Hitachino Nest Real Ginger Ale

Brewed by Kiuchi Brewery
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Ibaraki, Japan

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

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The aroma has yeast, ginger, caramel, malt, and hops. The appearance is hazy brown with a small head. The flavor is like the aroma. The palate is thick. Overall this is very good!

On tap at the Bavarian Lodge in Lisle, IL., and dispensed to fluted stemware with a clear, rosey/copper color, silky, off white foam to the head, and nice strands and web-like cling to the lacing. The nose presented smooth malt, sweetness, light spice as ginger, soft but mature esters as berry & cherry, but no noticeable citrus imo. The flavor added to the aroma notes some light cracker, low bitterness, medium body, better than soft carbonation, a little syrupy texture, and just a touch of alcohol. Ginger didn’t seem to be the star of the show to me, but this brew was pleasantly flavorful nonetheless.

Pours a hazy gold with no head. Smell is primarily Ginger. Tastes sort of like a fancy wheat. Ginger taste is certainly present throughout. It’s ok.

330 ml bottle. 7.0% or 7.5%. From brewdog.com.
Dark murky brown colour with tiny light tan head. Malt and ginger in aroma. Fresh and spicy ginger, mild hops and sweetish malt in flavour. Mild bitterness and ginger spicyness in aftertaste.

Unique aroma. Taste is very strong and overpowering with the ginger but is not bitter and still drinks smooth.

Pleasant smell - sugar, spice, flower. Sip - and my first instinct is to spit it out. This party in my mouth is very unpleasant: fuzzy, sweet, bitter - you can definitely locate ginger and caramel, but together they just feel like hangover.

Draft. Red ruby pour with some light white head. Full ginger aroma with tart fruit tones. Dark fruit, some light sweetness in flavor, spices dominate specifically ginger.

bottle. Datestamp: "G.11.05". Thin, off-white head. Fades to near-minimal. Leaves little lace. Hazy amber color. Some bubbles on the side of the glass. Nice ginger flavor. Maltier than I expected. But the ginger is still present and pleasant. Some cinnamon. Decent light sweet spiced taste. Light, crisp carbonation. Bigger body. Longer spice aftertaste. Interesting brew... Would be pretty awesome with sushi. Not sure how fresh this is because of the cryptic date-stamp, though, but I have a feeling it’s not very... I’d really like to try this fresh or on tap, I bet this would be way better if it was hoppier and more assertive. Kind of a weird, sticky / milky texture to the aftertaste.

Bottle 330ml.

Clear medium amber colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to light heavy ginger, cinnamon notes. Flavour is light heavy sweet and light bitter with a long duration, sweet ginger, peppery, caramel, spicy. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120330]

Tap. Pours slightly hazy amber with thick, creamy off-white head; good retention and lacing. Aroma is herbs, cookie malt, spice, floral hops, strawberries, and some earthy notes. Flavor is mostly malt and spice with some supporting hops and fruit esters; dry, spicy finish. Medium body, carbonation, and warmth.

Tap at Max’s. Pours clear brown with a medium, creamy off-white head, long retention with excellent lacing. Aroma is cookie and light caramel malt, ginger, dates and earthy hops. Flavor is malt dominant with medium esters, ginger, light hops and bitterness with a sweet finish. Medium body, warmth and carbonation.