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Speciation Artisan Ales
- From:
- Speciation Artisan Ales
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- Fruit and Field Beer
- ABV:
- 4.7%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.76 | pDev: 5.32%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 21, 2022
- Added:
- Oct 22, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Sour Ale Brewed with Bloody Butcher Corn, Oats, Black Currant, and Vanilla.
This beer represents a change for us as a company. After trying nearly every gluten free beer on the market, none of them really did it for me. We decided to brew something that was gluten free*, but didn’t sacrifice ANY flavor. We partnered with Sugar Creek Malt based in Indiana to source some rare heritage malted corn and oats, and we are absolutely thrilled with the results!
*This beer was tested in a lab, and found to be under 10ppm of gluten, which is the highest possible testing standard. It was brewed in a facility that contains wheat, but as always we thoroughly clean our equipment. If you have a serious gluten allergy, we recommend avoiding this.
This beer represents a change for us as a company. After trying nearly every gluten free beer on the market, none of them really did it for me. We decided to brew something that was gluten free*, but didn’t sacrifice ANY flavor. We partnered with Sugar Creek Malt based in Indiana to source some rare heritage malted corn and oats, and we are absolutely thrilled with the results!
*This beer was tested in a lab, and found to be under 10ppm of gluten, which is the highest possible testing standard. It was brewed in a facility that contains wheat, but as always we thoroughly clean our equipment. If you have a serious gluten allergy, we recommend avoiding this.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.8/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Released 9/12/20; drank 5/10/21 @ the Yarchives.
Cloudy purple/red appearance.
A rough pour yielded a nice pink head; no lace.
Black currant, mild vanilla & faint corn notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
VERY sour black currant & mild lemon flavors up front; corn & mild vanilla notes on the finish.
Interesting, but way too sour.
May 12, 2021Cloudy purple/red appearance.
A rough pour yielded a nice pink head; no lace.
Black currant, mild vanilla & faint corn notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
VERY sour black currant & mild lemon flavors up front; corn & mild vanilla notes on the finish.
Interesting, but way too sour.
Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois
3.99/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Bright crimson tone, looks like cranberry juice with pink foam. Thin broken skim without lacing afterwards. Aroma has a slightly medicinal Brett note alongside the acidic berries. Tart and tangy with a good amount of Brett funk too. Vanilla takes a seat at the back of the bus, almost imperceptible. Light bodied like a Berliner Weisse, crisp carb and acidity. Not as fruit saturated or wild as i’d like, it comes off more like cranberry than black currant, which I love. Worth a try if you like Bretty, fruited Berliners.
Dec 06, 2020
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