The Kernel Brewery London Brick Red Rye Ale

London Brick Red Rye Ale

 

The Kernel Brewery in Bermondsey, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  IPA - Rye Series
Score
7.41
ABV: 6.9% IBU: - Ticks: 95
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7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Tap at BeerGeek Bar with Gurthnar. Guess the Autumn 2025 version doesn't have specified hops, so rating it here. And... ah, Autumn 2025, so won't be the freshest now. Anyway, hazy dark red-amber body, off-white head. Herbal, citric aroma, mainly tangerine. Smooth, dryish taste, rye, light chocolate touches, orange, ending lightly bitter. Still quite good!

Tried from Draft at BeerGeek Bar on 17 Feb 2026 at 22:15


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Deep red with a tan head. Malty, spicy rye, pink and citrus, toasted bread. Medium bodied. A bit of a bitter bite with a touch of roasted malt and hops. Really nice.

Tried from Draft from Be Hoppy Madrid on 11 Jan 2026 at 15:08


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Cikoko: pours amberish copper with creamy beige head. Aroma is spicy and rye, some maltiness, light citrus. Taste is moderately bitter. Malty. Spicy. Pleasant.

Tried from Draft on 13 Dec 2025 at 03:07


6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at The Kernel - Spa Road. Pours clear gold with a white head. Spicy rye and caramel on the nose. Flavour has spicy rye, dry bread crusts, dry grass. Nice.

Tried from Draft at The Kernel Taproom (Spa Road) on 20 Oct 2025 at 02:25


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On cask at the brewery. Pours red. Biscuit, pear, apple juice, blackberry, toffee, earthy. Nice soft body. Good.

Tried from Cask on 14 Dec 2024 at 17:42


8

On tap @Malte Atochas, A Coruña. 11/11/2023. Color amabarino corona de espuma blanca aromas y sabores caramelo, malta, rica.

Tried from Draft on 11 Nov 2023 at 17:46


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

On tap at Small Bar, pours a cloudy dark rusted red with a small beige head. Aroma is fragrant, with lots of spicy rye, big resinous hops, and slight toasted caramel… maybe traces of diacetyl? Flavour seems more or less on point, with lots of spicy rye, resinous hops, earthy hops, and dry toasted bready malt. Very rye-dominant but it's well-situated and the hops are potent. Good stuff even if a tad harsh.

Tried from Draft on 07 Nov 2023 at 17:00


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Keg at Rwd Hand, Dalston. 7%. Aroma is sweet and spicy. Fruit and rye. Cloudy-opaque dark amber. Creamy off-white head. Sweet umami rye... qas going to say 'bomb' but it's just way too smooth. Bitter close. Light. Thin but slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. The smooth bomb.

Tried on 27 Oct 2023 at 13:42


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Spotty grey hear on a murky reddish brown coloured body. Spiced fruit aroma, Medium bodied, smooth & clean. Red berry, spiced, dried fruits, grape & raisin tastes with a hoppy finish. Excellent.

Tried on 02 Oct 2023 at 14:38


7

0,33 litre Bottle, Thx Cunningham. Brown with offwhite head. Malts, hops, yeast, rye, Fruity, some Piney bitterness in The finnish.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jul 2023 at 18:50