Saturday, February 19, 2011

Day 46, 2.15.11., Hitochino - Real Ginger Brew

Ever since the first taste of Hitachino Nest White Ale, I've recommended it whenever I've had a chance.  And anxiously, I've tried all the varieties I can find.
The Real Ginger Beer is a cloudy red amber beer with a creamy white head.  On the nose, you guessed it, big ginger aroma.  It's a spicy ginger too, like those crunchy hard ginger snaps.  The beer has a nice malty body, with more spicy ginger on the palate.  It also has some intense sourness that almost coated my tongue on the finish, a pretty distracting way to end each sip.
All in all this is a really fun delicious beer, but it just was not as amazing as I've come to expect a Hitachino beer to be. (based on the White Ale, and the Espresso Stout I've tasted)
This beer is pretty good.  Worth a shot if you're looking for a beer that's a bit out of the ordinary.
6 out of 10.

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