Hitachino Nest Espresso Stout

Brewed by Kiuchi Brewery
Style: Stout
Ibaraki, Japan

A good solid strong stout, alyhough it has minimal coffee nose or flavour. It does come out more as it warms up however.

Bottle. This beer smells awesome. Loads of coffee accents of vanilla, some coco, and chocolate. Never gets sweet just overpowered by the coffee bitterness and hints of vanilla. A must try a treat.

I have a very bright LED light and I shined it on the other side of the glass. . . couldn’t even see a hint of light. No joke. Caramel, chocolate, hint of mint and strong coffee flavor (I don’t like coffee yet I like this beer). One of if not the best Coffee beers that I have ever had. More than full bodied, perfect dark, and delicious. Buy me.

Bright and powerful espresso edge, pretty acidic and sharp. Soft earthy character to it, almost like charred chocolate and oak in the finish. I enjoyed this beer after the initial overwhelming espresso sharpness dulled my palate. Its a nice stout, just with a massive coffee edge.

Creamy stout with a powerful chocolate flavor. The palate has a slight smokiness which has a alcohol overtone. This stout is deep and thick with a viscous body. There is a deep dark borwn head with a moderate lacing.

Dark brown with large tan head, long lasting despite receding and leaving lacing all over the glace. Nose reminds of Founders, vegetal bean deluxe, some tobacco and smoke, and yet there’s also this odd raisin/burnt sugar scent. Flavor carries more tobacco and coffee, and probably vanilla. As it warms, vanilla and chocolate are well-incorporated, so it’s never singular and over-bitter. Moderate sized body, rather creamy. It doesn’t go as far overboard with the coffee and thus allows room for other stuff, and so I think I prefer it to Mikkeller’s and Founder’s. Still, coffee stouts aren’t really my thing.

sweet coffee aroma; that motor oil pour, thick and sparkling brown head, moderate lacing; dark fruits, coffee, roasted chocolate, sugar; pretty tasty, but it ends somewhat bitter and fruity like fruit that sat out for an extra day, and served with some old coffee... meh.

11.2oz from Sam’s, Durham. Very appealing aroma, initially strong roasts that (to me) specifically recalled Bell’s Java. But there’s a softness to this brew, almost a lactic, sweet stout quality that makes this one sort of a hybrid. Sweet stout and chocolate malts, with intensely bitter espresso, dry but not too burnt, which is quite nice and lets the finest qualities of the bean itself come through. Substantial body, smooth mouthfeel. A good one.