Speciation Artisan Ales

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

Established in 2016

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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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6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
750mL bottle, pours a clear pale golden with a small white head. Aroma is full of tart cranberries, a touch of orange, and some acidity. Flavour is gently acidic, with some cranberry, orange zest, and moderate acidity. Lots of complementary cranberry and orange, yet without being too acidic. Pleasant.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Dec 2023 at 03:15

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
375mL bottle, undated, drunk 11/17/23. Lightly hazy, bright red, Gatorade fruit punch-like. No head. Tart cherry and plentiful vanilla with heavy mineral and a general mellowness from proper rest in wood. Lots of lactic with low Brett and no acetic. Sparse malts. Biscuit, cracker and such from malt, decent maltiness though very high attenuation. Cherries are bright and tart with light Brett and plentiful lactic character. Honestly, I think there's a reason you never see breweries like Hill, 3F, Cantillon use vanilla (can think of Cantillon framboise vanilla, that's about it). It's just such a powerful, though deceptively soft, flavor that is dominating as it is here. I can't get much character here other than the most acidic notes from cherry and lactic acid. Can't get a sense of malt or yeast. Pleasant, though.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2023 at 03:01

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tried on 08 Oct 2023 at 20:03

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
750ml bottle pours out golden orange topped with a fizzy head. Nose is nice mix of fruit stone and tropical some rum notes. Taste is more of the nice fruit mix rum barrel spice notes.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Aug 2023 at 05:08

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Tried on 29 Jun 2023 at 09:04

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Tried on 29 Jun 2023 at 09:02

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle sample at a Yana's tasting at Max's place. Clear deep amber. Wine, vinegar, fruits, caramel, acidic. Very good.
Tried from Bottle on 30 May 2023 at 14:39

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Hazy, effervescent orange body, no head. Sour nose with peach, vinaigrette, and horse blanket. Body is dusty and cobwebby with peach and a nice sharp tart bite. Nothing sugary or artificial-tasting.
Tried on 08 May 2023 at 16:24

7.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can from Livonia Liquor. Pours a clearish straw gold with a full 2 fingers of foam that lingers, then dissipates. Passionfruit, vanilla, sweet-tarts and bright citrus aromas. More of the same on the palate with tart, fruity finish.
Tried from Can from Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine on 07 May 2023 at 18:09

8.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9
Rødbrun klar med beige skum. Lukter bæreddik, stenfrukt og fyrstikk. Middels fylde. Sursyrlig. Smaker grønne epler, sitron og noe trevirke. Middels lang.
Tried on 05 May 2023 at 20:02