Kiuchi Brewery - Hitachino Nest

Microbrewery in Naka, Ibaraki, Japan 🇯🇵
Associated with 4 Venues

Established in 1996

Contact
1257 Kounosu, Naka-shi, Naka, 311-0133, Japan
Description
Kiuchi Brewery (木内酒造) is a brewery in Naka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 1823 by village headman Kiuchi Gihei as a sake and shochu producer. Craft beer production began in 1996 after a change in Japanese law governing micro brewing. A number of Kiuchi's products seek to combine European beer-making technology with traditional Japanese brewing techniques; for example, its XH Hitachino Nest Beer is matured in shochu casks.

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7.1/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
As Hitachino Nest Lager at 4.5% ABV. Dry and pleasant hoppy lager. Floral, fruity, herbal.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2025 at 19:06

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 7
Old rating - 330ml bottle, pours golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of marmalade, honey, caramel, rice & yeast. Medium body. Light bitter finish
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jan 2025 at 21:14

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330ml bottle from Cotteridge Wines, pours amber with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of orange peel, lemon, pine, earth & caramel malt. Medium body. Dry long moderate bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jan 2025 at 06:08

6/10
Tried on 05 Jan 2025 at 14:55

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can at HND airport. Pours clear light golden with a medium sized white head, light lacing. Fruity, grains, grapefruit. Good
Tried from Can on 05 Jan 2025 at 06:27

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Bottle from LCB, consumed 1 month past BBE. Pours black with consistent beige to tanned head. Taste is sweet, light roast, milky coffee, bread, mild hoppy and roast bitterness. Medium bodied, soft frothy to smooth mouthfeel. A little on the simple side but actually very well brewed and balanced.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:07

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
350ml can from LCB, consumed 2 months past BBE. Pours a semi-hazed orange-gold with brief lively white head. Aroma of orange juice, wheat, coriander. Taste as per nose with a nice balance to it, the orange having a nice tang and the spices giving a warming effect. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation but enough to help bring out the zest in the orange. Good.
Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:07

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Mahogany-brown colour with small off-white head, nice consistency. Aroma of strong caramel malts and fruity berries with a sweetness but depth which suggests this will be good. Taste has a bitter roastiness then pine and fruity berry hops emerge. Moderate body, nice sticky fruity resin on the palate. Very good.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:24

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Tried on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:16

6/10
Can Namin 2024-12-06 Varberg AR: the odd citrus fruity, peel AP: orange dark, wee off-white lid F: the odd citrus fruity, peel
Tried from Can on 25 Dec 2024 at 14:18