Hitachino Nest Lacto Sweet Stout

Brewed by Kiuchi Brewery
Style: Sweet Stout
Ibaraki, Japan

bottle from brickskeller. opaque black with small tan head. odd nutty/lacto aroma. flavor is smooth but a bit off-putting. not sure what to make of this one.

Pours an opaque black, fizzy soda head disspates quickly. Muted roastiness and a sour milk aroma. Watery nose quickly overfcome by a sour milk flavor that dominates the rest of the experience. A hint of roast malt flavor attempts to peek through. A residual lactose sweetness egins the finish, with a lingering rice alcohol flavor.

This poured out with way too much head. It took quite a while to get the whole bottle in a 16oz glass. The body was black with a huge light tan head that dies fairly quickly and left some scattered lace in its wake. A bit of cream in the nose and an odd sourness, overall a weak unappealing smell. Taste is similar to soda with an off sour taste and a cream presence as well. Body was about medium with no notable qualities. Crap for drinkability considering the offness of the smell and taste. Not something I wish to try again and a huge let down considering how excellent their celebration ale is.

The beer emerges from the 330ml brown bottle a soot black with a minimal frothy tan head that vanishes quickly leaving the lace thin and somewhat patchy. Nose has a modest roasted grain aroma, the acidity quite noticeable, caramel, some milk sweetness, with the start sweet and the grain profile light, the top is light to moderate in its feel. Finish is ferine in its acidity, the hops present but light, the aftertaste chalky and dry, a different beer for sure, cannot say it did much for me, but something different never hurts IMHO.

the hitachino poured a black body with a light brown head.the aroma was a mixture of peanuts,smoke,and metal.as far as the flavor goes id say the smoke dominates over anything else.there is a bit of coffee in the back,along with a hint of chocolate.honestly its a bit to smokey for me.

the first time I had this beer I thought it was spoiled because it was sour, I guess it’s how it’s supposed to be. pours brown with floaties, off white head. sour nose with mild roast and cocoa. body is thin. flavour is tart with raisin and burnt coffee flavour. finish sweetens up a bit but not enough to call it a sweet stout.

metallic-sweet aroma, smells like spilt-milk on your collar; yikes! watery, sour, and a total drain-pour after just a few sips; Coors Light is better than this, at least that’s not offensive

VERY VERY lactic with hints of diacetyl. not bad but not good. The worst beer I have had from this brewery.