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Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale 3.12 345

Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale

Percentile
58
overall
Brewed by Kiuchi Brewery
Style: Traditional Ale

Ibaraki, Japan

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3453.13/5.03.12/5.07%43.3Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard
Commercial Description:
This Red Rice Ale was brewed with special red rice which had been cultured in ancient times in Japan. Please enjoy the complex taste and beautiful natural color.
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 jonno (596), Brisbane, Australia
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 20, 2008  
I found this to be an average session beer with a high alcohol content. I didn’t notice anything extraordinary about it, even with the use of the red rice


 tgncc (838), Bellmore, New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Oct 30, 2008  
As I’ve noted many times before, I love the experience of trying traditional ales. Thus I rate this beer in that context. The aromaq had a very sour quality to it, with a strong contingent of rice. The appearance is a beautiful red color, small white head. The flavor had a very grainy quality to it, and was sour as well. The finish was dry, and again sour. Interesting, but I wouldn’t get it again.


 McGarnigle (316), Rochester, New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/513/20
Oct 25, 2008  
Stubby bottle. Slightly hazy orange-amber color. Smells sweet/sour to me. Taste is somewhere among beer, sake, cider and wine spritzer, but ultimately closest to beer. Fruity, sweet and tangy with a grainy background. Spritzy carbonation and fairly crisp overall, but not too light.


 Beershine (2754), Traipsing Around, Cambodia
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Oct 23, 2008  
Warm orange-honey with small off-white head. Fresh, slight lactic tartness bordering on Berliner weisse. Roasted brown rice, loquat rinds and lemon zest. Soft mouthfeel. Fun array of flavors! Lots of orange blossom and its zest with great yeast character.


 sebletitje (1978), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Oct 22, 2008  
Pours orange/pinkish, white head. Aroma rice, fruity. Taste rice notes, sugary, very different and unique taste with a mix of rice and floral hops. Taste has an almost medicinal feel. Not a top favorite, but really something different.


 movezig (137), Pensacola, Florida, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/54/103/57/20
Oct 20, 2008  
:......Wasnt very good. Was like a $10 liter bottle too. Tart bitter, there was a metal tinge. Got light fruit but just didnt even finish it. Let my roomate have the rest he ended up letting it sit there lol. It may be someones fancy but not mine.


explosivebeer (36), Washington, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/511/20
Sep 29, 2008  
This beer has a hazy light plum color with a very thin head. My bottle was fairly settled but there seems to be a larger-than-normal amount of yeast in suspension. Some nice sour aroma with a little funkiness in it, apparently from the rice. The body is a little thin and has a little underlying cherry.


 Dubbercody (214), Vancouver, Washington, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/510/20
Sep 28, 2008  
Hazy cloudy coppery side of straw. Yeasty beer smell. Flavor is sour, but also has a deeper complexity as you work your way into the glass. Cider, yeast, some earthy flavors in there too. Interesting beer, not something I wold drink on a regular basis, but an awesome birthday present beer.



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