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Ninja Sh!t
- Dark Lager / Dunkel
- 4.5% ABV
- Label approved Oct 27
Had it? My score
90 seek it out · 80 would buy again · 70 fine, wouldn't seek it · 60 disappointing · 40 flawed or drain pour
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Novel Strand's Dark Lager / Dunkel. Label approved 27 October 2026; not spotted yet.
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How to serve it
- Serve at
- 44–50°F (7–10°C)
- Glass
- Mug or stein: thick, sturdy glass that keeps a lager cold
- Goes with
- Mushroom dishes, Sausages and pretzels, Steak
About 145–165 calories and 14–20 g carbs
About 90 of those calories come from the alcohol.
General guidance for Dark Lager / Dunkel. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools
About this beer
It's the only label we have from Novel Strand Brewing Company. It is one of 30 dark lager / dunkel labels approved in October 2026. Its label was approved 6 days after it was submitted.
From the label“WE DON'T PRETEND TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE NINJAS WORK. They move in silence, are patient to no end, and when they finally make their move, it's the end for whatever they're coming for. Our good boy Shoku is most certainly a ninja. A member of an incredibly rare breed of Japanese hunting dogs- Kai Ken, our little mister is black as night, fast as lightning, and as sweet as could be... unless, of course, you're his target. We brewed up this black lager in his honor, with all German malt, hops, yeast, and that ninja patience. And when the time was right, when the iron was hot... WE LET SHOKU STRIKE. L'CHAIM. SALUD. CHEERS! FROM YOUR FRIENDS, CHANTEL, TAMIR, & AYANA Proudly brewed and Packaged IN THE HISTORIC BAKER NEIGHBORHOOD at 305 Wrist avenue, Denver, CO”
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A starting-point recipe from the style and the ABV on the label: derived, not tasted, and the sheet says which is which.
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Style: LagerBrewery: Novel Strand