Spontaneous Generation
Speciation Artisan Ales

Foggy pale amber with a persistent, fuzzy off-white head.

The nose is like blackberry gin while the palate has lemon pepper and light white oak via a crisp, tingly body that's nicely refreshing and lightly nutty, finishing semi-wet.

 

 

 

Thank you CanConPhilly and FlintB for this

A- A clear golden straw with a small white head.

S- Sour, lemons, apples, oak, very nice barnyard funk.

T- Sour, apples, lemon, oak, barnyard funk.

M- Smooth, light body, crisp.

O- Very sour for the style, but still great, very easy to drink.

L - minimal bubbly head atop a translucent yellow body.

S - funk, grape, citrus, lime, hay.

T - michigan horse blanket. Tart apple and lime. Quite acidic and sour. No bitterness. Low sweetness. No booziness.

F - light body with high carb.

O - just awesome.

750 ml bottle into tulip glass, 2019 vintage. Coolshipped on 1/22/2018. Pours slightly hazy pale golden straw color with a 1-2 finger dense and creamy white head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big sour/tart/tangy lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, apricot, mango, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, peppercorn, leather, cork, wet wood, musty/lacto/barnyard funk, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of white wine vinegar, oaken vanilla, oak char, and yeast/oak earthiness. Incredible aromas with fantastic complexity and balanced of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, oak barrels, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big sour/tart/tangy lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, apricot, mango, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, peppercorn, leather, cork, wet wood, musty/lacto/barnyard funk, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of white wine vinegar, oaken vanilla, oak char, and yeast/oak earthiness. Light-moderate lactic tartness, wine tang, and yeast/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of sour/tart/tangy lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, apricot, mango, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, peppercorn, leather, cork, wet wood, musty/lacto/barnyard funk, wheat, cracker, white bread, vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, oak barrels, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tart/sourness and barrel/wine tan balance; with no puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tart/sourness and wine tang/tannins. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/grainy/acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.4%. Overall this is an amazing American made Lambic style! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, oak barrels, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, easy and fairly crisp to drink with the modestly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish; not overly lactic. Amazingly well rounded Barnyard Brett/Bacteria complexity; with great oak presence, and pale/wheat malts against acidity. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp drying. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazing spot on style example. They nailed this one for sure. Tastes just like a true lambic from Belgium.

A - Pours a clear gold with a one finger fizzy white head. The head falls quickly leaving some very light lacing.

S - Aroma is lemon, white vinegar and leather.

T - The taste is lemon, green apple, peach skins, white wine, oak and nice kick of lacto funk.

M - Medium body with medium/low carbonation. Soft mouthfeel with a nice dry finish.

O - Pretty solid traditional style Lambic. The flavors are on point with each drink leaving you wanting more. Very nicely done.

Mike Donna and I drank at speciation, very tart and funky