Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #294 -- Hitachino Nest XH (Extra High)

Hitachino Nest XH (Extra High) is a Belgian (style) Strong Ale that has been matured in shochu casks. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #293 -- Hitachino Nest DAiDAi Ale

Hitachino Nest DAiDAi Ale is a fruit-infused IPA. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #292 -- Hitachino Nest White Ale

Hitachino Nest White Ale is a witbier with a couple of unusual ingredients (orange juice and nutmeg). 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #291 -- Hitachino Nest Pale Ale

Hitachino Nest Pale Ale is very much in the malty (as opposed to hoppy) UK tradition for this style. 

My YouTube review is HERE.

Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #290 -- Hitachino Nest Sweet Stout Lacto

Hitachino Nest Sweet Stout Lacto is thin, mild, and creamy. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #289 -- Hitachino Nest Session IPA

Hitachino Nest Session IPA is a bit more full bodied and flavorful than most beers in this style. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #288 -- Minoh Beer Coffee IPA

Minoh Beer Coffee IPA offers an unlikely mix of flavors, with the addition of Rwanda coffee beans from Osaka's Takamura Coffee Roasters.

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #287 -- Yo-Ho Craft Saurus Black IPA

Yo-Ho Craft Saurus Black IPA provides an easy, mild introduction to this minor beer style. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #286 -- St-Louis Premium Pêche

St-Louis Premium Pêche is a pleasant, mild sort of mass-market fruit lambic. Refreshing on a warm late-spring evening. 

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(plus a look at a ten-part Netflix series about the greatest basketball player of all time).

Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #285 -- St-Louis Premium Kriek

St-Louis Premium Kriek shows off a lot of fruit (25% of ingredients), but is more like cough drops than a lambic. 

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(plus a look at "The Overstory," a fairly recent work of Eco Fiction).

Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #284 -- St-Louis Premium Framboise

St-Louis Premium Framboise definitely features the fruit over the lambic character. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #283 -- Ginga Kogen Hefe-Weizen / 銀河高原ビール ヘーフェヴァイツェン

Ginga Kogen Hefe-Weizen / 銀河高原ビール ヘーフェヴァイツェン seems to be a relaunch, with some very minor adjustments.

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #282 -- Echigo のんびり ふんわり 白ビール / Weizen For A Relaxing Time

Echigo のんびり ふんわり 白ビール / Weizen For A Relaxing Time. This beer trades on its looks, or rather the looks of the cute branding characters, much more than its on own beer character. 

Click HERE for my (short) review.

Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #281 -- Two Rabbits Rabbit Kick Mountain IIPA

Two Rabbits Rabbit Kick Mountain IIPA. Not sure about the mountain, but the kick is definitely present. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #280 -- Two Rabbits Scotch Ale

Two Rabbits Scotch Ale is a new and very tasty addition to the brewery's lineup. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #279 -- Two Rabbits SMaSH IPA: El Dorado

Two Rabbits SMaSH IPA: El Dorado is a Single Malt and Single Hop beer that highlights two kinds of ingredients in a direct manner, without shading or mixing aromas or flavors. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #278 -- Two Rabbits Strawberry Sour

Two Rabbits Strawberry Sour hits the nose and throat with a mild kettle sour attack and a gentle astringency. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #277 -- Two Rabbits The Jackrabbit Aussie Pale Ale

Two Rabbits The Jackrabbit Aussie Pale Ale highlights ingredients from the homeland of one of the owners. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #276 -- Two Rabbits White Rabbit Kinkan Wit / ホワイトラビット 金柑ウィット

Two Rabbits White Rabbit Kinkan Wit / ホワイトラビット　金柑ウィット has a delicate citrus aroma and flavor. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #275 -- Kyoto Brewing 冬眠からの目覚め（Toumin kara no Mezame) / Winter’s End

Kyoto Brewing 冬眠からの目覚め（Toumin kara no Mezame) / Winter’s End. Long name. This is a Belgian imperial stout which spent 14 long months in Ichiro's Malt whiskey barrels.
Sip slowly, or else this beer may put you back into hibernation! 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #274 -- Kyoto Brewing 毬子 / Mariko

Kyoto Brewing 毬子 / Mariko is definitely one of my all-time favorite beers from this brewery. It's a big, zesty Belgian IPA which develops great flavors throughout the palate. 

If you'd like to watch my YouTube review, click right HERE.

Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #273 -- Kyoto Brewing 春の気まぐれ 2020 / Haru no Kimagure 2020

Kyoto Brewing 春の気まぐれ 2020 / Haru no Kimagure 2020 combines flavor and aroma characteristics of the pale ale style with those of the New England IPA. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #272 -- Kyoto Brewing 夕焼けの雫 / Sunset Juice

Kyoto Brewing 夕焼けの雫 / Sunset Juice is a refreshing sour beer which contains hibiscus flowers. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #271 -- Kyoto Brewing ささやかな至福 / Little Pleasures

Kyoto Brewing ささやかな至福 / Little Pleasures is a light pleasant saison, which pairs perfectly with your evening repast. 

You can click right HERE to watch my (non-alliterative) YouTube review.

Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #270 -- Kyoto Brewing Bonds Of Friendship / 親友との絆

Kyoto Brewing Bonds Of Friendship / 親友との絆, a collaboration with Toronto's Godspeed Brewery, is KBC's first beer using Brettanomyces yeast. 

Please click HERE to watch my YouTube review.

Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #269 -- Kyoto Brewing Shunkashuto — Spring 2020 / 春夏秋冬 - 春 2020

Kyoto Brewing Shunkashuto — Spring 2020 / 春夏秋冬 - 春 2020 is a lightly spicy and citrusy saison. Very refreshing during this late spring warm weather. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #268 -- Kyoto Brewing 夜空を藍染め / Indigo Skies

Kyoto Brewing 夜空を藍染め / Indigo Skies hits the middle range for a sour beer, with a gentle tartness and light acidity. But the raspberry and blueberry really shine here. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #267 -- Kyoto Brewing 週休6日 / 6-Day Weekend

Kyoto Brewing 週休6日 / 6-Day Weekend is perfectly fine, any day of the week ... or the weekend. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #266 -- Minoh Beer Saruyama Shikao / 箕面ビール猿山鹿男

Minoh Beer Saruyama Shikao / 箕面ビール猿山鹿男 is a beer/sake hybrid, with some interesting but very delicate aroma and flavors. The name is yet another reference to the monkeys that live in the hills of north Osaka prefecture. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #265 -- Minoh Beer Osaru IPA / 箕面ビール おさる IPA

Minoh Beer Osaru IPA / 箕面ビール　おさる IPA. The name refers to the monkeys that live in the hills above the Minoh brewery. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #264 -- Sapporo Yebisu Ginjo / ヱビス 吟醸

Sapporo Yebisu Ginjo / ヱビス 吟醸 is a moderately flavorful version of Dortmunder export. The name "Ginjo" is used to make customers associated the beer with sake. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #263 -- TDM 1874 Star Dust DIPA

TDM 1874 Star Dust DIPA...!!! Double (or Imperial) IPA is one of my favorite kinds of beer, and this beer really shows how potent and flavorful the style can be. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #262 -- TDM 1874 IPA

TDM 1874 IPA is an exceptionally well-balanced IPA. This is the 10th version, and the brewer is always searching for new ways to produce the style.

HERE is my YouTube review.

Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #261 -- TDM 1874 Pale Ale

TDM 1874 Pale Ale fuses British and German malts with American hops. The result is quite something. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #260 -- TDM 1874 British Best Bitter

TDM 1874 British Best Bitter is a wonderfully pleasant and mild brew. The style is rarely made in Japan, and this is the first one I've had from a Japanese craft brewery. Great stuff. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #259 -- Belhaven Wee Heavy

Belhaven Wee Heavy is so sweet and treacly that it almost seems like a baby barleywine. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #258 -- Belhaven Scottish Oat Stout

Rich, creamy, and warming, Belhaven Scottish Oat Stout is probably the best of Belhaven's regular lineup. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #257 -- Belhaven Speyside Oak Aged Blonde Ale

Belhaven Speyside Oak Aged Blonde Ale features caramel, dried fruit, and vanilla flavors -- all from the whiskey barrel. 

My YouTube review can be seen HERE.

Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #256 -- Belhaven Twisted Thistle IPA

Belhaven Twisted Thistle IPA is a malty UK-style brew, one which will not really please hop heads. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #255 -- Belhaven Scottish Ale

Belhaven Scottish Ale is something that comes naturally to Belhaven Brewery.

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #254 -- Belhaven Craft Pilsner

Belhaven Craft Pilsner is a decent beer, but the pilsner style not really in the special line of this brewery. 

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Ultimate Beer By Michael Jackson (Beer Book Review #4)

Ultimate Beer By Michael Jackson (Beer Book Review #4) -- a modest review and an homage to the best beer writer who ever lifted a pen. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #253 -- Yggdrasil Idun

Yggdrasil Idun, a hoppy apple cider, refers us to the Norse Goddess of spring and eternal youth. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #252 -- Yggdrasil Hop Ensemble

Yggdrasil Hop Ensemble is a rustic and rough-toned Red IPA. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #251 -- Yggdrasil Beer Patrol

Yggdrasil Beer Patrol really moves out, seeks out, and captures strong hop character. Love this one. 
 
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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #250 -- Yggdrasil Citrus Skål

Yggdrasil Citrus Skål is an eminently drinkable fruit beer. Flavored with hyuganatsu fruit, the citrus element is mild but certainly present. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #249 -- Yggdrasil White Noise

Yggdrasil White Noise is a mild wheat ale with a bit of citrus buzz. Picture your screen after the channel has gone off for the evening. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #248 -- Yggdrasil Mori no Nakamatachi / 森の仲間たち

Yggdrasil Mori no Nakamatachi / 森の仲間たち is a tree-themed herbal saison, which contain cypress tips. The brewery's name, Yggdrasil, is the name of the World Tree from Norse mythology. 

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Beering in Mind YouTube Channel Beer Review #247 -- Yoho Boku Beer Kimi Beer Saison / 僕ビール、君ビール

Yoho Boku Beer Kimi Beer Saison / 僕ビール、君ビール is a renewed version of their original canned saison, which came out in 2014. Available in Lawson stores throughout Japan. 


And my YouTube review of it, plus a quick summary look at all the various Boku Beer Kimi Beer styles, is available right HERE.