Nipa Brew Craft Beers
Microbrewery
in
Makati,
Philippines 🇵🇭
Associated Venue: Nipa Brew Taproom & Brewhouse
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle on 20th July 2026, received as gift. Pours a cloudy brown with lasting pale tan foam and full lacing. Pungent aroma with pines, resins and aniseeds. Spicy malts and sour citrus in mouth - lime. A finish of earthy pungencies, sours and spicy herbiness. Full body with smooth texture. An interesting ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2026
at 22:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle on 4th June 2023, received as a gift. Pours thickly hazy amber with rapidly dissolving foam and no lacing. Citrus aroma with some yeasty notes. Citrus peel in-mouth with grapefruit juice. Tart citrus and bitterness in finish. Medium bodied with a zingy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2023
at 22:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft at the Makati City brewpub. Poured a slightly hazy medium brown colour with a mostly lasting frothy off-white head. The aroma is roasty malt, light alcohol. The flavour is light sweet, with a smooth, sweet, nutty, warm alcohol bitter finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Mar 2023
at 13:56
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft at the Nipa taproom, Makati City. Poured a hazy golden colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, herbal, light woody hops. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a smooth, light, watery, earthy mineral, light hop bitter palate. Light bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Mar 2023
at 13:28
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draft at the Makati taproom. Poured a hazy medium amber colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, light citrus. The flavour is moderate bitter, light sweet, with a fresh, crisp, juicy lemon citrus, light herbal, woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Mar 2023
at 13:00
4.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
On tap at the tap room, pours a dark rootbeer brown, clumpy white head. Nose is feety, earthy, a little malt, trash, rootbeer candies. Flavor is better but not much, rootbeer, bean curd, earthy, black tea. Finishes mercifully watery. Woof. 4 2 5 2 8
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Feb 2020
at 10:48
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at the brewery, pours a dark gold, white head. Nose has malt, grist, honey, flowers. Flavor same with Curacao orange and green spices. Medium bodied. 6 3 6 3 12
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Feb 2020
at 10:42
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap at the tap room, pours a crystal clear gold with some fluffy, white head. Some green melon, perfume, grass. Flavor has jade, perfume, herbs, some light citrus. Lightly watery finish. They wanted a NE style and even told me it was brewed with oats, but still this was off.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Feb 2020
at 10:41
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap at the tap room, pours a totally clear gold with some sudsy white head. Nose has orange, tangerine, herbs, flowers. Flavor has tangerines, herbs, flowers. Finishes less than medium bodied, oily. 6 4 6 3 11
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Feb 2020
at 10:39
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap at the tap room, pours a dark brown, grey head. Nose has chocolate, marzipan, tamarind. Flavor same with butterscotch candies. Medium bodied off dry finish. 6 3 6 3 11
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Feb 2020
at 10:38