Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale

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Stylistics:

• Overall Style: It's described as an ale, specifically a "Red Rice Ale". Some sources also classify it as a Belgian-Style Strong Pale Ale or simply Pale Ale, but often with the "Belgian-Style Ales" category. One source mentions "Traditional Ale" encompassing pale ales, amber ales, or strong ales.
• Appearance: Beautiful, pink-colored, deep pink or amber and light-rosé with a misty white foam. Hazy orange with a small off-white head.
• Aroma: Hints of fruit, delicate strawberry hints, spices, sweet ripe stone fruits (apricots and peaches) with notes of caramel and warm brown bread, sake-like complexity.
• Flavor: Moderate bitterness, pleasant acidity, hints of fruit, sake-like complexity, sweet malt, delicate strawberry hints, smooth and mildly bitter finish, notes of pomegranate, rhubarb and spices, malty and firm, semi-sweet honeyed, bready, and toasted malt, caramel and bread with a hoppy finish. It has a complex taste and beautiful natural color. The bitterness is perceptible but not overwhelming (17 IBU).
• Body: Medium.
• Key Ingredients/Process: Brewed with barley, red rice (specifically Asamurasaki, an ancient red rice), and two kinds of yeast (one for barley and one for rice, or ale and sake yeast). Pilsner malt and Hallertauer hops are also used. Chinook hops are mentioned for fermentation. Filtered, but left unpasteurized.
• Pairings: Salmon, sushi, meat dishes, poultry, sausages, barbecue, and hearty snacks.

Technical Parameters:

• ABV (Alcohol by Volume): 7%.
• IBU (International Bitterness Units): 17 IBU.
• Serving Temperature: 10°C.
• Ingredients: Malt, Hop, Rice (Asamurasaki red rice), two types of yeast (ale and sake yeast). Chinook hops. Flaked barley. Pilsner malt.
• Allergens: Gluten.
• Brewery: Kiuchi Brewery, Japan.
• Fermentation/Maturation: Two weeks fermentation, four weeks maturation.
• Filtration/Pasteurization: Filtered, unpasteurized.
• Color: Red / Amber, deep pink, light-rosé.

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