Some Guy English IPA

Brewed a batch of English style IPA back in October and it's finally ready to drink.

The beer was in primary fermentation for the first 3 weeks. The liquid yeast was the most active I've ever had, there was actually a nice head coming out of the airlock. After that it was in the secondary for 2 weeks, and I got around to the pain in the ass task of bottling 2 weeks ago.

I was not looking forward to the beer, not because I thought it was going to be bad, but because it had a heavy dose of Kent Goldings hops. Recently I've thought that beer with the KGs have had an odd aftertaste, this one does not. It is a deep amber in color, almost like maple syrup, mostly a clear brew and has a nice balance between the hop and malt characteristics. Maybe it's because the other beers I've drank/brewed that had the KGs have been lighter ales but I thought the KGs were the problem After tasting this it will require more research.

At this time I'm happy with the brew and will be happy to give a couple bottles to the people who have asked for some. Of course as I hand the bottle over I will have to warn them to "point it away from your face when opening". I had a bad experience that was a small but important life lesson, a story for later.