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.
9/10
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Aug 2019
at 13:48
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Aug 2019
at 13:36
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at BD Castlegate. It pours hazy orangey with a small foamy white head. The aroma is perfumed, lemon - lime, peppery spice, definite gin vibes, oaky, vanilla, dried orange, a touch floral and some sweet popcorn. The taste is crisp, tart, lemon - lime, tangy, candied orange, sherbet, floral, peppery spice, oak, sweet popcorn, some harshness, definite gin and booze with a warming finish. Medium body and fine, prickly carbonation. Nice elements to it for sure, but there is a bit of popcorn and harshness. A mixed bag, but fun anyhow.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Aug 2019
at 13:10
9/10
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Aug 2019
at 12:09
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Slightly hazy light amber golden color. No head. Smells like rhubarb pie with a touch of strawberry and oak. Excellent sour mouth with tons of strawberries and rubarb, excellent balance with a touch of sweetness and sour. Medium full body. The acidity lingering in my stomach. Love it, thought the nose doesn’t shine. Really nice.
Tried
on 16 Aug 2019
at 11:08
9/10
Funky berry soda, sweet and smooth, with a carby tart finish. Thanks andy k. !!
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2019
at 19:38
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750 ml bottle from MBC. Orange, hazy body, with loads of floaties and almost no head. Aroma with loads of peach fruit flesh, cinnamon, moderate cheesy funk, slight vanilla. Tastes similar, with slight vinegar. Medium, slick mouthfeel, with a quite lively carbonation. Finishes medium sweet, medium dry, moderate sour, a bit spicy, with lots of peach again, cinnamon, slight citrus. Tasty. Really interesting mix, that works very well. The peach is so fresh here, very fleshy and sweet. The cinnamon and the funk notes lead to a lot of character. Lovely, unique stuff. Score: 8 / 4 / 8 / 4 / 16
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2019
at 18:56
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Haandfest 2019. Golden-orange color with a white head. Aroma is oranges, cranberries. Flavor is yeast, fruit, dust, caramel, cranberries, oranges, lemon. Refreshing very nice beer.
Tried
on 06 Aug 2019
at 07:44
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Haandfest 2019. golden-orange color with a white head. Aroma is lime, citrus. Flavor is lime, citrus, fruit, funk, gin, wood. Weird nice beer.
Tried
on 06 Aug 2019
at 07:39
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared at Lucky Bamboo. Pours a mostly clear copper to rust with a full finger of off-white foam that lingers. Lovely vanilla, cherry and oak aromas that permeate the nose. Tamarind comes out as it warms with a peppery, ginger note. Creamy oak and vanilla and cherry again. Super smooth, full bodied, but not overly heavy or boozy. A great American take on a classic Belgian style. One of my favorites from the share.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jul 2019
at 23:38