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Bottle at Stoom, Nijmegen. Aroma is roasted malt, rich chocolate, creamy mocha, coffee. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Body is medium to full. Very smooth and rich, goes down well. Great roasty creamy chocolate coffee Stout from The Kernel.

Nitro version. Roasty, light bitterness, coffee, dark choc. Good stuff.

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Panda at home, thanks to Fergus, 08/05/21. Black with a tan head that quickly escapes to nyadda. Nose is dark malts, dried fruit esters, hint of soy sauce, chocolate, dark malts, earthy tones. Taste comprises dark malts, dried fruits, cocoa powder, light roast, umami, light spice. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close. Easy drinking straight up old skool impy stout with just a suggestion of its 8% ness.

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The Kernel Stout (8%) Imperial Stout 848416

Lukt: Kaffe, lakris, sjokolade, vanilje og frukter.
Utseende: Sort.
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum.
Smak: Kaffe, lakris, sjokolade og vanilje.
Hvor: Tasting kveld på Bryne.
Medium: Flaske@330ml, ABV@8%, Når@10.02.2017

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

33cl Bottle from Burg Bieren. Black colour, beige-brown head. Aroma of lots of roasted malts, coffee, chocolate, toffee, light hoppy, some alcohol. Flavour is medium sweet, malty, lots of roast, chocolate, coffee, toffee, hoppy, alcohol, some forest fruits, bitter finish. Medium bodied. Good stuff.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

0,33l bottle at home bought a couple weeks ago from Ex-De Molen webshop. Bottled 15.10.2015. BB 15.10.2017 (so a bit oldish unfortunatly). black color, small coffee-colored head. smells of coffee, bitter chocolate, earthy, licorice, milk chocolate, lactic creamy, lightly sour, overall very nice smell. full body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes earthy, of licorice, coffee, bitter chocolate, hints of sourness, spices, creamy, light bitter hervs, light vanilla, nutty. finishes lightly sour and roasty with earthy notes, spices and light vanilla. quite good stuff, lovely balance. a light sourness seems to be creeping in (unless its intended), but it was almost not noticeable. overall very nice beer.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

330ml bottle from Ales by Mail. Bottled 28.10.2015. Pours pitch black with a thick foamy head. Aroma of hops, dark chocolate, roasty malts, licorice and coffee. Taste is smooth, roasty and hoppy with some licorice, coffee and dark chocolate. Finish is crisp, hoppy and roasty with some licorice and herbal notes. Quite tasty hoppy stout.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Draft @ Taproom, Malmö. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate and licorice aroma. Roasted malty thick chocolate flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate finish.