Speciation Artisan Ales
Microbrewery
in
Grand Rapids,
Michigan,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues
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.
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2019.
Appearance: Hazy orange colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Malt, tart, fruit, acidic, beets.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Tart, fruit, berries, beets, acidic.
Where: MBCC 2019.
Appearance: Hazy orange colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Malt, tart, fruit, acidic, beets.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Tart, fruit, berries, beets, acidic.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2019
at 10:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2019.
Appearance: Hazy golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Peaches, sour, tart, funk, malt, fruit.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Peaches, tart, sour, malt, funk.
Where: MBCC 2019.
Appearance: Hazy golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Peaches, sour, tart, funk, malt, fruit.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Peaches, tart, sour, malt, funk.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2019
at 10:46
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2019.
Appearance: Hazy amber colour with a small off-white head.
Aroma: Malt, yeast, funk, fruit.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Fruit, funk, tart, acidic, malt.
Where: MBCC 2019.
Appearance: Hazy amber colour with a small off-white head.
Aroma: Malt, yeast, funk, fruit.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Fruit, funk, tart, acidic, malt.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2019
at 10:42
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2019.
Appearance: Hazy pink colour with a small white head.
Aroma: Fruit, tart, citrus, acidic.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Fruit, sour, cherries, tart, acidic.
Where: MBCC 2019.
Appearance: Hazy pink colour with a small white head.
Aroma: Fruit, tart, citrus, acidic.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Fruit, sour, cherries, tart, acidic.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2019
at 10:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2019.
Appearance: Hazy golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Fruit, malt, yeast sour, strawberries, funk.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Fruit, strawberries, sour, funk, tart, malt.
Where: MBCC 2019.
Appearance: Hazy golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Fruit, malt, yeast sour, strawberries, funk.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Fruit, strawberries, sour, funk, tart, malt.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2019
at 10:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Red with a pinkish head - Tart berry aroma - Tart berry flavour with some wood notes in the back - The tart berry flavour goes into the finish - This was good
Tried
on 03 Oct 2019
at 19:21
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Deep red with off white head - Berry aroma - Malt body with a tart berry flavour - The tart berry flavours goes into the finish - This was good
Tried
on 03 Oct 2019
at 19:19
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned in 8/2019. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy pale golden yellow color with a 1 finger fairly foamy and fluffy white head with poor retention, that reduces to nothing pretty quickly. No glass lacing, and a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tart/tangy lemons, limes, citrus peel/zest, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, peppercorn, mint, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light leathery/musty/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of lemons, limes, fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big tart/tangy lemons, limes, citrus peel/zest, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, peppercorn, mint, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light leathery/musty/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang, and Brett spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy lemons, limes, citrus peel/zest, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, peppercorn, mint, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light leathery/musty/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of lemons, limes, fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tart/spiciness and tangy fruit balance; with no puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Moderately crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tart/tangy/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth and moderately bready/grainy/acidic/tangy balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 3.2%. Overall this is an outstanding fruited Berliner weisse. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of lemons, limes, fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the modestly acidic/tangy/spicy/drying finish; mellowly lactic. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Fantastic balance of juicy/vibrant citrus and Brett/bacteria complexity; with a great pale/wheat malt backbone against acidity for the ABV. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and outstanding spot on style example as expected.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Sep 2019
at 20:55
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
28-09-19 // bottle shared at Mon Petit Cafe Suttgart on Zwanze Day 2019. Very balanced. Tannic red wine, floral honey, sweet malt and funk. --- Beer merged from original tick of Genetic Drift With Honey Aged In Red Wine Barrels on 09 Jul 2022 at 20:40
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2019
at 10:52
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled in 6/2019. Pours lightly hazy pale golden yellow color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with very poor retention, that reduces to nothing nearly instantly. No lacing, some clinging bubbles and streaming carbonation. Aromas of big juicy/tart/tangy limes, citrus peel/zest, watermelon, cucumber, fruit skin/seed, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, oak, sea salt, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with light notes of chili pepper, smoke, leathery/musty/lacto funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of watermelon, lime, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, salt, moderate pale/wheat malts, and light Ancho chili notes; with big strength. Taste of big juicy/tart/tangy limes, citrus peel/zest, watermelon, cucumber, fruit skin/seed, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, oak, sea salt, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with light notes of chili pepper, smoke, leathery/musty/lacto funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang; light sourness, zesty bitterness, and chili/Brett/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of sour/tart/tangy limes, citrus peel/zest, watermelon, cucumber, fruit skin/seed, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, oak, sea salt, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light pepper/leathery/musty/lacto funk/vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of watermelon, lime, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, salt, moderate pale/wheat malts, and light Ancho chili flavors; with a great malt/tart/sourness, and tangy fruit balance; with minimal puckering flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tart/sourness, tangy fruit, and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, and moderately creamy, grainy, acidic, tangy, tannic, saline balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming 7.3% or chili heat after the finish. Overall this is a fantastic fruited sour/wind ale. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of watermelon, lime, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, salt, moderate pale/wheat malts, and light Ancho chili flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/clean to drink with the moderately acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish; not overly lactic/salty. Fantastic balance of big juicy fruits, and Brett/bacteria complexity; great oak foeder presence, and nice pale/wheat malts against acidity. Zero residual sweetness with crisp acidic/tangy dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and outstanding style example as expected. Was hoping for more Ancho Chili presence, though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2019
at 10:12