Speciation Artisan Ales Incipient (PassionFruit)

Incipient (PassionFruit)

 

Speciation Artisan Ales in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

  Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular
Score
7.12
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8.4/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Pretty hazy golden and peach coloured body with absolutely no head at all, even when poured vigorously, with some light bubbles towards the bottom of the 80 per cent opaque golden body. Aroma of super soured and tart passionfruit with some like oak and foeder notes, but the fruits here are unmistakable with a good note of bretty and lactobilly yeast here as well. Light to Medium-bodied; Incredibly soured, tart and funky passionfruit and oak notes dominate here with a ton of sour notes and a light dose of sweetness on the end, but hard to get past the soured flavours. Afteraste is dry, incredibly tart and soured and once again focused solely on the Passionfruit, with a subtle note of wheat malts to keep it mild and light, but the light creaminess from the lactobilly funk comes through, still way below all the passionfruit here. Overall, as someone who loves Passionfruit and sour ales, this is STILL almost too much, incredibly soured and puckering, mouth-watering, but in a good way if you like both of those concepts. If you are someone who thinks WarHeads (candy) are soured, this would be too sour for you - this brings new meaning to the style, and while I liked it, I'm guessing it'll be way too sour for almost all. A great treat for me on my last day (24th) of my 2022 Advent Calendar (self-created), sampled on 25-December-2022, Christmas Day, after spending the day with my family and watching my wife and three kids open presents on the best of days, purchased from Beer Baron in Livonia, Michigan on 23-October-2022 for US$7,99 (worth the price to me).
Tried from Can on 26 Dec 2022 at 18:32