Wild Beer Zintuki
A blend of Somerset Wild and Ninkasi.
The art of blending has huge appreciation in the wine and whisky world but isn’t often talked about in terms of beer. Perhaps it’s considered a little too wild? Not for us.
Zintuki is Ninkasi’s younger, wilder sister (and goddess of food and dinner). A perfect name for this blend of Ninkasi (our Celebratory beer made with a small amount of local apple juice) and Somerset Wild (a sour beer fermented using yeast and bacteria from local orchards).
A combination of the complexity and champagne spritziness of Ninkasi with the dry lemon acidic sharpness of Somerset Wild, gives a blend richly aromatic on the nose, refreshing on the tongue and deeply satisfying on the pallet.
The art of blending has huge appreciation in the wine and whisky world but isn’t often talked about in terms of beer. Perhaps it’s considered a little too wild? Not for us.
Zintuki is Ninkasi’s younger, wilder sister (and goddess of food and dinner). A perfect name for this blend of Ninkasi (our Celebratory beer made with a small amount of local apple juice) and Somerset Wild (a sour beer fermented using yeast and bacteria from local orchards).
A combination of the complexity and champagne spritziness of Ninkasi with the dry lemon acidic sharpness of Somerset Wild, gives a blend richly aromatic on the nose, refreshing on the tongue and deeply satisfying on the pallet.
3.5
167 reviews
Shepton Mallet, England
Community reviews
V unortodox. Vona silna vyrazna mierne sladka kyselkava. Kalna bledsia farba. Chut vyrazna horko drevito bylinna a vinova. Velmi intenzivna.
Tap. Malty and yeasty aroma and taste, wine notes, light to medium sour, light sweet notes, light bitter. Medium body, malty and yeasty sour and bitter finish. Easy to drink, good.
Bottle at Unorthodox. Moderately sour, moderate funk, barnyard, very nice. Moderate complexity but very high drinkability. Tasty, very good.
330 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 7.3%. Moderately hazy golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of brettanomyces, sour cider, lactic acid and sour fruits. Fizzy mouthfeel. Sour and lemony flavour, lots of lactic acid. Too sour for me.
Bottle. Yellow color with small white head. Aroma of, yeast, funk, lemon. Sour taste with lemon, backyard, funk. Good.
Bottle at drie dorstige herten. Aroma of tart tropical fruit, pineapple, passion fruit, grapefruit and some lacto. Taste has zesty grapefruit, passion fruit, orange, pineapple and tart. Nice beer.
Thank you Chris for sharing this - Hazy golden with a white head - Sour fruity aroma with some hops - Malt body with a sour berry, fruity flavour - The sour berry, fruity flavour goes to a long finish - This was good
Bottle. Pale colour, cloudy, rocky head that disappears after a while. Aroma is dry apple cider, apple peel. Medium sour. Lively carbonation, light body. Without looking at the bottle, I would say it's a cider. Very good!
Bottle from Borough Wines Battersea. Total ripper here - perfect meld of apple and funk, juiciness with a dry end. Kind of like the best cider you'd ever wish for in a beer. As above so below. Oh yeah and no booziness here. Best WBC brew like ever.
Bottle from Cellarbrations Bowen Hills on 9 August 2018. Great sour beer this one with a truckload of tartness. Makes the face screw up from the first tart taste.
27/7/2018. Bottle shared at Mig & Ølsnedkeren, Aarhus. Pours hazy pale gold with a small off-white head. Aroma of sour fruits, yeast, apples, bubble gum, hops. Light sweetness, medium to heavy sour. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.
Bottle @ Mig & Øksnedkeren, Aarhus. Pours hazy straw with airy white head. Vinous and dusty aroma of yeast, with mild hints of malt. Dry, vinous flavour with estery notes and bitter, hoppy touches. Estery and vinous aftertaste. A nice one.
Bottle @Mig&�lsnedkeren. Clear golden, white head. Funky, citrusy and malty aroma. Sweetish, funky citrus flavour. Some sweet malt too. Nice, well balanced.
Bottle @ Mig & Ølsnedkeren. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, citrus and light bretty. Flavor is quite sweet and light acidic. Dry and light acidic finish. 270718
Bottle @ Mig & Ølsnedkeren. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are nice and sour fruits, hops, citrus, flowers and has a bice sour finish.
Color amarillento, translúcido, con capa de espuma blanca de dos dedos de grosor y retención decente. Carbonatación suave. Textura acuosa. Aroma con recuerdos de sidra. Ligeramente ácido. Notas de limón y sulfuro. En boca mucho limón, quizá demasiado. Acidez bien medida. Notas de manzana verde, pero básicamente limón, el sabor del limón sin tanta acidez. Final ácido. Postgusto que no sé describir, ácido pero extraño. Interesante, aunque demasiado fácil de beber y carentes de muchos matices.
33cl Can @ Zombier, Malaga, Spain.
Golden colour with a thin white head.
Aroma is yeast, malt, citrus, fruits, tart.
Taste follows the aroma.
Medium body, average carbonation.
9. 6. 2018, Klimno. Bottled. Aroma of wild yeast. Pale and a bit hazy colour with rocky white head. Medium sour with hidden undertones of light sweetness and bitterness. Lightbodied, low to med carb, light sour finish.
0,3 litre Bottle from Vinmonopolet Hamar. Clear yellow with white head. Malts, hops, Apple and sour aroma and taste.
Drinked in bottle bb 10.7.20. On the nose some alcoholic lemony notes, some sour apple juice and candied lemon. In mouth is medium light bodied, refreshing, is a strange sourness, mixed with a sweet apple final. Very good beer for a evening aperitif in these hot days
33cl bottle
Golden color, white head with good retention. Aroma has notes of yeast, lime peel, notes of bretts. Flavor with a decent sourness, barnyard, citrusy, yeasty and hints of white grapes. Acidic final, fruity with dry mouthfeel.
0.33l bottle from qoqa.ch. pours a milky pale golden with a steady head. aroma of funk, cucumber, lemon. flavour of lemon cheesecake, rowan, gooseberries, hay, yeast. quite sour and funky.
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Draft at Murphy’s Law. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma of cucumber bretty citrus. Flavour is light light to moderate sweet and sour with above light bitterness. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
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Tap at Murphy's Law. Hazy golden with big white head. Sweet malts, light lemon, lime, cheesecake, cucumber. Moderate sweet and tart. Medium body and soft carbonation.
Draught @ Kitty's. Poured golden color with a thin white head. Bretta nose, sulphur, citric notes. Flavor has citrus, funk, floral notes, grapes. Sour notes. Interesting.
A small taste from wiosna (tap) @ Amsterdam. Pours cloudy golden with a medium head. Aroma is tart malts with notes of fruits and vinegar. Flavor is sweet and tart malts with some fruity notes. Very nice.
Ácida y floral en nariz. Manzana en boca. Asidrada. Bastante equilibrada. Compleja. Deliciosa. BOTELLA. Batch 8104. BB 10/07/2020.
tap@amsterdam. yellow slight hazy. citrussy, lemony nose, pretty nice funky farmyard, barnyard, hay malty. med bodied, soft smooth, citrussy, lemony peely, clean flavoured. right nice. bit bacterial doughy finish.
Draught @ Kitty's.
Poured golden color with a thin white head.
Bretta nose, sulphur, citric notes.
Flavor has citrus, funk, floral notes, grapes. Sour notes. Interesting.
Bottle, 330 ml, from Že V Redu Primož. Shared with Max and JFK10000. Clear golden, medium white head. Citrus, grapes, nice fruity tartness, light bodied. Bit like cider. Very nice.