Hitachino Nest Pale Ale

Brewed by Kiuchi Brewery
Style: English Pale Ale
Ibaraki, Japan

Bottle. Pours a clear but darkish amber with small white head. Aroma of bread and hops. Very dry and crisp, with some lingering bitterness in the finish. Just OK.

Medium offwhite head. Red-brown body with floaties and light carbonation. Fruity caramelly roasty aroma with earthy papery straw notes. Dry earthy caramelly strawy taste with grassy grainy notes. Mid-bodied. Clean, crisp palate. Dusty mouthfeel. Dry dusty roasty papery caramel aftertaste with earthy notes. Ɛ.33l bottle from Naito-san.)

330 ml bottle. Dark amber. Cloudy from lots of small floaties. Five months after the BBD. Small coarse off-white head. Light nutty malt aroma. Crisp hoppy flavours. A definitive note of juniper, likely from the hops. Surprisingly rich with a lot of malt for a pale ale. Heavy on the caramel malts. American citrusy hops. Smooth texture balanced by a crisp hop bitterness. Finish is on the dry and bitter side. Quite nice, but a bit unusual for a pale ale.

Cloudy pale amber, frothy head. Light roasted breads and sweet raisin nose. Bitter orange opening, even moreso as it finishes. Tart and dry. Not as sweet and fruity as the Americans. More herbal. Lingering palate.

Bottled at Monks Café, Sveavägen, Stockholm. Pours out ib a cloudy pale amber colour with a rich eruptive creamy head. Rather rounded and yeasty but well.accounted notes of dried oranges, neutral yeast and mild cedar. Medium-bodied with a foggy yeasty curtain which orange-peels, jasmine, mild cedar and gentle soap barley comes trough . Jasmine rice and orangey hops in the neutral yeasty ricey finish

Bottle. Pours a clear amber color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter aroma. Fruity malty hoppy citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy citrus finish with some bitterness in the aftertaste.

33 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Mild hoppy and spiced aroma. Fruity and slight wooden flavoured. Vague metallic touch. Vague malt base. Ends with a somewhat strange fruity.

Bottle at Nya Tröls, Malmö. Clear amber coloured with a small white head. Fruity aroma of peaches from can and grass. Fruity flavour of peaches from can, hops and grass with notes of rubber. Dry hoppy finish.