http://www.ninkasi.fr/Bought three of their beers on Friday - a 750ml IPA, 33cl "Noire" and a 33cl "Ambree."
The IPA was great, must have been pretty fresh. Lots of citrus on the nose, nice malty backbone and a surprisingly crisp finish. Very enjoyable.
The Ambree, eh. Not enough bittering hops in my opinion, a bit too much cloying maltiness.
The noire was very nicely executed, although the SRMs should have been higher, I think. Color was a very deep mahagony, but if you're going to call it "Black" it better be "black." 6.5% ABV, noticeable alcohol on the nose but also some nice caramel and roasted notes.
If you're ever in Lyon, stop by the brewery for a tour -
http://www.ninkasi.fr/fr/fabrique-biere/nos-produits-services/visite.html - they say "minimum 10 people" but at 3 euros per person I bet if you offered 30 euros for two people they'd take it ;-) That's what I'm going to try to do anyway.
Topic: Ninkasi Brewery (in Lyon, not USA) (Read 1738 times)
