Bière De Saison - Burgundy Barrel Aged
The Kernel Brewery in Bermondsey, Greater London, England 🏴
Farmhouse - Saison Regular|
Score
7.15
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7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at Kernel, as Bière de Saison, 5.1%. It was sour, so my guess is it wasn’t the regular Saison. Not completely sure about his version. Clear pale golden colour, no head. Aroma is tart, lemons, funk. Flavour is tart, floral, lemons, light hoppy, light funky, bitter finish. Light bodied. Got better with every sip.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Mar 2015
at 07:07
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 8
At ACBF 2014 and again at GBF 2016. Thick and creamy, yellowish white head, hazy yellow blonde colour with slightly greenish hue. Very estery nose, apricot, sweet white grapes, pineapple, starfruit, lemon or lime touch, bitter honey, flowers, sour cream, green apple, something sweaty; fruity taste, estery, sourish and tart with drying effect, yoghurty, bit grainy in the middle, yeasty, citrus touch, bitter, spicy hops finish, where the drying tartness also continues a bit. Quite nice.
Tried
on 10 Mar 2015
at 15:56
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Cloudy light yellow. 1 finger head. Smells amazing. crisp lemon skin, pears and grapes. Mineral water mouthfeel. thin finish but the taste is some melon, oak and peach. really great beer overall.
Tried
on 07 Mar 2015
at 15:39
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as The Kernel Biere de Saison - Burgundy Barrel Aged (by The Kernel Brewery):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5
7/III/15 - on tap @ ACBF 2015 (Vichte) - BB: n/a (2015-338) Thanks to all for sharing today's beers!
Cloudy bright yellow beer, small irregular creamy white head, unstable, dissipates quickly. Aroma: sourish, funky, floral notes, bit dirty. MF: ok carbon, light to medium body. Taste: lemony, sourish start, floral, somewhat bitter. Aftertaste: lemony, floral, yeasty, bitter.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5
7/III/15 - on tap @ ACBF 2015 (Vichte) - BB: n/a (2015-338) Thanks to all for sharing today's beers!
Cloudy bright yellow beer, small irregular creamy white head, unstable, dissipates quickly. Aroma: sourish, funky, floral notes, bit dirty. MF: ok carbon, light to medium body. Taste: lemony, sourish start, floral, somewhat bitter. Aftertaste: lemony, floral, yeasty, bitter.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Mar 2015
at 13:15
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; clear straw yellow pour with a thin bubbly white head, funk and lemon aroma, taste has grape, citrus, wood, some red berries.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2015
at 10:13
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home in London - picked up at the brewery. Pours lightly hazy, pale yellow with a frothy white head that settles quickly. Lovely aroma with a piercing lactic edge, some underripe peaches, lemon. Lightly sweet with quick sour bite, pleasant dry wheat, lemon peel, a bit of citric tartness, some pale wood. Light bodied with average, spritzy carbonation. Nicely balanced on the finish with some further woody notes, drying tannins, lemon, subtle funk, musty basement, mellow grassy bitterness. Nicely dynamic, refreshing, and exceedingly drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2015
at 15:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
4th January 2015
This looks to be the same beer as Kernel have released previously in various guises but this one is notably stronger. A hazy paleish gold beer, small off white head. Palate is light, semi dry and a little crisp. Mild sourness, trace of lemon. Very light touch of red wine, barely there. Get the impression this barrel has been used more than once. Light dry finish. Easy going.
4th July 2015
Bottle date 4.7.14. Pretty much as above but with a notable white wine tang, instead of red wine. Mmmm. Different Burgundy barrels? Tres confusing!
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2015
at 06:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home picked up from the Brewery. Clouded bright yellow coloured pour with a small fleeting halo of white head. Aroma is fairly nice funky sour peach yougurt, pineapple, little white wine. Hint of wood on the nose as well. Flavour is composed of tangy fruit, white apricot and peach. Some nice light funk, crisp sour. Palate is crisp, light tart, highish carbonation. A little vinous, white wine in the finish and hint of wood. Decent, pretty unique beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2015
at 15:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from The Bottle Shop and drunk at home. Pale gold hazy, thin white head, lasting. Lemon and lactose on the aroma. White wine? Maybe some melon. Not overly woody. The London Sour comes through in the mouth, not hugely saisony. I mean it’s got some chardonnay flavour. Some sour cooking apple flavour. Some custard. It’s odd. There is plenty here I normally don’t like. But the overall effect is pretty good. The apple is nice. Odd. But oddly ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2014
at 12:09
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bouteille 33cl, bought @ Vine, Birre Ribelli event, Bruxelles. De couleur dorée paille claire, col blanc fin. Arôme offre une alternance entre une Berliner par ses effluves surettes et un côté drêche des grains, léger houblonné avec une barrique qui est très subtile voire quasi faiblarde. Palais est légèrement suret avec une note poivrée venant peut-être de la barrique? Léger résiduel boisé sans grande impact du vin. Léger fini citrique.
Tried
on 29 Dec 2014
at 07:32