Hitachino Nest Espresso Stout

Objectively speaking: Accomplished coffee stout.
I like: Aromatic, ashey and solidly roasted ale whose alcohol remains hidden. Medium-full bodied, though rather highly carbonated èa la Belgian stout. A malt extraction feature where sweetness is constantly kept at bay by the competent roastiness.
I dislike: Not much fruit flavours in there. This is what they intended, but this does not taste much more than espresso, extremely focused.

Drank with Bartzilla and others. Typical jet-black stout appearance. Nice aroma of Coffee and malts. Surprisingly tasty beer. Complex, but smooth and not overdone. Kind of like a lighter, more sessionable Speedway Stout.

Great coffee stout with obvious coffee from Sumatra in this brew. Full of strong, bold, carbon rich notes with a strong coffee flavor behind it all. Partially chewy, but not overly so. This is about balance with malts and the coffee.

I am happy to say that something decent in the brewing world has finally come out of Japan. The beer poured wonderfully. Little bit of a chocolate head action going on. The beer seem to be pretty thick on its way in the glass, and the beer is also very dark. I think this is a good looking beer. The head could be a bit darker, but still nice. Big chocolate nose on this sucker. Also, there is a nice subtle espresso (I guess)/coffee aroma. Very nice smelling beer. There is a slight roast aroma, but the chocolate and coffee are more pronounced. The beer has a weird flavor. It has the coffee and the chocolate, and even a little roast in the flavor, but these flavors are seemingly mild, but also they are not. Little too carbonated if you ask me. This over-carbonation steals away from the flavor. If the mouthfeel weren’t so bubbly then I would probably be able to taste the flavors a bit more. Decent stouts, I would definitely drink again, but there are better stouts.

Black, COFFEE, dark chocolate, roasted malts, dark fruits, caramel, dry, and slightly bitter finish.