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.
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours very hazy with a white head. Smells of citrus like an regular american IPA but tastes fruity like som belgian strong ale...
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2009
at 19:52
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Fresh and fruity (orange) IPA with grape bitterness. Small sourness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2009
at 16:32
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Draught at the brewpub
Cloudy blond color; small head. Light hop aroma. It has an interesting, but light, malt profile, dry (the rye), a bit grainy, and a pretty good hopping. The final is somehow too bitter, for such light beer, a bit harsh too. Refreshing, easy.
Cloudy blond color; small head. Light hop aroma. It has an interesting, but light, malt profile, dry (the rye), a bit grainy, and a pretty good hopping. The final is somehow too bitter, for such light beer, a bit harsh too. Refreshing, easy.
Tried
on 04 Aug 2009
at 17:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Le Cave a Bulles. Color is gold to light amber with a slight white head. BB 0310. Aromas of light stone fruits. Medium body with active, fine carbonation. Flavor is malt and fruit, but it’s not sweet fruit. There’s hop. It’s rather dry, though there is some toffee aspect. Heading towards light Belgian.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2009
at 14:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from La Cave à Bulles, Paris
Cloudy golden color, with a huge head (overcarbonation). The aroma is lightly smokey, earthy, and with pinenuts. Good malt flavor, with a dry side, with a reasonable body structure and good bitterness level too. Atypical beer, but well made.
Cloudy golden color, with a huge head (overcarbonation). The aroma is lightly smokey, earthy, and with pinenuts. Good malt flavor, with a dry side, with a reasonable body structure and good bitterness level too. Atypical beer, but well made.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2008
at 04:47
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Courtesy of La Cave à Bulles, Paris
Cloudy blond color. The aroma mixes some hop and malt. The mouthfeel is round enough, there is some sweetness, some malt; very little wheat, low bitterness. Well balanced.
Cloudy blond color. The aroma mixes some hop and malt. The mouthfeel is round enough, there is some sweetness, some malt; very little wheat, low bitterness. Well balanced.
Tried
on 10 Jun 2008
at 06:28
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. A hazy amber beer with a huge orange head. The aroma is acidic sweet with notes of vegetables and citrus. The flavor is sweet and very spicy combined with notes of malt and caramel. --- Beer aliased from original tick of Pale Ale on 30 Jun 2023 at 17:20 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5. Original review text: Draft. An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of hops, spices, malt, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, hops, and flowers, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2007
at 16:03
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottled. A deep red beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet with notes of toffee, over ripe fruits, and vegetables. The flavor is sweet mlaty with primary notes of berries, but also lighter notes of metal and hints of an underlying acidity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2007
at 15:59
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Copper with a small and bubbly white head. Malt aroma with an unpleasant note of apple peel. Sweet malty flavour, rather ordinary.
Tried
on 22 Aug 2007
at 18:10
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Amber colour, mediumsized creamy beige head. Aroma is quite yeasty with some malts in it. Also some hoppyness and sugar in it. Flavour is malts, caramel, sweet fruits and some slight spicyness. Fruity hops in aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2007
at 01:15