Hitachino Nest White Ale

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

I purchased this brew along with a number of other hitachino brews after reading the thread raving about their wood aged ipa. anyways I was/am looking forward to the 4 beer lineup, but this brew was not good by anymeans. Pours a peachish with very small head of fizz around the brim. aroma is of pungent perfume mixed with orange spice and coriander. flavor is similar, like drinking a not so nice bottle of perfume. overall a terrible experience

Bottle sampled with Stegosaurus. Pours a hazy light golden color with a white head. Aroma smells like flowers, sweet malt, and citrus. Flavor is sweet, citrus, but nothing great.

The bottle poured a hazy yellow-orange beverage with an initial modest fizzy white head that was fully diminishing and left no lacing on the glass. The aroma was, in a word, strange. I suspect that this bottle has gone bad by the smell. Note, I did not use the word aroma, because that would imply something good or pleasant to which there was no resemblance. There was the smell of an orange just as it begins to go bad. The body was thin with lively carbonation and a watery texture. The flavor starts off slightly bitter-sweet with plenty of orange and orange peel. It ends up the same way through the short-lived finish.

Bottle into Duvel tulip, courtesy of cquiroga, summer 2005. Hazy/cloudy golden yellow with white fizzy head that looks both fizzy and creamy at the same time. The head diminishes to an island dusting and a thin ring around the circumference. Smells heavily of lemon zest, corriander and yeast, with some aromas reminiscent of those cheap 10-for-a-dollar lemon sandwhich cookies (which I love), black pepper and Pine Sol. Fairly uniform lace breaks apart in the middle but leaves a sizeable ring at the top. The corriander continues in the taste, balanced by noble hops, accentuated by biting carbonation. Lime and ginger on the finish after a thin bitterness emerges. Compared to all the good shiz Chris treated me to on my visit, this remains one of the more memorable beers, which means quite a bit.

Great body, nice and sweet aromas. The palate has a nice belnd of a sweetness and grais. The finish throws off a good amount of nutmeg. Tasted at Divine Bar NYC

11.2 oz bottle. Hazy yellow color with bubbly white head and swirling white sediment. Attractive coriander and nutmeg nose with a teasing hint of orange. Smells delicious. Tart, citrusy, and spicy up front with coriander and nutmeg dominating at the end. There is also some green grape in there. Crisp and dry. Interesting wit beer.

Pours a hazy yellow collor with a thin white head and a lotta floaties. Interesting that the brewery says they use orange peel and orange juice since the aroma I get is mostly lemon zest and coriander. Strong citrusy flavor brings out slightly more orange with a strong dose of nutmeg and coriander. Very crisp and dry finish. An enjoyable witbier to say the least.

11.2 oz. Bottle: Glorious opaque bright golden honey color with a heavy head. Delightfully sweet, spicy nose. Initial hops followed by lots of citrus, esp. lemon. Takes me back to many days drinking Wikse Witte in Holland. Perfect light, refreshing brew for summer.