Spring ReignNinkasi Brewing Co. — Eugene, Oregon
Stats:
- Style: Pale Ale
- Bitterness: 38 IBU
- ABV: 6.0%
- Starting Gravity: 1052
- Malts: Not available
- Hops: Not available
- Sampled: 12 oz. bottle
Description: "Spring forward with this refreshing seasonal ale. Notes of toasted malt up front, with a bright and crisp Northwest hop finish, it’s a session beer that everyone can enjoy!" — Ninkasi Brewing Co.
Random thoughts: As you might have figured out, Spring Reign is Ninkasi's spring seasonal. This is the first time Ninkasi is distributing its beer in 12 oz. bottles. I just saw six-packs of this and Total Domination IPA for the first time at my grocery store today. I'm thrilled to see this new bottle size from Ninkasi! I don't often buy 22 oz. bombers because I usually drink just one beer a day.
The tasting: Deep golden color with a white head that dissipated slowly leaving lacing on the glass. Aroma of toasted and biscuit-like malts with some faint floral hops. Flavor very similar to aroma, but I didn't detect the hops at the beginning of the taste. It's light to medium bodied and has a a crisp effervescent mouth feel. It tastes and drinks like a pilsner lager. It finishes dry with an earthy hop bitterness. Overall, Spring Reign is more malty than hoppy.
Rating: 3 star. Good. I would drink this again if someone gave it to me. Ninkasi is known for hoppy beers, and it's nice to see a more malt forward brew as their spring seasonal. Spring Reign is actually their least bitter beer (as measured by IBUs). As I already mentioned, I'm really glad to see their new 12 oz. six packs and I look forward to tasting more of Ninkasi's beer throughout the year.
I saw this at the grocery store the other day and I too was excited. I haven't had a Ninkasi beer I didn't like and the 12oz bottles are a gread addition. I haven't tried Spring Reign yet but probably in the next few weeks.
ReplyDeleteLogan, please let me know what you think of it if you taste it!
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