Hitachino Nest White Ale:
Howdy friends and welcome back to another beer in our Asian tour.  I might as well say it now, that for the foreseeable future we are staying in Japan so enjoy the culture and sights while we are here.  Once again we look at Hitachino Nest brewing and their flagship beer , a White Ale.  Brewed with a familiar concoction of ingredients that include coriander, nutmeg, orange peel and orange juice this Belgian style beer is a welcome find in the Asian beer world.  The beer pours a light blond color with a stark white head that foams up quickly and dissipates just as fast, leaving little lacing while the nose is a spicy orange note with a touch of nutmeg underneath it all.  The beers taste is initially similar to the nose but it mellows to a nice light malt with noticeable carbonation and it moves to a barely there hop character in the back end and after taste.  So it was bound to happen sometime, a really good Asian beer, and after the reviews of the red rice beer showed it to be loved by a lot of people (not me though) that it was bound to happen with a beer from this brewery.  Very refreshing, light and a mellow taste profile make this an enjoyable beer by itself or with a meal.  If you an find this one, grab a bottle or two, I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.