Brewskival 2018 cons 2018-08-24/25 Helsingborg AR: agave, citrus, something salty AP: hazy coppery, wee white head F: citrus, agave, Tequila, lime
Tried on 23 Sep 2018 at 20:42

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle into tulip glass, 2018 vintage bottling. Pours slightly hazy pale golden yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin lace cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big sour/tart/tangy guava, fruit skin, blood orange, lemon, lime, citrus zest, peach, pear, pineapple, melon, passion fruit, red/green apple, white wine, sea salt, tequila, oak, hay, straw, grass, agave, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with light notes of pepper, leathery/musty funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, guava/citrus fruit, salt, tequila barrels, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big sour/tart/tangy guava, fruit skin, blood orange, lemon, lime, citrus zest, peach, pear, pineapple, melon, passion fruit, red/green apple, white wine, sea salt, tequila, oak, hay, straw, grass, agave, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with light notes of pepper, leathery/musty funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tart/sourness, fruit tang, and light yeast/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of sour/tart/tangy guava, fruit skin, blood orange, lemon, lime, citrus zest, peach, pear, pineapple, melon, passion fruit, red/green apple, white wine, sea salt, tequila, oak, hay, straw, grass, agave, wheat, cracker, white bread, light pepper/leather/funk/vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, guava/citrus fruit, salt, tequila barrels, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tart/sourness and tangy fruit balance; with minimal pucker flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tart/sourness, and tangy fruit. Medium-plus carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/acidic/tangy, fairly crisp, and lightly saline/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Minimal warming alcohol for 7%. Overall this is a fantastic fruited sour/wild ale! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, guava/citrus fruit, salt, tequila barrels, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, easy, and fairly crisp to drink with the modestly acidic/tangy/drying finish; not overly lactic or salty. Outstanding balance of juicy citrus/guava fruits, Brett/bacteria complexity, pale/wheat malts, and tequila barrel integration. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazing style example as expected. Been a big fan of the tequila barrel versions so far, they work amazingly well with the style.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Sep 2018 at 00:52

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Fat på Brewskival, lördag. Guldisig med vit krona. Lätt salt och frisk arom med grape, blodapelsin/-grape, lime, citrus, citruszest. Lätt, något torr kropp. Samma i smaken. Liten touch av ingefära. Friskt.
Tried on 29 Aug 2018 at 22:02