Hitachino Nest Espresso Stout

Brewed by Kiuchi Brewery
Style: Stout
Ibaraki, Japan

Drank with Bartzilla and others. Typical jet-black stout appearance. Nice aroma of Coffee and malts. Surprisingly tasty beer. Complex, but smooth and not overdone. Kind of like a lighter, more sessionable Speedway Stout.

Great coffee stout with obvious coffee from Sumatra in this brew. Full of strong, bold, carbon rich notes with a strong coffee flavor behind it all. Partially chewy, but not overly so. This is about balance with malts and the coffee.

I am happy to say that something decent in the brewing world has finally come out of Japan. The beer poured wonderfully. Little bit of a chocolate head action going on. The beer seem to be pretty thick on its way in the glass, and the beer is also very dark. I think this is a good looking beer. The head could be a bit darker, but still nice. Big chocolate nose on this sucker. Also, there is a nice subtle espresso (I guess)/coffee aroma. Very nice smelling beer. There is a slight roast aroma, but the chocolate and coffee are more pronounced. The beer has a weird flavor. It has the coffee and the chocolate, and even a little roast in the flavor, but these flavors are seemingly mild, but also they are not. Little too carbonated if you ask me. This over-carbonation steals away from the flavor. If the mouthfeel weren’t so bubbly then I would probably be able to taste the flavors a bit more. Decent stouts, I would definitely drink again, but there are better stouts.

Black, COFFEE, dark chocolate, roasted malts, dark fruits, caramel, dry, and slightly bitter finish.

Poured black with a nearly brown head. Nose is pretty fragrant coffee, some roast malt. Nice body, not overly heavy but solid. Taste not as intense with coffee as one might expect. Pretty well balanced with some bakers chocolate/mocha and roasted malt. Finish was dry with a little coffee bitterness. This was recommended as something very different, but I found it just what it should be.

This black ale poured with a generous tan head and a chocolate aroma. There is an intense chocolate malt flavor with a treacle sensation and a bitter coffee finish. Very tasty.

Bottle. Pours a very dark brown, small brown head. Aroma is coffee, chocolate and roast malt. Flavor is bitter coffee, bitter chocolate a touch of sweetness that never really shows itself.

Bottle. Dark ruby black beer with a brown head. Malt aroma with caramel and coffee. Coffee and roast flavors with caramel, nuttiness, and slight vanilla. Fuller bodied. Coffee and roast linger.