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Ninkasi

🌍 France · Regional · Known for American Amber Ale · Witbier
Known for American Amber Ale · Witbier

Founded in 1997 by Christophe Fargier in Lyon's Gerland district after training in American microbreweries in the early 1990s, Ninkasi is named after the Sumerian goddess of beer. France's most iconic craft brewery chain — reviving Lyon's great 19th-century brewing tradition. Now produces from a former dye factory in Tarare using soft water from the Beaujolais hills. Empire of 13 bar-restaurants across eastern France hosting 1,000+ live concerts per year.

3Beers
3Styles
5.3%Avg ABV
1997Founded

Beers by Ninkasi

3 beers
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Ninkasi Ambrée
American Amber Ale · 5.6%
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Ninkasi Blanche
Witbier · 4.6%
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Ninkasi Pale Ale
American Pale Ale · 5.6%
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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 3 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
malty
2 of 3 beers
fruityevery beer
3 of 3 beers
citrusyevery beer
3 of 3 beers
hoppyevery beer
3 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Varied3 beers · 3 style families
Amber 1Wheat Beer 1Pale Ale 1

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

What sets them apart
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 206 other breweries making American Amber Ale, Witbier and American Pale Ale.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.
typical for American Amber Ale, Witbier and American Pale AleNinkasi
in no beersin every beer
fruity
in all 3 of their beers · typical American Amber Ale, Witbier and American Pale Ale brewery: 2 in 5
Notably more fruity than typical.
clean
in 1 of 3 · typical American Amber Ale, Witbier and American Pale Ale brewery: 4 in 5
Notably less clean than typical.

Across 3 beers in 3 style families, 2 traits still carry through — a broad range makes a shared signature harder to hold.

Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 61%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
1 / 3
beers above the median
#1954
best ranked beer
Ninkasi Pale Ale

Their beers place in the Top 61% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.

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About Ninkasi

Founded in 1997 by Christophe Fargier in Lyon's Gerland district after training in American microbreweries in the early 1990s, Ninkasi is named after the Sumerian goddess of beer. France's most iconic craft brewery chain — reviving Lyon's great 19th-century brewing tradition. Now produces from a former dye factory in Tarare using soft water from the Beaujolais hills. Empire of 13 bar-restaurants across eastern France hosting 1,000+ live concerts per year.

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Tarare · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France
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