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Speciation Artisan Ales

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From:
Speciation Artisan Ales
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
10%
Score:
+7 ratings needed
Avg:
4.57 | pDev: 7%
Ratings:
3 | reviews: 2
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 26, 2021
Added:
Sep 08, 2018
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
Sometimes the perfect barrel falls into your lap. This was the case with the single Mezcal barrel we picked up this spring. After drinking a frozen Mezcal Paloma from one of our favorite restaurants, The Southerner, Mitch knew he had to make a similar beverage in beer form.
Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 4.46 by mattreitz49 from Florida

Nov 26, 2021
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Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio

4.24/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The appearance is foggy and pale yet gem-like amber, with a weak khaki head that settles to a flat collar.

An herbal and bright barrel character gets pummeled by tons of bitter grapefruit and tart lime via a prickly medium-light body that finishes paper dry.

Not much of the smokiness from the mezcal surfaces, which I'm a little bummed about, but it does otherwise emulate a margarita quite well, albeit more wild, oaky, bitter and tart.
Nov 16, 2020
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Reviewed by detpizzaboi from Michigan

5/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
This is a truly remarkable beer, and if you can ever get your hands on it, do so, pay a damn premium. The heat from the mezcal barrels is palpable on the first sip, balanced incredibly by the sour, funky citrus/lime/salt, this ends up drinking like the most incredible margarita you’ve ever had. So warm, gets better as it sits in the glass. They need to do more mezcal barrel aged beers, this was eye opening.
Feb 11, 2019