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April 18th, 2006
kiuchi brewery *

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i’m a sucker for great packaging and this beer by japanese company kiuchi brewery was too cute to pass up. while waiting for a table at little dishes in park slope (the night i saw harold from top chef) i spotted this beer and came back the next night to bring a bottle home. kiuchi makes a beer called “hitachino nest” that was created in 1996 that has a hint of their traditional sake brewing method mixed in. it’s clearly the owl character that hooked me because well, i’m not a big beer person. click here for more info on kiuchi and their cute owl beer. enjoy! (with a lemon slice, preferably)

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13 comments
kirsten said:
April 18th, 2006 - 11:53 am

super cute. i’ll have to look out for it.

Meghan said:
April 18th, 2006 - 12:55 pm

Do you know where this might be avail. in California?

ann said:
April 18th, 2006 - 4:19 pm

not only are these beers cute, they’re also terrific to drink!
the white nest beer is a particular favorite of mine, so not only will you look super cute sipping one of these at your local bar, you’ll also look super chic as they’re considered a sort of “cult” beer
prost!

Jon said:
April 18th, 2006 - 5:16 pm

these are amazing!

Anonymous said:
April 19th, 2006 - 6:16 am

i’ve seen them at whole foods, i bought one because of the cute owl too!

Anonymous said:
April 19th, 2006 - 7:05 am

this is good beer. drink it out of a glass with the bottle stationed on the bar next to the glass! and no lemon slices please … drinking (a) straight from the bottle or (b) with a lemon slice only makes you look uninitiated. I’m being serious here.

design*sponge said:
April 19th, 2006 - 8:46 am

uninitiated? like, into the fun owl beer club?

i like my white beer with lemon slices, tastes yummy, initiated or not.

to each his own ;)

d*s

Hide said:
April 19th, 2006 - 8:52 am

Hi! This is Hide from Japan .This beer is from my hometown. Actually, my girlfriend, who is a designer, saw this homepage and showed me . White Ale won Gold at the world Beer Cup in 2004. Kiuchi Syuzo (Brewery) also makes Yuzu Ale and Espresso Porter beer. These labels are also cute.

acm said:
April 20th, 2006 - 4:14 pm

aw, my friend helena has a necklace made from a kiuchi beer cap on sale at her etsy shop! check it out: http://www.thejubjubbird.etsy.com

Anonymous said:
April 25th, 2006 - 6:00 pm

have you checked out Steel Toe Studios belts lately? i have a belt buckle with the bottle cap of this beer in the middle

Anonymous said:
July 2nd, 2007 - 11:58 am

We were able to get this at Bev Mo in California. I think that it might be available at bevmo.com.
its a great beer!

dan said:
February 15th, 2009 - 6:51 pm

do you know the name of the artist who designed these labels? i really like them.

anon said:
June 30th, 2009 - 10:56 am

haha i bought this beer strictly for the packaging too. i didn’t like the beer much (it was good, just not my taste), but i saved the bottle and set in on my windowsill. my cat knocks it over almost every day.

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