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Hitachino Nest XH

Hitachino Nest XH

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A Belgian Ale brewed by
Kiuchi Brewery

Ibaraki, Japan

bottled
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1953.72/5.03.72/5.07%96.9 Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
This strong ale was matured in Oak Casks that were used for maturation of Shocyu. Shocyu is distilled Sake, so please enjoy the rich flavors both from beer and Sake.

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 PorterPounder (2753), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20

Apr 5, 2008  
Orlando, Fl. - Knightly Spirits - 11.2 oz bottle. Murky dark orange pour, thin, spritzy white head. Aroma of Juicy Fruit gum, produce section of a grocery store. Flavor has a touch of ginger, some herbal tea, glimpses of citrus. Very organic and herbal tasting. Pick up a bit of the sake from the barrels that this was soaked in. Mouthfeel, thick enough. Overall, an odd brew - hard to put a handle on it.

 Ibrew2or3 (1596), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 15, 2008  
Courtesy of CigarCityBrew. Pours hazy lazy copper with thin tan head. The aroma is malty sweet for just a moment before a load of tartness unleashes itself on the unsuspecting senses with acidic damage all around (I swear I saw one olfactory nerve ending being carried off the smelling arena on a stretcher). I get just a faint wood note way in the back. The taste is much like the nose with a moment of malty slightly caramelized sweetness before the tartness takes over with a faint note of wood just noticeable at first. The influence of the wood grows a bit into the finish with more tartness going deep into the after taste. I think if the malt was a bit more noticeable I would have enjoyed the experience more.


 sneagrams3 (1342), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Jul 14, 2008  
Hazy with an amber orange hue. Clinging off-white head. Aromas of ginger and cinnamon. Vanilla and grainy rice. Woody notes. Full bodied and bitter. Wow, a great rolling palate. Tart sour cherries. Mild retaining burn. Fruity notes with a good malty backbone. Tasty!


 Schroppfy (1724), Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Jul 6, 2008  
This was an incredibly woody, cedary, cinnamony, nutmeggy beer - incredibly flavorful, very dry. Just ZERO residual sugar. Extremely natural tasting. Unusual for any other brewer except for the wacky Kiuchi. Smells incredible; rich and full of cinnamon and a bit of leather.


 scraff (1612), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 2, 2008  
#1600 – Deep hazed orange, thick off white head. Softly funked fruity vanilla aromas lay on waves of cedar toasted caramel and light swirls of dark fruit. Earthed fig and date flavors balance well on further vanilla and toasted wood-like tones. A touch of dried citrus and yeast rounds this out well. Medium bodied with zesty carbonation. Unique and very well crafted in my book…


 grimreeser (611), Minnesota, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/55/103/513/20
Jun 25, 2008  
Pours a hazy orange amber with a very thin head. Aroma of dark fruit, wood, funk, and spices. Feels more carbonated than the head would suggest. Sweet with a bit of tart.




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