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Come sample the Japanese craft brewing revolution!
HITACHINO on tap @ The Wheaty
http://hitachinonest.com/
In 1996, after 173 years as a sake brewer, the Kiuchi Brewery began to produce beer as well under the Hitachino Nest Beer brand. Prior to 1994 Japanese regulations had actually made this expansion difficult, if not impossible, so Hitachino Nest Beer was in the forefront of a microbrew revolution. Many of the revolutionaries have already stumbled, however, largely due to beers that were too timid to make an impression on the drinker. In a short time they have already made a name for themselves by releasing creative brews that tip their hats to a number of international influences, radically different from the lager-styles of Japans Big Four: Asahi, Kirin, Sapporo, and Suntory. Jim Clarke
White Ale Belgian Witbier (5% ABV)
A refreshing mildly hopped Belgian styled beer with a complex flavor of coriander, orange peel & nutmeg.
Malts: Lager, Wheat Hops: Perle, Styrian Golding Adjuncts: Flaked Wheat, Flaked Barley, Coriander,
Nutmeg, Orange peel, Orange Juice Original Gravity: 1.06 Alcohol Vol: 5% IBU: 13 Color: Light Golden
Espresso Stout Russian Imperial Stout with coffee (7.5% ABV)
Caramel, roasted, black and chocolate malts provide an explosion of coffee like flavors. The strong espresso character comes from the addition of espresso beans to the boil. Notes of vanilla, dark fruit, cocoa and chocolate. The very unusual character of Hitachino Nest Espresso Stout stems from the fact that Kiuchi Brewery is using the recipe of a Russian Imperial Stout as base. Pitch black color, big brown head. Aromas of chocolate, roasted bitterness, black currants, dark fruits.
Japanese Classic Ale Japanese IPA (7.5% ABV)
Hitachino Japanese Classic Ale is brewed following the original India Pale Ale brought to Japan in the 19th century . It is slowly matured in Cedar casks which are commonly used in the brewing of traditional Japanese sake. The result is a beer full of the flavours and aromas of peppery cedar, pine, citrus and earth.It has a unique note of cedar and complex spicy yet mild aroma of British traditional hops such as Kent Goldings and Challenger and US Chinook.
Red Rice Ale Sake Ale (7% ABV)
Complex sake like flavors with malt sweet notes. Hints of strawberries in the nose and palate. An intriguing mix of sake, malt and bitter notes in the finish. The beer is actually fermented with both ale and sake yeasts. This complicated process creates a higher alcohol beer with strawberries, raspberries, and a streak of white pepper on both the nose and palate. The sake influence is noticeable but not predominant, making for a very smooth beer with a touch of glycerol on the finish.
Malts: Pilsner Hops: Chinook Adjuncts: Red Rice, Flaked Barley Original gravity: 1.070 Alcohol Vol: 7.0% IBU: 26 Color: Smoky Pink
Hitachino White Ale & Japanese Classic Ale tapped from 3pm Fri 7th January; Red Rice Ale & Espresso Stout to follow on for as long as they last!
Come sample the Japanese craft brewing revolution!
HITACHINO on tap @ The Wheaty
http://hitachinonest.com/
In 1996, after 173 years as a sake brewer, the Kiuchi Brewery began to produce beer as well under the Hitachino Nest Beer brand. Prior to 1994 Japanese regulations had actually made this expansion difficult, if not impossible, so Hitachino Nest Beer was in the forefront of a microbrew revolution. Many of the revolutionaries have already stumbled, however, largely due to beers that were too timid to make an impression on the drinker. In a short time they have already made a name for themselves by releasing creative brews that tip their hats to a number of international influences, radically different from the lager-styles of Japans Big Four: Asahi, Kirin, Sapporo, and Suntory. Jim Clarke
White Ale Belgian Witbier (5% ABV)
A refreshing mildly hopped Belgian styled beer with a complex flavor of coriander, orange peel & nutmeg.
Malts: Lager, Wheat Hops: Perle, Styrian Golding Adjuncts: Flaked Wheat, Flaked Barley, Coriander,
Nutmeg, Orange peel, Orange Juice Original Gravity: 1.06 Alcohol Vol: 5% IBU: 13 Color: Light Golden
Espresso Stout Russian Imperial Stout with coffee (7.5% ABV)
Caramel, roasted, black and chocolate malts provide an explosion of coffee like flavors. The strong espresso character comes from the addition of espresso beans to the boil. Notes of vanilla, dark fruit, cocoa and chocolate. The very unusual character of Hitachino Nest Espresso Stout stems from the fact that Kiuchi Brewery is using the recipe of a Russian Imperial Stout as base. Pitch black color, big brown head. Aromas of chocolate, roasted bitterness, black currants, dark fruits.
Japanese Classic Ale Japanese IPA (7.5% ABV)
Hitachino Japanese Classic Ale is brewed following the original India Pale Ale brought to Japan in the 19th century . It is slowly matured in Cedar casks which are commonly used in the brewing of traditional Japanese sake. The result is a beer full of the flavours and aromas of peppery cedar, pine, citrus and earth.It has a unique note of cedar and complex spicy yet mild aroma of British traditional hops such as Kent Goldings and Challenger and US Chinook.
Red Rice Ale Sake Ale (7% ABV)
Complex sake like flavors with malt sweet notes. Hints of strawberries in the nose and palate. An intriguing mix of sake, malt and bitter notes in the finish. The beer is actually fermented with both ale and sake yeasts. This complicated process creates a higher alcohol beer with strawberries, raspberries, and a streak of white pepper on both the nose and palate. The sake influence is noticeable but not predominant, making for a very smooth beer with a touch of glycerol on the finish.
Malts: Pilsner Hops: Chinook Adjuncts: Red Rice, Flaked Barley Original gravity: 1.070 Alcohol Vol: 7.0% IBU: 26 Color: Smoky Pink
Hitachino White Ale & Japanese Classic Ale tapped from 3pm Fri 7th January; Red Rice Ale & Espresso Stout to follow on for as long as they last!
