Hitachino Nest Japanese Classic Ale

Brewed by Kiuchi Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Ibaraki, Japan

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Japanese IPA in celebration of Hatsune Miku’s 5th anniversary. Wet hops and biscuit on the nose. Pale gold with small foam. Fantastic bitter hop bite upfront falling into a genius sweet caramel and biscuit malt. Light bodied with a bit of booze in the back of the palate. Overall, this is not your average IPA. This is a genius creation from Japan. Very well done and unique. A must have. A+ rating.

Poured from a 24 into a Sam Adams glass. Dark yellow with lots of particulate floating around. Huge head that slowly fades to a heavy film. When I first poured it I got a huge whiff of hops but strangely it’s not there on the first taste. Virtually no hop taste. Malty with bitterness a little pepper but the hops is subdued. After it warms a little I get some cedar and rosemary scent. Also a little more cedar in the taste. Unusual beer.

A-- Poured a hazy orange amber color. One finger off white head, on swirling got two fingers. Head slowly dies off leaving a solid layer of film and a good solid ring of lacing. S-- Musty dirty sort of smell. Get some cedar mixed with earthy grape and orange. Wood really carries this. T-- Past its prime orange and pine. Get a lot of wood as well. Still pretty workable. M-- Rich, thick and earthy. Undertones of mandarin orange and pine. Finishes dry and crisp. O-- Probably really good fresh. Still pretty good for being a bit old. Has held up pretty well.

Orange haze with a sweetish citrus and malt taste. Big alcohol burn at the back but pretty well hidden.

Clousy orange-amber.with offwhite head. Cedar evident in aroma and flavor. Also notes of fruit and pepper.

UPDATED: AUG 7, 2012 Amber with a small head, not much aroma but slight hints of english/noble hops. Taste is like a mellow english ipa, but a bit on the sweet side. Softly carbonated, light body.

Bottle @ Rasmus House. Pours hazy orange with a creamy offwhite head, lots of small bubbles, floaties. Aroma of malt, citrusly hops, cedar wood, spice. Flavor is malt, citrusly hops, fruity, lightly spiced and with better balance than aroma. Medium body, soft carbonation. 020812

Hazy orange with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, cedar and moderate hoppy - fruity. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 020812

Bottle, 7.5%. Hazy amber with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, wood, fruit, hop and spicy. Flavour is malt, wood, hop, little sweet, medium bitter, little citrus, little rice and notes of sake.

Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. MOderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.