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Hitachino Nest Celebration Ale
Kiuchi Brewery
- From:
- Kiuchi Brewery
- Japan
- Style:
- Winter Warmer
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 90
- Avg:
- 4.04 | pDev: 10.15%
- Reviews:
- 171
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sunday at 04:25 AM
- Added:
- Oct 12, 2003
- Wants:
- 47
- Gots:
- 5
No description / notes.
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Ratings by robbyc1:
Reviewed by robbyc1 from Illinois
4.7/5 rDev +16.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.7/5 rDev +16.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Update: 2007 version in Feb 2009 - it has not lost anything, even better now, great spices, great finish, upped the drinkability from 4 to 4.5 and the appearance as well, no winter warmer is better than this one.
2007 version, huge bubbler, had to wait 5 min for it to come down.
Dark amber fizzy not see through look, like a farm apple juice.
Nose of spices and apples, refreshing.
Very complex taste, like a good belgian, deep malty flavors, with a nice sweetness at the end. Wanting more already. This has some feel of a oak cask, yes the cinnamon and coriander makes it taste like an apple pie, very tasty. Wow. A great one in my take.
Full and satisfying mouthfeel, just right on the cabonation. A bit spicy to drink more than one, but easy to sip, very good. Gives any winter warmer a run for the money.
Jun 18, 20082007 version, huge bubbler, had to wait 5 min for it to come down.
Dark amber fizzy not see through look, like a farm apple juice.
Nose of spices and apples, refreshing.
Very complex taste, like a good belgian, deep malty flavors, with a nice sweetness at the end. Wanting more already. This has some feel of a oak cask, yes the cinnamon and coriander makes it taste like an apple pie, very tasty. Wow. A great one in my take.
Full and satisfying mouthfeel, just right on the cabonation. A bit spicy to drink more than one, but easy to sip, very good. Gives any winter warmer a run for the money.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by VashonGuy from Washington
3.5/5 rDev -13.4%
3.5/5 rDev -13.4%
I'm generally fond of Winter Warmers and similar spiced up holiday beers, so I was surprised that I didn't take to this one all that much. It seemed a bit of a muddle, with various flavors there, but not really working well together. A bit too sweet. It's still a decent beer, don't get me wrong, but just not to my taste. This was the 2014 edition, poured into a tulip. Foamy!
Dec 10, 2014
Hitachino Nest Celebration Ale from Kiuchi Brewery
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
203 ratings
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