The Kernel Brewery Bitter - Simonds 1880 (Fourth Iteration 5.4%)

Bitter - Simonds 1880 (Fourth Iteration 5.4%)
(Batch of Bitter Simonds 1880)

 

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

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular
Score
7.14
ABV: 5.4% IBU: - Ticks: 73
An 1880 Bitter recipe from Simond's brewery, Reading. Pale Maris Otter and Amber malt only. Goldings all the way through.
 

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7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

cask at the cloisters ...deep brown ..thin tan lacing ..soft sweet cereal toffee fruit nose ....soft sweet caramel toffee fruit nose ..bitter soft bitter woody toffee malts

Tried on 04 Nov 2025 at 14:43


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Cask (Belgium and Blues, Southampton) - Amber with a haze. Biscuity, nutty and slightly earthy aroma with hints of marmalade. Marmalade, biscuity malt and pecan nuts in the taste. Apricot in the aftertaste.

Tried from Cask on 20 Jan 2025 at 06:53


8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cask at kernel arch 7. A light hazed amber burnt orange coloured pour with a a lasting loose off white head. Aroma is semi sweet brown sugars, brown bread, grassy hop, leafy, dried fruits, raisin, orange zest. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, nutty brown bread, Terry's chocolate orange, grassy hop, trail mix, raisin, grainy finish. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, slightly creamy, mellow cask condition. Layered malts.

Tried from Cask on 12 Jan 2025 at 22:03


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Tap.Copper colour with medium head Aroma is roasted and toasted with flavor of nut's and malt nice mild bready with hint of wood to.

Tried from Draft on 22 Jun 2024 at 15:36


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

--Sample, thanks fonefan! -- Hazy copper colour, rich firm head. Bready nose with some dates and leafs. Mid sweet with solid body and rounded mouthfeel. Grainy toast, dates and leafs. Mid bitter fimnish.

Tried on 10 Jun 2024 at 21:07


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sample (thanks fonefan!). Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is floral, some grassy and mild earthy and wooden tones. Flavour is floral, some bitter malts and some wooden and mild earthy tones.

Tried on 27 May 2024 at 20:46


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7


Bottle 500ml. @ home. 🏡🇩🇰 💻👀

[ As The Kernel Bitter Simmonds 1880 ].
ABV: 5.9%. LIght cloudy looking with a medium yellow amber colour a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, husks - chaff, straw, nutty, caramel, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, husks - chaff - nutty, sweet malt, caramel, straw, malt bitter, wet straw, medium dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20240406]
7-3-7-3-14

Tried from Bottle on 06 Apr 2024 at 20:05



7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Mother Arch ii, 05/01/24. Murky amber from a lively pour topped with a good sized lasting egg shell white head. Nose is stewed fruits, dates, brown bread, biscuit, herb. Taste comprises gigs, sultana, fruit cake mix, light spice, caramel. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a good bitter backbone. Solid.

Tried from Cask on 17 Feb 2024 at 22:33


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask @ Welly, Brum. Pours a generally clear deep amber, off-white head. Aroma of caramel amber malt. Malty lead to taste, toasted rye sweetness, caramel, good dry bitter finish. Good bitter.

Tried from Cask on 26 Jan 2024 at 11:14