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.
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 9/5/2017. Pours slightly hazy pale golden yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin spotty lace cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tart lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, apricot, melon, red/green apple, white wine, hay, straw, herbal, grass, wood, pepper, wheat, cracker, light leathery/musty funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/spicy/acidic yeast, citrus/earthy hops, and moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tart lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, apricot, melon, red/green apple, white wine, hay, straw, herbal, grass, wood, pepper, wheat, cracker, light leathery/musty funk, and yeast earthiness. Moderate lactic tang/tartness and peppery yeast spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, apricot, melon, red/green apple, white wine, hay, straw, herbal, grass, wood, pepper, wheat, cracker, light leathery/musty funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/spicy/acidic yeast, citrus/earthy hops, and moderate pale malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tart/spiciness balance; and zero puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Moderately crisp/clean finishing. Moderate increasing dryness from tart/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth and moderately grainy/acidic/sticky/tangy balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol for 6%. Overall this is an outstanding sour/wild ale! All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/spicy/acidic yeast, citrus/earthy hops, and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink; with the modestly lactic/tangy finish. Apparently they tried implementing some Lambic elements into their fermentation process with this. Fantastic well rounded Brett complexity and nice dry hop presence; not overly lactic with nice malt backing against acidity. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazing style example.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2018
at 23:48
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 on 9/25/2017. Pours fairly hazy/cloudy dark ruby red/purple color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy pink head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big juicy and lightly tart/tangy blackberries, black currants, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, plum, cherry, raspberry, red/green apple, red grape, hay, straw, grass, wheat, and bread; with lighter notes of pepper, leathery/musty funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/acidic/funky yeast, blackberries, currants, and moderate pale malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big juicy and lightly tart/tangy blackberries, black currants, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, plum, cherry, raspberry, red/green apple, red grape, hay, straw, grass, wheat, and bread; with lighter notes of pepper, leathery/musty funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang, and light yeast spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of sour/tart/tangy blackberries, black currants, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, plum, cherry, raspberry, red/green apple, red grape, hay, straw, grass, wheat, bread, pepper, light funk/vinegar, and yeast earthiness in the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic/funky yeast, blackberries, currants, and moderate pale malt flavors; with and awesome malt/sour/tartness and tangy fruit balance; with zero puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from tart/sourness, tangy fruit, and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth and grainy/acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol for 7.6%. Overall this is an incredible fruited sour ale! All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic/funky yeast, blackberries, currants, and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink, with the modestly lactic/tangy/tannic/drying finish. Insanely jammy blackberry/currant flavors, balanced Brett/Lacto complexity, and solid malt backing to control acidity. Perfectly balanced and not overly sour/lactic. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2018
at 19:57
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 8
Bottle shared by Yaniv, thanks! Pours a hazy earthy yellow with a whit head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has earthy grass, citrus rind and with a bit of funk, oak and light grains backing. Flavor has lots of citrus rind and grass with a bit of oak, grains and pine backing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2018
at 18:29
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 9/12/2017. Pours slightly hazy medium golden/yellow color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of lightly tart lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, melon, red/green apple, white grape, white wine, peppercorn, clove, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, cracker, and white bread; with light notes of leathery/musty funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/funky/spicy/light acidic yeast, earthy hops, and light-moderate pale malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big lightly tart lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, melon, red/green apple, white grape, white wine, peppercorn, clove, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, cracker, and white bread; with light notes of leathery/musty funk. white wine vinegar, and yeast earthiness. Moderate peppery yeast spiciness, herbal/grassy bitterness, and light-moderate lactic tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, melon, red/green apple, white grape, white wine, peppercorn, clove, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, cracker, white bread, light funk/vinegar, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/spicy/light acidic yeast, earthy hops, and light-moderate pale malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tart/bitter/spiciness balance; with zero puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Moderate increasing dryness from tart/bitter/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, and grainy/sticky/acidic balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.5%. Overall this is an excellent wild grisette. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/spicy/light acidic yeast, earthy hops, and light-moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink; with the modestly bitter/spicy/lactic/drying finish. They fermented a Pilsner and then bugged it up in stainless. Pretty unique, but still tastes like a wild saison all the way through. Awesome well rounded Brett complexities with mild Lacto; nice earthy hop balance and solid pils malt backbone. A really enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2017
at 17:38
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle sample at Release the Funk 5. Royal purple color, fluffy pink head with good retention. Nice aroma of mixed dusty berries and light funk. Taste is tart berries, dry finish. Delicious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2017
at 16:40
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle sample at Release the Funk 5. Hazy to cloudy golden yellow color dense white head. Stonefruit aroma. Taste is lightly tart and dry. Tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2017
at 13:17
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 10/3/2017. Pours slightly hazy pale golden/yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of huge lightly tart lemon, lime, tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, citrus zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, white bread, herbal, floral, grass, light lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Incredible aromas with fantastic complexity and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, fruity/light acidic yeast, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big lightly tart lemon, lime, tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, citrus zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, white bread, herbal, floral, grass, light lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light lactic tartness and herbal/grassy hop bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart lemon, lime, tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, citrus zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, white bread, herbal, floral, grass, light lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, fruity/light acidic yeast, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tartness balance, and zero puckering flavors after the finish. Moderately crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from tartness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately grainy, and lightly acidic/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.2%. Overall this is a fantastic dry hopped Berliner weisse! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, fruity/light acidic yeast, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the mellowly acidic/drying finish. Amazing mix of juicy hops and fruit yeasty complexity; with a nice solid malt backbone for the ABV. Not overly lactic, but a really spot on style example. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2017
at 20:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Refrigerated 75 green bottle poured into a cup. Clear golden with small-white head. Aroma is light herbal hops, light body, medium carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is herbal hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2017
at 20:41
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Refrigerated 75 cl bottle poured in a cup. Clear with small white head. Aroma is herbal hops, medium body, low carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is tart, funk, and
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2017
at 20:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Refrigerated 75 cl green bottle poured into a cup. Aroma is yeasty, medium body, well carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is yeast and funk.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2017
at 19:55