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Hitachino Nest Japanese Classic Ale 3.53 319

Hitachino Nest Japanese Classic Ale

Percentile
89
overall
Brewed by Kiuchi Brewery
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Ibaraki, Japan

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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3193.55/5.03.53/5.07%79.8Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Hitachino Japanese Classic Ale is brewed following the original India Pale Ale brought to Japan in the 19th century . It is slowly matured in Cedar casks which are commonly used in the brewing of traditional Japanese sake.
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 maniac (2628), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/59/103/516/20
Sep 24, 2006  
Slightly hazy amber body with a thin white head. Sweet caramel aroma. Sweet cedar flavor with lots of spice.


 starfireming (309), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Sep 24, 2006  
Hazy deep yellow colour with sediment, white head. Cedar banana aroma. Very cedar flavour, perhaps a little malt. Not bad at all. Might be better if it were warmer.


 ¾ (5003), Colorado, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Sep 17, 2006  
Bottle. Cloudy soft orange and amber color, unfiltered. Crispy grain malt flavor up front, light level of sweetness noticed. Kind of simple tasting, with some crackers, nuts, cereal flavors. Simple. Crisp on the palate.


 KAggie97 (2477), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/104/514/20
Sep 17, 2006  
Bottle. IPA? More like a, um, Cedar beer, if ever there was a style. Pours a lush amber with dark honey highlights; nice head and lacing. Aroma is a cedar tinderbox. Flavor is a stark sweet cedar with notes of cedar and cedar. Palate is full; spreads the cedar. Decent cedar beer. <!-- b --> Did I mention this beer tastes like cedar?


HomesickAlien (20), Michigan, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Sep 6, 2006  
Not a lot of hops for an IPA but has good hop flavor. Decent malt backbone too. It’s the cedar aroma/flavor that really sets this beer apart. You can smell it before you bring the glass to your mouth. Nice dry finish with the cedar making it’s appearance at the end. Very different, well balanced and delicious!


 billk (300), Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 2, 2006  
Bottle 11.2 oz. Hazy amber/orange. Too much alcohol flavor for me. I lost the F’ing rate to cyber and I ain’t gonna type it over. KMA!


 bu11zeye (5621), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Aug 24, 2006  
(Bottle) Pours a cloudy amber body with an average fizzy off-white head. Aroma of florals, herbs, pineapple, and sugar cane. Flavor of floral hops and herbs. The aroma and flavor is reminiscent of shaman gardens in the Amazonian region of South American.


 JMFG (1514), Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
Aug 20, 2006  
11.2 oz bottle bought for ~$4. I hadn’t previously agitated the bottle, but this one shot out of the bottle quite a bit. Once it settled down, there was a slightly cloudy (likely due to its quick exit) dark orange beer in a glass with a persistent light white head. The aroma is quite nice, with the hops and cedar combining to form a sort of sharp, earthy, almost lemon-like smell. The taste is fresh, hoppy, and ends nice and dry, with the cedar complementing this dry finish nicely. Refreshing. Might not satisfy the stauchest of hopheads, but I enjoyed this, and will likely buy more in the future.



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