Hitachino Nest Weizen

Brewed by Kiuchi Brewery
Style: German Hefeweizen
Ibaraki, Japan

Serve in Weizen

12 ounce someone sent it to me as an extra. Apple and tart. Not as much banana as one would expect. But that’s fine.

330 ml. bottle. $3.99 @ Carl’s Meat Market, Kittery ME. Hazy poor with ample carbonation into a Weizen glass. Huge head dies down to a thin layer. Nose is classic Hefe Nose of clove, yeast and banana. Taste of lemon, malt and clove however, you can pick-up a undelaying sour note in the flavor. It’s not real off putting, just different. Medium body. Over-all decent, Not sure I would spend 3.99 on a single again.

Hazy, pale gold with a small white head. Fruity with spicy tones. Fruit, spices and bitterness. medium body with a nice bitter sweet finish.

Sample from bottle at Haket 2012-01-14 Göteborg AR: banan foam, dry, wheat AP: hazy golden copper colored body, wee white wee bubbly head F: dry, banana foam, wheat, rice, tutti rutti, raisins, metallic

pours bright cloudy orange creamsicle, small staying head, micro-foamy CO2, runny lacing, a plethora of CO2 streams. Orange marmalade on the nose with some barnyard sourness. Sharp but soft 8/10 sourness up front that half dissipates into an off-dry mandarin orange and banana clean finish. Also a mild bitter hoppy finish. Very crisp, medium complexity, medium-high depth, medium length, medium viscosity (great mouthfeel).

Bottle. Pours a watered down orange with an initial frothy white head that fades rather quickly leaving a small ring of lace in my small Aventinus glass. Nose is clove, banana, lemon, grapefruit, light tropical fruits, bubblegum. Flavor is dry, slightly salty, some orangeade like sweetness, mild spice if any. Wow this is so different than any hefe I have ever had. This stuff is really good to me. Thin to medium bodied, sparkling yet soft carbonation with a perfect finish. This is a special beer. The only hefeweizen I have drank the whole bottle of, enjoyed it, and then craved another bottle of it. Wow. this stuff is really special. Specialer than when I wrote it earlier.

Draught at the brewery. Pale cloudy amber gold colour with a frothy white head. Aroma is banana fruity, ice cream, bread, wheat and a bit of pepper. Tastes like banoffee pie. Initial spike of sharpness then beautiful sweet taste with wheaty undertones. Lots of fruit and creaminess. Slight bitterness towards the end of the glass. This was absolutely delicious. The best wheat beer I have ever had. Lovely.

Refrigerated bottle poured into a weizen glass. Pours hazy golden with small white head. Some lacing, light body, and low carbonation. Taste is sour banana, and off lemon. Way below average taste and over priced.