Purchased at: Vintage Estate
What makes this beer different: Smooth Coffee Flavor
Will I be drinking this again: A bit pricey but this was damn good
Grade: A-
12/13/2009: Oh Herro! Hitachino is brewed by Kim Jong-il at Kiuchi Brewery. Hans Brix was nice enough to penetrate the North Korean border and embezzle all of Kim’s Hitachino stash and bring it to the states. What a patriot. Okay its obviously not brewed by Kim Jong-il. Its brewed in Japan at Kiuchi Brewery, and its damn good.
The price of admission was 5 dollars for this chubby little bottle, but I heard and read good things about it so I decided to give it a shot. As you can see by the picture above the head on this stuff was amazing. There was a lot of coffee flavor, but it was a much smoother than the slightly bitter coffee taste usually associated with most American Coffee Stouts. It also was very creamy and almost had a milk stout quality to it. Everyone should try this one at least once as it was probably the smoothest coffee stout I have ever tasted.
Have you had a Coffee Stout that you think is better? Comment below and let me know so I can try it!
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They don’t bottle, but you should grad a growler at East End. They have some very nice beers.
Yeti Expresso Stout is a solid choice, although pretty damn heavy. If you want to count Cofee Porters- BBC Coffeehouse Porter is a super drinkable and flavorful choice if you’re in the mood for something a little lighter…
I wish I could find it here in Pennsylvania… My buddy is bringing me back an Oak aged Yeti, but cannot find the espresso or chocolate one anywhere
If Kim Jong-il comes to get his beer back, rerease the panthers!
hahah nice, i’m glad there are beer lovers out there who also like south park.
Ever try Speedway Stout from Alesmith? I think that would be the best coffee stout out there.
Cheers,
Ryan
Yup sure have! I reviewed it on the last page of the site… I loved it but for some reason I don’t quite consider it a coffee stout… I guess because the coffee just didnt jump out at me
Odd, must have missed it when I was glancing over your reviews, but I see it now.
I live right by Alesmith, and on their board of what they have on tap for growler fills, it always says, “Speedway Stout – brewed with Ryan Bros. coffee beans.”
So, to me, they pride themselves on the coffee flavor of it.
Good times!
Lucky! You probably are able to get your hands on barrel aged speedway then.. I would love to give that a try. I just picked up 4 big bottles of the regular speedway to age for a year or two. Once I try another one I am going to pay attention to the coffee flavor. I think I was just so overwhelmed by how thick it was that I didn’t really take notice to the specific flavors.
I split a bottle with my cousin recently, and noticed less coffee then when I had it on tap. Weird.
BA Speedway is brewery only release as far as bottles go. It’s not just sitting on the shelves. But the next time it is released, I will definitely be getting some. I missed out on the past couple opportunities. I just wasn’t into paying $20 a bottle for beer. That’s changed in the past 6 months.