Ninkasi

Microbrewery in Tarare, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 🇫🇷
Associated with 28 Venues

Established in 1997

Contact
7 rue Paris, Tarare, 69170, France
Description
Initiated by 3 young graduates, the Ninkasi was born from a simple idea: to implant the concept of American micro-breweries in France. This project was completed in 1997 and takes place in Lyon, on the Gerland site. In 2012, the factory moved 50km from Lyon, to Tarare more precisely (1 avenue Edouard Herriot). The new playground for our brewers has a capacity of 5,000 liters per brew (i.e. 23,000 HL / year). In 2023, Ninkasi moved to its new brewery, still in Tarare.

Note: The original Gerland location closed for works until 2027.

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6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
[33cl bottle from the Beer52 box for March.] A slightly hazy straw coloured pour with a billowing, fast fading, white head; sweet cereal grain aroma; strong sweet wheaty taste with some citrusy fruit; and a drier finish.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2019 at 18:57

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
330ml Bottle - Amber with a foamy head. Floral aroma with notes of magnolia, pot pourri and caramel. Moderately sweet and slightly nutty and biscuity taste with some floral, fruity and slightly spicy notes from the hops, including berries and caramel.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2019 at 18:36

5/10
Tried from Bottle on 15 Feb 2019 at 14:49

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
33cl bottle purchased in Monoprix. February 2019. Issy.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Feb 2019 at 18:50

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Getreidiger, mild dunkelhopfiger Antrunk. Mild herb mit zunehmender Süße von geringem Level aus, leicht erhöhte Karbonisierung. Süffig, eher langweilig, trocken hopfiger Nachhall. 9/9/8/8/11/9
Tried on 01 Feb 2019 at 20:01

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Dunkler, trocken malziger Beginn. Wenig Schokolade, moderat herb, steigende Intensität. Vollmundig röstig-malziger Mittelteil, steigend süß, rund. Langer Abgang, wieder trockener. 12/10/9/9/8/10
Tried on 01 Feb 2019 at 18:44

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Pale brown rocky head on a reddish brown still body. Berry, spruce & demerara aroma. Medium bodied, soft on the palate with a tingly back. Sweet berry, pine, hops, citrus tastes& a fruity finish.
Tried on 29 Jan 2019 at 21:07

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
(Draught at Craft & Draft, Amsterdam, 25 Aug 2018) Red colour with frothy, off-white head. Fruity nose with notes of cranberries, red fruit, caramel and hibiscus. Fruity taste with tart berries, caramel, flowers, red fruit and a balanced citric bitterness in the finish. Light body, mainly dry. Fresh and tasty. Quite nice.
Tried from Draft on 28 Jan 2019 at 20:44

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
F: medium, white, average retention. C: deep gold, almost clear. A: malty, herbal, honey, banana, bit bready, grassy, bit alcohol touch, fruity. T: malty, honey, fruity, bready, banana touch, grassy, bit more on the sweet side, very average, weak bitterness, spicy touch, almost like strong lager, medium body and carbonation, 33cl bottle from Beerwulf webshop.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jan 2019 at 18:59

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
330ml bottle. Chestnut colour with ruby glimmer and small to average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, beige to tan head. Weak, dark malty and minimally smoky aroma, hints of dark chocolate, a touch of tarmac, malt lozenge, pumpernickel, waxy-soapy overtones. Taste is minimally sweet dark malty, slightly bready, fruity and minimally smoky, hints of dried fruit, dark berries, pumpernickel, toasted bread, a touch of malt lozenge; oily texture, minimally sticky palate. A bit heterogeneous, disharmonious.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jan 2019 at 18:56