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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4.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottled at Petalax Beer Festival. Cloudy golden, rich lively head. Marzipan and white pepper up front. Mid sweet with medium body and spritzy mouthfeel. Fizzy, fruity, grassy with peppery heated finish. Like really cheap sparkling wine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2015
at 14:50
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 2
Overall 6.5
75 cl bottle @ wPBF Ⅲ
vertical with basic Ninkasi
Aroma is slightly musty with apricot, some citrus and mellow floury tones. Very foamy palate. Flavour has acidic white wine tones, apricot, tart fruit juice and citrus. Also some alcohol. Too much white wine here for my taste. Grand cru is more mellow and thus better.
vertical with basic Ninkasi
Aroma is slightly musty with apricot, some citrus and mellow floury tones. Very foamy palate. Flavour has acidic white wine tones, apricot, tart fruit juice and citrus. Also some alcohol. Too much white wine here for my taste. Grand cru is more mellow and thus better.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2015
at 14:46
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle: Poured a yellow thick haze with white fluffy top coat. Aroma was full of apple fruit and a little funk. Taste is very carbonated with fruit chunks and weird spice finish. More of a juice than a beer feel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2014
at 17:44
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Fresh fruity pineapple lemon, yeasty and light spicy aroma. Cloudy yellow with a huge white head. Tart citrus, bitter lemon peel, slightly funky yeasty, and spicy flavor. Medium body, lively carbonation dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2014
at 12:28
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
One Mile House, NYC tap ($8): Pours a yellow orange color with a white head. Aroma is fruity, apple cider vinegar, some tart aromatic notes. Taste is lightly sour. I don’t think it is too much or too little for what this beer is trying to do. Some light hops. There are a lot of things going on in this beer at the same time. the balance and the mesh isn’t top notch. That said, this is probably the best I have had from the brewers.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Aug 2014
at 08:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours very hazy gold with a fizzy white head. Aroma is a bit yeasty/appley. Not brett, but maybe a relative. Med body, almost. Flavor is yeast and something clearly wild about it. Apple sort of gets lost. There’s complexity, but I really don’t have words to describe it. It took me a little time to adapt to the flavor, but I do like it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2014
at 16:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
How: Draught.
Where: Babajan, Stockholm.
Appearance: Hazy golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Citrus, grapefruit, hops, some perfume and a bit of funkiness.
Body: Medium body, low lively carbonation.
Flavour: Citrus, floral, tropical fruit, yeast. Strange bitter finish.
Where: Babajan, Stockholm.
Appearance: Hazy golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Citrus, grapefruit, hops, some perfume and a bit of funkiness.
Body: Medium body, low lively carbonation.
Flavour: Citrus, floral, tropical fruit, yeast. Strange bitter finish.
Tried
on 18 May 2014
at 22:15