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Red Rice Ale

Hitachino NestJapan
  • Amber / Red Ale
  • 7% ABV
  • Label approved Oct 3, 2019
  • Imported

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Hitachino Nest's Amber / Red Ale. Label approved 3 October 2019.

Stronger than 83% of the 275 Amber Ale labels we've read.

Imported by B. UNITED INTERNATIONAL, B. UNITED INTERNATIONAL INC.

From the label

“This Red Rice Ale was brewed with special red rice which had been cultured in ancient times in Japan. Please enjoy the complex taste and beautiful natural color.”

How to serve it

Serve at
46–52°F (8–11°C)
Glass
Nonic pint: the bulge gives you a grip and room for a head

About 205–225 calories and 17–23 g carbs

About 135 of those calories come from the alcohol.

General guidance for Amber / Red Ale. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools

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About this beer

This is the 3rd of 4 labels we have from Hitachino Nest. It is one of 53 amber / red ale labels approved in October 2019. Its label was approved 21 days after it was submitted. It's imported by B. UNITED INTERNATIONAL, B. UNITED INTERNATIONAL INC; its label was approved for US sale.

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A starting-point recipe from the style and the ABV on the label: derived, not tasted, and the sheet says which is which.

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Style: Amber/Other AleBrewery: Hitachino Nest