Common Descent - Cherry & Lime
Speciation Artisan Ales

I've enjoyed the different Common Descent versions, and this one was no different. Tart, a little funky, and overall very easy to drink. Pours with minimal head and leaves almost no lacing, and the smell wasn't as appetizing as some others I've tried, but none of that mattered overall in terms of how much I enjoyed this. Good beer that I'd gladly try again.

 

A - Pours a lightly hazed reddish/pink with a one finger fizzy whtie head.

S - Aroma is tart cherries, lime and salt.

T - The taste is tart cherries, lime, lemon, green apple skins, salt and some light lacto funk.

M - Light body with medium carbonation. Soft mouthfeel with a crisp dry finish.

O - Nice refreshing fruited Berliner. Light and easy drinking. Perfect afternoon crusher.

16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned in 7/2019. Pours fairly hazy reddish/pinkish orange color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with poor retention, that reduces to nothing pretty quickly. No glass lacing, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big sour/tart/tangy cherries, lemon, lime, orange, fruit skin/pits, citrus peel/zest, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of peppercorn, musty/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of cherries, lime, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, and light-moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big sour/tart/tangy cherries, lemon, lime, orange, fruit skin/pits, citrus peel/zest, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of peppercorn, musty/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang; light Brett spiciness and sourness on the finish. Lingering notes of sour/tart/tangy cherries, lemon, lime, orange, fruit skin/pits, citrus peel/zest, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light pepper/musty/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of cherries, lime, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, and light-moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with a fantastic malt/tart/sourness and tangy fruit balance; with no puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Moderately crisp/clean finishing. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering tart/sourness, tangy fruit, and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and light body; with a very smooth, and moderately grainy/acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4%. Overall this is an outstanding fruited Berliner weisse. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of cherries, lime, fruity/funky/acidic yeast, and light-moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the modestly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish; not overly lactic. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Awesome balanced juicy/vibrant fruit, and Brett/Lacto complexity; with a solid pale/wheat malt backbone against acidity. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp acidic/tangy dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and outstanding spot on style example as expected of the brewery.