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)


