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Ninkasi Radiant Summer Ale 3.26 23

Ninkasi Radiant Summer Ale

Percentile
72
overall

bottled
common

on tap
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
233.4/5.03.26/5.0Summer6%69.4Lager glass, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Radiant Summer Ale is, "Crisp and flavorful, Radiant Summer Ale is a clean finishing summer offering in the Ninkasi tradition. The smooth malt character is balanced by a clean noble hop presence, the perfect compliment to a glorious summer day! 6% alc./vol. 40 ibus." It’s dry-hopped with Liberty hops. It’s more bitter rather than floral and has a crisp, clean finish.
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 DJMonarch (6878), Northwich, Cheshire, England
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Nov 20, 2009  
Cask Stillage from the Jug at the GABF, Colorado Convention Center 24/09/2009 Floral aroma. Golden coloured and slightly hoppy with a little dryness in a crisp and bitter lasting malt finish.


vacantskies (86), Spokane, Washington, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/515/20
Oct 2, 2009  
The color is orange and gold with light foam. The flavor is slightly sour with a light hoppiness. The aroma is bright with hints of citrus.


 dwyerpg (2545), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/105/517/20
Sep 27, 2009  
Not much aroma. Great red-orange color. Head is very intriguing. Hops, grains and fruit. Flavor is also fruity, then hoppy, then grainy. Good stuff.


 TheGrandMaster (1868), Auckland, New Zealand
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 25, 2009  
Bottle (in NZ), pouring a light amber with a filmy off-white head. Toffee malt at first on the nose, and then some floral piney hops. Toffee malt again on the palate, though a bit grainy. But then very bitter, belying its 40 IBUs. Lacks a bit of balance for me.


 AmEricanbrew (1927), Southern, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Sep 3, 2009  
Clear amber with a light tan head. Mild floral hop aromas with grainy malts. Smooth medium body. Floral hop flavors with spicy caramel and sweet honey. Crisp, nicely bitter finish. Nice summer ale.


 bitbucket (2035), Kirkland, Washington, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 17, 2009  
Bomber. Orange pour with some initial chill haze, lacy off-white head. Citrus, cookie dough and flowers aroma. Medium body and light carbonation. Peachy bread and toffee taste with an earthy bitter finish with just a bit of lingering soap.


 killjoy966 (223), Washington, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/514/20
Aug 5, 2009  
Pours a semi-hazy orange-like color with a teeny, tiny head. Smells kind of weird, sort of sweet and sour. Tastes lovingly hopped as all the Ninkasi beers seem to but only the bitterness is detectable. Slight toffee/caramel peaks through the astringency, but at the end, all I’m left with is an oil slick bitterness.


 robforbes (1099), Bremerton, Washington, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Aug 1, 2009  
pours a semi-hazy amber-orange with a small off-white head, and good lacing. smell is of sweet toffee, a little pepper, some floral, and dry leaves. taste is of sweet grain, a little corn, some wheat, and hops in the back, ends dry and slightly bitter.



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