Hitachino Nest White Ale

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

Too clear for a white ale. Nice spicy aromas with a malty tartness. quite refreshing.

Pours the classic cloudy light gold. A huge white head that took me a whiel to pour, even into a large tulip. The corriander is almost overwhelming in the aroma. There are also lemons and some soap. The taste is soapy with a spicy corriander more so than most wits. The mouthfeel is highly carbonated and tingly. The citrus is only in the background.

Pours is a hazy yellow with lots of floaties. Aroma is deffinatly coriander. Flavor is its weakness, you get a little clove up front but not much else. Watery in the end. Ok but not worth the $4 a boittle asking price.

Beer definitely foams when opening, then produces a big white head with a nice hazy straw color. Aroma is reminisent of a witbeer. A little yeasty coriander some spices. A somewhat dry citrus taste. Finish is dry a little grainy still very refreshing. A good beer but wondering if it’s worth the price.

When I opened the bottle is started foaming out the top. Poured a HUGE soapy white head. Head mellowed out, satyed around and had minor lacing. Strange smell that I can’t place. The beer is a beautiful "white" color. The beer has a strong citrus taste and stays on the tongue with a hint of orange. I like this but I don’t think enough to justify the price tag again.

A nice white ale with hints of orange and coriander. Pours a nice cloudy orange with a white full head. One of my favorite Asian beers.

Pours hazy deep straw with a big firm white soapy head. Citric, coriander and musty yeast aroma. decent lemon, spice and a little soap. Subtle peach fruit flavours. Unfortunately the beer is a little floury or gritty. Still, refreshing and not that far off the mark.

After its eviction from the 330ml brown bottle, the beer sets in the glass a hazy golden amber. The head started forming the minute I popped the cap off the bottle, as I poured it into the glass it from a behemothic head that is bright white and frothy, as it slowly subsides the lace forms a lumpy sheet upon the glass. Nose is sweet with orange peels, cloves, coriander, a real mélange of flavors and aromas, start is sweet and the grain profile delightful, top is light in its feel to the palate. Finish is striking in its acidity, the hops pleasing and the aftertaste quite dry, a very drinkable beer and one I enjoyed immensely.