Pale Ale - Luminosa
The Kernel Brewery in Bermondsey, Greater London, England 🏴
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Series|
Score
7.57
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7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; clear yellow pour with a decent white head, aroma has white grapes and malt hints, taste has crisp citrus action, malts, grass hints
Tried
from Bottle
from
Cotteridge Wines
on 30 Aug 2025
at 11:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle conditioned. Pours a hazy orange colour with a tight white head, plenty of hops and citrus in the aroma, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Hogs Back Brewery & Beer Shop
on 03 Aug 2025
at 17:09
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home, 27th July 2025. Pours a light orange and almost clear ale. Aroma is pithy marmalade, citrus and aromatic. Taste is bitter, pithy, marmalade, mellow, light malts and light aromatic, it’s so drinkable, great APA
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2025
at 19:28
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500ml bottle from Westhill Service station..it pours clear golden - blonde with a decent fluffy white head. The aroma is fresh, bright, fruit salad vibes, peach, guava, starburst splash of lemonade, lemon verbena. The taste is crisp, dry, snappy, pleasing and peachy bitterness, pithy lemon, slightly herbal, lemon verbena, pine, guava, touch of lychee, peach and some bubblegum with a drying finish. Average body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Lovely depth of flavour to it. Moreish and quenching.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jul 2025
at 17:13
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at the kernel tap room bermondsey. A brushed golden yellow coloured pour with a fine white head. Aroma is rustic earthy grains, straw, cut grass, lemon rind, green. Flavour is composed of earthy grains, cut grass, hedgerow hop. Firm bitterness. Palate is super crisp, light grainy, highish carbonation.
Not bad, little rough round the edges.
Not bad, little rough round the edges.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Jul 2025
at 13:38
9.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9.5
Flavor 9.5
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Monstrously drinkable, some pithy lemon, a little rindy bitterness, honeysuckle, pine needles, lean pale bread. Crushed this beer in no time.
Tried
from Bottle
at
The Kernel Taproom (Spa Road)
on 30 Jun 2025
at 20:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
29th June 2025
Near clear paleish gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Airy smooth palate, decent fine carbonation. Light pale malts, a light creamy sweetness. Light cooling pine, pretty smooth. A persistent bitterness that I have not noted from this hop previously. Mild lemonade on the back end along with a touch of floral lemon. The light finish brings a touch of Schwepps bitter lemon and a pinch of hop spice. Refreshing, good to drink on a hot day. Was hoping for more of the core hop character though, still, lemon is probably the one thing that really needs to come from this hop and it does here.
Near clear paleish gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Airy smooth palate, decent fine carbonation. Light pale malts, a light creamy sweetness. Light cooling pine, pretty smooth. A persistent bitterness that I have not noted from this hop previously. Mild lemonade on the back end along with a touch of floral lemon. The light finish brings a touch of Schwepps bitter lemon and a pinch of hop spice. Refreshing, good to drink on a hot day. Was hoping for more of the core hop character though, still, lemon is probably the one thing that really needs to come from this hop and it does here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jun 2025
at 17:41
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Kernel Tap Bermondsey. Hazy gold colour lasting white head. Lovely fruit aroma of citrus fruits. Lime. I mean that's lovely. Just so much better than other pale ales. I sit here and just relax. I am home I am sat at the bar of my favourite English brewery. Outrageously good. Fruit. Drinkability. Moderate bitterness on the finish. Good.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Kernel Taproom (Spa Road)
on 27 Jun 2025
at 15:28
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at Mother Arch iii, 25/06/2025.
Moderately hazed orange to light golden topped with an off white head that thins to a swirl.
Nose is orange peel, grass, citric tinged straw, melon.
Taste comprises orange zest, a little subdued in its approach, melon, papaya.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close splashed with mellow hop bitterness.
Okay pale but not up to the Kernel's usual standards.
Moderately hazed orange to light golden topped with an off white head that thins to a swirl.
Nose is orange peel, grass, citric tinged straw, melon.
Taste comprises orange zest, a little subdued in its approach, melon, papaya.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close splashed with mellow hop bitterness.
Okay pale but not up to the Kernel's usual standards.
Tried
on 25 Jun 2025
at 10:42