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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6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Bottle from Carrefour. Amber with an off tan head. Aroma of caramel and malt. Flavour is tangy sweet malt, caramel and a little soft fruit.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jul 2024 at 17:39

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
27/VII/24 - 44cl can from Geers (Oostakker), shared @ Ardennes Holiday, BB: IV/2025, lo 30298 (2024-615)

Clear gold orange beer, small creamy white head, unstable, a bit adhesive, leaving some lacing in the glass. Aroma: nice, gentle fruitiness, pears, a bit funky, a malty touch, some tropical fruits, juicy. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very malty start, pretty sweet, gentle bitterness, more malty, fruity. Aftertaste: mainly very malty, grains, very bitter, caramel touch, a hint of banana. Pretty disappointing for an IPA.
Tried from Can from Dranken Geers on 27 Jul 2024 at 16:00

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
# 4287; 7/2024. Honey, spicy, floral aroma. Murky gold body; off-white head. Honey, sugar, fruity, spicy, floral, alcohol warmth. Good triple. 0,7 l, bottle, supermarket, somewhere in Lorraine or Alsace, France.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jul 2024 at 19:27

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can from Monoprix, Perigueux, drank after a day enjoyed in the city. Golden in colour with a head. Tropical fruit aromas, although a little lesser in taste as it's a tad strength infused, but the fruits remain prominent.
Tried from Can on 07 Jul 2024 at 01:20

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
330ml bottle pours hazy straw topped with a white head. Nose is wheat notes some light banana bread malts and some spice. Taste is more of the nice nice light spice banana bread notes and some wheat.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jun 2024 at 11:59

6.5/10
Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2024 at 21:17

6.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Tried on 16 Mar 2024 at 19:14

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle brought back from Lille by my boss. Aroma has cloves, light banana and unintrusive hops. Cloudy-opaque amber. Thin foamy translucent white head. Light-medium sour with herbal bitterness. Light hops add to the latter. Develops a sweet banana and fruit finish. Light. Slick if thin. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. I like. Heading towards Hopfenweisse territory.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Feb 2024 at 20:02

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Foggy, red colored beer. Bready, malty aroma with fruity hints. Quite sweet, low on bitterness. Medium body. A lot of bubbles.
Tried on 12 Jan 2024 at 18:01

7/10
Fruity, slightly sweet and floral, smooth
Tried from Can on 17 Dec 2023 at 21:01