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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Tried from Draft on 08 May 2022 at 08:23

8/10
Tried from Draft on 08 May 2022 at 08:23

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
375ml bottle from BrewExport. It pours lightly hazy bright pale gold with a medium white head. The aroma is sweet - sour, juicy, bright, grapefruit, white grape, gooseberry, lemon sherbet, refreshers, fizzy sour candy, vinous, funky, floral, barnyard and oak vanilla. The taste is fairly crisp, dry, tart, bitter - sweet, fizzy cola bottles, sherbet, green fruits, melon, greengage, touch of green banana, apple skin, twist of citrus, dried florals, touch of sweetness, damp hay, funk an dry oak with a drying finish. Medium body and fine, fizzy carbonation. Nice depth and balance. Fun stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 07 May 2022 at 17:00

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Tried from Draft on 07 May 2022 at 15:52

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Tried from Draft on 07 May 2022 at 15:52

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Tried from Draft on 06 May 2022 at 22:15

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Tried from Draft on 06 May 2022 at 20:43

7.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Amber, white head with a pink hue. Aroma of rhubarb, cellar, roses. Slightly acidic, fruity, fresh an bakanced. Rhubarb, lemon, lambic.
Tried on 04 May 2022 at 14:32

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle from Brew Export. It pours hazy/cloudy golden - orange with a fizzy, dissipating white head. The aroma is musty and funky, vibrant, fresh, dank, lovely tropical vibes, passion fruit jelly, pineapple, mango, fizzy candy, sherbet and refreshers. The taste is fairly dry, crisp initially, light tartness, vinous quality, hint of acidity, fizzy candy, good tropical character, passion fruit, mango, pineapple, greengage, twist of citrus, touch green, dank even, straw, dry oak, light floral accents and some funk. Medium body and fine, fizzy carbonation. Tasty stuff and moreish.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Apr 2022 at 17:59

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at Jackknife. Opaque, pale, no head. Guava and peachy aroma. Very tart, some woody accents. Touch of sweetness and passionfruit. Guava in there a bit, but this is on the bracing side, to its detriment.
Tried from Draft on 31 Mar 2022 at 05:55