Ninkasi
Wild Beer Co in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England 🏴
Cider - Graff Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.96
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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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dannyhill (95) reviewed Ninkasi from Wild Beer Co 3 weeks ago
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.
jerseyislandbeer (5992) reviewed Ninkasi from Wild Beer Co 9 months ago
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
Robinvboyer (8065) reviewed Ninkasi from Wild Beer Co 1 year ago
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.
tricksta_p (13806) reviewed Ninkasi from Wild Beer Co 1 year ago
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.
smallwat3r (4866) ticked Ninkasi from Wild Beer Co 3 years ago
Birthday beer! This is quite special, interesting for sure!
Parmenion777 (1984) reviewed Ninkasi from Wild Beer Co 5 years ago
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.
aswespeak (5842) ticked Ninkasi from Wild Beer Co 6 years ago
rhoihessegold (9408) reviewed Ninkasi from Wild Beer Co 6 years ago
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
Klimaet (3573) reviewed Ninkasi from Wild Beer Co 6 years ago
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.
wheresthepath (3700) reviewed Ninkasi from Wild Beer Co 6 years ago
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.