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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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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
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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 joergen (8637), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Mar 21, 2009  
Bottle. Hazy orange red coloured with a small off white head. Sweet and fruity aroma of caramel and dried fruits with notes of alcoholc and wood. Sweet and fruity flavour of caramel and liquorice with notes of alcohol, wood and dried fruits. Warming alcoholic finish.


 MiP (9160), Sønderborg, Denmark
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/57/20
Mar 21, 2009  
Bottle, 7%. Bready aroma, some milk and malt. Cloudy amber colour. Milky flavour, roasted malt, slight malt bitterness. Weird herbal flavour, not so good. Slightly slimy mouthfeel.


 Ungstrup (15430), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Mar 20, 2009  
Bottled. A hazy amber beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma is sweet with strong spicy notes as well as strong notes of cedarwood. The flavor is very spicy, cinnamon etc. As weel as strong notes of cedarwood, leading to a dry woody and spicy finish. Very Interesting.


 yespr (12423), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Mar 20, 2009  
12 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small off-white head. Dry malty and slight malty aroma. Flavour has a distinct rice-malty base flavour with a light citric bitterness coming through. Dry malty and slight rice like. Ends dry.


 msante79 (852), Orland Hills, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 13, 2009  
12oz bottle thanks to MrChopin. Pours hazy orange-copper with huge white head. Aroma is sweet and light fruit, citrus, caramel and malt. Flavor is citurs, light fruits, wood, malt, light hops and some tartness. Not really an IPA by today’s standards. More of a belgain ale with some hops. Reminds me of Orval a little. Glad I was able to try this.


 FROTHINGSLOSH (2038), GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/514/20
Mar 8, 2009  
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured an orange-copper color with a huge orange-white head. The aroma was sweet, fruity, peppery and woody which reminded me of tequila. Complex on the nose but a bit faint. The flavor was dry, very tart and bitter with a tangy and fruity undertone and a lightly peppery and woody finish again reminiscent of tequila. The finish was long tart, fruity and peppery tequila. Interesting.


 OSLO (829), Minnesota, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/54/104/510/20
Mar 6, 2009  
[Bottle] Pours reddish-amber with a big, long-lasting beige head. Aroma has solid maltiness, subdued fruit (pineapple), almost a nuttiness after warming. Hops were disappointingly toned down. Taste is interesting--definitely can taste the barrel influence. More malt than expected again, but there is a biting bitterness on the swallow. As it warmed, the taste wore on me. There was just too much malt and not enough other things going on. Decent mouthfeel with a medium-long, semi-dry finish. Very, very smooth. Not sure about how old this bottle is, but I suspect it has some age on it. Would very much like to try this again fresh, but as it was, it was very forgettable.


 darkguardian (506), Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/103/516/20
Mar 3, 2009  
Poured a cloudy amber. Big foamy head, in fact the bottle spouted beer and foam for a good minute upon opening. Carbonated very well but not prickly, creamy smooth with notes of lemon citrus zest, ginger and caramel. Slight bitterness and a peppery yeast note. Not really like an IPA I’ve ever heard of it but its an old recipe so who are we to judge. Either way its a great beer.



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