Speciation Artisan Ales

Microbrewery in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Speciation Artisan Ales

Established in 2016

Contact
928 Wealthy St SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49506, United States
Description
Speciation Artisan Ales takes an evolutionary approach to brewing wild beer, wine, hard seltzer, and cider. We make use of oak aging, innovative ingredients, and a coolship.

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7.5/10
Tried from Can from Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine on 24 May 2026 at 03:16

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Looks like a pale lager with a minimal head. Aromas are wild! Lots of things going on here: sweet fruit (guava), ginger, vanilla, etc. Flavor is a bit of a mess... it starts out with a beautiful light fruit presence before going off the rails with a medicinal ginger and grass flavor.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Apr 2026 at 01:08

5.1/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 4.5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Can. Electric red pour with a very minimal head. Aromas are weak - of Ocean Spray and feet (according to my drinking buddy Pedro.) Flavor is kind of a weak mix of sour and cranberry that finishes with a super tart punch at the end. This one is a disappointment.
Tried from Can on 23 Apr 2026 at 00:59


7.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle shared with others. Pours a clear bright yellow gold with a white head that starts and remains at the edges. Aroma has light tart fruits with a bit of funk and some oak coming through. Flavor has flora and light tart fruit with a bit of lemon, funk and oak supporting.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2025 at 21:12

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Wineglass showing turbid cherry red with sparse white foam.

The nose shows intense notes of cinnamon and cherry pie.

The palate is well carbonated and light bodied. Moderately tart with light Balaton forwardness and mild herbaceous note.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Oct 2025 at 14:22

6.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
2023 batch, 25.4 oz. "Bottle 7 of 252." Mild tart beer nose. And that tart cherry I always seem to pick up with farmhouse sours. Hazy gold pour with a thick head that fizzes away almost immediately. Taste is tart all the way through. Catching a little bit of oak and some juniper. Another excellent beer from a trade.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Aug 2025 at 04:55

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 9
2019 bottle. Cork pries out easily. Pours ruby and brown, with a thin ring of foam. Nice smell of sherry, dark stone fruit, and a bit of pipe tobacco. Taste starts off with a big tart cherry burst. Some red wine, honey sweetness, and sharp spice at the back of the throat. Plenty of sour all the way through.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2025 at 03:00

6.5/10 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

7.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours a slightly hazy yellow with a white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has tart citrus and light peach with grass and a hint of lemon supporting. Flavor has tart citrus and a nice light peach with a light funk and lemon underlying.
Tried from Draft at Speciation Artisan Ales on 08 Jun 2025 at 01:00