Fjord Lord
Warfield Distillery & Brewery

Crowler from JohnGalt1. Casey golden poor with a small, soft white head. Citrusy aroma, oranges, along with some ready notes. Taste is gentle citrus, biscuity, and the cavic East lending an almost sit down like quality to The Brew. Very nice.

fun hazy here, different than the crowd of them because of the use of the kveik yeast, which chews through just about anything and can be more or less expressive depending on temperature and other variables. they call it a norwegian ipa on account of its use, but im not sure that really is a thing, its just the origin of the yeast, this is still brewed and hopped like a modern american hazy, regardless of the ferment, which is actually quite restrained here, i think fitting of the style, just interesting enough without being deviant or confused. pale starchy looking golden color with a muted luster and not overly dense, high headed from the tap, good retention and consistent carbonation throughout. the nose and taste are citrus forward, sweet orange and its zest with some ripe melon and herbal bite behind that, nice balance from the grain, earthy and high quality pale malts in here, round and smooth and easy, holding the hop oils well, not heavying this at all, and slow fading at the end. there is some light spiciness from the yeast, peppery to me as it warms, but its restrained compared to its more common deployment in farmhouse type beers, perhaps run a bit cooler here, and i think that was a smart call, it adds interest without taking this over or making it too fermentation forward, and its compatible with this mix of hops, so well designed for sure. there is a juiciness to the hops that the yeast brings out, and even though citra leads this to me, the rest of the hops add a lot. bitterness is low but not absent, drinkability is high with this modest abv for the style, and it finishes dry. subtly clever beer here, nice for warmer weather, and one that should do well for them. the yeast is nice but well restrained, solid. good stuff coming from warfield of late.