Ninkasi
Wild Beer Co in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England 🏴
Cider - Graff Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.96
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Bubbles + Apples + Wild Yeast
Named after the ancient Sumerian goddess of beer, this is an equally divine Belgian-style saison with a copious amount of New Zealand hops, freshly harvested Somerset apple juice and wild yeast added to the mix. However, we like to take things just that bit further (it’s the Wild way!) — once bottled the beer undergoes a secondary fermentation with champagne yeast, giving it a brisk spritziness on the tongue. Serve chilled in a champagne flute to allow the bouquet of playfully aromatic notes to be fully appreciated. Take a sip to enjoy a further cascade of striking and sensuous flavours alongside the carefree champagne-like spritziness. The long, dry finish is both refreshing and complex.
Named after the ancient Sumerian goddess of beer, this is an equally divine Belgian-style saison with a copious amount of New Zealand hops, freshly harvested Somerset apple juice and wild yeast added to the mix. However, we like to take things just that bit further (it’s the Wild way!) — once bottled the beer undergoes a secondary fermentation with champagne yeast, giving it a brisk spritziness on the tongue. Serve chilled in a champagne flute to allow the bouquet of playfully aromatic notes to be fully appreciated. Take a sip to enjoy a further cascade of striking and sensuous flavours alongside the carefree champagne-like spritziness. The long, dry finish is both refreshing and complex.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
C: amber
N: malty, slightly yeasty
P: med bodied, malty sugars, overripe apples, slightly yeasty, faint brett, tokaji like notes. Aging didn't serve it well.
N: malty, slightly yeasty
P: med bodied, malty sugars, overripe apples, slightly yeasty, faint brett, tokaji like notes. Aging didn't serve it well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2026
at 19:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Old rating - A 750ml bottle from Waitrose a year or so ago. Pours light orange with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of apples, straw, funk, wild yeast & hints of honey and citrus. Dry sour apple finish. The high ABV of 9% well hidden. Excellent
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2025
at 20:45
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Hazy golden pour, with a huge rocky, frothy white head. General fruity aroma, with a sharp, green, acidic hop aroma. The apple juice doesnt seem to show up much, but threre is a nice papperiness, and clean crisp hoppy finish. The wild yeast adds hinds of tartness but no funk like i was hoping for. Its a strong saison with some nice white wine acidic qualities from the nz hops.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:00
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From tap at In De Wildeman, Amsterdam. Aroma is tartish fruits, yeast, apples, malt, straw, some spicy notes, hint of booze. Flavour is moderate sweet and a bit tart with a light bitterness in the finish. Body is medium. Pretty big and fairly complex Saison-ish.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Feb 2025
at 15:35
7/10
Birthday beer! This is quite special, interesting for sure!
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2022
at 19:53
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
750ml bottle – Pours a yellow gold colour, light haze with an average sized, mostly lasting frothy white head. Aroma is saison like, malt, fruity and yeasty. A moderately sweet, light acidic taste, again saison like; overripe fruity flavours, apples and pear and a peppery spiciness. Chewy in the mouth and light dryness to finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2020
at 17:14
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
29-11-19 // on tap at KUEHN KUNZ ROSEN Brauerei Interesting. Belgian saison with apple juice and wild yeast. Def belgian. Nose a little sweet brett y. Sweetish malty. Belgian yeast. Dry
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Nov 2019
at 19:13
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Olly. Pours clear golden with a small white head. Aromas of esters, lightly malty, nutty, spicy. Taste has esters, citrus, orange, herbal, light malty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2019
at 16:55
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, gift that my lovely wife bought me from Waitrose and that I shared with Jim - cheers! Hazy yellow-gold with a large craggy white head and a light fizz. Tastes like a Belgian wheat beer up front, with banana-ey yeast flavours, a touch of kemon and freshly baked white bread. It gets more elegant the more you drink, with gooseberry, a touch of white wine coming through. There's some pepper and cinnamon spiciness in the lightly dry finish. Overall a very enjoyable beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2019
at 17:42