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.
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. Amber- red in color with a medium head. Aroma is red rice? (I don't know what red rice smells like). Taste like red rice, maybe.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2025
at 05:01
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pale with a chill haze, and a somewhat weak head. The aroma is grainy lager and candyish yuzu. On the palate, a clean, slightly bready lager base, and light citrus flavour. A simple beer.
Tried
from Can
from
Jak's Beer-Wine-Spirits - Richmond
on 09 Mar 2025
at 18:09
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cloudy yellow pour, big white head. Very sweet Aroma, hints of cooked rice, wet paper, and lemon rind. Slightly creamy mouthfeel, soft carb. Finish is sweet, lacks a sharp saison bite, and crispness. Reminds me more of a wit than a saison. Meh.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:10
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Incredible amount of strong dark coffee with sweet cocoa powder, and light grassy hops. Regular mouth feel, and carb. The finish is super roasty, with another incredible amount of cold coffee with a hint of cocoa sweetness. A superb stout.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:41
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Quite earthy and spicy with subtle honey notes. The Ginger is quite sweet and reminds me of candied ginger dipped in honey. There is an earthy herbal finish, and some more sweet Ginger candy. Not bad but I can’t drink more than one.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:22
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Man they are not kidding about the cedar! Wow, it’s like driunking an ipa from a cedar cup! some nice citrus hops, and a WHACK of cedar throughout the beer. Its quite grassy in the finish. but the cedar really dominates and takes away from everything else.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:21
3.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
light red/pink pour with a pink head. Aroma of sour ricey startch, and wet grass. Flavor is starchy and sour, this beer looks better than it tatstes.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:21
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hazy yellow pour, aromas or lemon grass, fresh cut grass, and some citrus. Flavor is sharp, and touch tart. Corriander, and more citrus come through. Light bitter finish with a very slight sourness.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:17
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2025
at 21:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottiglia. Il gusto al naso è indirizzato verso lo speziato e il citrico. L'olfatto viene stimolato in maniera elevata e l'esistenza olfattiva è apprezzabile. Il cappello di schiuma ha una buona tenuta. La grandezza delle bollicine è media. Il liquido appare velato. La frizzantezza si presenta sotto forma di perlage dalle bollicine medio-fini, con carbonazione persistente. Il colore è giallo paglierino. Il corpo è pieno. L'amaro è deciso. La forza gustativa è elevata. La continuità gustativa è buona. Il gusto è piacevole. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano di amaro. Il finale è semplice e dissetante. Il retrogusto è intenso. Al gusto vengono donati toni di miele, resina, agrumi, yuzu e pepe bianco.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2025
at 11:40