Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale - Kiuchi Brewery

superspak

Michigan

4/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

24 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled in July 2012. Pours fairly cloudy golden orange color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Spotty foamy lacing clings to the glass. Aromas of big apple, pear, peach, clove, pepper, citrus zest, honey, bready grain, floral, grass, herbal, and earthy yeast esters. Very nice aromas with good balance, strength, and complexity. Taste of pear, apple, peach, clove, pepper, lemon, cracker, bready grain, honey, floral, grass, and herbal earthiness. Fair amount of peppery spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of light fruits, citrus, pepper, clove, cracker, bready grain, honey, floral, grass, and earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice flavor balance with good complexity; nice malt and yeast spiciness balance; and zero cloying flavors present on the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and crisp mouthfeel that is very nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice Belgian style golden ale! Very nice complexity and balance of fruity and spicy esters with malt balance; and extremely smooth and crisp to sip on. This was a very enjoyable offering.

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2013 05:19:31 | More by superspak

Wsherry1

Illinois

5/5  rDev +35.9%

06-17-2013 11:07:25 | More by Wsherry1

Satsuma

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

06-16-2013 04:15:57 | More by Satsuma

ColForbinBC

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

06-16-2013 02:53:50 | More by ColForbinBC

ste5venla

California

4.25/5  rDev +15.5%

06-11-2013 07:41:49 | More by ste5venla

bluckbeyes

Oregon

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

06-06-2013 23:13:12 | More by bluckbeyes

Daemose

Texas

5/5  rDev +35.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Appearance: Orangish red, with slightly pinkish tinted white foam head. Very fine bubbles, not like the sudsy looking Saison and IPA heads.

Smell: Similar to taste.

Taste: This beer is awesome. It tastes like meringue, strawberry meringue. Especially those meringue "cookies" that are really just dehydrated meringue. That or astronaut ice cream. Its sweet, with a rice/marshmallow flavor profile that's out of this world. There is a little sake character to it as well, from the rice, which goes hand in hand with the other flavors.

Mouthfeel: Good carbonation.

Overall: This beer was so good I went out and bought a case from D&Q in Houston.

Serving type: bottle

06-06-2013 18:03:50 | More by Daemose

kylehay2004

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

05-29-2013 21:55:24 | More by kylehay2004

Hellmeh

Texas

3/5  rDev -18.5%

05-28-2013 02:00:09 | More by Hellmeh

Texasfan549

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

05-26-2013 21:39:26 | More by Texasfan549

Beergelden

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

05-26-2013 17:13:27 | More by Beergelden

HoistinBrews

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +8.7%

05-25-2013 02:12:33 | More by HoistinBrews

2GOOFY

California

4/5  rDev +8.7%

05-18-2013 14:47:06 | More by 2GOOFY

ant880

New York

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

05-08-2013 11:47:36 | More by ant880

tommyguz

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -11.7%

05-08-2013 03:56:04 | More by tommyguz

vfgccp

New York

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

05-02-2013 02:52:07 | More by vfgccp

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +15.5%

04-27-2013 16:25:13 | More by Jason1337

impending

California

3.51/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 2.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75

B

33cl into a tulip. Pours a dull heavily hazed orange gold, minimal head, no lacing of merit.

The aroma is bright, yeasty, fruity with a touch of sweet citrus and a tiny mustyness that is on the cusp of being imagined.

A surprising level of candy sweetness bursts. Undefined pulpy light fruits and a nice hop bittering in the finish to keep it in check. Between light & medium bodied mouthfeel.
cheers
jd

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2013 04:34:10 | More by impending

AdamP

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +1.9%

04-19-2013 01:21:20 | More by AdamP

GRG1313

California

4.25/5  rDev +15.5%

04-09-2013 04:07:25 | More by GRG1313

Kuongming

California

3.25/5  rDev -11.7%

03-31-2013 02:30:43 | More by Kuongming

Poupae

Thailand

4/5  rDev +8.7%

03-28-2013 09:19:57 | More by Poupae

bh123

California

3.5/5  rDev -4.9%

03-22-2013 23:44:56 | More by bh123

TGS

California

4.25/5  rDev +15.5%

03-19-2013 18:25:30 | More by TGS

Hultkrantz

Sweden

3/5  rDev -18.5%

03-16-2013 13:25:11 | More by Hultkrantz