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.

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9/10
Tried from Draft on 23 Aug 2019 at 13:48


7/10 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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