India Double Porter - Centennial Columbus
The Kernel Brewery in Bermondsey, Greater London, England 🏴
Porter - Imperial Regular|
Score
8.00
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Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Hopaholic. I only took numerical notes while having this one. ---
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Deep black, opaque color and a nice tan head. Roasted malts, burnt caramel.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle, 330 ml, shared with Max and Miro B. Black with large creamy tan head. Hoppy, citrus, pine, chocolate, nice lasting bitter finish. Smooth. Medium bodied. Very nice.
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Tap at Les Trois 8. Black with thick creamy brown head. Sweet roasted malts with nice dark chocolate and a subtle hint of coffee. Grassy hops and light citrus, soft dank weedy notes, orange, soft apricot. Solid medium sweet and bitter. Creamy medium bodied. Great stuff.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5
Bottle from Lupe Pintos. Black body with a beige head. Good lacing. Aroma of liquorice, blackcurrant and dark chocolate. Flavour of chocolate orange and cranberry. Medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. This is outstanding. The Kernel do these India Double Porters so well. At the time of writing, I’ve had 279 beers from The Kernel - this is the best one.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5
Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up at the brewery. Pours deep brown with a large, frothy beige head. Loads or hard roast, ash, bitter dark chocolate, torched pine, hints of citrus rind. Medium to full bodied with massaging carbonation. Finishes with further ashy roast, bittersweet baking cocoa, pine, earth. Yet another illustration of Kernel's dominance in the realm of dark beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
23/XII/19 - 33cl bottle @ ElManana+1’s, BB: 28/VIII/20, bottled: 28/VIII/19 - (2019-2198) Thanks to ElManana+1 for sharing the bottle!
Clear dark brown to black beer, big creamy beige head, stable, adhesive. Aroma: very roasted, some tobacco, more roast, charcoal, coffee, malty, grains. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: very roasted malts up front, some charcoal, slightly smoky, very bitter, hoppy, quite some citrus. Aftertaste: very hoppy, bit resinous, tropical fruits, bit cheesy, dank hops, very roasted, lots of coffee, dry, bit dusty.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; Very bipa
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
7th December 2019
Opaque dark brown beer, good sir tan head. Nose is that familiar chocolatey malt with a trace of coffee. Smooth palate, airy and semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Smooth malts with a nice touch of dark malt cream. Dark chocolate malteasers, a little mellow tangy coffee. Ripe dark fruits towards the end. Smooth and slightly bitterish finish. A particularly fine and drinkable edition of this series.