Hitachino Nest White Ale

Hitachino Nest White Ale
Kiuchi Brewery
0,33l
5,5%

I am not sure what EXACTLY the name of the beer is to be honest. I saw the bottle in my local store and thought hey it has an owl, how bad can it be.

The bottle is cute. 3 part label with an added 4t sticker because Germany wants all ingredients in German as well,

Now the ingredients do make me wonder... Orangepeel, Cilantro, Nutmeg and Orangejuice.... I expect something ehm... spicy? Herbal? I do not know and that is what makes it interesting. I wouldn't wonder if the Japanese writing on it says something akin to 'This is for stupid foreigners only' but hey... I shall have it checked. Tuuli.. expect an IM.

Aight so I said I like the bottle and the label design. It's up to date and made me interested...they did their job.

Today's glass is one of my standard tasting ones. Originally made for 0,2, I am confident it will hold 0,33 with pride as well.

This is VERY yellow. I mean pale Fanta yellow. The foam is very little and dissipates super fast. It's very cloudy and unfiltered. There was a huge amount of yeast in the bottle that I made sure was mixed with the beer before I poured.

The aroma is very appetizing, I can smell the orangepeel/juice and the cilantro with the yeast being present as well. It does have a bit of a medicinal smell but not in a bad way at all. The citrus aroma gives it a very fresh and crisp impression and I SO wanna try this now.

This is super interesting.
 The orange feel is strong with a carbonation that could be a bit stronger for my taste. The cilantro is a nice addition and compliments the citrus tones. Though it is fruity it also has a nice hoppy bitterness in the aftertaste. The medicinal tones I was afraid of aren't there really. The best I can compare this with is as if I first take a sip of nice orange juice and immediately follow it up with a Pilsener. This is definitely nice!
Do I dare to check RateBeer about it... Well I did and for once we kinda agree that this is absolutely in the top third of beers. I really like how they blended the nutmeg and the cilantro with the orange tones and made a worthy concoction out of it.

This does get my seal of approval!

PROST!

DMW