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Hitachino Nest Real Ginger Ale
Kiuchi Brewery
- From:
- Kiuchi Brewery
- Japan
- Style:
- Herb and Spice Beer
Ranked #53 - ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 82
Ranked #24,899 - Avg:
- 3.62 | pDev: 14.92%
- Reviews:
- 241
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 01, 2024
- Added:
- Jul 13, 2005
- Wants:
- 21
- Gots:
- 56
Marketed as "Real Ginger Brew" in the USA.
Ginger Ale is brewed using fresh fragrant raw ginger.
Malts: Marris Otter, Munich, Crystal, Chocolate
Hops: Chinook, Perle, Styrian Golding
Adjuncts: raw ginger
Ginger Ale is brewed using fresh fragrant raw ginger.
Malts: Marris Otter, Munich, Crystal, Chocolate
Hops: Chinook, Perle, Styrian Golding
Adjuncts: raw ginger
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Ratings by flagmantho:
Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington
3.32/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.32/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Poured from 330mL bottle into a pint glass.
Appearance: dark, somewhat hazy orange with lots of chunky floaties in the body. Head is a finger of frothy tan foam. Not too bad.
Smell: soapy, bready malty aroma. Interesting earthy character, but the ginger just contributes a kind of off-aroma, instead of something ginger-specific.
Taste: earthy, floral, and somewhat gingery flavor. Kind of an interesting pale ale, perhaps, but nothing crazy good. The floral aspect actually sells it the most for me.
Mouthfeel: rich body with a great carbonation and a highly surprising creaminess. Easily the best characteristic of this beer.
Overall: OK, it's not the best thing in the world. But it's a decently interesting beer. It's definitely worth a try if you're into the more exotic brews; otherwise, probably not worth your time.
Oct 30, 2013Appearance: dark, somewhat hazy orange with lots of chunky floaties in the body. Head is a finger of frothy tan foam. Not too bad.
Smell: soapy, bready malty aroma. Interesting earthy character, but the ginger just contributes a kind of off-aroma, instead of something ginger-specific.
Taste: earthy, floral, and somewhat gingery flavor. Kind of an interesting pale ale, perhaps, but nothing crazy good. The floral aspect actually sells it the most for me.
Mouthfeel: rich body with a great carbonation and a highly surprising creaminess. Easily the best characteristic of this beer.
Overall: OK, it's not the best thing in the world. But it's a decently interesting beer. It's definitely worth a try if you're into the more exotic brews; otherwise, probably not worth your time.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
4.01/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.01/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
330 ml bottle
pours a cloudy dark amber color, white head. big aroma of fresh ginger. taste is similar - this tastes more like ginger beer than beer, which is fine since I am a big ginger fan. medium bodied
Jan 01, 2024pours a cloudy dark amber color, white head. big aroma of fresh ginger. taste is similar - this tastes more like ginger beer than beer, which is fine since I am a big ginger fan. medium bodied
Reviewed by vette2006c5r from Minnesota
3.7/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.7/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Hitachino Nest Real Ginger Ale pours a reddish color, little head. Aroma is grainy rice. Flavor has lots of ginger, on a cheap rice like grainy base. Good body and feel.
Jul 12, 2022Reviewed by BJB13 from Maryland
3.77/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
3.77/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
330 ml bottle poured into a tumbler style pint glass.
L: Cloudy copper, effervescent, half inch tan head, medium retention.
S: Ginger, bread (sweet and buttery), mineral.
T: Dry, ginger is prominent, bread malt, almost no bitterness but it has a moderate zesty sharpness, fairly clean finish.
F: Crisp and light with an underlying creaminess that gives it a heavier feel.
O: Not overly spicy, rather easy to drink, not bad.
Mar 18, 2022L: Cloudy copper, effervescent, half inch tan head, medium retention.
S: Ginger, bread (sweet and buttery), mineral.
T: Dry, ginger is prominent, bread malt, almost no bitterness but it has a moderate zesty sharpness, fairly clean finish.
F: Crisp and light with an underlying creaminess that gives it a heavier feel.
O: Not overly spicy, rather easy to drink, not bad.
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.48/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.48/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
330 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 7%. Amber colour, slightly hazy, big off-white head. Nice aroma of fresh ginger and fruity and flowery hops, hints of lemongrass. The flavour is malty sweet with ginger as the dominant element throughout, hints of sweet fruits and candy. The finish is drier, with moderate hops. A fairly good beer if you like ginger (I do) - but if you hate ginger or are allergic to it, you are looking for trouble here.
May 05, 2021Reviewed by BalancingBrooms from California
1.9/5 rDev -47.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
1.9/5 rDev -47.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
Opaque burnt orange, with quarter finger white head. Aroma is of caramel malt and ginger. Taste follows the nose with a sharp ginger up front, followed by a thin caramel and hints of chocolate, and ends with a raw ginger flavor that lingers for a long time. Body is light to medium with medium carbonation. Overall very strong on the ginger. I like ginger in my food, but not this much in my beer. Not much else going on.
Mar 31, 2021Reviewed by Storm_Rryder from Iowa
4/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Interesting beer, in a good way. It has the mouthfeel of belgian strong ale but different flavors. I cant detect all of them, except for the ginger, it all blends well together. First of this style, Im guessing beers of this style cannot be directly compared with each other as they would have different herbs and spices. Anyhow, I like this one. Also first japanese beer that Im recording here. Had Sapporo before i started writing them down, this is obviously miles better !
Jan 23, 2021Reviewed by kemoarps from New York
3.65/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.65/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Ruddy amber body. Kind of rusty throughout. Initial swell of wet head dissipates pretty quickly leaving not a thing.
Nose is malty caramels and earthiness. The ginger is kind of an afterthought though it does ultimately kind of remind me of those ginger chew candies.
Sweet and malty is the first impression. Some caramel and roast and a little rye-like spice. The ginger itself is again pretty faint.
Medium sticky body with a good but not heavy feel. ultimately it's fine and has its place but doesn't stand out for me and doesn't really deliver the ginger I was hoping for
Sep 06, 2020Nose is malty caramels and earthiness. The ginger is kind of an afterthought though it does ultimately kind of remind me of those ginger chew candies.
Sweet and malty is the first impression. Some caramel and roast and a little rye-like spice. The ginger itself is again pretty faint.
Medium sticky body with a good but not heavy feel. ultimately it's fine and has its place but doesn't stand out for me and doesn't really deliver the ginger I was hoping for
Reviewed by DefenCorps from Oregon
2.83/5 rDev -21.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.83/5 rDev -21.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Bottle from Market of Choice
A clear deep red with a thin white head with decent retention and minimal lacing, this looks solid. The nose is caramelized and candied ginger,bright and deep,coupled with brown sugar and a little toffee. Some honey as well. The palate opens moderately sweet with honey, toffee and a big ginger note. Bright and deep but unfortunately held back by the sweetness. Rather watery and overcarbonated mouthfeel, resulting in the palate feeling disjointed. Alcohol is well hidden. Decent, but not my cup of tea.
Sep 22, 2019A clear deep red with a thin white head with decent retention and minimal lacing, this looks solid. The nose is caramelized and candied ginger,bright and deep,coupled with brown sugar and a little toffee. Some honey as well. The palate opens moderately sweet with honey, toffee and a big ginger note. Bright and deep but unfortunately held back by the sweetness. Rather watery and overcarbonated mouthfeel, resulting in the palate feeling disjointed. Alcohol is well hidden. Decent, but not my cup of tea.
Hitachino Nest Real Ginger Ale from Kiuchi Brewery
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
535 ratings
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