Linnaeus
Speciation Artisan Ales in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.64
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Detroit City Distillery Gin BA Wild Ale - Our friends at Detroit City Distillery make some awesome liquid. So when the opportunity came up to age Genetic Drift in one of their gin barrels, we jumped on it. Two years in the barrel transformed this into a beautifully rustic & herbal saison! If you’ve liked our single barrel unfruited releases in the past, this will not disappoint. 492 bottles produced.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 5
Overall 6.5
Corked & caged bottle, luckily no gusher. Lightly hazed amber color. Thin ring of foam. Smell has some gin botanicals, and malt with some funk and bitterness. Taste has more botanical character. Mouthfeel is kind of thin, though, for something that's had time to repose in a barrel. Nice funk and dry white wine character comes in after the first few sips. Tartness builds, but does not overwhelm.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2025
at 03:58