The Kernel Brewery Barrel Aged Stout - Glen Spey and Strathmill

Barrel Aged Stout - Glen Spey and Strathmill

 

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

  Stout - Imperial Regular
Score
7.60
ABV: 7.7% IBU: - Ticks: 31
A blend of Imperial Brown Stout and Export Stout. Aged in second fill Glen Spey and Strathmill whisky casks.
 

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7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Roast, vanilla and a hint of bourbon in the aroma. Creamy. Full bodied. Malty sweet, roasty creamy vanilla flavors. Sweet indeed, but not without complexity.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:06


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Sour roasted malt nose with a bit of whiskey and port. Full body, sour whiskey port medium coronation lots of dark fruit, dark fruit, like eating a ton of plums. A fantastic sour stout.

Tried on 09 Sep 2016 at 09:42


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

Black with thin head. The aroma has a dry woody tartness. Almost funky. Rich texture. Again a light tartness ip front before the bitter roasted malts push through.

Tried on 22 May 2016 at 14:28


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Draft at Kaapse fest. Abv 9%. Aroma of red wine, oak, booze and some chocolate. Rich taste of red wine, boozy red fruit, oak, some chocolate, licorice and a long finish.

Tried from Draft on 21 May 2016 at 16:00



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

Draft at Kaapse beer festival. Black with a medium beige head. Aroma of big barrel notes upfront, whiskey, vinous notes, dark chocolate, roast and caramel. Flavour is heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Full bodied with soft carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 21 May 2016 at 07:43


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

Tap at Kaapse 2nd Anniversary. Black with tan head. Roasted chocolate malts, berries, dark fruit, coffee, wine notes, wood notes. Over medium sweet, medium cocoa bitterness. Over medium body, low carbonation. Light grainy otherwise smooth texture. Nice stuff! Like the fruity and wine notes in the middle of all the dark flavors. --- Beer aliased from original tick of Barrel Aged Stout - Second Fill Glen Spey and Strathmill Whisky Casks on 21 May 2016 at 13:42 - Score: 8. Original review text: Tap at Kaapse 2nd Anniversary. Black/tan head. Roasted choco malts, berries, dark fruit, coffee, wine notes, wood notes. Over medium sweet, medium cocoa bitterness. Over medium body, low carb. Light grainy otherwise smooth texture. Nice stuff!

Tried from Draft on 21 May 2016 at 07:42


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Tap at Kaapse Brouwers festival as blend, also aged on wine barrels. Black with light brown head. Sour red fruits and red wine, coffee, lots of roasted malts, light seaweed, earth, dead leaves. Medium sweet and light sour and bitter. Full bodied with dry but sticky feel.

Tried from Draft on 21 May 2016 at 07:32


8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

330ml bottle. Jet black colour with very late awakening, very small, creamy, half-way lasting, moderately lacing, dark brown head. Very intense, dark chocolately dark malty aroma, truffles, some roast, some coffee, well matching whisky notes, wood, vanilla, alcohol. Taste is chocolately and roasty dark malty, slightly sweet, dark and milk chocolate notes, minimally tart, dry notes of leather; superbly integrated whisky flavours, well balanced overall. Very oily, viscid, sticky, smooth and soft palate, gentle, fine-pored carbonation. Unbelievably rich for its relatively low abv.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Oct 2014 at 13:32


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle from the brewery. Black pour with a light tan lacing (head soon vanishes). Dark roast coffee, wood, oak and dark chocolate aroma. Quite a low carbonation. Flavours of coffee, molasses and dark chocolate. Long sweet finish.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2013 at 09:02