Hitachino Nest Espresso Stout

I gotta say my first impression was better than the long term. big espresso aroma with malt and dark Chocolate cherries. The body is thick and rich but there is a funny finish it is meaty. Strange. Buck convention, drink cold.

11.2 oz. bottle. Pours a dark brown (almost black) with a thick & long lasting tan head. Flavor: Coffee, chocolate, and a hint of raisins.

A Sim rate (tap at Spuyten Duyvil): Espresso, espresso, espresso. It’s coffee. Nothing beer about it. Very stouty look. Way too much coffee in the flavour. I love the taste because I love coffee but there’s no subtlety to it so not a great score. All gimmick, no grace.

Black pour from the bottle with a very small tan head. Aromas and flavors are of one thing...good coffee. One of the more pronounced coffee flavored beers I have had. Good thing I like coffee!

on tap at 1702 deep black with small tan head but nice lacing. aroma of burnt coffee and burnt biscuit. flavor is up front roasted malt and a lingering coffee finish. roastiness reallycomes through and the coffee isnt overpowering but definitely is a major component. nice beer. I have never seem this on tap before, nice job Austin.

Tasted at the real ale fest. Black with a foamy tan head. Good espresso aroma. Dry chocolate and roasty coffee taste.

Bottled. Poured incredibly dark w/almost no head. Smell was strong and coffee and so was the taste. Alcohol was tastable.

Pours black with light tan foam. Extremely unique aroma swirling with strong vanilla and sweet rice notes, burnt malts, chocolate, dark fruit, and mellow coffee. Flavor is also extremely unique, a great combination of mellow sweet notes and slight coffee bitterness. Cacao, vanilla, coffee, with cream and sweet rice. Very pleasantly surprised with this one, points added for originality.