Export India Porter - Centennial
The Kernel Brewery in London, Greater London, England 🏴
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Score
7.72
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8.9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Bottle picked up from the brewery taproom bermondsey. An attractive dark black brown coloured pour with a lasting well proportioned khaki head. Aroma is rich piney hop, resin dry earthy roast, well black ipa vibes, grass, spicy hop, liquorice. Flavour is composed of super rich layered dark malts, singed pine, tar, liquorice. It doesn't get much better than this. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, delicate airy bubbles.. Supurb.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2026
at 20:44
8.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
Bottle. Waitrose. Packaged May 26 and 5.9%. Nearly black. Slim dense glossy lacing lasting beige foam. Nose has robust ashy gritty dark chocolate malts. Orange peel. Chocolate orange. There’s almost a woody character here. Like a BA stout thing. Whiff of minty herb. There’s some stuff happening here. Taste is super bitter, very dry with just a whisper of malt sweetness. Big depth. Smooth and slightly slick. Big bitter finish. Fuck. Must be the tastiest beverage on offer in any UK supermarket ever.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Waitrose Supermarket (Various locations)
on 18 Jul 2026
at 20:27
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
On tap at Cardinal, Stavanger. Black colour, tan head. Aroma and flavour of roast malts and piney American hops. Noticeable bitterness. Decent beer.
Tried
from Draft
at
Cardinal
on 17 Apr 2026
at 04:00
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Utseende: Sort.
Lukt: Kaffe, bek, lakris.
Smak: Kaffe, lakris.
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum.
Medium: Rating:8-7-7-6-7=7, Draft@200ml, ABV@5.7%, Når@2026.04.11.
Hvor: Cardinal Pub, Stavanger
Navn: Export India Porter - Centennial
Stil: PORTER
Bryggeri: The Kernel Brewery
Lukt: Kaffe, bek, lakris.
Smak: Kaffe, lakris.
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum.
Medium: Rating:8-7-7-6-7=7, Draft@200ml, ABV@5.7%, Når@2026.04.11.
Hvor: Cardinal Pub, Stavanger
Navn: Export India Porter - Centennial
Stil: PORTER
Bryggeri: The Kernel Brewery
Tried
from Draft
at
Cardinal
on 11 Apr 2026
at 09:24
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home, from Waitrose, 1st April 2026. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma is roasted malts, cocoa. Taste is bitter, roasted malts, smooth, great stuff
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2026
at 09:15
9.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9.5
Flavor 9.5
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
The hoppy porter game is pretty much over - Kernel won. The flavour profile, the texture, the balance - it’s all there. Creamy chocolate, ashy roast, orange peel, oily pine. Sublime.
Tried
from Bottle
at
The Kernel Taproom (Spa Road)
on 12 Feb 2026
at 18:09