Believer - Ninkasi Brewing Company

livingregret

Washington

3.78/5  rDev -1%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

1pt 6fl oz Bottle

Look: Lovely dark ruby that has some light shine through and a great head with plenty of retention. Ample lacing. Fantastic red

Smell: Sweet malt, piney goodness and a touch of bitterness. The malt and piney are the strongest smells

Taste: Strong malt with an almost biting pine final taste. Citrus follows the pine(grapefruit) The Grapefruit...is a bit to much for my preference personally but it is a good beer.

Mouthfeel: Thick sticky malt lingers but so does that damn pine.

Drinkability: Very drinkable but due to alcohol, and general taste, not sure how many I could enjoy in a night. Still....I will buy again no question

Serving type: bottle

03-04-2010 07:51:43 | More by livingregret

JHendu

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

05-10-2013 02:26:39 | More by JHendu

largadeer

California

2.5/5  rDev -34.6%

05-08-2013 04:25:37 | More by largadeer

BYOFB

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

05-04-2013 18:49:52 | More by BYOFB

Beerswag

California

3.25/5  rDev -14.9%

05-01-2013 04:01:18 | More by Beerswag

jeffeljefe

Washington

2.58/5  rDev -32.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

A) Rocky head fades after a few seconds leaving nice lacing, hazy reddish orange
S) sweet malty aroma, fruits
T) Sweet and roasty malt, resinous, slightly bitter, estery body, metallic finish
M) smooth medium-body, prickly carbonation, long bitter finish
O) Never really been a fan of red ales to date, this one not converting me. Appearance and smell are the high points, taste is pretty good until it fades to the bitter, piney finish that coats my mouth

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2013 03:40:52 | More by jeffeljefe

YieldToNothing

New York

4.25/5  rDev +11.3%

04-13-2013 07:05:47 | More by YieldToNothing

vcoggins

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

04-04-2013 14:39:01 | More by vcoggins

hpthebull

California

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

04-04-2013 06:10:15 | More by hpthebull

BESTIALEX

Oregon

3.25/5  rDev -14.9%

04-04-2013 02:54:42 | More by BESTIALEX

Amerikon

California

4.25/5  rDev +11.3%

03-31-2013 23:59:25 | More by Amerikon

schopenhauerale

British Columbia (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

03-31-2013 03:59:10 | More by schopenhauerale

zestd

Idaho

4/5  rDev +4.7%

03-29-2013 22:40:32 | More by zestd

Axnjxn

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

03-28-2013 23:08:26 | More by Axnjxn

irishgreensoda

Washington

4/5  rDev +4.7%

03-22-2013 15:00:37 | More by irishgreensoda

sevenshubby

California

4.5/5  rDev +17.8%

03-17-2013 23:54:47 | More by sevenshubby

olsonv

California

4/5  rDev +4.7%

03-13-2013 20:31:23 | More by olsonv

pepelemofo

California

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

03-03-2013 02:26:49 | More by pepelemofo

ChugMan

Washington

3.91/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 4

Food Pairing: Had this with some meaty red sauce lasagne, and the two worked together very well. The hoppy finish of the Believer was quite contrary to this happy joining, however.
A - Beautiful deep red. Prominent head which provided some fine lacing as well.
S - Very mild, but enticing. Carrot, cherry, black licorice.
T - Remarkably creamy coupled with a richness that makes you want to keep on drinking!
M - Begins creamy, with hoppy bites across the tongue throughout which are welcome at first, but outlast and unfortunately overshadow the otherwise charming qualities of its flavor.
O - Difficult to reconcile. On one hand, it has an excellent flavor which is truly outstanding in my experience with this style. On the other, it seems unbalanced with the bitterness of its aftertaste. Absolutely worthwhile on the whole, and one worth revisiting with perhaps more worthy food pairings.

Serving type: bottle

02-27-2013 10:29:05 | More by ChugMan

alexsergio

New York

4/5  rDev +4.7%

02-24-2013 22:42:51 | More by alexsergio

FalconA

Washington

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

02-22-2013 16:14:13 | More by FalconA

BradMacMullin

Massachusetts

4.14/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Poured into 20oz gladd at Side Door. Great looking dark copper appearance with a nice 1 finger head. I was pleasantly surprised with the taste - nice malty taste with a slgith hoppy balance. A great 'warmer' type of taste. Ninkasi usually underwhems me with their ipa that is everywhere, but this is a pilsner I will return to

Serving type: on-tap

02-19-2013 20:08:07 | More by BradMacMullin

powdersoldier

Washington

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

02-09-2013 00:51:01 | More by powdersoldier

sam_bliss

Washington

3.45/5  rDev -9.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.75

22oz Bomber into Ninkasi pint glass.

A magnificent inch of caramel-white head tops off this elegant transparent mahogany-amber ale. The foam leaves ample lacing up the side of the pint glass. Grassy hops and red cherry top off the malt-forward aroma of caramel, toffee and some roasted scents. The first sip is pleasant, although much different than my expectations. It tastes like grapefruit spooned out of the half-bowl peel. Carbonation tickles and citric acid prickles. Very complex mix of rich malts fill out the mid-mouth taste. The aftertaste continues to pucker, and leaves an unpleasant grapefruit-like sting in the back of the throat. It's a bit metallic.

This is a much more citrus-heavy beer than I expected (or even smelled!) Like the take on American Amber with no single malt flavor dominating, which allows for a very solid malt canvas on which to paint citrusy hops. The issue is they might have overdone the grapefruit. I'm not sure what makes this a 'double' red - I'd like to know why it is called that. Overall, I like it. Refreshment level is as high as possible for an amber ale.

Serving type: bottle

02-06-2013 04:05:55 | More by sam_bliss

yoitsarch

California

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

01-31-2013 04:47:48 | More by yoitsarch