The Kernel Brewery Pale Ale - Vic Secret

Pale Ale - Vic Secret

 

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

  Pale Ale - Australian / New Zealand Series
Score
7.39
ABV: 5.4% IBU: - Ticks: 28
5-6% abv. Malted barley. Dry and light-bodied to better showcase the individuality of the hops in both aroma and flavour. A basic recipe is followed, with each batch utilising different hop varieties from around the world based on seasonality, availability, and the whims of the brewer
 

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7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; hazy golden amber pour with a thin white head, aroma has light florals and pine, taste has earthy hoppiness, pine, some passion fruit, mango, pine, light bitterness, with some some spice and herbs. --- Beer merged from original tick of Pale Ale Vic Secret on 13 Nov 2016 at 18:09 - Score: 7
Tried from Bottle on 13 Nov 2016 at 12:07

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Keg at the hanging bat. Pours hazy yellow orange, nose is pineapple, mango, toffee, taste is juicy, zesty fruit, dry toffee.
Tried on 07 Nov 2016 at 10:51

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as The Kernel Pale Ale Vic Secret (by The Kernel Brewery):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.7/5

3/XI/16 - 50cl bottle from the brewery @ 50/50-tasting (50% of the bottles are in the top 50 of their own beer style), ElManana's place - BB: 27/I/17, bottled: 27/IX/17 (2016-1270) Thanks to ElManana+1 for sharing the bottle!

Clear blond beer, small aery off-white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: very fruity, grapefruit, sweet malts, hint of banana, grapes, caramel. MF: soft to no carbon, medium body. Taste: malty start, pretty bitter immediately, lots of grapefruit, citrus, hoppy, bit medicinal. Aftertaste: very bitter, grapefruit, resinous finish.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Nov 2016 at 16:12

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Keg, half pint at Perseverance in Bloomsbury. Cloudy, grey-golden body spotty lacing from a dissipating white head. Aroma of orange and grain. Rich taste profile of fruit cocktail including orange, pine and peaches, mild grain malty backbone. Finish off with dry bitterness from citrus shells. Medium bodied. Soft in the mouth. Refreshing (London 11.04.2016).
Tried on 24 Apr 2016 at 06:19

8/10
Tried on 26 Feb 2016 at 15:51

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle @ home. Slightly unclear yellow to light orange color, average to medium sized off-white head. Smell and taste lightly malts, quite a decent grasst to fruity hoppyness and bitterness. Decent body and carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Feb 2016 at 17:32

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from the Cheese & Wine shop, Darlington. Hazy orange amber colour, white foam head leaving some lacing and aroma is fruity hoppy pine resin. Taste is malt caramel with fruity, citrus, spice, hoppy, pine and earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry earthy spicy bitter finish. Very drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jan 2016 at 12:26

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle from Fresh Fields Market. It pours cloudy golden - amber with a small white head. The nose is fresh, juicy, stone fruits, apricot, sweet persimmon, melon, tangy fruits and toasted grass. The taste is bitter -sweet, toasted grain, pine, juicy, persimmon, earth, grassy skunk, earth, orange rind, zesty action, hay and a touch of spice with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. The hop character is pretty unique. Very decent.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Dec 2015 at 12:08

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
500ml bottle

Bottled 20.10.15 - Pours hazy orange with a small head. Aroma of tangy grassy hops, fruits, citrus, hay, pine and lemon. Taste is hoppy, grassy and herbal with some tangy citrus, hay, pine and lemon. Finish is crisp, hoppy and biscuity malty with some tangy citrus, grass and hay. Tasty.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2015 at 11:36

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle from Bottle Baron. Hazy orange body with a thin white head. Steady carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of garlic, spring onion and mango. Flavour of lime, passionfruit, green vegetables and a bitter, tangy finish. Medium body with an oily texture. Soft fizz. Hoppy and easy drinking, but I could quite shake the onion comparison.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Dec 2015 at 17:41