Little One
Ninkasi Brewing Company
- From:
- Ninkasi Brewing Company
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- English Bitter
- ABV:
- 5.7%
- Score:
- 80
- Avg:
- 3.18 | pDev: 15.72%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 20, 2013
- Added:
- Dec 29, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
80
Good
80
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Fatehunter from Oregon
3.69/5 rDev +16%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.69/5 rDev +16%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured one finger of head on a clear, deep amber colored body.
The aroma is dry grain and pleasant floral smell.
The taste is mildly bitter with a moderate sweetness to follow, pear and caramel.
The texture is crisp with soft edges and moderate carbonation.
Enjoyable.
Sep 20, 2013The aroma is dry grain and pleasant floral smell.
The taste is mildly bitter with a moderate sweetness to follow, pear and caramel.
The texture is crisp with soft edges and moderate carbonation.
Enjoyable.
Reviewed by djbreezy from Washington
3.6/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.6/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
on-tap at Apex in Portland, OR.
appearance - amber/brown, opaque, low head/retention
smell - malts/bread
taste - spicey hops, malt flavor, bready, some bitter notes
mouthfeel - light body, medium carbonation
overall - something different from Ninkasi
Feb 05, 2012appearance - amber/brown, opaque, low head/retention
smell - malts/bread
taste - spicey hops, malt flavor, bready, some bitter notes
mouthfeel - light body, medium carbonation
overall - something different from Ninkasi
Reviewed by zaphodchak from Virginia
3.58/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5
On tap at Horse Brass in Portland, OR. This is a Small Beer made from Critical Hit leftovers.
Thin sudsy, offwhite head, deep brown body. Nice lace.
Faint fruit, berries on the nose?
Light, hop-cola body, spicy finish with hops. Cola flavor barley at the front. Light bodied but by no means weak.
A bit watery in the mouthfeel department... not helping.
Interesting-- the first Small Beer I've tried, and I haven't tried Critical Hit, so not sure what to think.
Dec 31, 2011Thin sudsy, offwhite head, deep brown body. Nice lace.
Faint fruit, berries on the nose?
Light, hop-cola body, spicy finish with hops. Cola flavor barley at the front. Light bodied but by no means weak.
A bit watery in the mouthfeel department... not helping.
Interesting-- the first Small Beer I've tried, and I haven't tried Critical Hit, so not sure what to think.
Reviewed by harrymel from Washington
2.03/5 rDev -36.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2.03/5 rDev -36.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Tap at jones radiator
This beer is amber with excellent clarity and when I smell it, I smell esters. There are sweet malt notes and banana hits interwoven with a sweet alcohol base. It tastes sweet and soapy. There's minimal bitterness and I wouldn't call this an ESB. It is a second rubbings beer and doesn't classify well IMO. As mentioned, the malts seem to have undergone too much sparring and over extraction attempts ended in a dry and disappointing profile. Glad this is a one time.
Dec 31, 2011This beer is amber with excellent clarity and when I smell it, I smell esters. There are sweet malt notes and banana hits interwoven with a sweet alcohol base. It tastes sweet and soapy. There's minimal bitterness and I wouldn't call this an ESB. It is a second rubbings beer and doesn't classify well IMO. As mentioned, the malts seem to have undergone too much sparring and over extraction attempts ended in a dry and disappointing profile. Glad this is a one time.
Reviewed by clearlydiluted from New York
3.28/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.28/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
a - red-brown with light head.
s - biscuit malts with slight caramel notes.
t - mild herbal + spicy hops, light caramel flavor paired with a little biscuit maltiness, dry tannic finish
m - light body with minimal carbonation.
I'd say that the beer is a valiant effort at a second runnings beer. I'd like to to be a little more assertive @ 5.7%, especially in the malt department—it drinks more like a smaller bitter. Also, it has a weird tannic finish that I can only assume is from sparging a wee bit too much that combined with the light body makes it rather harsh in the finish.
Dec 29, 2011s - biscuit malts with slight caramel notes.
t - mild herbal + spicy hops, light caramel flavor paired with a little biscuit maltiness, dry tannic finish
m - light body with minimal carbonation.
I'd say that the beer is a valiant effort at a second runnings beer. I'd like to to be a little more assertive @ 5.7%, especially in the malt department—it drinks more like a smaller bitter. Also, it has a weird tannic finish that I can only assume is from sparging a wee bit too much that combined with the light body makes it rather harsh in the finish.
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