Dunkel
The Kernel Brewery in London, Greater London, England 🏴
Lager - Dunkel / Tmavý Regular|
Score
7.24
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Munich-style dark lager
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8/10
Ovaltine, light roast, bit of choc, feels a bit like a dubbel. Not much lager feel. But it is quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2022
at 18:37
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Dark brown colour, uneven off-white head. Aroma's of toasted malts, light hopbitter. Flavour is light sweet and light bitter. Light bodied. Finishes moderate bitter. Perhaps not really authentic, but nice anyway.
Tried
from Draft
at
Bierproeflokaal In De Wildeman
on 09 Dec 2022
at 15:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Cafe Sara. Deep dark brownish body, patchy surface, laces fine. Roasted malty aromas, with scent of caramel. Caramel malty flavours, supported by bread, and ripe fruity notes. Nice roasted bitter tail. Fine partner to my mixed grill dish. (Oslo 28.11.2022).
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Dec 2022
at 19:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Ultramørk amber. Filmskum med litt farge. Aroma av lettrøstet malt. Smaken sjokolade & røstet malt. Tørr, lett bitter avslutning.
Tried
on 28 Nov 2022
at 16:28
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
The old Münchener Dunkel, the world’s oldest Lager style (by far), as interpreted by London superstar The Kernel; sampled at BCBF. Off-white, moussy, thinning but generally stable head, clear bronze-brown robe with amberish tinge. Aroma of damp tree leaves, wet toast, hard caramel, rainwater, breakfast cereals, tea bags. Clean onset, medium carbonation, smooth and supple peanutty, ‘unsweet’-caramelly and slightly toasty malts graced with herbal, bit tea-ish hop bitterishness in the finish – a bitterness remaining well in balance with the nutty, toasty character of the malts. Decent for sure, simple as expected (structurally speaking), but effective and enjoyable, though far from the best Dunkel I had to date – I do not believe classic German Lager styles are Kernel’s forte…
Tried
on 28 Nov 2022
at 10:44
7/10
Mørk amber med beige skum som daler sakte og legger seg som ett slør. Aroma malt karamell plomme. Smak malt karamell krydder gjær mørke frukter. Fin fylde, god sødme, balansert. Godt øl. Tap på TM
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Nov 2022
at 14:34
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Mørk amber med beige skum som daler sakte og legger seg som ett slør. Aroma malt karamell plomme. Smak malt karamell krydder gjær mørke frukter. Fin fylde, god sødme, balansert. Godt øl. Tap på TM
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Nov 2022
at 13:34
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Clear copper, off white head. Aroma of malt, bread crust and whisky barrel. Taste is an explotion of malty delight, with a citric end and great spruce sprout hoppy ending.
Tried
on 25 Nov 2022
at 12:32
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft at Billie’s Craft Beer Festival 2022. Clear deep amber. Light toast aroma. Taste is toasted lightly burnt caramel. Light body. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Nov 2022
at 18:43
7/10
Sampled @ Billie's Craft Beer Fest 2022, Saturday Session. A clear orange brown beer with a beige head. Aroma and Taste of dark caramelized malt, nuts, mild spicy bitterness.
Tried
on 12 Nov 2022
at 20:51