Ninkasi Eugene Esteem California Common Ale
Vital Statistics
Release: Limited Rotating
ABV: 5.4%
Bitterness: 35 IBU
Original Gravity: 1.052 / 12.9° plato
First released: June 2013
From the brewer
This is a Ninkasi take on the California Common-style of beer. Brewed with locally-grown, micro-malted barley, Ninkasi brewer Anders Johansen worked with Christensen Family Farm in McMinnville to grow, harvest, and malt the barley for this brew - more than 4,000 pounds worth! Using lager yeast fermented at ale yeast temperature, this is a dry, crisp amber beer with woody, rustic hop notes, light fruitiness and subtle caramel and toasty malt aromas.
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I wanted to like this a lot, but it was at once more hoppy than I was looking for, in a fruity and piney way, and also just maybe the most carbonated beer on Earth. I'd like to give this a try again someday with a clean palate, though. It seemed like there was something worthwhile in there.