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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7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
11.2 oz bottle. SB.23.02i. Imagine at best this was brewed in 2023..so at least two years old. A pinch of oxidation perhaps, but that could just be the barrel tone, which does add some cool wooden flavor. Really a great beer on most levels, a better body than 90% of Stouts out there. Some odd herbal, vegetal undetones from the wood. Imagine this is amazing fresh in Japan.
Tried on 01 Jul 2025 at 02:53

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle, from Mitsuwa Market, Edgewater NJ. Pours faintly cloudy dark yellow/orange with a foamy beige head, yeast malt aroma, high carbonation, medium bitter yuzu lemon-malt taste with yeasty flavor. thin body. long yuzu finish. Quite tasty.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jun 2025 at 20:54

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Black with a medium sized foamy brown head. Roasty and dry with cocoa, wood and a bit of anise. Long finish. Medium body.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jun 2025 at 16:44

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Old rating from 13-01-15 - 330ml bottle poured at home in Jersey. It's yellow/orange colour with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of orange peel, nutmeg, coriander, flora, hints of spice & wheat malt. Medium body & carbonation. Medium bitter slightly sour finish. Outstanding Witbier
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2025 at 13:37

5.4/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
Sløret gylden med lett hvitt skum som legger seg rundt kanten. Aroma malt brød karamell. Smak aprikos humle malt gjær brød. Fyldig, søtlig, grei øl. Gave fra finn og delt med Synny
Tried from Can on 05 Jun 2025 at 17:05

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
A positive experience, on the last sunday with this beverage, smooth and boozy, well balanced, yeasty, rather sweet but it is not disgusting, vanilla and toffee, side of woody barrel, rather discreet, hop at the final, perfect during this windy period. 23.03.2021
Tried from Bottle from Amstein on 05 Jun 2025 at 16:53

5.8/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 5 Overall 5
Klar golden med offwhite, boblete topp som daler sakte.
Aroma; malt, lyng, humle, eik, honning, syriner.
Smak; lynghonning, pære, humle, eik, gress.

Lett søtlig, svakt fruktig. Kort.

Spandert av Rune.
Delt med Leif.
Tried from Can on 05 Jun 2025 at 16:50

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Drukket på Lillehøgda.
Tried from Can from Vinmonopolet Nettbutikk (netstore) on 03 Jun 2025 at 16:44

7/10
Tried from Can on 28 May 2025 at 20:06

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can @ home. Slightly unclear golden body under a fine, medium sized white head. Aroma has citric fruit/yuzu with a malty background in a delicate and subtle way. Taste is smooth, soft malt, refreshing yuzy, fruity bitterness, zest, slightly lime acidity and hint of oranges. Medium body with a refreshing aftertaste. Nice and balanced with a certain fruity complexity without hiding the beer behind. Both interesting and nice.
Tried from Can on 28 May 2025 at 16:07