Pale Ale - Citra HBC 1019 Sabro
The Kernel Brewery in Bermondsey, Greater London, England 🏴
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Series|
Score
7.62
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at The Green Goddess, Blackheath Royal Standard. Aromas of pineapple, grapefruit, peach, mango. Flavours of grapefruit, coconut, lemon sherbet, tropical fruits. Rich fruity & lightly hoppy.
Tried
from Draft
at
Green Goddess
on 17 Jul 2025
at 16:31
8.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
Gorgeous brew. Nice pithy citrus, lemongrass, fresh pine needles, supportive pale malts, balancing bitterness. Lightly juicy, rindy. Super.
Tried
from Bottle
at
The Kernel Taproom (Spa Road)
on 03 Jul 2025
at 21:26
8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at the brewery taproom bermondsey. A light hazed bright golden yellow coloured pour a fine white frothy head. Aroma is nice rustic grains, cereal, green citrus, lime, grape jelly, bready. Flavour is composed dryish bready grains, mellow Sabro, white grape, jelly, light mineral, hint of chalk, mellow Mellon. Palate is super crisp and light moderate fine carbonation. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Kernel Taproom (Spa Road)
on 03 Jul 2025
at 14:57
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
29th June 2025
Just a light haze on this gold beer, good size and, a refreshingly persistent pale cream colour head. Airy palate, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Light smooth pale malts, mildly thin bodied but, bringing a decent creamy sweetness. The 2 modern hops and the reliable old warhorse bring a light but entertaining hop profile. With both Sabro and HBC1019, you might think this would be a coconut APA. Coconut certainly evident but the other aspects of these hops are not washed out, light pineapple and lime. Citra lurks in the background and fills in some of the gaps. A light smooth finish brings a very mild hop itch. Nice one. Would have liked even more hop intensity, a la old skool Kernel, but this apa sings nicely.
Just a light haze on this gold beer, good size and, a refreshingly persistent pale cream colour head. Airy palate, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Light smooth pale malts, mildly thin bodied but, bringing a decent creamy sweetness. The 2 modern hops and the reliable old warhorse bring a light but entertaining hop profile. With both Sabro and HBC1019, you might think this would be a coconut APA. Coconut certainly evident but the other aspects of these hops are not washed out, light pineapple and lime. Citra lurks in the background and fills in some of the gaps. A light smooth finish brings a very mild hop itch. Nice one. Would have liked even more hop intensity, a la old skool Kernel, but this apa sings nicely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jun 2025
at 18:00
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Kernel Spa Road. Gold colour hazy lasting white head. It has that pineapple vanilla of HBC 1019. The aroma is not spot on but the flavour is hilarious. All sorts of fruits running around the mouth. Flavour is citra grapefruit and tangerine mixed with pineapple fresh pineapple chunks some acidity. Some vanilla. It's hilarious. Love it.
Tried
from Bottle
at
The Kernel Taproom (Spa Road)
on 27 Jun 2025
at 16:02