To kick off its summer of celebrations, the brewery will release n10, a commemorative imperial blended ale, available in limited 22ounce bottles throughout ninkasis distribution footprint beginning this july. Ca daughter of the powerful creator enki and ninti, queen of the sacred lake, ninkasi is all the more poignant a deity given the role of women in ancient culture as respected brewers. For over six years, ninkasi has supplied lane county with delicious and potent beer. Why does the sumerian goddess of beer, ninkasi, appear in the workings of the simon necronomicon. Ninkasi is a goddess of alcohol and beer, she is the daughter of enki and ninti. Her exterior styling and naval architecture was done by langan design associates with sophisticated and beautiful, french chateau inspired interior by rhoades young design. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Written down around 1800 bce, the hymn is no doubt much older as evidenced by the techniques detailed in the poem which scholars have determined were actually in use long before the hymn was written. Learn how to pronounce ninkasi and more about the ninkasi word at. When you crack open a ninkasi beer, we want to make sure its the best beer you could possibly enjoy.
Ninkasi, goddess of beer flagstaffgrand canyon ale trail. Why does the sumerian goddess of beer, ninkasi, appear in. Greetings and welcome to the simon necronomicon gatewalkers info page. Ninkasi brewing company is a microbrewery based in eugene, oregon. Operating under this core purpose, the brewery has grown from a twoman team to become the 36 th largest craft brewery in the united states. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Ninkasi shop buy online ninkasis beers and products. A divine blend of vanilla, coffee, chocolate, and roasted malt notes swirl together to create a smooth oatmeal stout with a crisp finish. It is the opposite of your typical cold war spy thriller, kind of an antijames bond novel. Her father was the king of uruk, and her mother was the high priestess of the temple of inanna, the goddess of procreation. The true signature of this beer comes from the addition of whole vanilla beans to the final stage of. Thomas foley is a junior civil servant working for the governments central office of information. Come down and have a taste of some of their more adventurous beers. I also want to keep it as a place where ninkasi is remembered as an important icon in an important culture.
Ninkasi luxury charter yacht mediterranean and caribbean. Like many of jonathan coes novels of which im a huge fan expo 58 has a wellmeaning, hapless protagonist trying to navigate his way through a confusing situation armed with only about a quarter of the information he really needs. A friend recommended expo 58 and, as its a really interesting premise for a novel, and one that appealed to me, i gave it a go. Expo 58 is a belgian pale ale style beer brewed by ninkasi brewing company in eugene, or.
One of ninkasis core values is successful integration of work and life. In the top register, left, a man and a woman use straws to drink a liquid, probably beer, from a large jar on a stand between them. Books new book on historical brewing techniques uncovers the lost art. Named after the sumerian goddess of beer, ninkasi was founded in 2006 by jamie floyd and nikos ridge.
Noir coffee milk stout and imperial pumpkin sleighr, in bottles and on draft this september. We all know ninkasi, and we certainly know they do more than ipa. Wild beer ninkasi bottling note a beer with a great name, ninkasi being the goddess of beer from ancient mesopotamia or sumer dating back to the first ever recorded recipe which was obviously for delicious beer almost four millennia ago and beyond. Kolenda art glass ninkasi artprize entry profile a. The grains likewise accentuate the predominant biting character of expo 58, alongside the sharp belgian yeasts, which border upon the peppery in this ninkasi effort, almost as if theres a touch of grainsofparadisebut i dont detect much in the way of traditional belgian spices maybe, on second, searching pass, a bit of clove on the nose. Expo 58 is a charming, refreshing, and breezy take on 1950s cold war politics and espionage. The hymn to ninkasi, goddess of beer ancient history. Featuring a collectible outer box, the iconographic artwork for n10 was crafted in c. She is also one of the eight children created in order to heal one of the eight wounds that enki receives. Ninkasi brewing 10 year anniversary release n10 imperial blended ale. Calliope is a luxury charter yacht built by holland jachtbouw zaandam bv and delivered in 2010 as lloyds classed and mca compliant vessel. Ninkasi brewing brings back believer double red ale.
Ninkasi brewing company celebrates 10 years of brewing june 16, 2016. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading expo 58. Ninkasi brewing began in 2006 when jamie floyd and nikos ridge spent 17 hours brewing their first batch of total domination ipa. Beer became so important to ancient mesopotamian culture that the sumerians created a goddess of brewing and beer, ninkasi, and one anonymous poet, smitten with her powers, penned a hymn to her in 1800 b.
Way back when i could be bothered, i used to reply to these people and say please check with the person you are trying to talk to, and confirm what their email address is, as whatever it. Expo 58 is an amiable, undemanding book, cartoonish in its brushstrokes, elemental in its themes. Ninkasi n10 imperial blended ale craftshack buy craft. Ninkasi has embarrassingly low wages for their office staff. Ninkasi expo 58 named after the return of the worlds fair after wwii, expo 58 is a belgian style pale ale the worlds fair was in brussels in 58 that ninkasi says is similar to a. These actions are what make up ninkasis beer is love nonprofit support program. I remember the first hardtofind beers and meeting jamie floyd at a small release party at belmont station. Ninkasi blonde 4,5% alcvol balanced and refreshing pilsner. Ninkasi parts ways with national sales director brewbound.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Ninkasi adds noir to special release series tenemu. Ninkasi brewing company eugene, or beers beeradvocate. After brewing, the beer was blended with cold brewed coffee from portland, ore. Samurai artist jun 16, 2016 facebook twitter reddit sms i cannot believe its been 10 years since eugene, oregons ninkasi brewing company got started. Discover the oldest beer recipe in history from ancient. However this is not the only way that ninkasi gives back. We work hard to make sure our wholesale partners and retailers provide you with the freshest ninkasi beer. She was born of sparkling fresh water and created to satisfy the desire and sate the heart. The large oval center will consist of over 500 individual pieces of hand painted colored glass and be complemented by similar panels in each of the four corners. The five panels will be installed into one large wood frame. In ancient mesopotamia the brewers craft had the protection and sanction of three female goddesses, ninkasi, siris and siduri. Headliners headliners the permanent range brings together 6 beers with different aromas, colours and ingredients, which are constantly available.
N10 imperial blended ale kicks off a summer of festivities. The industry itself is very competitive so it drives the importance of doing well. Even though working at a brewery is fun, it is a very demanding job. Ninkasi is the tutelary goddess of beer in ancient sumerian religious mythology. Expo 58 belgianstyle pale, lux helles lager, oakaged sleighr super rare. Ninkasis heady brew offers a wide range of musical flavors, with crisp and spicy latin tangos accenting waltzes, klezmer, and light classical.
Ninkasi brewing brings back believer double red ale new. Mesopotamian goddess of beer ceremonial drinking scene on a seal found in the great death pit in the royal cemetery at ur. The atomium, built for the 1958 worlds fair in brussels, the setting for jonathan coes latest book. Ninkasi brewing company celebrates 10 years of brewing. The first beer they produced was total domination ipa. In fact, ninkasi donated to over 700 different organizations in this last year alone. In the meantime i have held onto the domain, even though i have had a few offers for it, as well i like it.
No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The hymn to ninkasi is at once a song of praise to ninkasi, the sumerian goddess of beer, and an ancient recipe for brewing. Ninkasi, the goddess of beer, will be presented in painted stained glass. We at ninkasi want to give you an understanding of the beer culture and its long history. Now the nations 35th and oregons second largest independent craft.
An absurd comedy about a somewhat sheltered english civil servant sent to brussels to. Those beers have repeatedly been nationally and internationally rewarded, which is a great testimony of their quality. June 15, 2006, ninkasi brewing company set out with a single mission. With mothers day quickly approaching this sunday, we at flagstaffgrand canyon ale trail chose to pay tribute to the mother of the brew. The hymn to ninkasi, inscribed on a nineteenthcentury b. She is one of the eight children created in order to heal one of the eight wounds that enki receives. Ninkasi brewing 10 year anniversary release n10 imperial. Ninkasi brewery france buy french craft beer online. It is rather more intelligent than it first appears, starting slightly and becoming gradually more. Its a pretty easy read refreshingly short actually. The company also believes in supporting the local community. Ninkasi vanilla oatis oatmeal stout craftshack buy.
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