Ambrée
Ninkasi in Tarare, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 🇫🇷
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular|
Score
6.51
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The very first beer brewed by Ninkasi and Christophe Fargier in September 1997, as of 2020 the Ninkasi Ambrée becomes the Ninkasi Pale Ale!
Ninkasi Ambrée is an American Pale Ale style beer and is one of the breweries perennial favourites. Light and refreshing, with a measured bitterness, this delicate, amber-bodied brew is capped by a thick off-white head, releasing waves of yeasty, brown sugar, malt and fruit notes. On the tongue, you’re treated to more fine fruity malts, with citrus and spice, alongside yeast and caramel that usher in a light, crisp, finely bitter finish.
Ninkasi Ambrée is an American Pale Ale style beer and is one of the breweries perennial favourites. Light and refreshing, with a measured bitterness, this delicate, amber-bodied brew is capped by a thick off-white head, releasing waves of yeasty, brown sugar, malt and fruit notes. On the tongue, you’re treated to more fine fruity malts, with citrus and spice, alongside yeast and caramel that usher in a light, crisp, finely bitter finish.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Old rating - A 330ml bottle from Dunell's in Jersey. ABV 4.5. Pours a medium brown colour with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, fruits & malt. Medium body. Sweet medium bitter finish. Very well made red ale
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2025
at 20:31
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle from Beerwulf. Aroma is malt with caramel, soft hops, touch of fruits, and a brett infection. Flavour is light to moderate sweet with a mild bitterness. Medium body. I could smell the brett infection a mile away... Surprisingly drinkable considering the unintentional disaster.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2025
at 14:28
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle 0,33ltr: Hazy amber colored brew with an dry bitter taste with an small bit of sweetness. Hints of caramel, citrus, toasted malts and some spices. The Rhone area meets Kent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2024
at 11:18
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap @ Ninkasi Part-Dieu, Lyon. Clear deep golden body under a white head. Nice, clean aroma of malt, toffee and fruity hops. Taste is smooth malt, American hops, medium bitterness. Medium body and same aftertaste. Nothing extraordinary, but well made, balanced non offending beer that’s a great match to burgers etc.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Sep 2024
at 12:31
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Carrefour. Amber with an off tan head. Aroma of caramel and malt. Flavour is tangy sweet malt, caramel and a little soft fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2024
at 17:39
6.5/10
Tried
on 10 Jun 2023
at 22:24
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
cleear dar amber colour, huge, dense and long lasting ecru head; aroma of fruity (also some dried apricot), rye bread crusty, floral, some honeycomb toffee and vegetables notes; taste has the same notes and some roaste nuts; honestly I do not really understand why the hell a beer with dark amber colour and clear amber-beer notes in the aroma and taste are called as Pale Ale...anyway, let's assume that it is just a mistake of a stupid guy from the brewery and not a systematic error
Tried
on 11 Mar 2022
at 21:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bière pression bue directement à la brasserie Ninkasi part dieu. 4obe ambrée, foncée pour une pale ale. Bouche amère, peu sucree, je comprends pourquoi la bière a été renommée car malgré sa couleur elle n'est pas très typique d'une ambrée. Manque un peu de fraîcheur et de notes fleuries pour en faire une vraiment bonne pale ale par contre. Sympa sans plus. (M)
Tried
on 18 Oct 2021
at 10:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle shared. Amber with fizzy beige head. Sweet caramel malts, soft berries, citrus hops, earthy, tropical fruits, briwn bread. Medium sweet and almost medium bitter. Medium bodied. Decent but not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2020
at 18:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33cl bottle (4,5%) from Beerwulf webshop. F: medium, pale tanned, average retention. C: coppery, clear. A: malty, nice fruity, red berries, bit raspberries, caramel. T: medium malty base, dry fruity, bit toast, citrus, grapefruits, long lasting harmonic bitterness, nice balanced beer, enjoyed.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2020
at 18:04