Hitachino Nest Pale Ale
Kiuchi Brewery

Hitachino Nest Pale AleHitachino Nest Pale Ale
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From:
Kiuchi Brewery
 
Japan
Style:
English Pale Ale
Ranked #77
ABV:
5%
Score:
82
Ranked #24,510
Avg:
3.61 | pDev: 14.13%
Reviews:
23
Ratings:
68
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 15, 2022
Added:
Dec 27, 2002
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  15
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Ratings by jcubz:
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Rated by jcubz from Canada (SK)

3.8/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Different. Lemony taste that lingers
Feb 27, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.54 by erogeman from Isle of Man

Oct 15, 2022
 
Rated: 3.69 by benjaminsa from Vermont

Aug 11, 2022
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Reviewed by hk117 from Hong Kong

3.44/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
330 ml bottle - a relatively average and unexciting beer from Hitachino which I've come to expect more. No Japanese twist or influence in anything and just a very basix pale ale but with a sweeter malt taste and more hopped. Not bad by any means but nothing special
Sep 21, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by DownyIsHungry from Minnesota

Jan 12, 2020
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Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England

2.73/5  rDev -24.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
L- Dark amber, very slight haze, pours with 5mm white head. Holds very well.
S- A light touch of perfumey fruit. Mild.
T- Hoppy on the front, but also that quite dry/carbonic austerity of hipster beers. That dominates for me and I'm unable to divine other flavours (or any subtlety) beyond it.
F- Dry, carbonic, well carbonated in the mouth. With a rich facet of mouthfeel it might be a refreshing summer beer but that's lacking so it comes over as all a bit unecessarily blunt and austere.
O- This is the 9th kind of 'Owls Nest' beer I've had and sadly perhaps the one I've least enjoyed. Japanese F+B is invariably about seeking a harmonious balance of flavours, one designed to sing to you. This beer is a foreign style to them and that balance has gone, which is a shame as when they do their thing and get it right they are perfectionists and the quality often follows (context: I used to live in Tokyo). I wonder what Western fans of hipster beers make of this one? I hope they enjoy it, and see the care and crafting in it that I describe experiencing in other JPnese F+B.
330ml bottle: BB: 08/20. Bought from Beerhawk/UK.
Dec 02, 2019
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Reviewed by Nass from Florida

3.67/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
The aroma reminds me of biscuits & crackers. On the taste I'm getting some baked biscuits, slight herbal tea note, & a little bit of caramel character leaning towards the backend. This beer is actually beer some Pale Ales that I've had from English brewers. Cheers! B
Aug 04, 2019
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Reviewed by monkist from Hungary

4/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Kiuchi Brewery makes proper beers under the moniker of Hitachino. I never had any bad ones from them, on the contrary, they have been quite outstanding.
I must say that this pale ale is also a proper one, actually much better than most of ehat other breweries try making in Japan - Kiuchi stands above them all. It has a nice darker amber color to it and a really fruity aroma. The beer is drinkable with an ideal balance of hops and malts, not too sweet but not too dry either. Right there in the middle. It does what it has to do very well - but that’s about it. It doesn’t move any mountains.
It is a nice beer but nothing more, nothing less - so I give it a strong good 4 out of 5 in every respect.
May 06, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by mpenske from California

Jan 07, 2019
 
Rated: 4.04 by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania

Jul 22, 2018
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Rated by leslie91 from Singapore

3.36/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
orangey?
Jan 04, 2018
 
Rated: 4.07 by sephyrott from Spain

Nov 13, 2016
 
Rated: 3.14 by Euroglot from Belgium

May 28, 2016
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Reviewed by kitschiguy from Hong Kong

3.85/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Writing as I drink.

Poured a 330ml bottle into a 350ml beer glass. Poured a nice coppery brown with a good fluffy off-white/beige head. Fetaind quite well. Some lacing.

Nice nose. Lots of biscuit, malty aromas, caramel.

Palate is OK. MIld hop bitterness and fairly well balanced.

Mouth is a little thin. Carbonation quite high.

Recommended for fans of the style.
May 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.74 by LukeGude from Iowa

Jan 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by Momon from Philippines

Jan 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.61 by salias from Singapore

Dec 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.65 by SCW from New York

Jun 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.21 by kofukasho from Japan

Jun 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by JMUduke from Taiwan

May 22, 2015
Hitachino Nest Pale Ale from Kiuchi Brewery
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 68 ratings