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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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Výčap unorthodox. Vôňa kyslasto ovocná. Farba zlatista. Chuť jemne kyslasta.
Tried
on 02 Feb 2019
at 17:35
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught at Darby's Gastown, Vancouver
Hazy blond colour with creamy head. Light smell of sweat, very light honey. Good body strength; light residual sweetness, something reminds me of honey, burning alcohol.
Drinkable Belgian Strong, nothing exciting.
Hazy blond colour with creamy head. Light smell of sweat, very light honey. Good body strength; light residual sweetness, something reminds me of honey, burning alcohol.
Drinkable Belgian Strong, nothing exciting.
Tried
on 31 Jan 2019
at 18:15
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at Brewers Cooperative. Pours gold. Apple, white grape, nectarine, touch of funk, dry, apricot. Medium body. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Nov 2018
at 05:11
6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Sep 2018
at 16:34
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle sample. Hazy yellow. Kinda weird aroma, apples, green, a bit farty, yeast, some funk, champagne, alcohol, dry, bitterish, light to medium-bodied. Not really my thing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2018
at 12:10
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Vo Feribe.silna sladkasto alkoholova vona. Medova farba. Pena slaba. Chut vyrazna silna. Na zaver akoby vinova.
Tried
on 24 Jul 2018
at 19:24
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
At FHF. Cloudy and frothy. A bit autolyzed. Fairly hoppy but stale cheesy hops. Disappointing.
Tried
on 16 Jul 2018
at 22:19
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Draft - Funky grains cloudy gold with a decent white head. Dirty grains and yeast. Not sure they hit the mark and there are other Champagnois beers I prefer.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jul 2018
at 19:08
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle sample at Farmhouse Fest 2018, pours a cloudy bright yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out light funk, earthy notes and a pine needle spiciness. Flavour is along the same lines, with a beautiful barnyard funk character, and some tart stone fruits. Complex and wonderfully designed. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2018
at 17:57
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap at Unorthodox. Really assertive grape fruity character both in aroma and taste, intensely exotically flowery. High bitterness, but also sweetness, with a touch of flowery tarty sourness. Quite complex, sipper, enjoyable. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jun 2018
at 21:40