Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale

Brewed by Kiuchi Brewery
Style: Traditional Ale
Ibaraki, Japan

Yeasty aroma and a dark amber color on the pour. Definitely slightly sweet, floral and a somewhat sweet finish. I can’t think of any easy comparisons for this one. Worth a try.

Hazy orange, moderate head with solid lacing and retention. Aroma is yeast, peach, spiced (red rice), caramel, grass, some acidity. Medium bodied, somewhat sweet but also somewhat acidic. Interesting and enjoyable, but not assertive enough.

Sweet apple and cedar aroma. Cloudy orange-red color with a small white head. Tangy and sour taste with a little bit of wood bitterness. Light palate with a late sharp carbonation.

Very strange aroma. Smells like olives. Small white head. Lot of bubbles orangy gold. Alcohol, and cream. Full mouthfeel. Wouldn’t drink again except paired with a meal maybe.

Pours a reddish orange color with a pink head. Aroma is light of rice, floral hops, sweet malts, and some fruit. Flavor is interesting. Rice, tart fruit, floral hops, and a little citrus. No alcohol taste at all on this one. Flavor was better then the aroma led on to believe. Very interesting brew.

Pours with a fizzy white head and a pinkish orange color. Flowery smell... sort of fruity as well... rice noticeable. Rice definitely is in the taste and not in a bad bad way like an American lager. Alcohol covered up. Sort of sweetish taste as well.

An interesting ale, that was most worth a try. Pour a hazy red/orange with white (slight red tinge) head. Floral flavors of grain, rice, light fruit, and sweet malt. Maybe a little bit of hops to balance it out. Not bad.

cloudy orange pink in color...sudsy white head... sour aroma....lots of carbonation....very interesting flavor of light fruit, malts and lager...ok was definately worth trying