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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7/10
They're calling it a wheat, but lots of great sourness and salinity, more a gose
Tried
from Draft
on 17 May 2019
at 20:12
7/10
RB backlog, CBF Vienna 11/18. Plums, mineralic, toasty. Lightly sweet, hint of saltiness, round. Light body with pearly carbonation.
Tried
on 30 Apr 2019
at 15:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled. A hazy golden beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of plums, citrus fruits, hops, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of plums, citrus fruits, hops, and malt, leading to a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2018
at 18:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at a tasting, beers courtesy of Dusan & Simona. Slightly salty, goseish, very light plum, slightly sourish funky element. Easy drinking, tasty. Good one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2018
at 17:39
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle kindly donated by Gurthnar. Golden color with medium white head. Aroma of some fruits, malt. Taste, sweet fruits, malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2018
at 17:29
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Hitachino Nest Anbai Ale (by Kiuchi Brewery (Hitachino)):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 5/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 11/20, MyTotalScore: 2.9/5
19/XI/18 - on tap @ Horeca Expo Gent, BB: n/a - (2018-1703)
Clear orange beer, small creamy off-white head, stable, non adhesive. Aroma: sweetish, spicy, fruity, some banana, bit leathery, horse blanket, funky touch. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet and sugary start, pink bubble gum, weird acidity, some strawberries, infected, unpleasant. Aftertaste: acidic, lemon juice, candy flavourings, cola flavoured candy, acidic, weird.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 5/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 11/20, MyTotalScore: 2.9/5
19/XI/18 - on tap @ Horeca Expo Gent, BB: n/a - (2018-1703)
Clear orange beer, small creamy off-white head, stable, non adhesive. Aroma: sweetish, spicy, fruity, some banana, bit leathery, horse blanket, funky touch. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet and sugary start, pink bubble gum, weird acidity, some strawberries, infected, unpleasant. Aftertaste: acidic, lemon juice, candy flavourings, cola flavoured candy, acidic, weird.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Nov 2018
at 21:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
33cl bottle from Uba ja Humal, Tallinn. Pours almost clear deep golden with a rather modest, dissipating, white head. Fruity, salty and slighty wheaty with lightly malty and herbal notes. Unusual combination that almost reminds me more of tkemali sauce than beer. Anyway rather tasty and interesting one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2018
at 18:34
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled at Stockholm Beer Festival. Hazy deep golden, small head. Tart nose with some lemon and spice. Dry with light body and crisp, rounded mouthfeel. Freshening and unusual. Slightly salty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2018
at 09:30
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample @ sbwf 2018.Poured light amber color. Raw fruity, berryish aroma.Cloudberry like. Some raw berries. Tart finish.
Tried
on 29 Sep 2018
at 09:29
7/10
Tried
on 28 Sep 2018
at 15:32