Kiuchi Brewery - Hitachino Nest
Microbrewery
in
Naka,
Ibaraki,
Japan 🇯🇵
Associated with 4 Venues
Established in 1996
Contact
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.
8/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:51
7/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:50
9/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:48
8/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:48
8/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:48
8/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:48
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from the Low Cost Beer online shop. Pours hazy orange with a short-lived thin white head. Aromas of light banana sweets and dough. Taste adds some light spice. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2024
at 17:18
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
11.2 Fl.Oz bottle, just out of date; drank at home on 27th November 2024. No head on the hazy golden/orange body. Aroma of banana and spice, taste follows the same lines.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2024
at 07:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
24/10/2024. Draft at Hitachino Brewing Marunouchi, Tokyo Station. Pours cloudy pale orange gold with a small frothy white head. Aroma is sweet, wheaty, orange, coriander, citrus, banana hints. Quite sweet with mild bitterness and slight tartness. Moderate body, smooth, low carbonation. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Oct 2024
at 01:25
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
350mL can with JP11.23m on the bottom, drunk 10/18/24. Clear bronze with a hint of copper/amber. Medium-sized, white head slowly recedes to cover. Bitter, grassy and/or herbal qualities in the nose with big pepper notes and an underlying dough and honey-like malt. Not what I was expecting (honestly was expecting Americanized saison here) and I'm pleasantly surprised at the lack of crude esters/phenols. Malty flavors with light caramel and/or koji. Sweetness tempered somewhat by whatever this bitter element is. Not a classic Belgian saison, nor is it a crappy Americanized version. Not sure what the hell this is, but it's different and interesting. Maybe a touch sweeter than I'd prefer. Lingering orange water, floral notes, grass and sweet koji. Not really rating this as a true Belgian saison. More of a flavored/spiced ale.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Oct 2024
at 02:41