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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4.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 2 Overall 4
27/7/2018. Bottle shared at John's. Pours dark amber brown with a small beige head. Aroma of toffee, fruit, grain, sweet malt, light spice and herb, and hint of chocolate and potato. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness and sour. Medium body, sticky texture, fizzy carbonation. Tart, fruity finish.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jul 2018 at 14:55

3.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
Clear dark red brown, beige head. Aroma has lactic sourness. Malt too. Yoghurty, malty flavour. Something wrong with this one.
Tried on 27 Jul 2018 at 14:49

4.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Bottle. Medium head with medium duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are yoghurt, caramel, fruits, malt and hops. Sweet yoghurt finish.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jul 2018 at 14:49

4.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
Bottle @ Saxo tasting. Clear dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and yoghurt. Flavor is quite sweet and slightly sour. Light dry and slightly sour finish. 270718
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jul 2018 at 14:48

5.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Thin bodied bitter IPA. Minimal head. Yeast, calcium, lemon & tangy tastes.
Tried on 19 Jul 2018 at 17:58

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle. Jet black colour with average to huge, thick, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, beige to tan head. Sweet-ish, dark malty and fruity aroma, notes of blueberry, hints of blackberry, some roast, hints of roasted nuts, caramel, white coffee, a touch of tar. Taste is bitter, roasty dark malty and bitter hoppy, a sweet-ish touch of caramel, fragmentary hints of bramble and blueberry; minimally metallic finish, prickling carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2018 at 21:00

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
330ml bottle. Clear, reddish, chestnut colour with average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, off-white head. Oaky-smoky aroma, hints of smoked ham, smoked eel, hints of caramel, a leafy touch. Taste is initially sweet-ish caramel malty, mildly smokey, slightly peaty, increasing sweetness, additional hints of treacle, malt lozenge, some oak, vanilla, hints of dried fruit, plum, cherry, raisin; oily to viscous texture, minimally sticky palate, minimally overcarbonated. Mild smokiness, maybe a tad too sweet. Very nice.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Jul 2018 at 19:21

5/10
Tried on 10 Jul 2018 at 19:57

7/10
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2018 at 20:52

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Bottle from web Saveure Biere cons 2018-04-29 Göteborg AR: white sugary smoked birch, mixed beans sugar soaked in cold water AP: cloudy bronze, frothy cream beige fluffy foam F: brown sugar, sweet smoked birch, wee roasted malt
Tried from Bottle on 29 Apr 2018 at 19:21