Ninkasi
Microbrewery
in
Tarare,
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,
France 🇫🇷
Associated with 28 Venues
Established in 1997
Contact
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.
Note: The original Gerland location closed for works until 2027.
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Hazy yellow with a tiny white head. Sweet yeasty aroma with wheat and fruity hints. Sweet flavour with wheat, yeast and orange peel.
Tried
on 20 Feb 2010
at 15:42
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled. An unclear golden beer with an off-white head. The aroma has notes of lemon and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of spice, malt, and wheat, leading to a dry wheaty finish.
Earlier Rating: 8/15/2009 Total Score: 2.9
Draft at the brewpub. A hazy light golden beer with a lazing off-white head. The aroma is spicy - especially coriander, but also with light notes of wheat. The flavor is sweet with notes of wheat and spices - coriander and a touch of chili, leading to a dry wheaty finish.
Earlier Rating: 8/15/2009 Total Score: 2.9
Draft at the brewpub. A hazy light golden beer with a lazing off-white head. The aroma is spicy - especially coriander, but also with light notes of wheat. The flavor is sweet with notes of wheat and spices - coriander and a touch of chili, leading to a dry wheaty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2010
at 08:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, 5.4%. Tart aroma, almost bretty. Cloudy pale yellow colour. Small stable white head. Good malty flavour, light malts, good level of yeast. A little spicy flavour also. Subtle and well-balanced, but flavourful.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2010
at 08:51
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of Ungstrup. Pours an opaque cloudy golden with a white head. Spicy coriander nose. Medium body, sweet fruit, yeast and spices. Dryish finish. 200210
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2010
at 08:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Clear mahogany with a medium beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, caramel and chocolate notes. Sweet flavour with hard roasted malt, caramel, chocolate, coffee and hoppy notes. Finished bitter.
Tried
on 19 Feb 2010
at 16:08
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, 6.6%. Sweet aroma, slightly funky, a bit of old bread. Hazy dark brown colour. Small stable light brown head. The flavour has a little cardboardy note, bit of roasted flavour as well. Slightly sweet, low bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2010
at 13:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of Ungstrup. Pours a clear reddish brown with an off-white head. Dried fruit in the nose. Medium body, fruity, then comes licorice, and burned malts and ashes - quite a unique progression. Not really bitter in the finish. Very interesting. 190210
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2010
at 13:21
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle 330ml.Clear light to medium yellow orange color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white head. Aroma is light moderate malty, toasted, light yeasty, fruity, spicy. Flavor is light moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20100111]
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2010
at 05:06
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of Ungstrup. Pours a hazy pale amber with an off-white head. Fruity, yeasty aroma. Medium body, quite fruity, a little caramel with some phenols and a whiff of perfumy aroma hops. 020210
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2010
at 12:08
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33 cL bottle, courtesy of Ungstrup/Papsoe. Pours cloudy dark orange with a creamy and slight off-white head. Aroma is mild spiced and light citrusy hops note. Bitter, yeasty, mellow and light phenolic. Mild fruity impression.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2010
at 12:02