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justintoxicate 9:51 pm on March 11, 2016
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Hitachino Nest Tokyo Station Edition Japanese Classic Ale – Kiuchi Brewery (Japan)

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Hitachino Nest Tokyo Station (special edition) Japanese Classic ale, 7% (normally 7.5%) ABV, 330ml, (Ibaraki, Japan)

on the back label:

“This Japanese classic ale is a recreation of the first Japanese beer made in the Edo period. Please enjoy the Japanese taste, aged in ceder [sic] barrels like the old IPA style method from England”

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  • Style: India Pale Ale
  • Taste: Creamy full almost berrylike tangy woody toffee barley malt lingering bitter hops
  • Where I got it : Tokyo Station B1 / Japan
  • How much: ~$5 CAD – 330ml, April 2015
  • Do I love this enough to drink it again: no
  • Would I recommend this to beer aficionados: yes

Visual: (cellared for 1 year). Pours reddish-brown with a small creamy head, ringed retention, suspended micro sediment, steady micro streams along the perimeter.

Nose: light toasted sweet toffee barley malts. (lvl-6)-pungency

Attack: crisp-thicker viscosity,

Mid-palate: fine creamy CO2 mouthfeel, almost berrylike, (lvl-6-sweetness), tangy-zingy, woody toffee barley malt, hints of sake sweetness

Finish: dryness, lingering medium sharp bitter hops.

Summary: A truly enticing full mouthfeel with a solid tasting barley malt body and lasting hops to finish it off.

justintoxicate 12:50 am on October 15, 2015
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Hitachino Nest Real Ginger Brew – Kiuchi Brewery (Ibaraki, Japan)

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Rating: C+

Price: $5.79, Uwajimaya, 11.2 fl.oz., 8%ABV

Visual: pours cloudy copper brown with a quickly dissipating v.small head, ringed retention, a few scattered micro streams.

Nose: very faint caramel malts. (lvl-1)-pungency

Attack: crisp malty, incoming ginger dryness

Mid-palate: (lvl-5)-sweetness, (MAIN) brown sugar malts, ginger root

Finish: ginger root bitterness, gentle hoppy bitterness, brown sugar malty sweet finish.

Summary: Identifiable ginger in the brew as advertised, a decent mix of sweet malty and rooty bitter. Not terribly spicy though which would’ve made it better.

justintoxicate 1:01 pm on August 28, 2012
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Hitachino Nest XH Extra High – Kiuchi Brewery (Japan)

Hitachino Nest XH Extra High – Kiuchi Brewery, 8.5% ABV – 330ml, (Ibaraki, Japan)

On the back label:“This XH is brewed using more malt and hops than usual. Please enjoy the rich taste; Matured more than half a year.”

From ratebeer.com:

“Strong Belgian Brown Ale matured in distilled Sake barrels.the final Maturation takes place in Shochu casks {distilled sake} for 3 months.　 Malts: Marris Otter, Munich, Crystal, Chocolate　 Hops: Chinook, Styrian Golding　 Original Gravity: 1.08”

  • Style: Strong Ale
  • My Rating: B
  • Taste Profile: Sweet malts -> caramel/anise/fig/cherry -> bittersweet light-hopped finish
  • Where I got it: Brewery Creek (?)
  • How much: ~$6, 2011
  • Do I love this enough to drink it again: no
  • Would I recommend this to beer aficionados: yes

Tasting notes: pours light brownish orange with a small micro CO2 head, a few active CO2 streams. Mainly malts on the nose. Medium-Sweet (7/10) medium-heavy malts up front, mixed with light caramel, light anise (which is the sake + shochu barrel maturation), fig, a touch of cherry. Creamy mouthfeel and finish light hoppy medium lingering bittersweet. Medium complexity, med-high depth, good transitions, good carry, good drinkability.

justintoxicate 8:05 pm on June 20, 2012
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Hitachino Nest Ancient Nipponia – Kiuchi Brewery (Ibaraki, Japan)

Ancient Nipponia Hitachino Nest – Kiuchi brewery, 6.5% ABV, (Ibaraki, Japan)

On the back label:

“This Nipponia is brewed using two Japanese original materials; ‘Kaneko Golden’, the Japanese ancient barley, and ‘Sorachi Ace’, the hop which once was bred in japan. Please enjoy the citrus flavour, the golden color and the complex taste”

My notes:
  • My Rating: B
  • Why I like it: good body with bold hops and citrus flavour
  • Where I got it: Keg n Cork (EDM)
  • How much: $10 , June 2012
  • Do I love this enough to drink it again: no
  • Would I recommend this to beer aficionados: yes

Tasting notes: pours clear golden yellow, minimal head, small co2. Light malts on the nose. Tastes of light-med malts, bitter orange citrus, medium-heavy bitterness throughout (7/10), strong aggressive hops (9/10). Medium complexity, med-high depth.

justintoxicate 10:49 am on December 15, 2011
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Hitachino Nest Weizen – Kiuchi Brewery (Ibaraki, Japan)

Hitachino Nest Weizen – Kiuchi Brewery, 5% ABV, (Ibaraki, Japan)

On the back label:

“This German style weizen is a cloudy beer brewed with wheat malt, and a fragrant yeast. Please enjoy the banana like flavor and light taste.”

My Notes:

  • My Rating: B+
  • Why I like it: complex crisp fruity orange-banana
  • Where I got it: Brewery Creek
  • How much: <$5, 2010
  • Do I love this enough to drink it again: No
  • Would I recommend this to beer afficianados: Yes

Tasting Notes: pours bright cloudy orange creamsicle, small staying head, micro-foamy CO2, runny lacing, a plethora of CO2 streams. Orange marmalade on the nose with some barnyard sourness. Sharp but soft 8/10 sourness up front that half dissipates into an off-dry mandarin orange and banana clean finish. Also a mild bitter hoppy finish. Very crisp, medium complexity, medium-high depth, medium length, medium viscosity (great mouthfeel).