Hitachino Nest Sweet Stout (Lacto) | Kiuchi Brewery
Brewed by:
Kiuchi Brewery
Japan
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Style: Milk / Sweet Stout
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 3.90%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
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Added by purplehops on 07-01-2002
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Ratings: 381 | Reviews: 223
3.65/5 rDev +19.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from an 11.2 oz bottle into the test glass
A - Chalkboard dark color, with an off white cap.
S - Condensed milk, espresso, dark roast malts.
T - Follows the nose closely, the milk sugar is stronger than I like, with roasted malts and a kiss of smokiness
M - A bit slick, start is sweet, and stays that way.
O - Glad to have tried this offering, it was out of balance for me, lessen the sweet and it would be a winner
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from an 11.2 oz bottle into the test glass
A - Chalkboard dark color, with an off white cap.
S - Condensed milk, espresso, dark roast malts.
T - Follows the nose closely, the milk sugar is stronger than I like, with roasted malts and a kiss of smokiness
M - A bit slick, start is sweet, and stays that way.
O - Glad to have tried this offering, it was out of balance for me, lessen the sweet and it would be a winner
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2.92/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
This one is just odd. It caused me a double take of sorts as I sipped at it to try and sort out what it was I was tasting. Just a hint of sweet, a mild dose of sour milk, and then some gently pleasant earthiness. An acquired or regional taste I think, and definitely not to everyone’s taste. Beyond the sour milk thing, an unremarkable brew. Subdued, thin bodied.
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look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
This one is just odd. It caused me a double take of sorts as I sipped at it to try and sort out what it was I was tasting. Just a hint of sweet, a mild dose of sour milk, and then some gently pleasant earthiness. An acquired or regional taste I think, and definitely not to everyone’s taste. Beyond the sour milk thing, an unremarkable brew. Subdued, thin bodied.
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3.75/5 rDev +22.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.25/5 rDev +38.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.25/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
2.09/5 rDev -31.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Appearance - Pours thin dark brown color with thin tan head that dissipates before I could put the bottle down.
Aroma - I am not really picking much up at all, maybe some lactose and mild chocolate. The aroma has a sour smell to it.
Taste - Wow this is not appetizing at all, I do not even know how to describe this. It seems spoiled.
Feel - Terrible bitter sour taste
Overall - I was not expecting this to be that bad, I cannot even find anything appealing about this beer.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Appearance - Pours thin dark brown color with thin tan head that dissipates before I could put the bottle down.
Aroma - I am not really picking much up at all, maybe some lactose and mild chocolate. The aroma has a sour smell to it.
Taste - Wow this is not appetizing at all, I do not even know how to describe this. It seems spoiled.
Feel - Terrible bitter sour taste
Overall - I was not expecting this to be that bad, I cannot even find anything appealing about this beer.
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2.41/5 rDev -21.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.5/5 rDev -18.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
4/5 rDev +30.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 330 ML bottle into a pint glass at the World of Beer in Columbia, SC. The appearance is a very dark brown with a small tan head. The aroma is all malt. The taste is roasted malt, some coffee and chocolate and has that thick milk stout feel with a slight acidic aftertaste.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 330 ML bottle into a pint glass at the World of Beer in Columbia, SC. The appearance is a very dark brown with a small tan head. The aroma is all malt. The taste is roasted malt, some coffee and chocolate and has that thick milk stout feel with a slight acidic aftertaste.
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2.12/5 rDev -30.7%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
**
04/15/15
Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: very nice. Dark black, big white head that continually roils. Looks a little thin for a stout.
Aroma: not much here, some caramel, brown sugar.
Taste: vegetable, vinegar, plum, tar. Aftertaste is cardboard. Not good.
Such a disappointment, since the Hitachino espresso stout is excellent. I am somewhat amazed at the way the head builds after the beer has settled. I’ll have to bust out an old fluid mechanics textbook someday to see if I can explain it."
**
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look: 2.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
**
04/15/15
Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: very nice. Dark black, big white head that continually roils. Looks a little thin for a stout.
Aroma: not much here, some caramel, brown sugar.
Taste: vegetable, vinegar, plum, tar. Aftertaste is cardboard. Not good.
Such a disappointment, since the Hitachino espresso stout is excellent. I am somewhat amazed at the way the head builds after the beer has settled. I’ll have to bust out an old fluid mechanics textbook someday to see if I can explain it."
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3.5/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.87/5 rDev +26.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Dark brown to black with only a hint of brown on the edge when held to the light. Topped with 1 finger of dark brown chocolate milk coloured head.
Chocolate, honeycomb toffee, and molasses.
Light toasted notes with a hint of honeycomb toffee.
Light body, moderate, foamy carbonation.
Been wanting to have this one for a while, even though its not so highly rated. No regrets. The nose is awesome, a little flat on the taste but still quite nice. Feels great. Got on wishbeer, drank Aug 6th, 2016 in Chiang Mai.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Dark brown to black with only a hint of brown on the edge when held to the light. Topped with 1 finger of dark brown chocolate milk coloured head.
Chocolate, honeycomb toffee, and molasses.
Light toasted notes with a hint of honeycomb toffee.
Light body, moderate, foamy carbonation.
Been wanting to have this one for a while, even though its not so highly rated. No regrets. The nose is awesome, a little flat on the taste but still quite nice. Feels great. Got on wishbeer, drank Aug 6th, 2016 in Chiang Mai.
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3.5/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Sour porter
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Sour porter
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2.96/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
330ml bottle poured into a Hitachino Nest’s glass.
Very dark brown to almost black in color, the pour builds up thick fluffy tan head that stands with good retention before slowly subsiding to everlasting foamy crown and leaving some lacing behind.
The aroma of sour milk from lactose sugar, some malt sweetness and roastiness, and creamy chocolate too.
Sour milk dominates with a slight roasted malt character. Same time you also get big tartness, big acidic and lactic, slight sweet, slight astringency, and finish with sourness and tartness again.
Medium body with semi-smooth mouthfeel from some lively carbonation, finish is dry. Too much sour even considering to the style, nonetheless, it has some roasted profile to confirm that it is Stout while the rest is just pure acidic and sour.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
330ml bottle poured into a Hitachino Nest’s glass.
Very dark brown to almost black in color, the pour builds up thick fluffy tan head that stands with good retention before slowly subsiding to everlasting foamy crown and leaving some lacing behind.
The aroma of sour milk from lactose sugar, some malt sweetness and roastiness, and creamy chocolate too.
Sour milk dominates with a slight roasted malt character. Same time you also get big tartness, big acidic and lactic, slight sweet, slight astringency, and finish with sourness and tartness again.
Medium body with semi-smooth mouthfeel from some lively carbonation, finish is dry. Too much sour even considering to the style, nonetheless, it has some roasted profile to confirm that it is Stout while the rest is just pure acidic and sour.
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3.38/5 rDev +10.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
2.91/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
3.52/5 rDev +15%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Dark brown with a fizzy head that fades quickly. Typical stout char-y smell, but not really complex or strong. Taste is interesting--really light, with a little sweetness and creaminess but not much charred bitterness. A little bit of sour milk going on. Pleasant and refreshing. Like a session stout, if that's a style. I kinda like the fizzy mouthfeel. Not bad.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Dark brown with a fizzy head that fades quickly. Typical stout char-y smell, but not really complex or strong. Taste is interesting--really light, with a little sweetness and creaminess but not much charred bitterness. A little bit of sour milk going on. Pleasant and refreshing. Like a session stout, if that's a style. I kinda like the fizzy mouthfeel. Not bad.
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3.58/5 rDev +17%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.4/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Hitachino Nest Sweet Stout (Lacto) from Kiuchi Brewery
Beer rating:
3.06 out of
5 with
381 ratings
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