Midder #18 - kveik - Best Bitter

"First time using Kveik yeast - it is a bit "chalky" . As I had read, the yeast really accentuates malt flavor (this beer has huge toasty notes from the Marris Otter), while minimizing hop flavor (this beer has a very pleasant citrusy aroma but zero hop flavor), so these earlier impressions appear spot on. Fermentation was done in 3 days, though let it sit a while longer and then cold condition for several weeks before tapping. I didn't like the beer much at first, all due to the odd yeast-derived notes, but it has grown on me and is now dwindling quickly with neighbors really liking it. I make a version of this beer fairly often and would likely just return to my English Ale yeast in the future. I have two more Kveik batches to tap soon, so we'll see how those end up."