India Pale Ale - NZ 2025
The Kernel Brewery in Bermondsey, Greater London, England 🏴
IPA Series|
Score
7.57
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Hops: Riwaka, Nelson Sauvin and Egger's Special.
NOTE:- Do not batch. Different recipe and hop combo from the 2024 version.
NOTE:- Do not batch. Different recipe and hop combo from the 2024 version.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at The Star & Garter, Bromley. Grapefruit, white grape, pine & lime aromas. Bitter citrusy taste, splash of white grape & kiwifruit. Tangy citrusy aftertaste.
Tried
from Draft
at
Star & Garter
on 20 Feb 2026
at 13:56
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
On tap at Kernel Bar Bermondsey. Hazy gold colour lasting white head. A mix of aromas. Light herb some citrus. Light pineapple. Moderate bitterness on the finish. Decent enough ipa.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Feb 2026
at 12:23
Bottle from St Albans beer shop, St Albans, Herts. A hazy orange coloured pour with a decent off white head on top. Hoppy, citrus, orange, pine, tropical fruit taste/aroma. An excellent IPA with a nice lasting bitterness that I can get along with, best Kernel IPA that I've had in quite a while.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2026
at 19:05
8.5/10
Tropical fruity and melon. Smooth and crisp.
Tried
from Bottle
from The Fuss Club
on 29 Dec 2025
at 15:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Large foamy white head on a murky dull golden coloured.
Cat piss, bubble gum & musty aroma.
Medium bodied, smooth & creamy with a cloying back.
Pine, resinous, confectionery & sweet grape tastes with a tangy finish.
Solid.
Cat piss, bubble gum & musty aroma.
Medium bodied, smooth & creamy with a cloying back.
Pine, resinous, confectionery & sweet grape tastes with a tangy finish.
Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2025
at 20:30
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home, 23rd December 2025. Pours a hazy yellow orange. Aroma is pithy marmalade and citrus. Taste is well rounded and well made.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2025
at 11:44
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
2 bottles, one is a bit oxidated, the other better though (which I will review. It pours muddy orangey - gold with a decent fluffy white head. The aroma is quite green, weedy, grassy, piney, ripe stone fruits, mango, apricot, persimmon and touch of bubblegum. The taste is firmly dry, rather bitter, green, touch raw, pine, peppery spice, weedy, tropical fruit vibes, papaya, waxy orange citrus, persimmon, mango, apricot and a nip of alcohol with a lingering bitter finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Oxidised one is rawer/greener, pours deeper brown and lacks body.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Raynville Superstore
on 16 Dec 2025
at 17:10
8.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
Great ale. Moderate pissy qualities. Decent toothy bitterness. Some nice tropical juice, mango, tangerine, papaya, some rindy aspect. Mighty drinkable. Well rounded. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
at
The Kernel Taproom (Spa Road)
on 20 Nov 2025
at 22:17
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Keg at Mother Arch iii, 31/10/2025.
Hazed orange topped with an off white cap that veers to the edge.
Nose is ripe green berries, NZ hop spike, pine resin, gooseberries, guava.
Taste comprises stone fruit, gooseberries, mandarin, grass, airy malts.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close punctured with juicy come resinous hop bitterness packed with NZ hop flavours.
Solid kit.
Hazed orange topped with an off white cap that veers to the edge.
Nose is ripe green berries, NZ hop spike, pine resin, gooseberries, guava.
Taste comprises stone fruit, gooseberries, mandarin, grass, airy malts.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close punctured with juicy come resinous hop bitterness packed with NZ hop flavours.
Solid kit.
Tried
on 31 Oct 2025
at 09:58