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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6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle shared, amber beer, small head. Aroma is citrus, hops, malt. Taste is the same, average beer.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Jun 2021 at 21:28

7/10
Tried from Bottle on 16 Mar 2021 at 15:42

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6
13/3/2021. Bottle shared at the Ben Burrows memorial virtual bottle share. From Beer52. Pours hazy dark golden orange with a small white head. Aroma of caramel, malt, bread, biscuit, ripe fruits. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, above average carbonation. Bittersweet malt biscuit finish.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2021 at 11:52

2.1/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 2 Flavor 3 Texture 2 Overall 1.5
Thin beige head left a cover on a straw coloured body. Minimal fruity & grain aroma. Medium to thin bodied, tingly & clean. Malt, caramel, strawberry, various fruit tastes & an overly sweet finish. That is so bad. Awful.
Tried on 08 Feb 2021 at 20:54

Tried from Bottle on 09 Jan 2021 at 20:59

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottled. Clear pale amber, brief lively head. Spicy nose with citrus and bread. Dry with light to medium body and clean, hard mouthfeel. Spicy bread and mild citrus. Salty bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jan 2021 at 17:04

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle sample a tasting at troubles' place. Thanks Kobi K. Cloudy golden. Vinous, funky, oak, yeast, fruitiness, sourish and a bit bitterish, medium-bodied.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2020 at 19:02

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Bottle shared. Almost clear golden with big white head. Pils malts, grassy hops, soft endive and lime, bready. Medium sweet and bitter. Crisp medium bodied. Good German style pils.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2020 at 20:28

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 4 Overall 7
18/12/2020. Bottle from Beer52, 5.1% abv, as Ninkasi Noire. Pours dark brown with a small frothy off-white to beige head. Aroma of milk chocolate, dark fruit, berries, cocoa, damson, blackberry and plum jam. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Moderate body, texture a bit watery, and quite fizzy. Body and fizz makes it a little less appealing but enjoyable otherwise.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Dec 2020 at 11:53

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
opalescent pale yellow colour, large, though not too stable white head; aroma of lemony, wet wheaty, some fruity (pear-like) and slight floral notes; taste of lemony, (tropical)fruity and bready notes; good one
Tried on 13 Dec 2020 at 18:39