Shouting At Strangers
Wylam Brewery

 

Pours a cloudy, deep, dark amber coloration with a medium, fluffy head. Smells of doughy, slightly bready and caramelly malt, estery fruit and hoppy citrus notes, with orange zest standing out. Taste is a good balance of doughy, slightly bready and caramelly malt and lightly floral hops, as well as some estery and hoppy fruit and spice notes of red apple, gooseberry, grapefruit, orange zest and just a hint of clove and black pepper. Finishes with a light/medium bitterness and some floral hops, red apple and orange zest lingering in the aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel with a medium body and carbonation.

While I'm not necessarily a huge fan of Kveik beers, it kinda works here, making for an intriguing Red Ale with a good balance of malt, hops and yeast esters that is a little acidic and quite zesty and fruity in character, with lighter floral and spicy elements. Overall, a somewhat unique Red Ale with some distinct estery fruit and spice notes in addition to the hoppy elements, managing a rather enjoyable harmony of sweet, bitter, fruity and spicy notes, although it's still just a tad too estery for the style for me.