#rustic beer

A Different Sort of Farmhouse Beer

Huh! I don’t know if my Kveik brew tastes Norwegian, but damn if this isn’t some good homebrew. 

First of all, the Hornindal stain from Omega Yeast does not throw off phenols. You know, those spicy notes a decade of Saison have tied to the idea farmhouse beer. This is really… clean? The Cascade hops – chosen for that beery baseline – are showing their best, pine and grapefruit and all that. Bright and fresh and delicious, but the fruity citrus esters from the package aren’t coming through. The kveik makes it a little different from your basic pale ale, but it would take an excellent palate to taste it. That’s not a knock on the strain, but as extreme as Kveik may be on paper, it actually makes a very crushable beer. We drank a gallon of the stuff this week. Don’t worry, I’m already planning my next batch.