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.
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared, amber beer, small head. Aroma is yuzu, ginger, wort. Taste is the same, wort, yuzu, citrus, malt. Ok AV beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2024
at 17:43
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2024
at 22:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From a bottle. Pours black with a short lived tan head. Aromas are chocolate and brown sugar. Flavors are sweet cocoa with refined bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2024
at 22:53
7/10
A deep dark stout with a very thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity chocolate malt with dark fruits, light coffee notes, light cereals, pleasant. In mouth, a nice chocolate malt with loads of coffee grind, musty character, pleasant and rich. On tap at Taps Beer Bar.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Feb 2024
at 12:32
7/10
Süss, aber nicht zu malzig, ausgewogen, schöne Zitrusnoten
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2024
at 20:05
Tåkete brun med beige skum. Lukter lys karamell, tørket frukt. Smaker karamell, malt og noe søte frukter.
Tried
on 20 Jan 2024
at 22:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Lys brun lett tåkete med beige skum. Lukter lys karamell, rosiner og tørket frukt. Fyldig. Smaker brunet smør, karamell noe trevirke, alkohol og rosiner. Middels lang.
Tried
on 20 Jan 2024
at 22:05
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Curious pint, lots of apple esters and fruity sake notes with an underlying mustiness that makes me wonder how long its been since this beer was A) kegged, and B) tapped. Might have been quite a while. Might not. Hard to tell with imports these days. Hell, when once sought-after IPAs are withering on the vine, can’t imagine the staying power of Hitachino Red Rice Ale on tap.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jan 2024
at 00:58
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
bottle - wonderful little Belgian wit - great flavor and spices - easy drinker. Big fan
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2024
at 16:46
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2024
at 17:01