ReNEWale - 2011
Ninkasi Brewing Company
- From:
- Ninkasi Brewing Company
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Irish Red Ale
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 79
- Avg:
- 3.39 | pDev: 12.98%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 23
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 04, 2014
- Added:
- Jan 11, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
79
Okay
79
Okay
Seasonal - 2011 version is an Irish Red Ale.
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
Reviewed by GordonofSeattle from Washington
3.45/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
A: Reddish dark black coffee color
S: Nothing to report here, smells like beer
Taste: Smooth, alcoholic, burnt chocolate flavor, light, nice porter. Overall pretty good. I had one when this beer came out in January and it was not good at all... four months later it has mellowed out really well.
M: Alcoholic but smooth
Overall: Back in January I would have panned this beer, but four months in the bottle and now I think it is a solid porter. Nothing amazing, but quite good. Overall: worth picking up.
Favorite beers (for comparison, after all taste preferences are subjective): Elysian's Daedalus Irish Stout, Rogue's Hazelnut Brown Nectar, Allagash's White Ale, New Belgium's 1554, Full Sail's Wassail, etc. Beers I don't like: IPAs (with few exceptions)
May 07, 2012S: Nothing to report here, smells like beer
Taste: Smooth, alcoholic, burnt chocolate flavor, light, nice porter. Overall pretty good. I had one when this beer came out in January and it was not good at all... four months later it has mellowed out really well.
M: Alcoholic but smooth
Overall: Back in January I would have panned this beer, but four months in the bottle and now I think it is a solid porter. Nothing amazing, but quite good. Overall: worth picking up.
Favorite beers (for comparison, after all taste preferences are subjective): Elysian's Daedalus Irish Stout, Rogue's Hazelnut Brown Nectar, Allagash's White Ale, New Belgium's 1554, Full Sail's Wassail, etc. Beers I don't like: IPAs (with few exceptions)
Reviewed by CarolinaCardinals from North Carolina
3.41/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.41/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Picked up a bomber from BevMo in early October for $3.99.
Beer poured a reddish brown with a solid off white head that is leaving lacing behind.
Nose is of light malts and not much else.
Taste is slightly toasted malts balanced nicely by a nice dry hop.
Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied and decently carbonated.
Overall a pretty decent for the style. Nothing overly exciting but fills the bill nicely on a post Tuesday workday!
Nov 16, 2011Beer poured a reddish brown with a solid off white head that is leaving lacing behind.
Nose is of light malts and not much else.
Taste is slightly toasted malts balanced nicely by a nice dry hop.
Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied and decently carbonated.
Overall a pretty decent for the style. Nothing overly exciting but fills the bill nicely on a post Tuesday workday!
Reviewed by Bookseeb from Washington
2.77/5 rDev -18.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.77/5 rDev -18.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Appearance is a reddish amber with a nice head that sticks around awhile leaving a nice lace. Smell has a light sourness, honey, malt and hop. Taste has a lightly sweet bitter maltiness that seems a bit watered down and not too exited about the end finish. Mouthfeel is light-medium with good carbonation. An example that looks aren't everything.
Jun 08, 2011
Reviewed by HuskyinPDX from Washington
3.31/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.31/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Taken from notes on 4.6.11
22oz bottle poured into a pint glass.
Appearance - Pours a dark orange with a one finger cream head.
Smell - Wheat, bread, and some hops.
Taste - Wheat, bread, and tart.
Drinkability - Good carbonation. Drinks very smooth and easy.
Jun 02, 201122oz bottle poured into a pint glass.
Appearance - Pours a dark orange with a one finger cream head.
Smell - Wheat, bread, and some hops.
Taste - Wheat, bread, and tart.
Drinkability - Good carbonation. Drinks very smooth and easy.
Reviewed by Ryan011235 from Ohio
2.98/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
2.98/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Poured into a Delirium tulip on 4/4/11
Shared by Spider889
Coppery, rusty color with nice clarity. One finger head thins out pretty quickly. Collar retention of loose bubbles. some splotchy lace; not too much of it.
Aromas of caramel, toasted sugars and such. Very even-keeled with some floral overtones. Bready; hints of yeast and dough. Tastes surprisingly dry throughout. Strangely enough, the caramel is right in line with the dryness. Really dry, earthy hop notions. Finishes comparably dry and quite bitter. Medium body, low carbonation. Grainy. Vapid kind of finish. Feels weird.
It's ok; I like that it isn't much for sweetness. Other than that I find it of the bland order.
May 04, 2011Shared by Spider889
Coppery, rusty color with nice clarity. One finger head thins out pretty quickly. Collar retention of loose bubbles. some splotchy lace; not too much of it.
Aromas of caramel, toasted sugars and such. Very even-keeled with some floral overtones. Bready; hints of yeast and dough. Tastes surprisingly dry throughout. Strangely enough, the caramel is right in line with the dryness. Really dry, earthy hop notions. Finishes comparably dry and quite bitter. Medium body, low carbonation. Grainy. Vapid kind of finish. Feels weird.
It's ok; I like that it isn't much for sweetness. Other than that I find it of the bland order.
Reviewed by Halcyondays from California
2.39/5 rDev -29.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2.39/5 rDev -29.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
750 mL bottle,
A: Pours red with an impressive off-white soapy head. Excellent head retention and good lace, an impressive looking pint.
S: Some crystal style malt with some fruity yeast notes, hint of strawberry.
T: Very mild flavour to the point where the carbonic acid becomes a factor which is never good unless you're drinking club soda. I know Irish Reds aren't the most full-flavoured beers, and that's fine, but compared to O'Hara's and Sam Adams or even Murphy's this is truly light. Crystal toasted malt with bitter carbonic acid and a hint of citrusy hops. Unpleasantly bitter finish.
M: Light-bodied, fizzy, thin and watery. Bad finish.
O: Just not good. I've had some nice beers from Ninkasi in the past, this is their worst effort I've tried. I can finish the bottle, it's not offensive, but it's not something I'm looking forward to with revel.
Apr 26, 2011A: Pours red with an impressive off-white soapy head. Excellent head retention and good lace, an impressive looking pint.
S: Some crystal style malt with some fruity yeast notes, hint of strawberry.
T: Very mild flavour to the point where the carbonic acid becomes a factor which is never good unless you're drinking club soda. I know Irish Reds aren't the most full-flavoured beers, and that's fine, but compared to O'Hara's and Sam Adams or even Murphy's this is truly light. Crystal toasted malt with bitter carbonic acid and a hint of citrusy hops. Unpleasantly bitter finish.
M: Light-bodied, fizzy, thin and watery. Bad finish.
O: Just not good. I've had some nice beers from Ninkasi in the past, this is their worst effort I've tried. I can finish the bottle, it's not offensive, but it's not something I'm looking forward to with revel.
We love reviews (150 characters or more)! Check out: How to Review a Beer. You don't need to get fancy. Drop some thoughts on the beer's attributes (look, smell, taste, feel) plus your overall impression. Something that backs up your rating and helps others. Thanks!