Hitachino Nest White Ale

Brewed by Kiuchi Brewery
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Ibaraki, Japan

Pours the color of a mimosa with a big white head. Nose is orange, grass and a bit of ginger. Taste is orange, balance with the spice. Very good taste for the style. The spices come out a bit in the finish. Mouthfeel is crisp, and nice. Very Good wit, and a nice surprise.

Bottle. Pours a pale orange (almost the color of watered-down orange juice) with a big white head. Nose is orange, with a bit of wheat and a hint spicy yeast. Taste is clean wheat coupled with a pronounced note of orangey citrus, and a spicey coriander bitterness in the back of the mouth that persists through the finish. Mouthfeel is crisply carbonated, but with an almost creamy body reminiscent of (again) fresh squeezed orange juice. One of a kind beer -- I can’t imagine a more perfect brunch beer.

citrusy (orange?) spicy nose with a fluffy ephemeral head. it’s a hazy light gold color with excellent carbonation, and really light in the mouth. sweet and tangy. this is a very original tasting beer; i like it

Draught @ GLB 08’. Citrus, lemon grass, floral, fresh wheat. Good body and mouth feel. Very respectable and refreshing Wit.

11.2 fl oz bottle purchased at Lukas, KCMO. H.7.7 is stamped on the back of the bottle, not sure if that means anything. Pour is hazy yellow golden with a ton of carbonation bubbles and a big, fluffy white head. Aroma of orange peel citrus, orange slices, grain (wheat), and a lemon-lime floral sweetness. Quite a bit going on in the nose. Flavor is tart lemon and orange citrus immediately, followed by wheat and some sour sweetness. The palate is medium, and mouth coating for a Wit. The carbonation that was evident in the pour is not really that pronounced in the taste. The finish is more lime than lemon, but still sweet citrus. Nice refreshing beer.

2008 Bottle - Aroma is kinda like a wet dog and some skunk, but still is strangely appetizing, taste is lemony, gingery spice and light malt, slight bitters, yeasty on the back end, pretty damn enjoyable...

This is so nice in the spring and summer time. Very crisp and clean with a more wheat bread background than anything else, some light lemon zestiness. Well balanced aroma and flavor, with a zesty, refreshing mouthfeel, a tad bit overcarbonated, but still very good.

(11.2 oz. bottle from <A HREF=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/maine/wiscasset target=blank>Treats) Pours slightly cloudy light gold/yellow with a very slight grayish tint. Tall off-white head that settles to kind of a frothy uneven cap. Aroma of citrus and spice. Mouthfeel is wheaty-smooth, pleasant. Flavor is light-medium citrus and spice, esp. ginger. The ginger, of course, reminds me of the Hitachino Real Ginger. Pretty tasty and a nice summer offering.