Hitachino Nest Celebration Ale
I pour a chilled sample of this brew into a chalice I recently picked up. THe brew pours a hazy dark amber color. The color is darker than I expected from a brew with so many spices. A soft creamy off white head foams up easily to about an inch and fades very slowly. In fact, it never completely dissipates. There is also very tighly packed lattice work as the head fades. The aroma is very spicy, I pick up coriander and a general citrus smell with hints of nutmeg. Definitely other faint scents in there. The body is medium with average carbonation but very smooth and almost a creamy texture is present. The flavor is a yeasty twang up front followed by a short hop bite and the finish is spicy, again, citrus and nutmeg dominate. Overall this is a very tasty brew, but it could be improved with allowing a little bit more of the spice coming through in my opinion.