Hitachino Nest Espresso Stout

Brewed by Kiuchi Brewery
Style: Stout
Ibaraki, Japan

Shared by robert at stateline. Smells just like an espresso! Taste just like an espresso. Too bad I dont like espresso!! Good texture. But it was still a good beer. I just dont like coffee or espresso, but if you do this beer is for you.

Bottle: Poured a deep black color stout with a nice foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of espresso coffee is gorgeous with some notes of roasted malt also noticeable. Taste is a well balance mix between some roasted malt, nice black chocolate notes with some lactose also noticeable. Full creamy body is perfect for the style with no discernable alcohol. I must admit having been surprised by the creamy body and the nice balance between all the element in this beer.

Dark black with a dark brown head. Aromai is quite loaded with espresso, earthy and lightly licoricey character as well. A bit of plummy sweetness, soft cocoa and a rich roastiness. Flavour is quite sweet but this is balanced by roast behind all of the espresso. Sweet and lightly plummy. Lightly salty roastiness on the back. One of the best coffee stouts I’ve ever had.

2-19-08 bottle thanks to beerlando!
Black in color with eternal dark tan head. Head is so long lasting and thick - it almost appears "chunky". Slight roasted burning malt smell and a very very light coffee smell. Flavor is overly sweet for my liking. Coffee notes are present in the flavor but not very much. Mouthfeel is average - a bit thinner than I hoped.

Let me confess: I’m a sucker for coffee/espresso stouts, so it was with great excitement that I cracked this bottle open, that After4ever sent me! It’s pitch black and the head is nougat colored, delicious and creamy. The aroma has roasted malt, loads of coffee and licorice. The flavour has a light sweetness and coffee, coffee and coffee - and oh, did I mention coffee?? It also has sweet licorice and a light bitterness in the finish. The body is full and very nice, and the flavour lasts forever and ever - it’s a really nice stout, right up my alley Tom, thank you so much!

330 ml bottle. Pours a very dark brown in color with a medium sized disappearing tan head. The aroma is all about the coffee/espresso as well as some dark chocolate and hops. The flavor is fresh roasted coffee with added bitterness. The chocolate malt has a very slight tartness to it. Mouthfeel is spot on with this one. This is a standout coffee stout.

Bottle thanks to Suttree. Lots of coffee aromas off this very dark pour with a huge, dark brown head. Flavors were bitter coffee. I had expected sweeter, but it was black, bitter coffee all the way. Pretty good actually.

Dark brown/black body with a small creamy tan head. Moderately sweet nose with coffee, dark chocolate, vanilla and roast. Lightly sweet taste with bitter bakers chocolate, espresso and light berry. Medium/full body is soft with light carbonation.