strange-steve
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Firstly, apologies to @clarkeuk for taking so long to try this one, I wasn't too well last week so thought it better to leave it a few more days to give it a fairer review.
I'm excited about this one because it's my first taste of a beer made with a kveik yeast, this one brewed with magnum, amarillo and citra :drink:
Appearance
A nice golden amber colour with a bit of haze. Low carbonation so a thin soapy head like a cask ale. Looks lovely.
Aroma
A big hit of fruity hops, orange, mango, pineapple, passion fruit, absolutely delicious.
Flavour
Very citrusy, grapefruit and orange from the hops, a little malt sweetness initially but fades to a very long bitter finish, no unusual yeast flavours or obvious esters despite being fermented at 35ðC!
Overall Impression
The first thing I noticed was the full bodied, creamy mouthfeel which is great, especially coupled with the low level of carbonation, it really reminds me of a cask ale which is difficult to achieve with a bottled beer.
The hop flavour and aroma is fantastic, this is a very good IPA. With that hop combo it was bound to be good.
The most surprising thing is the yeast flavour, or more accurately the lack of it. I'm not sure if it's hidden behind the other bold flavours, or if kveik yeasts are usually quite clean, or maybe it's just my crappy palate, but I was expecting something unusual. I think there is something a little different in the aroma, but I can't quite put my finger on it. And this isn't a criticism of the beer, because it's wonderful, just my expectations, but as it turns out it works perfectly in a hoppy beer like this. I know kveik yeasts are known for being very temperature tolerant, but I'm curious now what would happen if pushed up to around 40ðC which isn't unusual afaik with traditional kveik brewers, to get more yeast character.
Thanks for sending this mate, it is another cracking beer and it went down a treat, and I've taken a mental note to reduce the priming level of my beers in future :hat:
I'm excited about this one because it's my first taste of a beer made with a kveik yeast, this one brewed with magnum, amarillo and citra :drink:
Appearance
A nice golden amber colour with a bit of haze. Low carbonation so a thin soapy head like a cask ale. Looks lovely.
Aroma
A big hit of fruity hops, orange, mango, pineapple, passion fruit, absolutely delicious.
Flavour
Very citrusy, grapefruit and orange from the hops, a little malt sweetness initially but fades to a very long bitter finish, no unusual yeast flavours or obvious esters despite being fermented at 35ðC!
Overall Impression
The first thing I noticed was the full bodied, creamy mouthfeel which is great, especially coupled with the low level of carbonation, it really reminds me of a cask ale which is difficult to achieve with a bottled beer.
The hop flavour and aroma is fantastic, this is a very good IPA. With that hop combo it was bound to be good.
The most surprising thing is the yeast flavour, or more accurately the lack of it. I'm not sure if it's hidden behind the other bold flavours, or if kveik yeasts are usually quite clean, or maybe it's just my crappy palate, but I was expecting something unusual. I think there is something a little different in the aroma, but I can't quite put my finger on it. And this isn't a criticism of the beer, because it's wonderful, just my expectations, but as it turns out it works perfectly in a hoppy beer like this. I know kveik yeasts are known for being very temperature tolerant, but I'm curious now what would happen if pushed up to around 40ðC which isn't unusual afaik with traditional kveik brewers, to get more yeast character.
Thanks for sending this mate, it is another cracking beer and it went down a treat, and I've taken a mental note to reduce the priming level of my beers in future :hat:
