Anbai Ale
Kiuchi Brewery - Hitachino Nest in Naka, Ibaraki, Japan 🇯🇵
Fruit Beer Regular|
Score
6.87
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Anbai literally means “Salty Plum” and the word is also used to describe the stat of taste and flavor. Ii Anbai means “just right”!
Hitachino Nest Anbai Ale is brewed based on the high alcohol version (7%) of the siganture beer Hitachino Nest White Ale, infused with locally grown green sour plum (ume), and finished up with a pinch of Japanese sea salt (moshio). The balance of sourness, bitterness, comes from the plum and subtle saltiness, great umami taste of the sea salt is “Ii Anbai - just right!”
Hitachino Nest Anbai Ale is brewed based on the high alcohol version (7%) of the siganture beer Hitachino Nest White Ale, infused with locally grown green sour plum (ume), and finished up with a pinch of Japanese sea salt (moshio). The balance of sourness, bitterness, comes from the plum and subtle saltiness, great umami taste of the sea salt is “Ii Anbai - just right!”
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
bottle shared. I really enjoyed this twist on a Gose - higher in ABV, but nice Plum notes - salty and tart.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2022
at 04:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Hazy golden beer, white head. Slightly tart fruity aroma. Flavour is sharp, tangy fruit. A bit of a wine quality to it. Pretty decent.
Tried
on 04 Sep 2021
at 17:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
33ml bottle, online from Trembling Madness. Pours clear dark gold towards amber with a beige head. Aroma: sour tropical fruits, orange, yogurt. Taste: tart tropical fruits, lychee, under ripened mango & plum. Nice bash of salt on the finish. Medium body with frothy carbonation. Not sure the style classification is correct here, it's a fruited gose, surely
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2021
at 22:27
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
330 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 7.5%. Hazy brownish-orange colour, moderate white head. Aroma of sour plums, lemons and sea salt. Medium sour flavour with the same elements as the aroma, low bitterness. Refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2021
at 18:23
6.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2021
at 19:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Smooth fruity sourish beginning. Easy to drink, fruity with a nice sour plum finish. Mild sour with hints of salt, nice grainy wheaty back, smooth sour and refreshing in the end. Nice.
Tried
on 19 Jan 2021
at 20:24
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33cl bottle. A clear golden beer with a white lacing. Aroma of plums, peach, orange fruits. Taste of salty plums, orange fruits, quite interesting!
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2020
at 16:08
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Dumpfer Beginn. Pflaume, leichte Säure, natürlich. Fruchtig, leicht hefig, minimal kräutrig. Mittellanger Abgang, viel Pflaume. Mittellanger Abgang. 10/8/10/9/9/9
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2020
at 16:03
8/10
Japanisches Gose? Why not! Fruchtig, ausgewogene Säure. Sehr lecker.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2020
at 19:37
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
33cl bottle from Rob the Gourmets’ Market in Brussels. F: thin, white, quick gone. C: gold, hazy. A: light sour fruity, bit mineral, sour plums, peach. T: medium malty base, peach, bit green plums, salty, medium carbonation, nice refreshing and good balanced beer, enjoyed as “imperial gose”.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2020
at 20:12